Durham County Democratic Party

North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue's series of roundtable discussions on the economy stopped Monday in Greenville to focus on rural development. The stop was the fourth of an ongoing listening tour in which Perdue is gathering input from business and community leaders on how to resolve the state's most pressing issues.

Now is the time to take advantage of low interest rates, and reduced construction costs, to invest in our infrastructure and to position North Carolina for future prosperity. Doing so now will create jobs, stimulate the economy, and provide relief to North Carolina's families.

Governor-elect Bev Perdue held a discussion with business leaders Friday morning at GTCC's Jamestown campus, asking them what is happening locally and what tangible suggestions they had for her administration.

The 24-member North Carolina Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has been appointed and will begin overseeing the 2009 inaugural activities including the swearing-in ceremonies of Governor-elect Bev Perdue and the Council of State scheduled for Jan. 10.  In addition, the committee will oversee the planning of the inaugural parade and open house at the Governor’s Mansion that same afternoon. 

Governor-elect Bev Perdue will hold a roundtable discussion with members of the Triad-area business community on Friday, December 5 at Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown. 

North Carolina Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue says Barack Obama is speaking her kind of language when it comes to an economic recovery plan.

With the economy firmly in a funk as the holidays approach, more than 30 Charlotte-area business leaders gathered Tuesday at UNC Charlotte for an economic roundtable with Gov.-elect Bev Perdue.

Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue was chosen by voters earlier this month in part because of her vow to conduct a more open government. Public meetings at which state agency officials are questioned about how they do business -- meetings that have been under way in recent days -- are a good start. So, too, are meetings with business leaders to discuss a coming economic crisis, a state budget shortfall that it's currently estimated will run between $1.5 billion and $3 billion.

Governor-elect Beverly Perdue was at UNC Charlotte Tuesday to talk about North Carolina's economy with some of the area’s most prominent business leaders. The roundtable discussion included about 30 members of the business community, including Charlotte Bobcats owner Bob Johnson and Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, and 30 local and state leaders. Their goal was to determine what they all can do to help the state pull through during these tough economic times.

Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's transition team is turning the tables of government power, if only for a day at a time. They're letting constituents and interest groups question – and complain to – some of the state's highest-ranking officials about how their departments operate.

Governor-elect Bev Perdue will hold an economic roundtable with area business and economic leaders at UNC Charlotte on Tuesday, November 25, the first in a series of issue-oriented roundtables.

Governor-elect Bev Perdue has announced that Valeria Lee, Howard Lee, Linda Carlisle, and Hilda Pinnix-Ragland will help lead her gubernatorial transition efforts.

Governor-elect Bev Perdue today announced the creation of an online “Suggestion Box” for North Carolina citizens to provide suggestions and feedback as she develops her administration and begins to transform the way state government operates.

Gov.-elect Beverly Perdue named her transition leaders Monday.  The transition team has three members of equal rank: Zach Ambrose, her campaign manager and former chief of staff; Don Hobart, her current chief of staff; and former N.C. Secretary of Revenue Norris Tolson.

In her first public appearance as governor-elect, Bev Perdue on Thursday pledged to invest in Charlotte's roads, turn around the state's economy and bridge gaps between cities and political persuasions.

Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue rode a national tide of Democratic support Tuesday to become the first female governor of North Carolina.

Less than 24 hours after making history, Bev Perdue spent little time basking in the glow.  She has eight weeks to make the transition from lieutenant governor to governor's mansion.

Bev Perdue took a look around the Rowan County Democratic headquarters Tuesday afternoon and thanked all those who welcomed her.

Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue made the case that she will be North Carolina's biotech governor. In a stump speech at the Charlotte Biotechnology Conference Tuesday, Perdue established her "biotech cred," defended her record in investing in North Carolina's biotech industry infrastructure and laid out her plans to elevate the state to No. 1 in the country for biotech.

Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue stopped in Burlington for about 30 minutes Saturday at a meet-and-greet function at the Alamance County Democratic Headquarters on North Main Street.  Perdue hugged some old friends, met some new folks and then got to work telling the crowd why she is the best choice for governor.