HAPPENING NOW: Governor Josh Stein celebrates Apprenticeship Week by touring the Caterpillar Apprenticeship Training in Welding Program at CCCC. #ncpol

We appreciate Governor Josh Stein Cooper spending time with our CCCC Lee County Schools CaterpillarInc Youth Apprentices highlighting importance of Work-Based Learning. Our students did not disappoint! ApprenticeshipNC example in its 10th year!

Your next big move in the #CarolinaCore. With four strategically-located megasites, the lowest corporate income tax in the U.S., an educated workforce and convenient access to major markets, we're positioned to help your business succeed. bit.ly/3ATXDHs

The CCCC Cougar Cafe in Hockaday Hall on the CCCC Lee Main Campus in Sanford has announced its schedule for this week. Cash only. Take out only. For more information, email to [email protected].

#Carboplatin, #yoga more effective in fighting #breastcancer #cancer mddtimes.com/carboplatin-yo… Carboplatin is commonly available and inexpensive; promising for millions who can’t afford expensive treatment; Yoga improves survival rate significantly, finds Tata Memorial, India

Congratulations to Dr. Sara Newcomb, CCCC Executive Director of Secondary Partnerships, who is recipient of the North Carolina Community Colleges 2023 Staff of the Year Award. #CCCCSTRONG

Congratulations to Julian Philpott, CCCC Board of Trustees Chair, who is recipient of the North Carolina Community Colleges 2023 I.E. Ready Award. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the State Board of Community Colleges. #CCCCSTRONG

Dr. Sara Newcomb, CCCC Executive Director of Secondary Partnerships, has been named recipient of the North Carolina Community Colleges Staff of the Year award for 2023. cccc.edu/news/story.php…

Here is the March 1, 2023, "Taste of Spain" menu for the CCCC Culinary Program's Natural Chef Cafe on the CCCC Chatham Main Campus (Pittsboro). Time: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cash only.

Limited seating remains for the CCCC STEM Academy Professional Services camp set for 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 19-23 at the CCCC Lee Main Campus in Sanford. No cost to attend. To sign-up, visit cccc.edu/stemacademy.

CCCC hosted a special event at the E. Eugene Moore Manufacturing and Biotech Solutions Center on Wednesday, April 19. Special guests included Arun Venkataraman, Asst. Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets; Van Anh Nguyen, CEO, VinFast N. America; and NC Gov. Roy Cooper.

Congratulations -- and thank you for all that you do, Mr. Philpott!

Exceptional pre-apprenticeship partnership begins tonight! ⁦CCCC⁩ ⁦Lee County Schools⁩ and most important- Sanford Contractors (Great Employer!)

NEWS: Bosch USA is expanding in #LincolnCounty! The company plans to invest $130 million to expand its power tools accessory #manufacturing site in the City of Lincolnton, creating 400 new jobs. More: bit.ly/45Agcy5 #RuralDev #EconDev #Mfg

CCCC is proud to be a partner of an exceptional pre-apprenticeship partnership with Sanford Contractors, Lee County Schools and North Carolina Community Colleges -- the new Sanford Contractors Construction Academy. Congratulations to the 12 students who have been accepted into the academy.

Haywood Chamber recently named BBBSWNC board member Shelley White as Woman of the Year. It also named BBBS supporter JM Teague Engineering its Small Business of the Year. And another huge supporter of BBBS Haywood County, BearWaters Brewing, was named Entrepreneur of the Year!

Today, I mourn the loss of Jim Fain, a great friend and the standard by which NC Secretaries of Commerce will ever be judged. The JDIG program, still the workhorse of NC econ dev, was his creation. His use of performance-based incentives remains a national model

Colleagues at the University of Liverpool shared some absolutely amazing technology that connects all gov. systems into a 3D live image of a city. The ability to answer questions about where resources are being delivered and NOT delivered in a city could be game-changing.

Building Bridges -- a Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina workforce development scholarship program -- offers classes at CCCC in Lee & Chatham counties. To register or to learn more, contact Malinda Marsh (Human Resources Development Coordinator) at 919-545-8058 or by email at [email protected].

The Sanford Contractors Construction Academy was formed as a partnership with CCCC, Lee County Schools and North Carolina Community Colleges to combine classroom instruction with paid, on-the-job training. ccdaily.com/2023/08/fledgl…