The University of North Carolina Wilmington Blue Economy Index is live on Bloomberg terminals as of last month, according to Richard Keary, an advisor on the project. The UNCW team that built the index announced the news on LinkedIn Wednesday, after learning from its calculation agent INDXX that the index...

The Roxboro coal-fired plant has been a key power generator since 1966. It’s slated to close within a decade, forcing the utility to seek new energy sources. A windblown hill of coal ash on the shore of Person County’s Hyco Lake may seem like an odd place from which to...

In the past 15 years, two New Hanover County representatives introduced legislation aiming to strengthen North Carolina’s free speech protections — but for unclear reasons, the bills never made it out of initial committees. North Carolina is one of 17 states without an anti-SLAPP law, an acronym for strategic litigation...

As many states struggle with workforce shortages across the health care industry, there’s a national effort to give dentists and dental hygienists more authority to work in multiple states without going through a time-consuming licensure process in each one. Two licensing compacts are being floated, one by the Council of...

Forsyth Technical Community College is working to improve how student parents access child care on campus. The two-year college is part of a new coalition called the Child Care for Student Parents Cohort. The cohort is led by New America, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. Iris Palmer, the...

The continuing spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains a major public health concern and results in enormous disease burden, with more than 774.7 million cases and 7.0 million deaths registered worldwide as of 18 February 2024 (ref. 1). Emerging evidence...

Durham’s tourism agency is calling for the city to invest in a new convention center as part of a sweeping plan to improve its downtown and visitor industry. Why it matters: The Triangle’s downtowns are all seeking ways to reinvigorate themselves after the pandemic changed daily commuter and work patterns,...

Summerfield denied NAACP allegations that the town has a long history of “perpetuating segregation and discriminating against non-white residents of Guilford County” with its zoning laws and land use and zoning decisions. Calling the allegations “meritless,” Summerfield said in a statement yesterday (March 21) it “denies that it has engaged...

A recent multimillion-dollar court settlement involving realtor commissions has left many unanswered questions in the real estate industry, especially when it comes to who will benefit and who will be disadvantaged. Those answers will indeed come in time, but for now, at least one thing is clear — and those...

The embattled head of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is stepping down following recent criticism by Republican state lawmakers over his department’s closure of a Fayetteville retirement home for veterans. Walter Gaskin, a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant general who has led the department under Democratic...

Utility trailers, the lifeblood for many small businesses and a resource for outdoor enthusiasts hauling boats and equipment, have become a target for thieves. The High Point Police Department recorded five utility trailer thefts last year. So far this year police already have handled four thefts. Davidson County Sheriff’s Office...

When online sports gambling went live in North Carolina the day before that ACC Tournament commenced, no one doubted it would be popular. But members of the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission, which has oversight of sports gaming, got their first look at hard numbers at its meeting Wednesday morning....

A court ruling last week in a Currituck County case could have echoes across North Carolina, including in Buncombe County. The case centers on the ways counties and municipalities can use occupancy tax dollars, which are paid by visitors every time they stay in commercial lodging such as a hotel...

The Fayetteville Public Works Commission will soon have new electricity rate plans for its massive consumers of electricity, such as factories, whose bills may run into the tens of millions of dollars per year. The PWC — Fayetteville’s city-owned electricity, water and sewer provider — is holding a public hearing...

Biscuitville’s new hash brown casserole was too good. Soon after its chain-wide rollout, it had to be pulled from the menu. The casserole, which debuted in October 2023, had been created by a member of the company’s culinary operations team, perfected by store leaders, and blessed by president and CEO...