Business
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Here’s why toilet paper, lumber and other necessities may cost more in North Carolina
The key to the rising costs in certain North Carolina sectors is President Trump’s growing trade war with Canada.
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Fayetteville City Council approves data center rules amid heated meeting
Opponents say Fayetteville is moving too quickly and should focus on developing stronger protections through the moratorium process.
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This manufacturer says it’s bringing 414 new jobs to Wilmington
The 414 new jobs to be added over five years would bring an average annual salary in excess of $85,000, according to Corning.
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Opinion: Don’t be fooled by the tax amendments on your ballot, NC
The constitutional amendments on North Carolinians’ ballot on November 3 promise to lower taxes. They are really about a tax break for the wealthy — not for you, the author writes.
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Raleigh could be forced to allow a new data center, despite moratorium
3 things happening in NC this week, including Raleigh’s data center headache, Charlotte’s jail problem, and Hart Square’s old-timey festival.
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Will AI make workers obsolete? A new NC poll looks at what people think
Of those surveyed, 83% of adults in North Carolina expect AI to eliminate more jobs than it creates.
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Federal hemp restrictions poised to upend North Carolina’ $3.2 billion industry
North Carolina hemp businesses are preparing for new federal rules in December that could force them to overhaul products, find new markets or close.
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NC legislators can’t say how much of the gas tax cut will trickle down to drivers
Senate Democrats said there’s no guarantee that retailers will pass the gas tax cuts to drivers as savings.
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99% oppose Trump plan to log national forests. Here’s why it may happen anyway, including here in NC
Conservationists say it could dismantle a national safeguard for some of the country’s largest remaining blocks of relatively undisturbed forest, threaten wildlife, drinking water, and more.
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What’s next for the $28 billion hemp THC industry fighting to save itself from a federal ban
America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products, including here in NC, faces elimination after Congress voted to close a loophole in the federal law that has allowed it to flourish.
