2012

Oct 8, 2012

FINANCING THE FOOD SYSTEM: HOW SLOW MONEY GROWS LOCAL FOOD

A grassroots, peer-to-peer movement is providing small farms and local food businesses with access to much needed, affordable credit. The ripple effects for our economy are profound. 

Oct 2, 2012

ASHEVILLE GREEN OPPORTUNITIES: CREATING GOOD GREEN JOBS IN WNC

Asheville Green Opportunities (GO) is helping train unemployed young men and women for careers in emerging clean economy industries-tackling environmental and social issues at the same time. 

Sep 27, 2012

SURRY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP HOSTS SUSTAINABILITY PANEL

On Weds., Sept. 26, the Surry County Economic Development Partnership hosted a panel discussion in Mount Airy, NC for local executives on "Sustainability for Business & Industry."  About 50 local business and community leaders were in attendance for the event at Cross Creek Country Club, which focused on how sustainability measures can yield cost savings and innovation opportunities, while also minimizing environmental impacts. 

Sep 24, 2012

SUSTAINABLE CRAFT BREWERY EARNS RECOGNITION IN EASTERN NC

In Kinston, NC, Mother Earth Brewing is making its mark on the craft beer industry—and on eastern North Carolina.  The brewery doubled sales last year, and is expanding its product line with the construction of a new craft distillery.  And, it’s doing it all with deep-seated conviction that what’s good for business can also be good for the environment. 

Sep 9, 2012

DIRTBALL FASHION MAKES A (MADE-IN-AMERICA) STAND

What do skate parks, Widespread Panic and 700,000 recycled water bottles have in common? These strange bedfellows are pieces of the story behind Dirtball Fashion, the Hickory, NC-based apparel company started by Joe Fox.  Fox is passionate about creating American jobs, supporting local industry, and keeping waste out of the environment. 

Sep 7, 2012

NCSC PRESIDENT JOINS LEADERSHIP NORTH CAROLINA

NC Sustainability Center president Katie Kross has been selected to join the 2012-13 class of Leadership North Carolina, the state's premier leadership engagement program. She will join fifty-three other civic and community leaders from across the state in Class XX. 

Sep 7, 2012

SIEMENS CEO CITES SUSTAINABILITY AMONG FACTORS IN SITE SELECTION

Eric Spiegel, President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, has a message for mayors: sustainability factors can influence a company's decision of where to locate its next manufacturing facility. "As a global company that makes these investment decisions every day, we look very hard at how sustainable the cities are when we are locating new plants." 

Aug 28, 2012

NC MANUFACTURERS SAVE MONEY, REDUCE FOOTPRINT WITH HELP FROM E3

The E3 North Carolina Initiative, part of NC State's Industrial Extension Service, has helped NC manufacturers save more than $5 million to date, while simultaneously reducing their impact on the environment and bringing new jobs to the state. 

Aug 10, 2012

IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, TEXTILE COMPANY RISES TO MEET WALMART SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

Sustainability may be a new term, but it’s not a new idea. Not, at least, for Acme-McCrary, a 100 year-old textile manufacturer in Asheboro. 

Aug 7, 2012

NC EARNS SUSTAINABILITY MARKS

Site Selection magazine ranked NC 4th on its list of Top Sustainable States