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iStockphoto.comIn Wake, North Carolina's most populous county, a family of four would need to make just over $81,000 a year to meet basic needs. -
Employees at the Boone Starbucks voted 33-2 on Saturday to form a union. According to barista Grace Marvell, the vote allows the 48 workers to negotiate for better working hours and a higher hourly wage.
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School transportation coordinators say the recent surge in fuel prices is making it more expensive to buy diesel to power buses, and that's pinching school budgets. -
Two new North Carolina solar farms owned by a subsidiary of Duke Energy have begun generating electricity. And for the first time, they're selling it to the company's regulated consumer side.
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Government officials announced the project Wednesday as local and state boards approved hefty financial incentives for Boom Supersonic. Officials say the proposed $500 million operation at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro could generate at least 1,750 jobs by 2030.
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Bank of America is slashing the amount it charges customers when they spend more than they have in their accounts and plans to eliminate entirely its fees for bounced checks.
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Spirituous liquor sales increased during the pandemic and have not slowed even after lockdown restrictions have eased.
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North Carolina's unemployment rate is continuing on its downward arc. The state Commerce Department said on Friday that the seasonally adjusted rate fell from 4.1% in October to 3.9% in November. North Carolina hasn't logged a rising monthly unemployment rate since September 2020, after the state's economy shook off the tightest COVID-19 lockdown and commerce restrictions from the first half of last year. The number of people employed in the state grew in November by over 18,100 to more than 4.84 million, while those unemployed fell by about 10,200.
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The rate of people moving from one residence to another is up across North Carolina during the pandemic — and it's putting a strain on movers.
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In this two-part series "The Wood Energy Dilemma," reporters from WFAE and WUNC visit communities feeding the world’s appetite for wood energy.
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State officials have scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference to announce a major economic development project at an 1,800-acre plot called the Greensboro-Randolph Megasite about 20 miles southeast of Greensboro.
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The budget designates nearly $26 billion in spending this fiscal year, and $27 billion the next. North Carolina is the final state in the nation to get a budget.
