Local Johnson & Johnson to build in Wilson Finally, a bit of good non-Helene news. Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson plans a $2 billion investment at a plant...
Local Duke reports progress on power restoration Duke Energy appears to have made considerable inroads on the power-outage situation in the Carolinas. There are still almost 677,00...
Local An abandoned flood-control fix Reader Matthew Eisley points out that flooding has been an issue in the mountains for a long time, and that...
Local Hurricane Helene’s flooding effects on Asheville’s water system We’ve begun to get a little clarity on why Asheville’s water system is in such dire straits after Hurricane Helene’s...
Local Helene devastates N.C.; 30 dead in Buncombe, officials say It’s going to be a while before the full extent of Hurricane Helene’s toll on western North Carolina is known,...
Local Getting the roads open again The biggest problems, for the moment, are all related: Road, power- and water-supply outages. The storm closed about 280 roads,...
Budget & Taxes The NC Chamber’s legislative scorecard The N.C. Chamber on Thursday released its annual legislative scorecard, which rates General Assembly members on their votes in support...
Local New train service to Chicago f you want to take the train, instead of dealing with all the hassles associated with air travel, it’s fairly...
Local Last call for Thistle & Shamrock A bit of sad news from NPR, WUNC and Scotland: A Charlotte-original institution, The Thistle & Shamrock, is airing for...
Health Care U.S. Senate committee holds hearing with Novo Nordisk’s CEO After a while, Tuesday’s U.S. Senate committee hearing with Novo Nordisk’s CEO became less a roasting of Novo’s pricing of...
Health Care Budd and Moore take on Folwell North Carolina U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, a Republican, joined in the HELP committee’s musings about what he called “an industry...
Local Duke Energy’s application for solar-energy rates in 2023 stands The North Carolina Utilities Commission mishandled Duke Energy’s application for solar-energy rates in 2023, but its decision was well-grounded enough...
Health Care Judges rule against Duke in CON hearing case Court of Appeals judges also waded into a certificate-of-need dispute between UNC Health and Duke Health, invalidating an administrative law...
Health Care The Federal Trade Commission’s battle with pharmacy benefit managers escalates The Federal Trade Commission’s battle with pharmacy benefit managers has escalated, with both sides taking legal action in the past...
Local N.C.’s rural bridges, traffic among worst in U.S. A new report from Washington-based nonprofit research firm TRIP rated the conditions of North Carolina’s rural bridges as 19th...
