Golden LEAF Board of Directors awards $8.9 million to support flood mitigation
By Brynn Fann, Program Officer In fall 2021, the N.C. General Assembly appropriated $25 million to the Golden LEAF Foundation to award funds to units
Sampson Community College builds trades center to address local agriculture industry skills demand
In 2020, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1 million through the Community-Based Grants Initiative to Sampson Community College to support the Sampson Trades
Wilkes Commercial Business Center celebrates opening, welcomes new tenant, thanks to collaborative funding and partners
Economic developers will tell you that you can’t sell from an empty wagon, you have to have a product to sell. Two county economic development
RISE29 grows entrepreneurship in four eastern N.C. counties
East Carolina University leadership in the Miller School of Entrepreneurship and the office of Research, Economic Development and Engagement developed a student entrepreneurship program called
East Carolina University, community colleges collaborate to build workforce pipeline for BioPharma Crescent
On Monday, October 17th, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton joined East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers and other dignitaries for a
Community colleges work collaboratively on truck driver training program
Collaboration is the key to the success for the Transportation Regional Career Kickstart (TRuCK) program serving Chatham, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore, and Randolph counties. In
Golden LEAF awards $9.7 million to support 1,800 new jobs in Chatham County, region
The Governor announced Friday that Wolfspeed, Inc., will construct a manufacturing campus for the production of Silicon Carbide materials with an investment of approximately $5
Washington County procures new dental, primary care clinic
On August 11th, Agape Metropolitan Community Health Services, Inc. (MCHS) celebrated its new healthcare clinic with a ribbon cutting. The clinic will provide dental services,
Gaston County Schools creating an advanced manufacturing workforce through career academy
Advanced manufacturing career opportunities abound in North Carolina and are continuing to grow with expansion and new industry announcements. These jobs require a high level
GLOW initiative seeing success in workforce training and job placements for people with barriers to employment
In June 2020, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded 10 projects totaling $3.49 million through the Golden LEAF Opportunities for Work (GLOW) initiative. To