Top 10 1. Smithfield Foods plans IPO, invests in N.C. hog producers Chris Burritt/Business North Carolina Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer and employer of more than 10,000 in North Carolina,...
Top 10 2. Flood impacted businesses in limbo Jimmy Potts/The Mountaineer A last-minute rush for small business owners to apply for low-interest loans as part of the hurricane...
Top 10 3. As Lenovo Center authority settles on first renovations, process takes unexpected twist Luke DeCock/The (Raleigh) News & Observer In October 2022, preparing for the $300 million renovation of the Lenovo Center, the...
Top 10 4. As AI advances in NC health care systems, state leaders call for oversight Emily Vespa/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger As North Carolina’s health care systems increasingly expand their use of artificial...
Top 10 5. Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A Mission Hospital pharmacy program that provides and tracks patients’ medications to ensure their safety has...
Top 10 6. No timeline for service restoration after Winston-Salem cyber attack April Laissle/WFDD Radio Nearly two weeks after a cyber attack crippled much of Winston-Salem’s online infrastructure, city officials still don’t...
Top 10 7. Man sues EBCI for wrongful prosecution Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News A man initially convicted in a Cherokee Tribal Court for playing a role in a debilitating...
Top 10 8. Brooklyn Arts District one step closer to being Wilmington’s pilot social district Shea Carver/Port City Daily An area of North Fourth Street in Wilmington could be welcoming patrons for the first time...
Top 10 9. NC By Train announces record growth for third year in a row Cole Sams/CBS 17 News With 2025 now underway, NC By Train will try to build on the record growth they...
Top 10 10. Supreme Court to decide fate of porn bans this month Nolan McKendry/The Center Square Lawmakers, free speech advocates and pornography sites across the country are waiting for the U.S. Supreme...
Top 10 1. Bank seeks $40M in unpaid loans from NC senator’s family farm. She says it’s ‘offensive’ Will Doran/WRAL News One of the nation’s biggest growers of sweet potatoes has been put into receivership after defaulting on...
Top 10 2. Asheville estimates $18M in lost revenue after Helene; where were biggest losses? Sarah Honosky/Asheville Citizen Times The city estimates $17 million-$18 million in revenue loss for the current fiscal year due to...
Top 10 3. 10 ways North Carolina health care providers are harnessing AI Emily Vespa & Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Faced with a growing health care worker shortage and provider...
Top 10 4. Last North Carolina legislative races get finalized, confirming GOP loss of veto-proof control Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina General Assembly elections were finalized Monday as officials issued certificates to the winners...
Top 10 5. CFPB sues Berkshire Hathaway-owned mortgage lender for alleged predatory practices WFDD Radio The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday that it is suing a Tennessee-based mortgage lender owned by...
