State Commerce Department officials have created an “economic vitality” dashboard to help gauge how well North Carolina’s counties are faring relative to others and to the country as a whole. It uses a fairly simple composite set of metrics from 14 years, namely average unemployment rates, private sector weekly wages, median household income and percentage […]
Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, on Tuesday conceded that he lost his District 26 party primary to challenger Sam Page. “While this was a close race, the voters have spoken, and I congratulate Sheriff Page on his victor,” Berger said in a statement issued by his campaign just before 4 p.m. The announcement came after […]
Asheville-area Rep. Brian Turner, D-Buncombe, is unhappy with the way a prominent Triangle hotelier and developer responded to a recent campaign email about the Iran war’s likely effects on the economy. The focus of Turner’s ire is Bob Winston, founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Winston Hospitality, which operates in North Carolina and several other states. […]
France’s TotalEnergies says it’s signed a settlement agreement with the Trump administration to give up two offshore wind leases, including one off the North Carolina coast. The company says its studies “have shown that offshore wind developments in the United States, unlike those in Europe, are costly and might have a negative impact on power […]
Barbara Ortutay/The Associated Press & WRAL News Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges. The Cary, North Carolina-based video game publisher said in a memo to employees that the job cuts are not related to artificial intelligence. Rather, they […]
Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online Something potentially and significantly consequential is underway now in North Carolina that could alter management of the state’s increasingly battered Atlantic coastline. The state Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel is in the process of finalizing an analysis of beach erosion-control structures, a report that is expected to be submitted to the […]
Chloe Courtney Bohl/IndyWeek Wesley Knott will continue to serve as chair of the Wake County Democratic Party (WCDP) following a successful vote of confidence in his leadership at Saturday’s county party convention. Some Wake Democrats called for Knott’s resignation last week based on his decision to endorse Nida Allam in the recent competitive primary for […]
Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer To make ends meet, the county has dipped into its cash reserves to the tune of $24.7 million this fiscal year — more than four times what it normally borrows from reserves and twice what the county initially anticipated. The deplenished piggy bank is now a cause for concern heading into […]
Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The New Hanover County Board of Elections met in closed session on Monday night, reportedly to discuss Director DeNay Harris’ job performance. Put on administrative paid leave, the director has made email-tampering claims toward the county, with preliminary results of a third-party investigation and computer forensic review showing no evidence of […]
Mebane Rash/Education NC The week after Chatham County Schools announced his retirement in a press release, the Public School Forum of North Carolina announced it has hired Dr. Anthony Jackson to serve as its chief executive officer after a national search. Jackson is known and respected for “leading from the front,” which means he actively […]
Brian Burns/WUNC News After announcing last week an intention to sell the record studio Fidelitorium Recordings, owner Mitch Easter now says those plans are on “indefinite hiatus” due to complications with the sales process. Easter did not delve into those complications, but stressed that people shouldn’t read too much into it. These things sometimes don’t […]
April Laissle/WFDD Radio The Boone Town Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on data center development Monday night. The move was cheered by a capacity crowd of residents at the town hall. That was gratifying for Mayor Dalton George, who brought the issue to the council. “That’s the whole point of local government, is trying […]
Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise An appointed city board now has review and approval authority for special-use permits in High Point. The City Council on Monday approved an ordinance change transferring this responsibility from it to the Board of Adjustment. The city requires these permits for things such as cellphone towers and landfills, where a […]
Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Nearly $26 million in awards through the state’s Stop-Gap Solutions program will be used to connect 5,161 rural North Carolina homes, businesses and community anchor institutions in 66 counties to high-speed internet infrastructure by the end of 2026. The Stop-Gap Solutions program, administered by the N.C. Department of Information Technology’s (NCDIT) […]
Katie Peralta Soloff/Axios Raleigh Ten years ago, House Bill 2 — the “bathroom bill” — became law, setting off years of political and economic shifts in North Carolina. The fallout from the now-repealed measure was marked by widespread corporate pressure and boycotts. HB2, which rankled the power balance between North Carolina’s GOP-controlled […]
