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United States government shutdown longest ever

January 14, 2019

The partial government shutdown is now the longest in US history, and many of its 800,000 employees are furloughed or working without pay, The White House and congressional Democrats remain divided over President Donald Trump’s demands for $5.7 billion to build a border wall between the US and Mexico.

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The North Carolina Department of Commerce is the state's lead agency for economic, community and workforce development. Taking a comprehensive approach to economic development, the Department’s work reaches many areas. The Department helps people find jobs and employers find and retain a qualified workforce. The Department administers the state’s employment security system, supporting workers during career transitions. The Department provides local communities with grants and planning services to spur infrastructure development and economic growth, and administers the state’s economic incentive programs. The Department is also responsible for recruiting companies to the state, helping existing North Carolina companies expand, encouraging business start-ups, enabling companies to export, and marketing North Carolina as a business and visitor destination. In October 2014, the Department entered a contract with a new public-private organization, the Economic Development Partners

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