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North Carolina could have a ‘generational opportunity’ to expand broadband across state

3 years ago  •  Statewide, Business

Zachery Eanes, The Raleigh News and Observer – If a bipartisan infrastructure plan in Congress and a state budget get passed in the coming week, North Carolina could be on …
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NC finally lands Apple campus, bringing $1 billion and 3,000 jobs to Wake County

4 years ago  •  Politics and Government, Business

Anna Johnson and Richard Stradling, News & Observer – After more than three years of courting and an initial snub, North Carolina is finally landing an Apple campus. Apple plans …
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Fortune 500 company to make $70 million expansion, create jobs in Johnston County

4 years ago  •  Business

Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, News & Observer – Manufacturing company Berry Global Inc. is investing $70 million in expanding its Benson plant, a project that will bring 63 new jobs to the …
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Amazon expanding in Charlotte area again. Here’s where new jobs will arrive this year.

4 years ago  •  Charlotte Region, Business

Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer – Amazon is expanding in the Charlotte area again with plans to open three new facilities. The news Monday comes after Amazon last fall announced the …
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Plant Response Expands Portfolio With Wiserg Acquisition

4 years ago  •  Business

Plant Response, WISErg – Plant Response, Inc. announces its acquisition of WISErg, a Seattle-area startup that has pioneered upcycling nutrients from recovered food for use in fertilizer and nutrient efficiency products …
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Robinhood to build customer service center in North Carolina

4 years ago  •  Business, Local, Piedmont

AP – Robinhood, the stock-trading app company, will build a customer service center in North Carolina, creating nearly 400 jobs by 2025, officials announced on Tuesday.

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You’ll pay a bit more for liquor in NC thanks to a 10-year ABC warehouse contract

4 years ago  •  Business, Local, Statewide

Colin Campbell, News & Observer – The N.C. ABC Commission has given a 10-year contract extension to the warehouse vendor that was the subject of a scathing 2018 report from …
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House Democrats ask AG to investigate deals surrounding planned Catawba casino

4 years ago  •  Business

Travis Fain, WRAL – Thirteen House Democrats asked North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein this week to investigate land deals around the Catawba tribe’s casino that’s under construction in Kings …
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Google to bring new engineering hub to Durham, up to 1,000 jobs as part of US expansion

4 years ago  •  Business

Zachery Eanes, News & Observer – Google is opening a new cloud engineering hub in Durham, the California-based tech giant said Thursday. The company said the office could eventually support …
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Fujifilm biotech firm to build massive plant in central NC

4 years ago  •  Business

AP – A subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm Holdings Corp. said Thursday that it will open a massive biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in central North Carolina in 2025, ultimately creating 725 …
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