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<br />"Our state is already recognized globally as a leader in biotechnology....
<br />But no such leader exists in biomanufacturing yet. I want North Carolina to
<br />Initiation of a Fast Ferry Service
<br />from Elizabeth City, Washington and
<br />Carolina to be
<br />the leader in bioman ufactu ring,
<br />New Hawk for the First Flight
<br />stake that claim. I want North
<br />Centennial nial Yealrty
<br />and I want those industries to hear me loud and clear today: North Carolina's
<br />Grantee Elizabeth city Downtown, Inc.
<br />Amount $200,000
<br />open for business."
<br />Mike Easley
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will be used to
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<br />demonstrate the feasibility of a high-
<br />speed passenger ferry system serving
<br />northeastern North Carolina. The service
<br />Corporate Office Park Expansion
<br />Institute of Aeronautical Technology
<br />will be launched in the spring of 2003,
<br />with the initial route between Elizabeth
<br />Grantee City of Winston -Salem
<br />Equipment Purchase Program
<br />City and Kitty Hawk. Services to other
<br />Amount $200,000
<br />Grantee Craven Community College
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<br />gateway cities, Washington and New
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF Grant is
<br />Amount $350,000
<br />Bern, will be scheduled as demand arises.
<br />to assist the City of Winston -Salem with
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />Servicing Pasquotank, Beaufort and Craven
<br />the retention of at least 2,825 jobs and
<br />to assist Craven Community College
<br />Counties
<br />creation of 50 new jobs from the
<br />with the purchase of equipment, training
<br />aids and machinery to train Federal
<br />consolidation of Sara Lee Branded
<br />Apparel. Funds are to be used for public
<br />Aviation Administration licensed aviation
<br />project Branch Out /Maylond Regional
<br />infrastructure improvements (road
<br />maintenance technicians at the Institute
<br />Forestry and Horticulture Center
<br />widening) outside the gates of the
<br />of Aeronautical Technology (IAT). The
<br />IAT will prepare skilled workers for job
<br />Grantee EnergyXchange
<br />corporate properties.
<br />openings at the Naval Depot at Cherry
<br />Amount $150,000
<br />Servicing Guilford, Forsyth, Stokes,
<br />Davidson, Yadkin and Randolph Counties
<br />and R
<br />Point.
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />to native shrubbery production
<br />Servicing Craven County
<br />expand
<br />in northwestern North Carolina from
<br />four to seven counties and to carry out
<br />Connectinc. Expansion Project
<br />Wirthwein AG
<br />practical research in the development of
<br />Grantee Connect Central, Inc.
<br />Grantee Craven County Economic
<br />new cash crops. Funds from this grant
<br />will be used to provide assistance to
<br />Amount $75,000
<br />Development Commission
<br />growers in the beginning stages of
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will provide a
<br />Amount $107,100
<br />native shrubbery production, support an
<br />second year of funding to Connectinc to
<br />expand its employment services to serve
<br />Project m purpose of this Golden C Craven Community College grant vt is to
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<br />apprenticeship program, hire a
<br />greenhouse technician, and to purchase
<br />at least six new counties. Funds will be
<br />used to assist individuals seeking
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<br />provide innovative plastics injection molding
<br />equipment for the Avery County
<br />employment and financial self- sufficiency
<br />the organization's call center.
<br />training to workers required by a new
<br />AG facility in New Bern. The
<br />Woject
<br />Greenhouse,
<br />Servicing Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell,
<br />through
<br />Servicing Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Nash,
<br />project will have positive economic impacts
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<br />in Craven County and surrounding rural
<br />Watauga and. Yancey Counties
<br />Pitt, Wayne, Wilson, Bertie, Camden,
<br />counties, both in direct payroll benefits to
<br />Chowan, Hertford, Hyde, Martin,
<br />local workers and in terms of indirect
<br />Operation Service Ill
<br />Northhampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
<br />Tyrrell, Washington and Scotland Counties
<br />benefits to local service and retail industries.
<br />Additionally, the proposed training
<br />Grantee Farmville Development Partnership
<br />program will serve as 'a model for North
<br />Amount $20,000
<br />Carolina industry, and once implemented,
<br />Project The purpose of this Golden LEAF grant is
<br />Bladen's Bloomin' Agri- Industrial
<br />will allow Craven Community College to
<br />to provide support to the Farmville Small
<br />Leasing Program
<br />sponsor similar training programs with
<br />Business Incubator and Training Center
<br />Grantee County of Bladen
<br />other regional industries,
<br />so that technical assistance and training
<br />Amount $360,000
<br />Servicing Craven, Beaufort, Lenoir, Pitt, Jones,
<br />Pamlico and Greene Counties
<br />programs are available to aspiring
<br />entrepreneurs and the small business
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will assist Bladen
<br />community of Farmville and surrounding
<br />County with the expansion of an
<br />existing industry through the Agri-
<br />i Industrial Leasing Program. The project
<br />The Three R's in Improving. Teaching
<br />areas.
<br />Servicing Greene and Pitt Counties
<br />will retain 60 jobs and create over 100
<br />Shortages: Recruitment, Retention
<br />new positions at Squires Hardwood.
<br />and Resilience
<br />oxford Wholesale Produce Auction
<br />Funds will be used to construct a
<br />Grantee East Carolina University
<br />warehouse facility that will be leased to
<br />School of Education
<br />Grantee Granville County Cooperative
<br />Squires Hardwood for the purpose of
<br />Amount $250,000
<br />Extension
<br />storing inventory necessary to obtain
<br />j contracts with major retail outlets.
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will provide a
<br />Amount $52,853
<br />Servicing Sampson, Robeson and Bladen Counties
<br />second year of funding to implement
<br />and evaluate a model teacher recruiting
<br />Project This Golden LEAF grant will provide
<br />farmers of the region who wish to
<br />and retention program in eight rural
<br />diversify into alternative crop production
<br />eastern NC counties, The project
<br />access to a wholesale market outlet for
<br />will serve 370 first year teachers,
<br />such crops as produce, nursery stock,
<br />370 mentors, 100 principals, eight
<br />bedding plants, Christmas trees and hay.
<br />superintendents, and will impact more
<br />Funds are to be used to purchase a
<br />than 5,000 students.
<br />forklift and refrigeration units so the
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<br />Servicing Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Perquimans, auction can be expanded and thus
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<br />Washington and Robeson Counties
<br />handle a larger volume of produce.
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<br />Servicing Granville County
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