Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Don Flow, Immediate Past Chair of the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Monday, March 25th, 2024 @ 1:14 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the December Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $5,540,432 in funding for 50 projects through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2024 @ 11:31 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the December Board meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $650,000 to support two projects through the Open Grants Program and $3,080,000 to support five projects through the SITE Program.
Published: Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 @ 12:20 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $650,000 to support two projects through the Open Grants Program and $3,080,000 to support five projects through the SITE Program.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 10:04 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Dr. Garey Fox, Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Foundation supports workforce projects that help close the skills gap and increase the pool of highly qualified individuals with skills aligned to North Carolina businesses’ current and future needs.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 1:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Today, the Golden LEAF Foundation and the NC Chamber Foundation, with support from NC Farm Bureau and Google, formally announce NC Ag Leads, a pivotal strategic planning initiative for the North Carolina agriculture industry
Published: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Ray Starling, General Counsel for the NC Chamber and President of the NC Chamber Legal Institute via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 @ 8:02 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (October 5, 2023) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,949,100 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program.
Published: Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 1:29 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Tom Barkin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, recently visited Nash and Edgecombe counties to listen and learn about workforce and housing opportunities in Eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 @ 10:06 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Scholarship Program focuses on providing students with strong ties to rural communities with scholarships to attend a four-year college or university in North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, November 21st, 2023 @ 11:35 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In fiscal year 2022-23, the Golden LEAF Foundation Board of Directors awarded a total of $55,670,651.84 to support 102 projects across 53 counties.
Published: Saturday, November 18th, 2023 @ 10:34 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Community colleges engage with local employers to fill skill gaps in the communities they serve. Last week, two North Carolina community colleges held ribbon cutting ceremonies for new workforce training facilities that will help meet industry demands in the Hoke, Moore, and Duplin counties.
Published: Monday, October 23rd, 2023 @ 12:03 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the President of the BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) Foundation Dr. John Lumpkin via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Thursday, October 19th, 2023 @ 9:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Employers in Johnston County have indicated a need to fill more than 100 existing and 130 new fabrication positions.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 11:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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According to a study released by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, about 100,000 registered nurses left the workforce during the past two years due to stress, burnout and retirements, and another 610,388 reported an intent to leave by 2027.
Published: Friday, September 29th, 2023 @ 7:13 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with Dr. Jeff Cox, the President of the North Carolina Community College System, via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Saturday, September 23rd, 2023 @ 8:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the August 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $2,778,721 to support 24 awards in the first round of projects funded through the Food Distribution Assistance Program.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 3:24 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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At the August 2023 meeting, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,158,333 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program, $3,150,518 in funding for 10 projects through the Flood Mitigation Program, and $2,778,721 in funding for 24 projects
Published: Sunday, September 17th, 2023 @ 3:00 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., (August 3, 2023) – Today, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1,158,333 to support five projects through the Open Grants Program, $3,150,518 in funding for 10 projects through the Flood Mitigation Program
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 2:14 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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This summer, 49 Golden LEAF Scholars are participating in the second cohort of the Rural Internship Initiative. In its first year, Golden LEAF had 20 interns working in rural North Carolina counties.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 5:33 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina’s agriculture industry is constantly evolving due to changing consumer demand and new technologies.
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2023 @ 1:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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North Carolina lost two leaders in agriculture this week, both with connections to Golden LEAF. Current Golden LEAF Board member and Finance Chair E. Jerome Vick passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Published: Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 @ 11:30 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In fall 2021, the N.C. General Assembly appropriated $25 million to the Golden LEAF Foundation to award funds to units of local government across all 100 counties for public infrastructure projects to reduce flooding.
Published: Sunday, August 13th, 2023 @ 7:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Applications for the Fall 2023 Golden LEAF SITE Program are now available at www.goldenleaf.org/SITE.
Published: Saturday, August 12th, 2023 @ 9:22 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC) – a federal-state partnership that promotes and encourages economic development in certain southeastern states – has announced $4,466,111 in available funding for 69 North Carolina counties to revitalize and transform communities
Published: Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 @ 2:32 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Recently, Golden LEAF President, Chief Executive Officer Scott T. Hamilton sat down with the Chair of the North Carolina Economic Development Association Foundation Dr. Patricia Mitchell via Zoom and filmed an episode of Critical Conversations.
Published: Saturday, July 22nd, 2023 @ 9:16 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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In 2020, the Golden LEAF Board of Directors awarded $1 million through the Community-Based Grants Initiative to Sampson Community College to support the Sampson Trades Center.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 3:57 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Foundation announced 215 students from 51 rural North Carolina counties were selected to receive a Golden LEAF Scholarship worth up to $14,000.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 12:09 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Piedmont-Triad Prosperity Zone has a unique opportunity this fall to leverage an available $11 million to be awarded by the Golden LEAF Foundation for projects that will boost job creation and economic investment, workforce preparedness, and agriculture.
Published: Sunday, July 16th, 2023 @ 1:30 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Golden LEAF has two positions currently open on the Programs team: Program Officer and Food Distribution Assistance Program Associate.
Published: Thursday, June 15th, 2023 @ 7:12 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Economic developers will tell you that you can’t sell from an empty wagon, you have to have a product to sell.
Published: Wednesday, June 14th, 2023 @ 7:49 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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The Golden LEAF Foundation has several positions available, including administrative, programs, and an internship opportunity. Click the links below to learn more about each position and to apply for an opportunity that aligns with your experience and expertise.
Published: Thursday, June 8th, 2023 @ 7:32 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Since 2000, Golden LEAF has awarded approximately 6,000 scholarships to students from rural communities who are graduating with the skills, passion, and leadership experiences to help their home communities thrive.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 11:37 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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