N.C.
Lee County Approves Up to $46 Million in Tax Rebates for Unnamed $1 Billion Sanford Manufacturing Project
Commissioners backed a 12-year property tax rebate for a company identified only as "Project Paragon," a week after Sanford's city council approved about $39.5 million of its own.
Wake County Commissioners Vote 5-2 to Let WakeMed Merge Into Atrium Health
The Sept. 21 vote changes WakeMed's founding documents and shifts control to a 14-member joint board; the deal still faces federal antitrust review and a state attorney general review.
Daimler Truck's 573 Mount Holly Layoffs Were Filed in July 2025; Columbus McKinnon Closed Its Charlotte Duff-Norton Plant in September 2024
Both Charlotte-area manufacturing job cuts described as current are on the public record with earlier dates — Daimler's temporary layoffs ran through September 9, 2025, and Columbus McKinnon's plant shut on September 29, 2024.
Judge Finds Tailei Qi Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in 2023 Killing of UNC Professor Zijie Yan, Orders Indefinite Commitment
Orange County Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour ruled on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, that Qi could not understand the wrongfulness of his conduct, dismissed the charges, and committed him to Central Regional Hospital in Butner.
WakeMed and UnitedHealthcare Sign Three-Year Commercial Contract Effective Oct. 15; Medicare Advantage Remains Out of Network
The deal returns WakeMed hospitals and specialists to UnitedHealthcare's employer-sponsored commercial network on Oct. 15, 2026, after about 11 months out of network, but hospital and specialist care stays out of network for the insurer's Medicare Advantage members.
WARN Notices Show 253 Job Cuts at Truist Affiliate Regional Acceptance in Pitt County, N.C.
Regional Acceptance Corp. told North Carolina on Sept. 15 that it will close offices in Greenville and Winterville as Truist sells $5.5 billion in near-prime auto loans and exits the business.
NC Utilities Commission Denies Duke Energy's $584 Million Gas Turbine Near Planned Amazon Data Center
Regulators said Duke had not proven the 255-megawatt turbine was needed or shown how customers would be shielded from its cost; one commissioner dissented, and Duke may reapply.
National Weather Service Logs 69 MPH Gust at Greensboro Airport as Storms Cut Power to More Than 20,000 in Guilford County
Forecasters issued a string of severe thunderstorm warnings across central North Carolina on Friday, September 18; utilities and city crews reported downed trees and outages into Saturday.
Speakers at Two NCDOT Hearings Oppose 135-Foot Fixed-Span Option for Cape Fear Memorial Bridge; Comment Period Runs Through Oct. 15
More than 60 people spoke in Wilmington on Sept. 14 and about 30 in Leland on Sept. 15, with speakers backing the movable-span design and opposing tolls, as NCDOT says a roughly $773 million to $800 million gap remains on a project now estimated above $1 billion.
Navy Opens Leased Aircraft Maintenance Complex at N.C. Global TransPark in Kinston; State Loaned $350 Million for the Site in 2023
Gov. Josh Stein and Navy officials cut the ribbon Sept. 17 on a state-built, Navy-leased maintenance hangar that officials say will employ more than 400 people in Lenoir County.
UNC Board of Governors Committee Hears Athletics Finance Report: $640 Million in Expenses Against $412 Million in Revenue Across 15 Programs
System staff told the budget committee on Sept. 16 that no UNC campus covers its athletics costs from athletics revenue, and floated subsidy limits and new reporting rules; the committee took no vote.