Ray Gronberg, Author at NC Tribune

Economic Development

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...

Budget & Taxes

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,...

Economic Development

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...

Economic Development

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...

Budget & Taxes

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...

Economic Development

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...

Economic Development

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....

Local

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...

Health Care

Emergency rooms

Hospital emergency rooms across the state are already struggling to cope with mental-health patients, and there’s worry that things will...

Local

Charlotte lands Scout Motors HQ

Meanwhile, in Charlotte, officials announced that Scout Motors, an upstart electric vehicle company that plans a $2 billion assembly plant in...

Local

A big day for North Carolina’s car industry

Toyota executives say their company’s new, $13.9 billion battery factory near Liberty is flexible enough that it can respond to...

Education

Tuition, fees, room and board at UNC flagships

UNC Chapel Hill and NC State officials are moving to propose 3% tuition increases for new in-state undergraduates who arrive...

Local

Duke and private credit

Duke Energy CFO Brian Savoy made waves this week when he told a reporter from Bloomberg that the utility is...

Health Care

Overturning CON

State Treasurer Brad Briner and the State Employees Association of North Carolina have joined forces to support a New Bern...

Health Care

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Recent Stories

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...

Charlotte lands Scout Motors HQ

Meanwhile, in Charlotte, officials announced that Scout Motors, an upstart electric vehicle company that plans a $2 billion assembly plant in...

A big day for North Carolina’s car industry

Toyota executives say their company’s new, $13.9 billion battery factory near Liberty is flexible enough that it can respond to...

Tuition, fees, room and board at UNC flagships

UNC Chapel Hill and NC State officials are moving to propose 3% tuition increases for new in-state undergraduates who arrive...

Duke and private credit

Duke Energy CFO Brian Savoy made waves this week when he told a reporter from Bloomberg that the utility is...

Overturning CON

State Treasurer Brad Briner and the State Employees Association of North Carolina have joined forces to support a New Bern...

Medicaid rebase in court

State lawyers and a team of attorneys from McGuireWoods are due back in court this morning to argue over whether...

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