North Carolina Department of Commerce

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North Carolina Department of Commerce (NCDOC)
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Agency overview
Formed1971
Headquarters301 North Wilmington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina
Agency executive
Website www.commerce.nc.gov

The North Carolina Department of Commerce was formed in 1971 by the North Carolina State Government Reorganization Act. The department is headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who is appointed by the Governor of North Carolina. The Secretary is part of the Governor's Cabinet. The chief function of the department is to connect businesses with locations, workforce and infrastructure in North Carolina that businesses need to succeed. The department also connects local communities with grants and funding sources to attract new business to North Carolina. The department also staffs and receives policy guidance from: the North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation; the NCWorks Commission; and the Rural Infrastructure Authority. [1] [2] NC Commerce links entrepreneurs to counseling, exporting, and capital programs via state partners, with current small business resource pages maintained on the department site.

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History

The North Carolina Department of Commerce was created in 1971 by the North Carolina State Government Reorganization Act, specifically General Statute 143B, Article 10, Paragraph 143B-427: [1] [2] [3] [4]

"There is hereby recreated and reconstituted a Department to be known as the Department of Commerce, with the organization, powers, and duties defined in Article 1 of this Chapter, except as modified in this Article." [5]

The Reorganization Act was part of an effort to reduce the number of state organizations and improve efficiency in government. The Department of Commerce is headed by the Secretary, who is selected by the Governor, and serves during the governor's tenure. The Secretary is one of the members of the Governor's Cabinet.

The department was activated as a functional agency on January 25, 1972. [6] In its early history, the Department was simply an administrative umbrella providing support for a number of different regulatory agencies, each of which exercised its authority independently. [7] In 1977, the North Carolina General Assembly transferred the state Division of Economic Development from the Natural/Economic Resources department into the Commerce department, among other changes. [8]

Secretaries

The Secretaries of the Department of Commerce have included: [1]

SecretaryTermGovernor
George Irving Aldridge 1972–1973 Robert W. Scott
Tenney I. Deane, Jr. 1973–1974 James Holshouser
Winfield S. Harvey 1973–1976James Holshouser
Donald R. Beason 1976–1977James Holshouser
Lauch Faircloth 1977–1985 Jim Hunt
Howard Haworth 1985–1987 James G. Martin
Claude E. Pope 1987–1989James G. Martin
Jim Broyhill 1989–1990James G. Martin
Estell C. Lee 1990–1993James G. Martin
S. Davis Phillips 1993–1997 Jim Hunt
E. Norris Tolson 1997–1998 Jim Hunt
Rick Carlisle 1998–2001 Jim Hunt
James T. Fain, III2001–2009 Mike Easley
John Keith Crisco 2009–2013 Bev Perdue
Sharon Decker 2013–2015 Pat McCrory [9]
John E. Skvarla, III2015–2017Pat McCory
Anthony M. "Tony" Copeland 2017–2021 Roy Cooper
Machelle Baker Sanders 2021-2025 Roy Cooper
Lee Lilley 2025-present Josh Stein

Included organizations

The following state organizations are included in the Department of Commerce: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lewis, J.D. "North Carolina Department of Commerce". carolana.com. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "North Carolina Department of Commerce, About Us". nccommerce.com. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Williams, Wiley J. (2006). "Executive Organization Acts". NCPEDIA.
  4. ↑ Fleer, Jack D. (1994). North Carolina Government and Politics .
  5. ↑ "Chapter 143B, Article 10, Department of Commerce". 1971. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Chambers, Merry (December 1972). "State Government Reorganization in North Carolina". Popular Government. Vol. 39, no. 4. UNC Institute of Government. pp. 1–5.
  7. ↑ North Carolina Manual, 1975, p. 561.
  8. ↑ North Carolina Manual, 1977, p. 299.
  9. ↑ "DB Global to Create 431 Jobs in Wake County" (PDF). nc.gov.
  10. ↑ Williams, Wiley J. (2006). "Employment Security Commission". NCPEDIA.
  11. ↑ Workforce Solutions Division
  12. ↑ Labor & Economic Analysis Division
  13. ↑ Williams, William J. (2006). "Savings and Loan Association".
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