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    Manufacturer of Lithium Battery Parts Snags Facility for 545-Job Project in Lincoln County

    By Collin Huguley, Staff Writer for the Charlotte Business Journal The company behind a $140 million project serving the lithium battery industry has signed its lease...

    North Carolina Railroad Co. Awards Grant For Rail-Served Battery Gigafactory

    By Stuart Chirls for FreightWaves A $750,000 grant from a state-owned rail corridor is helping to establish a rail-served, first-of-its-kind battery gigafactory in North Carolina. The...

    Jewelry Insurer Picks Raleigh for 200 Jobs

    By Ben Tobin – Greater Triangle Growth Reporter, Triangle Business Journal A jewelry insurance company is investing millions of dollars to launch an "innovation hub" in Raleigh...

    NC’s July Employment Figures Released

    Source: North Carolina Department of Commerce The state’s seasonally adjusted July 2023 unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, unchanged from June’s revised rate. The national rate...

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    Gov. Josh Stein Vetoes Key Reform Legislation, Setting Up Potential Veto Overrides Later in the Year

    As legislators wrapped up Long Session, Gov. Josh Stein...

    House Passes Funding for Critical Services, Prioritizing Raises for State Employees and Teachers

    Long Session adjourned last week without a full budget...

    Legislature Passes $700 million in Funding for Hurricane Helene Relief, Signed Into Law by Gov. Stein

    The Legislature passed House Bill 1012 with unanimous votes...

    House and Senate Pass Bills Cracking Down on DEI in State Government, Public Education

    This week the House passed on a party line...