The Johnston County Finance Department has been awarded the prestigious Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for the 14th consecutive year, recognizing their outstanding work on the comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). This honor represents the highest form of recognition…

Statewide, visitor spending in 2023 rose 6.9 percent to reach a record $35.6 billion and direct tourism employment increased 4.8 percent to 227,224. These statistics come from the “Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties 2023” a study which can be accessed at partners.visitnc.com/economic-impact-studies. “The new study underscores the importance of tourism to every county…

The Johnston County Board of Commissioners voted this morning to approve an amended package of performance-based economic development incentives that will support a major expansion at Novo Nordisk’s [NYSE: NVO] bio-manufacturing campus in Clayton. Several hours later, top officials of the Denmark-based company announced it will invest US$4.1 billion in a new 1.4 million-sq.-ft. (130,064-sq.-m)…