Ray Gronberg
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Duke seeks average 13% rate hike for residential users
Duke Energy is asking state regulators to approve an increase of more than 13% in its rates in 2027 for...
NCORR head sees last housing-construction projects beginning this year
Officials intend to have all the remaining home rebuilds left from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence under construction by the end...
Another round for Jockey’s Ridge
The Coastal Resources Commission is trying, once again, to come up with a protection rule for Jockey’s Ridge that another...
NCORR “a disaster from the start,” audit says
State Auditor Dave Boliek’s review of the N.C. Office of Recovery and Resiliency is complete, and it should come as...
Finance-services firm Aspida adding 1,000 jobs in Durham
Novartis wasn’t Wednesday’s only Durham-related recruiting win, as financial-services firm Aspida said it plans to add 1,000 jobs here in...
Novartis expanding Triangle operations
Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG is poised to expand an existing factory in Durham and build new ones in Durham and...
Construction contractors fear worker shortage after ICE raids
Hundreds of workers at commercial construction sites aren’t showing up for work this week in Charlotte and Raleigh because of...
Out of state enrollment becoming problem for UNC’s N.C. Promise
UNC officials are looking to strengthen financial penalties against any of the system’s four N.C. Promise universities that enroll too...
Maersk moving U.S. HQ to Charlotte
Charlotte’s landed its second corporate headquarters project in as many weeks with Tuesday’s announcement that international shipping giant Maersk will...
Magnet maker to build factory in Benson
RTP-based Vulcan Elements says it’s going to build a $1 billion magnet factory in Benson, a project that has it...
Auditor sees $386 million in unspent salary money at DHHS
State Auditor Dave Boliek on Tuesday waded into the middle of the Stein administration’s debate with legislators about Medicaid funding,...
Chamber water report calls for regional planning
North Carolina’s water-resources planning has considerable strengths, but to keep it a plus factor in the state’s business-recruiting wars, officials...
The Rise Cos. exiting hemp business
A prominent N.C. hemp business is on the block, in part because of new federal legislation that drastically tightens the...
