Treasurer-Elect Brad Briner said Monday he is bringing back Kevin SigRist as chief investment officer of the N.C. Retirement Systems. It’s the same role Sigrist had from 2013-17, when Janet Cowell was State Treasurer. SigRist resigned from his post in July 2017, about six months after Dale Folwell’s election. “It is time the assets managed […]
Back in August, we reported that the state’s nursing and medical boards were jointly considering a rules change, requested by Duke Health and Atrium Health, to allow some nurses more latitude to deal with end-of-life situations. The proposal would give registered nurses and licensed practical nurses authority to issue do-not-resuscitate orders and pronounce a patient’s […]
Zachery Eanes & Katie Peralta Soloff/Axios Raleigh Corporations in North Carolina are bracing for the potential wave of tariffs on imported goods the incoming Trump administration is promising. Why it matters: Economists warn that the tariffs will be a drag on the economy, especially if companies have to pass the higher costs on to customers. […]
Erik Verduzco & Makiya Seminera/The Associated Press Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike Monday during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to demand higher wages. The Service Employees International Union announced the strike in a statement early Monday, saying the […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Saint Augustine’s University is cutting half of its employees as it works to regain its financial footing. The private HBCU has faced several financial challenges this year, including trouble paying its faculty, delayed student refund payments, and nearly $10 million in tax liens from the IRS. The university also lost a decade-long […]
Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Businesses reliant on tourism and hospitality in Buncombe County are projected to post Helene-related revenue losses up to 70% in the final quarter of 2024, leaders said Thursday. Tourism Development Authority President and CEO Vic Isley detailed the expected fourth-quarter losses for the travel and hospitality industries during the group’s […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Tropical Storm Helene terrorized Western North Carolina’s farms in late September. Recovering is no easy task. And Helene was the not the first calamity that farmers across the state faced in 2024. Observations about what’s happened are bringing out strong words from the state’s farming experts. “The land is just […]
Mebane Rash/Education NC Superintendent-elect Maurice (Mo) Green announced his first appointment last week, naming Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin as deputy superintendent, effective Jan. 2, 2025. Pitre-Martin will lead Green’s transition of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI), according to a press release. Pitre-Martin is highly regarded across the state and nation for her leadership. On […]
Brian Murphy/WRAL News The Carolina Hurricanes’ planned $1-billion redevelopment around Lenovo Center, the club’s home arena on Edwards Mill Road, is the centerpiece of this reimagining. But the NHL franchise is far from alone in making big moves in the area. “There’s so much potential that can happen out there,” said Philip Isley, a former […]
Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Some $4 million originally set aside to address affordable housing can be shifted to repair or rebuild homes damaged during Hurricane Helene — provided they were also damaged by Tropical Storm Fred three years ago. Following Tropical Storm Fred in 2021, Haywood County received $11.6 million in U.S. Housing and Urban […]
Alan Wooten/The Center Square Thirteen of North Carolina’s 16 members of Congress are pushing the Pentagon to establish an onRamp Hub during the next round of expansions in the Defense Innovation Unit. Four of six branches of the armed forces are represented in the state with five military bases, a military ocean terminal and a […]
Aaron Keck/WCHL Chapelboro This year’s election cycle brought dozens of issues to the center of public discussion and debate. But countless other issues flew under the radar – including one that’s the subject of an important bill currently moving through Congress, and the subject of an acclaimed new book by a faculty member at UNC. […]
Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and state Sen. Kevin Corbin, R-Macon, are co-chairing a “Rebuilding Western North Carolina” advisory panel for Gov.-elect Josh Stein. The 25-member group includes five other currently serving elected officials: state Rep. Jake Johnson, R-Polk, County Commissioners Charlie Wallin and Al Whitesides from Watauga and Buncombe counties, and Mayors Preston Blakely and […]
Among current or recent Republican political operatives, the post-election buzzword of the month is … infrastructure. It’s the word folks like former Phil Berger aide Jim Blaine and former Dan Forest aide Andrew Dunn are using to explain the GOP’s 5-5 showing in this year’s Council of State races. This of course was headlined by Republican […]
Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press After weeks of drinking out of bottles and carefully disinfecting water for cleaning, residents and businesses in parts of the North Carolina mountains have regained some sense of normalcy as boil water notices are lifted across much of the region. As for municipal water resources departments, the work is far from […]
