Ray Gronberg
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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...
Auditor reports on spend-down of COVID stimulus
As of the end of fiscal 2023-24, about 54% of a $5.4 billion chunk of money that came North Carolina’s...
NCSU seeks OK for semiconductor degree
UNC’s Board of Governors meets this week to address a docket that includes an NC State proposal to launch a...
Scout HQ decision sparking criticism in S.C.
One state’s business-recruiting win is another’s nascent political issue, judging from reaction of a South Carolina gubernatorial candidate. U.S. Rep....
DEQ OKs water-quality permit for MVP Southgate
The MVP Southgate gas pipeline project has cleared another regulatory hurdle, this time at the state level. N.C. Department of...
Emergency rooms
Hospital emergency rooms across the state are already struggling to cope with mental-health patients, and there’s worry that things will...
