Press Releases

Today Governor Josh Stein announced the awarding of more than $4 million in grants that will fund 11 local parks and recreation projects in western North Carolina through the Helene Recovery Fund for the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF). PARTF is administered by North Carolina State Parks, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR). 
Today Governor Josh Stein, First Lady Anna Stein, and Secretary of Adult Correction Leslie Dismukes joined the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction’s Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference to highlight the Stein administration’s commitment to strengthening reentry initiatives and reducing repeat crime.
Today Governor Josh Stein joined the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to celebrate the opening of a new visitor center at Halifax Historic Site. The opening comes as North Carolina marks the 250th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves, widely recognized as America’s first formal call for independence from Great Britain. The new center is located just a short walk from the site of the Colonial Courthouse where the Halifax Resolves were signed. 
Governor Josh Stein announced today that SMBC Group, one of Japan’s largest financial institutions, will establish its second U.S. headquarters in Charlotte to support its operations, creating 2,000 jobs over the course of six years. The company will invest $50.5 million in Mecklenburg County.Governor Stein met with leaders from the company to recruit them to North Carolina during his business development trip to Tokyo last fall. 
Today the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Community Revitalization (DCR) announced a first-round
Today the North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis approved its interim report. Governor Josh Stein released the following statement in response:  
Today Governor Josh Stein and North Carolina Health and Human Services Secretary Dev Sangvai visited the East Carolina University Health Behavioral Health Hospital to highlight the critical role that mental and behavioral health services play in keeping North Carolina safe. ECU Health’s 144-bed facility, opened in partnership with Acadia Healthcare, provides inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services for adults and seniors, with plans to expand care to children and adolescents over time. 
Today the North Carolina State Supreme Court dismissed the long-running Leandro litigation without providing any relief for students who are being denied their right to a sound basic public education. Governor Stein released the following statement:  
Today Governor Josh Stein announced Linde Inc., an industrial gases and engineering company, will create 20 new jobs in Northampton County. The jobs are part of an investment of more than $75 million to build an air separation facility in Garysburg.