This week Governor Josh Stein is highlighting North Carolina’s workforce, one of the state’s strongest assets. At Axios Live’s Building Workforce Skills in Advanced Manufacturing event, Governor Josh Stein shared his efforts to strengthen North Carolina’s talent pipeline and celebrated recent job announcements that are bringing more than 500 jobs to North Carolina.
Press Releases
Today Governor Josh Stein announced that the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) has awarded more than $25 million to local and state efforts to promote transportation safety across the state. These programs, which began October 1, 2025, will reduce traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities on North Carolina’s roads using education, enforcement, and community building strategies.
Today, Governor Stein announced he has signed one bill into law. Governor Stein made the following statement on signing Senate Bill 449:
Governor Josh Stein announced today that Ahold Delhaize USA, the leading grocery retail group known for brands such as Food Lion, will invest $860 million in the city of Burlington to establish a modern distribution center to serve its grocery brands along the East Coast. The project will initially create 120 jobs in Guilford County and eventually is expected to support more than 500 jobs at the facility in Burlington.
Governor Josh Stein announced today that SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI), a leading digital financial services company offering one-stop personal finance solutions, will create 225 jobs in Charlotte. The company will invest $3 million in Mecklenburg County to strategically expand its regional presence.
Today Governor Josh Stein urged passage of House Bill 491, which would pull $190 million from the Medicaid Contingency Reserve to partially fund the Medicaid program and allow the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to reverse and delay provider rate cuts that took effect on October 1, 2025. The Governor released the following statement:
Today Governor Josh Stein released a statement highlighting the impacts of the federal government shutdown across North Carolina and urging leaders in Washington to return to the negotiating table.
Governor Josh Stein has proclaimed October Cybersecurity Awareness Month in North Carolina and is encouraging all North Carolinians to prioritize online safety and protect themselves from online threats and scams.
Today in Marshall, Governor Josh Stein announced $6 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Flood Resiliency Blueprint program to help reduce flood risks across the state. The announcement includes projects to restore the French Broad River Basin after western North Carolina experienced catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene last fall. Funding in this announcement will go toward 11 projects in the river basins of the Cape Fear, French Broad, Neuse, Tar-Pamlico, and Lumber rivers.