Ray Gronberg
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9. What do visitors like about Haywood County?
More than 75 percent of visitors to Haywood County are making return trips, and about that same percentage rank their...
10. UNC Asheville names new provost following announcement of $6M deficit
UNC Asheville has selected Yvonne Villanueva-Russell for the position of provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, effective July...
1. UNC’s $97 million online education gambit hits headwinds
Project Kitty Hawk, named for the town near the Outer Banks site of the Wright Brothers’ historic first flight, has...
2. How facilities meant to help kids with mood disorders are falling short in North Carolina
When children with severe mood or behavior disorders require intense therapeutic care, they can end up in one of the...
3. Algorithms guide senior home staffing. Managers say care is suffering.
Two decades ago, a group of senior-housing executives came up with a way to raise revenue and reduce costs at...
4. Despite climate change, coastal property values are on the rise. Researchers point to two reasons.
A new economic model from North Carolina researchers suggests that tax incentives for high income property owners and federal subsidies...
5. Five rail crossings to permanently close as part of $9.8M Wilmington beltline project
A project in the works will change the ways rail travels in Wilmington, including closing some crossings and making improvements...
6. Eastern Band of Cherokee dispensary will not sell recreational marijuana on 4/20
Plans for the state’s first recreational marijuana sales are on hold as the Eastern Band of Cherokee announces their marijuana...
7. As the Wilmington area continues to grow, is the Fort Fisher-Southport ferry ready?
As they walked down East Moore Street in Southport, Jacques and Marie Tremblay were having an animated conversation that anyone...
8. Wilson Circle K to add Krystal, 24 EV charging stations
The Circle K located off U.S. Highway 264 on Raleigh Road Parkway West is getting some major upgrades with its...
9. As scratch-off sales soften, NC lottery officials turn to higher-priced tickets, online games
When the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission met last week, the focus was largely on how lucrative mobile sports betting...
10. UNCW Blue Economy Index goes live on Bloomberg
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Blue Economy Index is live on Bloomberg terminals as of last month, according to...
1. Fresh start: Duke Energy’s coal-to-natural gas
The Roxboro coal-fired plant has been a key power generator since 1966. It’s slated to close within a decade, forcing...