Ray Gronberg
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3. North Carolina has more low-wage workers than national average
More than 1.5 million workers, or roughly 28% of the workforce in North Carolina, make less than $17 per hour,...
4. Too big to succeed? So many public-private partnerships languish
Developer Donahue Peebles III had a tough job last week. Peebles, an executive with the Florida-based Peebles Corp., had to...
5. After legislative changes, here’s a look at North Carolina’s charter school application process
Last year’s legislative session included multiple new laws that changed the process for how charter schools are approved, renewed, and...
6. Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton...
7. Bald Head Island proposes curfew to curtail juvenile antics
Last summer, stop signs were targeted. This summer, people. The culprits who spurred an increase in complaints and 911 calls...
8. NC Central University participates in a Duke-led telescope project with NASA
North Carolina Central University is one of 14 higher education institutions and government agencies in the U.S. contributing to NASA’s...
9. 184 workforce housing units set for S. Kerr in Wilmington, pending funding
A residential complex, wholly dedicated to workforce housing, is on track for approval in Wilmington. Wilmington Planning Commissioner Ace Cofer...
10. Fill the Western Sky: WCU donors shatter fundraising record heading into public launch
Western Carolina University is coming off the most successful year of philanthropic giving in the institution’s history — momentum it...
1. Mission could still open ER in Arden, despite lack of public hearing, NC judge rules
A North Carolina appellate court has reopened the possibility of Mission Hospital building a new emergency room in Arden. Last...
2. With Tropical Storm Debby, Fayetteville and North Carolina learn from previous devastating storms
Autumn Davis stood on her front porch Wednesday, gesturing toward the mounds of dirt in the vacant lot next door....
3. Local rep, fishermen call on state to improve fishery management after flounder season cancellation
Recreational fishermen have been barred from catching the state’s most valued finifish, the Southern flounder, this year because they exceeded...
4. Anti-Trump group led by ex-GOP operative now targeting North Carolina
North Carolina has tens of thousands of moderate Republicans — and some solidly conservative voters — who have the potential...
5. In the world of nicotine products, Zyn is in
For two years, Austin Collins consumed roughly 14 mg of nicotine a day — the equivalent of nine to 14...