Ray Gronberg
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Found money
The state treasurer’s office was also in the news Thursday because it announced that it’s “uncovered $170 million in unspent...
Briner and BlackRock
State Treasurer Brad Briner and many of his Republican colleagues around the country are once again at odds with BlackRock,...
Tourism update
Buncombe County saw an estimated 10.8% reduction in visitor spending in 2024, a year where Hurricane Helene’s devastation left its...
Wolfspeed: Big loss, feds intervene in Chapter 11
Wolfspeed says it lost $1.6 billion in fiscal 2024-25, more than its loss in the prior two fiscal years combined....
Agritourism battles
An Orange County farm is putting the state’s policies around conservation easements and agritourism to the test. The Triangle Land...
Who can talk to the Utilities Commission?
NC WARN and the Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates battled recently over whether NC WARN would be able...
Black Caucus united against DEI veto overrides
Leaders of the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus says all 41 of its members will stand steadfast in keeping the House...
Stein’s energy task force
Gov. Josh Stein has formed a 26-person “Energy Policy Task Force” to advise him and the General Assembly about how...
Feds make deal over Medicare fraud
Federal prosecutors say a Charlotte company has agreed to pay a $1.4 million criminal penalty “to resolve a criminal investigation...
Genentech breaks ground
Barely three months after announcing the project, Genentech officials have broken ground on their planned $700 million fill-and-finish factory in...
Supremes, lies and school buses
The state Supreme Court has overturned the N.C. Department of Transportation’s 2019 firing of an employee accused of falsifying the...
Power players
North Carolina’s top energy-market watchdog believes the increasing demands for electricity from of data centers, factories and other large-load business...
As Cabarrus turns …
They just don’t stop having drama in Cabarrus County. The Charlotte Observer and other media outlets in the Interstate 77...
