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    NC’s March Employment Figures Released

    Source: North Carolina Department of Commerce Raleigh, N.C. - The state’s seasonally adjusted March 2024 unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, unchanged from February’s revised rate....

    The Next Steps in Broadband Expansion

    From the Hendersonville Lightning State Rep. Jake Johnson on Wednesday announced the first steps in a plan to embark on the largest expansion of internet...

    New Report Emphasizes State’s Continued Economic, Business Growth

    By Libby Wakefield, reporter for The Daily Tar Heel The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina released its 2023 annual report on March 28, emphasizing the state's continued economic growth,...

    Fujifilm Expands Wake County Project with 680 More Jobs, Average Pay $110,000

    by Kevin Ellis, BusinessNC Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies plans to expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Wake County, adding 680 jobs and investing $1.2 billion in...

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    House Legislators Ramp Up Oversight of School Materials

    Legislators enacted the Parents’ Bill of Rights in 2023,...

    Gov. Josh Stein Reverses Disastrous, Unprecedented Medicaid Cuts

    Months after manufacturing a crisis over Medicaid, Gov. Josh...

    Speaker Destin Hall Forms Select Committee to Study Property Taxes

    A hallmark of conservative reform in North Carolina the...

    Conservatives Dominate Pro-Business Legislative Rankings

    Two pro-business advocacy organizations, North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation (NCFree)...