Ray Gronberg
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Trump idea amounts to “price controls,” bankers say
North Carolina’s bankers are no happier than their New York colleagues with President Donald Trump’s proposal for a one-year, 10%...
Preyer resigns UNC CH trustees seat
Former UNC Chapel Hill trustee John Preyer resigned to devote more time to his own business and not in response...
Crypto bill pulled for more negotiations
Another crypto bill is wending its way through Congress, but ran into a speed bump this week as banking and...
NC Children’s hospital in Apex lands first big donation
Charlotte-based Coca-Cola Consolidated says it’s going to donate $25 million toward the launch of NC Children’s, the new hospital UNC...
Loophole in property tax exemption costing counties
House Speaker Destin Hall’s property tax committee may embark on a side quest, as it’s hearing complaints about a court-opened...
State property tax exemptions costing $2.1B a year
State law already exempts about 12% of all real estate in North Carolina from property taxes, legislative staffers told House...
State urged to bolster outpatient commitment for the mentally ill
North Carolina’s multi-decade revamp of its mental health care system seems to have damaged one of the tools it might...
Grocers, retailers worry about future of food stamps
Food stamps are about the only thing keeping some groceries in rural North Carolina afloat, the head of the N.C....
UNC-CH making big change to student health service
UNC Chapel Hill officials announced on Tuesday that North Carolina’s state-owned hospital system will “lead and administer” the university’s Campus...
Forum highlights economic challenges
Participants at the NC Chamber’s annual forecast forum say the past year has given consumers and managers much to consider...
McHenry: Pressure on fed chair “the wrong thing to do”
Former U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th, joined his one-time colleagues Monday in blasting the Trump administration for launching a criminal...
NC economy in 2026: steady, but masking problems
It’s long been a truism that there are two North Carolinas economically, but that is both an oversimplification these days...
Biz registrations follow a predictable pattern
Ten counties accounted for about 68% of the new-business registrations in 2025, according to the online database provided by Secretary...
