Ray Gronberg
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Durham mall fills a five-year void
The holiday’s damp and chilly weather lending itself to cabin fever, I made the short drive from my house to...
Lumbee tribe recognition
There’s been some late-hours movement in the drive to secure federal tribal recognition of the Lumbee. On Tuesday the U.S....
Auditors say unemployment claims processing rates still lag
State auditors have criticized the Division of Employment Security’s handling of unemployment claims, saying it was too slow in processing...
Furniture and wire
State recruiters on Tuesday rolled out two more incentive packages that they hope will between them facilitate the creation of...
Cooper touts “Finish Line” grants for community college students
Gov. Roy Cooper’s end-of-tenure victory lap around North Carolina brought him to Durham on Tuesday, where he touted a couple...
Wanted: the definition of “surrounding”
North Carolina’s Supreme Court handed down a decision in a charter-school case last week that could have implications for how...
State lands furniture and wire makers
State recruiters on Tuesday rolled out two more incentive packages that they hope will between them facilitate the creation of...
Helene budget update
As its director warned last week, the Office of State Budget and Management’s revised damage estimates for Hurricane Helene now...
State recruiters land two more projects
Gov. Roy Cooper and his aide rolled out two more state incentive packages on Monday, one each for Caswell and...
Briner names Friedman, Auth to posts
Incoming State Treasurer Brad Briner named Duke Health manager Thomas Friedman to the executive administrator post for the State Health...
DOT-funded center at A&T takes flight
The N.C. Department of Transportation is funding the launch of a new center at N.C. A&T State University to work...
Cooper, Stein sue over SHP appointment
To no one’s great surprise, Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have sued legislative leaders over Senate Bill 382 and...
Disaster funds
From early on, the Cooper administration has been urging the General Assembly to get resources — i.e. money — out...
