Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise The City Council on Monday unanimously granted the annexation request of an industrial metal products company that says it’s planning a $10 million expansion. Alro Steel Corp. also obtained unanimous zoning approval to support its proposed plant expansion from its existing 43,000-square-foot facility at 7966 National Service Road, just south of […]
Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Time is ticking on North Carolina’s environmental agency to reissue a permit that will limit discharges of a likely human carcinogen into the drinking water sources for about 1 million state residents. The state Department of Environmental Quality was recently notified it has until mid-April to submit to the U.S. Environmental […]
Paul Garber/WFDD Radio Amazon has announced it will build a multimillion-dollar distribution center in Surry County. The plan is to build what is called a “last-mile” facility where it will serve customers within a 45-minute drive. They’re generally the final stop in the distribution chain before the delivery reaches the consumer. Blake Moyer, president and […]
Evey Weisblat/CityView As local residents have turned to the legal system to seek compensation for damages caused by the “forever chemical” pollution of Chemours and its predecessor, DuPont, the companies have readily mounted a defense. Here’s the latest on the legal front: In two consolidated lawsuits since 2018, over 2,500 individual plaintiffs have filed complaints […]
Among former Gov. Roy Cooper’s last moves was to appoint Michael Easley Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, to the Golden LEAF Foundation board. Two of Cooper’s five appointments to the 15-member board were up on Nov. 30. Darryl Moss, former mayor of Creedmoor, is leaving the board while Cooper reappointed Lawrence Lilley, […]
Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt has hired Meghan Quick, a former fundraising director for the Senate Democratic Caucus, to serve as her chief of staff. Quick is part of a senior staff in the lieutenant governor’s office whose “experience and skills will strengthen our work to make North Carolina a better place to live, work and […]
The Federal Reserve needs to clamp down on inflation now even if the cost is pushing the U.S. economy into a recession, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton says. Speaking at the NC Chamber’s annual economic forecast, Connaughton said that without counting energy and food costs, the underlying inflation rate is about 3.5%, significantly higher than […]
The Federal Reserve needs to clamp down on inflation now even if the cost is pushing the U.S. economy into a recession, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton says. Speaking at the NC Chamber’s annual economic forecast, Connaughton said that without counting energy and food costs, the underlying inflation rate is about 3.5%, significantly higher than […]
Among former Gov. Roy Cooper’s last moves was to appoint Michael Easley Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, to the Golden LEAF Foundation board. Two of Cooper’s five appointments to the 15-member board were up on Nov. 30. Darryl Moss, former mayor of Creedmoor, is leaving the board while Cooper reappointed Lawrence Lilley, […]
Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt has hired Meghan Quick, a former fundraising director for the Senate Democratic Caucus, to serve as her chief of staff. Quick is part of a senior staff in the lieutenant governor’s office whose “experience and skills will strengthen our work to make North Carolina a better place to live, work and […]
Phil Galewitz/NC Health News Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Donald Trump’s return to the White House — along with a GOP-controlled Senate and House of Representatives — is expected to change that. Republicans in Washington say they plan to use funding […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Nearly half of North Carolina is experiencing a moderate drought, and in the coastal plains region, those exceptionally dry conditions have persisted since early October. But despite snow over the weekend, the region’s environmental experts worry about an increased risk of wildfires and parched soil come springtime. According to Klaus […]
Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it is sending an additional $353 million in relief funding to North Carolina and Tennessee to help rebuild their infrastructure in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The funding comes after an earlier $167 million that was sent to both states after Helene […]
Jessica Wakeman/Education NC Three weeks after Helene hit Western North Carolina, Marcia Whitney thought she was close to a breakthrough. The president of Verner Center for Early Learning was desperate to reopen and help their families and children return to at least some of their routines. Through her involvement in the Rotary Club of Asheville, […]
James Farrell/WFAE Radio The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education and Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners held a joint meeting, on Monday to discuss priorities and budget forecasts. They also talked about the future of the Charlotte area’s public pre-K options. While most of the 6,583 seats across those programs are filled, there are about 295 […]
