North Carolina’s House Bill 130: Energy Choice/Solar Decommissioning Requirement - Now in Effect
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - WRAL: Japanese pharma company to invest up to $530M in Sanford - Japanese pharmaceutical company Kyowa Kirin — which in February said it would build a $200 million plant in Sanford — is actually...more
Agriculture - SPECTRUM NEWS: The dog days of summer - prime time for tobacco harvest - The modern farmer and the process of harvesting tobacco — North Carolina’s cash crop of old — have both evolved thanks to advances...more
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 - THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: With little oversight, NC poultry farms raise 1 billion birds a year. Who pays the cost? Johnny “Van” Garris sees how North Carolina’s poultry industry has grown every time he leaves...more
Economic Development - WWAY NEWS: Visitor spending increases in all 100 North Carolina counties- All 100 North Carolina counties saw in increase in tourism dollars, according to data released Wednesday by the North...more
Economic Development - AREA DEVELOPMENT: NVR Expands-Plans Kings Mountain-Fayetteville, North Carolina, Operations - NVR, Inc., a leading homebuilder, will expand its capacity in Kings Mountain and build a new facility...more
Agriculture - WECT: N.C. Senator addresses future of industrial hemp and CBD amid uncertainty of legal status - Since 2017, farmers in North Carolina have legally grown cannabis sativa, better known as industrial hemp,...more
Agriculture - FOX 8: NC farmers feeling impact of rising fuel costs - NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says farmers all over are struggling right now. “I would say right now that agriculture faces the most...more
Agriculture - SPECTRUM NEWS: $50M in aid available to Western N.C. farmers who lost crops, livestock to Tropical Storm Fred - Farmers in 11 western North Carolina counties can now apply for assistance to recoup damage...more
Agriculture - WRAL: Dangerous, deadly avian flu found at new site in NC as poultry farmers remain on high alert - A highly dangerous strain of bird flu has been confirmed in 53 wild birds at three sites across North...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
Economic Development - WRAL TECH WIRE: Good news for jobs seekers: 3 major sites report growth in Triangle help wanted - Hiring not only is picking up nationally but also in the Triangle. Proof? Activity is picking up...more
Agriculture - WRAL: Thanksgiving is going to be more expensive this year, NC farmers say - Thanksgiving is going to cost more this year, particularly because rising prices of corn, turkey and sweet potatoes. North...more
Agriculture - SPECTRUM NEWS: Wetter hurricanes are a concern for N.C. farmers - Hurricanes are having big impacts on many different ways of life in North Carolina. That's especially the case for our state's farmers....more
Agriculture - The National Law Review: The End is Near for North Carolina's Hemp Pilot Program - The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services ("Department") and the North Carolina Industrial Hemp...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 - SPECTRUM NEWS: New numbers show agriculture is top industry in N.C. Soybean, corn and peanuts are major crops in North Carolina. More than 400 million pounds of peanuts are produced each year, making the...more
Economic Development - NC COMMERCE: German Industrial Automation Company to Build U.S. Headquarters in Gaston County with $7.8 Million Investment - KNOLL America Inc., a supplier of conveyor and filtration systems,...more
Economic Development - TRIAD BUSINESS JOURNAL: Triad projects help NC win Gold Shovel award for economic development - Three Triad economic development projects were rated among the state's top 10 by Area Development...more
Agriculture - SPECTRUM NEWS: Changing Face of N.C: Burlington hydroponic farm at the forefront of sustainable agriculture trend - Hydroponic farming has been around for hundreds of years, but it's not necessarily what...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
Agriculture - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: Farm bill passing NC Senate includes new biogas permits - The annual farm bill pushed by Senate Republicans won the full chamber’s approval Tuesday, including a provision that would...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
Last week the NC General Assembly took a spring recess, during which many members took the opportunity to put their ideas for the state on paper, leading to 248 bills being filed. Since the Senate's bill filing deadline was...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