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Japan’s HI-CHEW Maker Morinaga Investing Over $136 Million In NC Factory
The Mebane, NC produces the popular fruity candy HI-CHEW. Due to high demand, Morinaga will add manufacturing space and production lines. A performance-based grant of $100,000 from the One North Carolina Fund will help facilitate the expansion, contingent on a company capital investment of $115.4 million, the creation of 40 jobs, and local government support.
NC’s Population Surge and Increasing Diversity
North Carolina, especially the Raleigh metro area, is witnessing rapid population growth. Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals that The Triangle has seen one of the largest increases in retirement-age residents nationwide since the pandemic. The number of retirement-age residents has soared by 18.3 percent in Raleigh and over 15 percent in Durham since 2020, nearly doubling the national growth rate.
Oak Island: Sand for sale at a bargain price
The Army Corp of Engineers offered Oak Island Town Council a deal last month that it couldn’t pass up. As part of its bi-annual dredging of the Wilmington Harbor Inner Ocean Bar, the Corps will have access to a lot of sand, something Oak Island can’t get enough of in recent years. That project is scheduled to go out for bid in September and Oak Island was presented an opportunity to purchase some of the sand for bargain prices.
New Bern Southpaws sweep doubleheader over Edenton Steamers to grab division lead
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - Two of the hottest teams in the Old North State League squared off for a doubleheader on Wednesday night and New Bern took both games. The Southpaws earning 1-0 win in game one and an 11-1 win in six innings in game two to walk-off to the division lead.
Children learn about social justice through YWCA Lower Cape Fear event
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Conversations for Peace until Justice Just Is was the name of the event put on by the YWCA Lower Cape Fear on Thursday night. The free event was open to families of all ages so they could learn more about social justice. Children participated in activities...
50+ events happening this weekend
WILMINGTON, N.C. (CAPE FEAR WEEKEND) - Are you looking for events this weekend? Well there’s a lot of live music, everything from world-renowned bands like the Eli Young Band and local performers. There’s also many pop-up markets, some even bringing it back in time with selling physical vinyl’s, DVDs and cassettes.
Police: Man accused of pointing gun at Wilmington traffic was not armed with a weapon
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A portion of College Road near UNCW closed Thursday, July 18, after police received a report of a man pointing a gun at traffic, according to the Wilmington Police Department. Per the WPD, officers responded to the 600 block of College Road at around 9:30...
Incentive package of $13M lures Nipro headquarters to North Carolina
(The Center Square) – Nipro, manufacturer of medical surgical and renal products, has been lured to North Carolina by an incentive package of more than $13 million. The 70-year-old Japanese company secured a $2.48 million grant from the state toward a $397 million manufacturing center and American headquarters. It is eligible for other assistance such […]
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s wife speaks at pregnancy center that offers ‘abortion pill reversal’
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) — Abortion has remained a hot topic in the 2024 North Carolina election cycle, particularly after state lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto in order to pass a law restricting abortions in the state. Democrat Attorney General Josh Stein has run numerous ads attacking his opponent, Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, and heavily […]
No state budget this year means Medicaid could run low
NC Medicaid costs fluctuate each year. The state Department of Health and Human Services forecasts how costs might change and asks the legislature for funding adjustments based on those predictions. For the 2024-25 fiscal year, the department asked for almost half a billion dollars extra to meet higher costs —...
‘Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown Finally Buys Her Own Property
Janelle Brown recently visited her daughter, Maddie Brown Brush in North Carolina, and now the news arrived that the Sister Wives star has purchased some property there. It comes hot on the heels of another business venture that she started. TLC Star Janelle Brown Moved On From Kody. The former...
Robeson County woman wins over 300K with NC lottery digital instant win
One woman in Robeson County turned $1 into over $300,000 when she decided to play one of North Carolina Education Lottery's new digital instant win games.Carletta Woodall said she was about to go to sleep Thursday night when she decided to play."I couldn't sleep after that," she laughed.Woodall won the epic jackpot in the Bison Bonanza game, a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot. The odds of that win are 1 in 31 million.She already has one plan for her winnings."I've never been to Vegas so I want to take a trip there," Woodall said.She claimed her prize at lottery headquarters nd after required federal and state tax withholdings, took home $245,316.In addition to her trip, Woodall plans to do some home repairs and share her winnings with her family.
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