Ray Gronberg
Recent Stories
Helene damage triggers layoffs and a lawsuit
E.J. Victor, a high-end Morganton furniture manufacturer, is laying off 121 workers in a downsizing related to Helene storm damages...
Senate Bill 382
Senate Bill 382, which is now heading to the governor’s desk, may not have much to say about hurricane relief...
Conservatives for Clean Energy awards
NASCAR, Walmart, Truliant Federal Credit Union, the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce, and three state legislators received the 2024 North...
Hurricane bill update part 2
Legislators convened Tuesday to debate hurricane relief and other post-election business, with Republicans floating an omnibus bill that has a...
More CHIPS money for North Carolina?
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that the Department of Commerce and a North Carolina nonprofit are entering talks on...
Hall’s rise to speaker confirmed within GOP
The results are in, and House Republicans have agreed that Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, will succeed departing Speaker Tim Moore...
Hurricane relief update
A joint oversight hearing on Monday left it unclear whether legislators will spend more money on the recovery from Hurricane...
Tim Kent
Sad news from the N.C. Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, whose board chairman confirmed Monday afternoon that association Executive Director...
Wolfspeed’s CEO gets sacked
Chipmaker Wolfspeed’s board is dismissing CEO Gregg Lowe, who has led the company since 2017. The move will result in...
Cabarrus County school bonds
Cabarrus County officials left the Local Government Commission’s November meeting with permission to borrow up to $151 million for school...
UNC System looks at all-campus conduct strategy
Officials at the UNC System want its universities to more closely align their approaches to campus conduct, in part in...
Early retirement at UNC: Back for more?
The UNC System’s $16.8 million drive to convince some tenured professors to take early retirement is such a success in...
Health care labor shortages
North Carolina’s healthcare labor force has been on multiple radars this week, for everyone from hospital chiefs to business leaders...
