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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to tour different parts of North Carolina to spotlight his nation's title as the state's biggest foreign investor. The visit is part of a larger trip that included a stop at the White House to discuss global security concerns with President Joe Biden
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Nearly two dozen “clean energy” projects have been built or proposed in North Carolina, many in counties that have been ravaged by job losses in textiles, furniture, and other industries.
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Reporter Joanne Drilling talks about six-figure salaries in the South and which industries have seen significant pay increases in recent years.
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The location near Greensboro will serve as Toyota’s epicenter of lithium-ion battery production in North America. It will be a key supplier for the Kentucky-based plant tasked with building Toyota's first U.S.-made electric vehicles.
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The company employed about 700 people in Taylorsville.
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The recruitment push comes as many state agencies are struggling to retain workers.
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The jobless rate has been slowly dropping since late last year.
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North Carolina’s state government agencies are facing a major worker shortage. They’re looking to the legislature this year to increase salaries so they can better recruit and retain employees.
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Credit Suisse executives say it's too early to talk about job cuts. It announced plans to eliminate 9,000 positions late last year.
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The report says North Carolina ranked ninth in the U.S. for tech job growth from 2016 to 2021.