North Carolina’s House Bill 130: Energy Choice/Solar Decommissioning Requirement - Now in Effect
Economic Development - STREET INSIDER: Duke Energy awards $250,000 in grant funds to support economic development in North Carolina - The Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $250,000 in grant funds to the Economic...more
Agriculture - CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS: Oyster trail designed to protect threatened industry - Wild oyster populations in North Carolina have experienced dramatic declines; the number of harvested bushels dropped from...more
On Monday, July 11, 2022, Governor Roy Cooper announced that he would end North Carolina’s State of Emergency in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic on August 15, 2022, nearly two and one-half years after first declaring it....more
Agriculture - PUBLIC RADIO EAST: NC Dept. of Agriculture taking applications for Swine & Dairy Farm assistance - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has started its Swine and Dairy...more
Agriculture - WBTW: Fire on North Carolina's Pilot Mountain 100% contained; more than 1,000 acres burned - The Grindstone Fire that began at Pilot Mountain one week ago is now 100% contained, the N.C. Department of...more
On June 18, 2021, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 255 into law. The law contains two significant changes to the legal procedures in medical malpractice actions in North Carolina....more
Agriculture - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: NC town calls itself a 'Bee City' but HOA says backyard hives must go - Dawn Reid lives in a designated Bee City — where the mayor himself is a beekeeper — but a recent conflict...more
Agriculture - WRAL: New Orchard of chestnut trees begins on Cherokee territory - But all hope is not lost: a new partnership between the American Chestnut Foundation and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians aims to...more
Economic Development WRAL: Apple Picks Triangle for $1 Billion campus, thousands of new high-paying jobs - Apple on Monday announced a new $1 billion-plus campus and engineering hub that will create thousands of...more
The 2021 Legislative Session continued to pick up pace this week. The Senate is now in the throes of crafting its budget after holding joint meetings with the House over the past month. Senators are expected to continue their...more
Economic Development - WRALTechwire: Packaging firm plans new jobs $70M investment in Johnson County - Berry Global, a Fortune 500 manufacturer and marketer of plastic packaging, plans an investment of more than $70M...more
Economic Development - NC DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: Fintech Company Robinhood to create nearly 400 new jobs in Mecklenburg county - Robinhood Markets, Inc., a California-based financial services firm, will create nearly...more
Agriculture - US NEWS: COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers Long-denied Aid to Black Farmers - “It’s a significant piece of legislation that’s going to help thousands of farmers get relief,” said John Boyd Jr., founder and...more
March 10, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of Governor Cooper’s COVID-19 emergency declaration in Executive Order No. 116. Last year the General Assembly passed a civil immunity statute for our health care heroes....more
Agriculture - WNCT: North Carolina agriculture commissioner says State Fair is on for this fall North Carolina’s agriculture commissioner declared Wednesday that there will be state fairs this fall, and he encouraged...more
Agriculture - WITN: Commissioner Troxler to deliver State of Agriculture address virtually Commissioner Steve Troxler will deliver his annual update on the state of agriculture in North Carolina on February 24 at 10 a.m. ...more
Economic Development - WRAL TECH WIRE: NC's new Department of Commerce leader is veteran life science exec, NCSU grad Veteran pharmaceutical company executive Machelle Sanders, a North Carolina native and former board...more
Economic Development - GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD: Loren Hill named Piedmont Triad Partnership economic development director - The former president of economic development for the city of High Point has been named a top...more
Work at the General Assembly this week focused on COVID relief and school reopening. 2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications (S 36) - Legislators this week passed a bill (S 36) to address various COVID issues. Consistent...more
Economic Development - AREA DVELOPMENT: PennyMac Financial Services Establishes Cary, North Carolina, Mortgage Fulfillment Center - PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. will invest $4.3 million into PennyMac Loan...more
Agriculture - WNCT: Local farmer becomes first woman with the N.C. Farm Bureau to serve a national leadership position - People in cities are not the only ones struggling in the pandemic. Farmers are, too....more
Governor Cooper has now approved the 2021 North Carolina State Medical Facilities Plan (the "SMFP"). The SMFP is the definitive annual resource detailing the policies and projections of need for specific health care...more
The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine reached North Carolina this week, and medical personal at several hospitals received the shot. North Carolina currently has the Pfizer brand vaccine, with hopes of receiving the Moderna...more
Agriculture - CALDWELL JOURNAL: Three To Join The N.C. Agricultural Hall Of Fame - Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced the addition of three new members to the N.C. Agricultural Hall of Fame – John Holman...more
Economic Development - THE NEWS & OBSERVER: Who will pay for Downtown South? Raleigh debates incentives as rezoning vote nears. Downtown South returns to a city advisory board Thursday as the developers press for a...more