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    North Carolina’s December Employment Figures Released

    The state’s seasonally adjusted December 2024 unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, unchanged from November’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage...

    Pratt & Whitney Will Expand Asheville Plant in $285 Million Project, Adding 325 Jobs

    From the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX), will expand its turbine airfoil manufacturing plant in Buncombe County,...

    Ag Census Gives Insight on NC Farming

    By Dr. Jeffrey H. Dorfman, Dr. Hugh C. Kiger, and Dr. Alejandro Gutierrez-Li for N.C. State University The 2022 Census of Agriculture was released this...

    NC’s Population Growth Continues Around its Cities

    By Zachery Eanes and Alex Fitzpatrick for Axios Raleigh North Carolina continues to be home to some of America's fastest-growing large counties coming out of the pandemic...

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    Crossover at the North Carolina General Assembly Explained

    Crossover is a deadline self-imposed on the NCGA by legislators.

    House Bill Would Extend Driver’s Licenses to Address DMV Backlog

    By A.P. Dillon for the North State Journal A bill...

    NC’s Lumbee Tribe Sees Long-Sought Recognition as Closer than Ever

    By Danielle Battaglia for The Raleigh News & Observer...

    JetZero Eyes NC for 10,000-job Advanced Aircraft Factory

    By Lauren Ohnesorge and David Hill for the Triangle Business Journal A next-generation jet...