From July, 2007 through July 20, 2011 the Economic Development Department made sixteen announcements representing 4,009 new jobs with $984,716,800 new capital investment for Lenoir County. Eleven are local companies expanding; eleven are new companies. 

Click on the NEWS link at the left side of this page to read more information about these

announcements.

Our activities and programs are aimed at improving the economy of Lenoir County by

attracting or creating investment to expand the tax base; and by creating jobs, wages

and personal incomes.

What Is Lenoir County Economic Development Department?

Lenoir Co.’s Mark Pope is N.C. Economic Developer of the Year

  Mark Pope poses with a plaque he received from the N.C. Economic Developers Association, recognizing him as a 2011 Economic Developer of the Year. With him are Jenny Mizelle, left, and Dr. Pat Mitchell, NCEDA's co-chairmen of professional development. Read more

Lenoir County Highlights

North Carolina Veterans Nursing Home Construction

Pioneer Hi-Bred Research Center Construction

Plans for Woodmen of the World Aquatics Center-Waterpark Unveiled

Spirit AeroSystems ships its first composite fuselage section panels for Airbus A350XWB

Spirit AeroSystems Grand Opening July 1, 2010