Machelle Sanders

‘Moving forward:’ How First in Talent program is progressing in NC

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 4, 2023

The mood was upbeat as North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders opened the state’s First in Talent Townhall on July 27, just two weeks after CNBC named the Tar Heel State the country’s top state for business—for the second year in a row. Here’s wha happened.

North Carolina & race to be No. 1: We’re on way to become ‘envy of the world,’ says commerce secretary

Posted by Jason Parker | Aug 17, 2022

NC Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders said on Thursday that collaboration on workforce development will be critical for long-term economic growth.

Innovation, new ideas are ‘rocket fuel’ for NC economy, says new secretary of commerce

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 2, 2021

Machelle Baker Sanders launched her tenure as North Carolina’s secretary of commerce with a tour of the First Flight Venture Center – a growing hub for new and emerging life science and technology companies – in RTP on Monday.