3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (636+ words) This is an op/ed by Laura Leatherwood, president of Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock." As many workforce-critical careers require education beyond an associate degree, transfer pathways remain a vital part of meeting this demand. Through transfer pathways…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago  (258+ words) Lucid Bots, which raised $20 million in March to help develop drones and robots, is backing a new partnership to provide Davidson College graduates with opportunities to work in robotics and artificial intelligence. The Davidson Innovation Fellows program will enable as…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (577+ words) This is an op/ed by Laurie Mandell, CEO of United Healthcare Employer & Individual Plans of North Carolina Small businesses are the backbone of North Carolina's economy. They employ our neighbors, fuel innovation, and keep local communities vibrant. Yet many…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (362+ words) The Carolina Ascent Football Club, a women's pro soccer team in its second year, named Margaret Gramann as president of business operations for the team. Gramann says the chance to "build on the team's great momentum" and be a part…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (547+ words) Conventional wisdom that President Donald Trump and Thom Tillis can't get along isn't accurate, the outgoing N. C. senator says. In a speech to the Robeson County Republican Party Saturday night, Tillis said he talked with the president two or three times…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (242+ words) Martin Marietta Materials appointed Christopher Samborski as its chief operating officer, a new position for the company. The move takes effect May 1. He has worked for the Raleigh-based company since 2018, most recently as president of the West and Specialties divisions....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (442+ words) Housing Impact Fund raised more than $100 million in private capital to acquire and renovate more than 1, 500 apartment units for low- and moderate-income residents in Charlotte. It's the third and largest fund for the group launched in 2020 by retired Charlotte investment…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (451+ words) Former Bank of America executive Cathy Bessant has retired as CEO of the Foundation for the Carolinas, which promoted foundation President Laura Yates Clark to lead the nation's fifth-largest community foundation. Bessant has led the Charlotte-based foundation since January 2024, after…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (488+ words) The statewide shift of the NC Tweener List from its original focus on the Triangle added 248 technology startups eligible for potential funding to expand their businesses. The inaugural statewide list unveiled Wednesday signals that the emergence of high-growth tech companies…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (523+ words) A Wake County grand jury issued an indictment that says four prominent North Carolina lobbyists "unlawfully" worked with the North Carolina Spirits Association to provide money that was used to pay for some N. C. lawmakers to attend a lunch, "barrel pick…...