Gov. Beverly Perdue is visiting New York City today and tomorrow to sell financial firms on the merits of relocating to the Tar Heel state.
During the day, Perdue is meeting with officials at several financial services companies that spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson declined to identify, Alan Wolf reports on the .biz blog.
Tonight Perdue will work the room at a reception hosted by the N.C. Department of Commerce for site selection consultants who work with financial clients.
"Her sole reason for being there is to recruit businesses to this state," Pearson said.
As North Carolina's jobless rate of 10.8 percent remains well above the national average, Perdue and other officials are eager to win new expansions and jobs. Pearson said that since taking her position, Perdue has made hundreds of recruitment phone calls and held dozens of meetings with prospective companies.
Financial services is one industry that's an important target for North Carolina, especially as firms look outside of Wall Street for cheaper offices and strong workers.
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