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Wolfspeed announces bankruptcy plan, giving creditors control

Wolfspeed, a Durham-based semiconductor supplier, announced in a press release on Sunday that it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy under a restructuring agreement they say will strengthen the company’s financial profile and give creditors control.

Theresa Opeka

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Opinion

What EPA’s power play would mean for NC

California might be known for giving birth to the high-tech industry during the 1970s, but North Carolina, with our famed Research Triangle Park, is quickly becoming Silicon Valley East. Over the past three years, Apple announced it would invest $1 billion to build a new Research Triangle campus. Epic Games is converting a defunct mall into its new headquarters. Wolfspeed is building a...

James Lawrence, III
Opinion

Let the science decide on PFAS in water

Saying “per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances” is a mouthful—so let’s stick with the common abbreviation for this group of man-made chemicals: PFAS. And no, you don’t want a mouthful of them. If consumed in high concentrations, PFAS may be harmful to human health. But we don’t know how high a concentration it takes. That’s why the...

Rep. Mark Alliegro