Ray Gronberg
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DOT timetable on Helene damage
While the N.C. Department of Transportation is going to move heaven and literal earth to get Western North Carolina’s road...
Some observations about the election
Some observations about the election: First, among North Carolina pollsters, the outcome in broad outline was about what they expected....
S&P offers a forecast for the car industry
Chipmakers like IQE and Wolfspeed that are hoping to make money supplying the EV industry — and the car industry...
Chips and incentives
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the Greensboro semiconductor business lately, partly because of the wait for something called...
More Nukes for NC?
In its approval of Duke Energy’s new Carolinas Resource Plan, the N.C. Utilities Commission tossed an unexpected lifeline to the...
More money in Council of State races
Continuing our round-up of the latest campaign-finance reports for Council of State candidates, we see that Democratic nominee Natasha Marcus...
Volkswagens by any other name
North Carolina auto dealers, through their trade group, are eyeing Volkswagen’s plan to launch a new line of EVs and...
NCInnovation adds to campus hub network
NCInnovation and the UNC System have nearly doubled the number of system universities that are functioning as hubs for the...
Buncombe lowers lodging-tax revenue forecast
Buncombe County expects lodging tax revenue of $24.2 million for fiscal 2025, $10.1 million lower than previously forecast, according to...
Woodson touts NC State’s economic contributions
NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson’s final fall address to the campus community on Wednesday was a victory lap for a...
Greensboro chipmaker Qorvo reports loss
Greensboro chipmaker Qorvo says it’s considering selling part of its business and is transferring a production line from its North...
Hands across the sea
Shigeo Yamada, Japan’s ambassador to the United States, says the two nations’ relationship is stronger than ever. Yamada was a...
State channeling aid to Helene-affected UNC students
Legislators and UNC System officials are trying to help students of the system’s three western universities with their bills in...
