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Digital outage raises a red flag on technology policy
Friday's global software outage is flagging a weak point say technology policy experts who warn of problems ahead as more industries draw from too few service providers.
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Chatham County official optimistic despite latest VinFast delay
While there appears to be another setback for VinFast after announcing Friday that they plan on delaying the opening of its $4 billion factory in Moncure, Chatham County, until 2028, a county official still has confidence that the project will come to fruition.
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Apple delays construction on $552 million RTP campus
Apple Inc. has suspended plans to build a $552 million corporate campus in Research Triangle Park.
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Group raises awareness of scams targeting seniors in NC
With scams targeting senior citizens on the rise, members of the North Carolina Senior Consumer Fraud Task Force representing the offices of North Carolina Secretary of State, North Carolina Insurance Commission, and State Attorney General, along with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, United Way of North Carolina, and AARP North Carolina, wanted to bring awareness of such fraud at a press conference Wednesday at the NC Secretary of State’s office.
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Pilot program enables NC high school students to explore tech fields
North Carolina lawmakers recently authorized pilot programs in 17 high schools across the state with the intention of encouraging more students to pursue high-tech careers. On Tuesday, a joint legislative committee heard an update on the results so far. The pilot programs are housed under the SparkNC label. In 2023, lawmakers OK’ed $3 million in funding...
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Another NC incentive deal falls through as Bandwidth pulls out
North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Economic Investment Committee (NCEIC) officials terminated yet another incentives package Tuesday with a Raleigh-based communications software company after the company said it couldn’t follow through with the required hiring goals.
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NC ranked ninth best state to start a business
North Carolina ranks ninth in the country for starting a business, according to a report from personal finance website WalletHub.
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Allstate’s pulling out of NC incentive deal continues trend
One of the nation’s oldest and largest insurance companies had its incentives package terminated by the North Carolina Economic Investment Committee Tuesday for failing to add thousands of jobs to its operations center in Charlotte.
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Troxler calls for more investment in state agriculture
With a growing population and need for more infrastructure, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler stressed an urgent need for more investment in three department areas during a joint House and Senate Agriculture Committee meeting last week in Raleigh: department staff, farmland preservation, and agriculture research.
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Two more NC business incentive packages fall through
Two companies had their incentives packages terminated Tuesday by the North Carolina
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What is WestEd? Arguments this week could determine what N.C. children learn
The N.C. Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments this week in a politically charged case that could end up determining who controls North Carolina's government education system, how money is allocated for it, and what is taught to North Carolina's children.
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Centene cancels Charlotte HQ plans amid lawsuits and remote work trend
The Centene Corporation, a provider of managed health care services, has backed out of plans to move its east coast regional headquarters to Charlotte. Centene is a $35 billion company, and its $1 billion Charlotte campus was nearly complete after a year of construction. This announcement comes as Centene settled this week with the state...
