U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that the USDA is helping rural communities in North Carolina address some of their immediate needs and foster long-term economic growth. Loans and grants are being offered to help people...
Energizer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ENR) today announced plans to invest $43 million in expanded manufacturing operations and jobs in Asheboro over the next several years. The move will also create 144 jobs over the next three years and 178 total jobs over five years. The...
Data from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration shows that North Carolina has 634 shortage designations in the healthcare industry, including 186 primary care shortage areas, with a lack of at least 395 full-time equivalent physicians.
North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted April 2023 unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, decreasing 0.1 of a percentage point from March’s revised rate. The national rate decreased 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.4 percent. North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased 0.1 of...
Average gas prices in North Carolina have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,092 stations in North Carolina. Prices in the state are 21.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 11.04...
The NC Values Coalition is reporting that new legislation would protect the rights of conscience for practitioners and entities and would stop the hemorrhage of people leaving the healthcare profession. They cite a recent survey which found that nine out of 10 of...
