Posts by Emma Ericksen
Leath HR Group Continues to Grow: Welcomes Certified HR Consultant
Wilmington, NC — Leath HR Group is excited to welcome Kirsti Reives, to the team as a consultant. Kirsti joins us with over 25 years of progressive HR experience. She has worked in a generalist capacity as a strategic HR leader and HR Business Partner, helping companies to build their human resource function and/or improve…
Read MoreNearly 180,000 New Visitors Explore Career Options with NCcareers.org
First year of state career resource portal brings new tools and resources for North Carolinians Raleigh, N.C. – One year after Governor Roy Cooper announced the launch of NCcareers.org, a comprehensive career information system, NCcareers.org has experienced 1.3 million page views with more than 178,000 unique users exploring occupations in North Carolina. “The new NCcareers.org provides the right information to make the…
Read MoreNC Ranks Among Most Competitive Tax Structure States for Businesses, New White Paper Shows
Major tax reforms helped NC emerge as top business competitor Raleigh, N.C.,—North Carolina now has one of the most broad-based and competitive tax structures for business in the United States, according to a recent Location Matters survey and newly released white paper from the Tax Foundation and KPMG LLP. The Location Matters study, released in May, compared overall tax costs among businesses of…
Read MoreWilmington and Beaches CVB Sales Team Members 2021 Achievements & Recognitions
Wilmington, N.C. – The Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau [CVB] is pleased to announce that two of its sales team members, Molly Johnson and Joel Smith, currently serve on 2021 travel trade association boards. Joel Smith is also recognized as NC SGMP’s 2020-2021 Supplier of the Year. Senior Sales Manager Joel Smith, MPRTSM, has been…
Read MoreWilmington Chamber of Commerce extends application deadline for the $4.5 million Hospitality, Retail, and Service Industry Grant to July 30, 2021
Wilmington, N.C. — The deadline to apply for the $4.5 million Hospitality, Retail, and Service Industry Grant being managed by the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has been extended to 11:59 pm on Friday, July 30, 2021. Businesses who were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the restaurant, bar, retail, leisure, hospitality, childcare, and service sectors…
Read MoreGovernor Cooper Announces Grant to Davidson County to Support New Jobs and Investment
Raleigh, N.C. – The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved a $150,000 grant to Davidson County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. A commitment to create 21 new jobs and a private investment of $192,155 are tied to the grant. “Rural Infrastructure Authority grants like this one help our communities address building needs so they…
Read MoreNovant Health recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion’ for 2nd straight year
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., – Novant Health announced today that it has been recognized for the second straight year as one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). The health care system received a perfect score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), a comprehensive benchmarking…
Read MoreLeadership Brunswick County Accepting Applications
Brunswick County, NC — Leadership Brunswick County is a program sponsored by Brunswick Community College and the Southport-Oak Island Area, North Brunswick and Brunswick County Chambers of Commerce to develop corps of informed, committed and qualified individuals capable of providing dynamic leadership for Brunswick County. It is designed to identify highly-motivated, emerging leaders and educate them about…
Read MoreBrunswick County REALTORS® host Beach Sweep event to clean up local beaches
SHALLOTTE, N.C. – Over 100 members of the Brunswick County Association of REALTORS® (BCAR) recently joined together to clean up Brunswick County’s beaches. Over the course of two days, 15 teams of BCAR REALTORS® and Affiliates spread out from Myrtle Beach to Southport cleaning local beaches. This event was held in the spirit of NC REALTORS®…
Read MoreWilmington Chamber of Commerce to manage a $4.5 million Hospitality, Retail, and Service Grant in partnership with New Hanover County and the City of Wilmington
Wilmington, N.C. — There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and funds from the American Rescue Plan are going to help New Hanover County rebound and rebuild our local economy. The COVID relief package delivered more than $45 million to New Hanover County and nearly $26 million to the City of Wilmington in…
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