Economic Development /tags/economic-development Economic Development en-US Copyright Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:30:21 GMT Japanese medical device company adding 232 jobs in Greenville /politics/2024-07-17/japanese-medical-nipro-greenville-manufacturing-jobs-cooper Japanese medical device company Nipro plans to build its new American headquarters and manufacturing plant in Greenville. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 19:30:21 GMT /politics/2024-07-17/japanese-medical-nipro-greenville-manufacturing-jobs-cooper Colin Campbell Harnett County celebrates opening of new jetport terminal /business-economy/2024-07-16/harnett-county-opening-jetport-terminal The $6 million Harnett Regional Jetport Terminal opens with the goal of bringing more business to the county. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:58:33 GMT /business-economy/2024-07-16/harnett-county-opening-jetport-terminal Sharryse Piggott Authority overseeing Hurricanes' arena approves development plan for multi-use district around venue /news/2024-06-27/pnc-hurricanes-arena-development-plan-multi-use-district The Carolina Hurricanes said the governing body for PNC Arena has approved a development agreement to create a long-discussed mixed-use district around the arena. The project includes entertainment, retail and office space, as well as a music venue, apartments and a hotel. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:02:05 GMT /news/2024-06-27/pnc-hurricanes-arena-development-plan-multi-use-district Associated Press After two hurricanes, Fair Bluff moves its downtown to higher ground /politics/2023-12-01/hurricanes-fair-bluff-downtown-flooding-nc-lumber Mayor Billy Hammond and other town leaders came up with a dramatic plan to address repeat flooding: build a whole new downtown-style commercial district a few blocks up the street on higher ground. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:38:13 GMT /politics/2023-12-01/hurricanes-fair-bluff-downtown-flooding-nc-lumber Colin Campbell Wendell — once a sleepy suburb — grapples with traffic, development as NC’s fastest-growing town /politics/2023-11-17/wendell-fastest-growing-north-carolina-town-development East of Raleigh, the once sleepy suburb of Wendell ranked as the fastest-growing town in North Carolina between 2020 and 2021, with a population that increased by 16% in a single year. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:18:17 GMT /politics/2023-11-17/wendell-fastest-growing-north-carolina-town-development Colin Campbell In Bertie County, some of North Carolina's fastest-shrinking towns seek a turnaround /politics/2023-11-10/bertie-county-north-carolina-shrinking-population-main-street While North Carolina’s urban areas are seeing rapid growth, more than 20 of the state’s 100 counties have seen their population decrease in recent years as residents move away for better opportunities elsewhere. Those population declines are sharpest in northeastern North Carolina. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:12:08 GMT /politics/2023-11-10/bertie-county-north-carolina-shrinking-population-main-street Colin Campbell Record year for life sciences investments in North Carolina /science-technology/2023-01-17/record-year-for-life-sciences-investments-in-north-carolina Companies announced 33 projects this year that will total $2.1 billion of investments and more than 2,700 new jobs in life sciences and related industries, according to a new report. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:52:05 GMT /science-technology/2023-01-17/record-year-for-life-sciences-investments-in-north-carolina Jason deBruyn New Campaign Hopes To Bring Greensboro's Young Professionals Back Home /business-economy/2021-03-18/new-campaign-hopes-to-bring-greensboros-young-professionals-back-home A new effort in Greensboro hopes to woo young people back to the third-largest city in North Carolina. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 21:10:03 GMT /business-economy/2021-03-18/new-campaign-hopes-to-bring-greensboros-young-professionals-back-home Naomi P. Brown New Economic Measurement Highlights North Carolina's Growing Wealth Gap /business-economy/2020-12-04/new-economic-measurement-highlights-north-carolinas-growing-wealth-gap The inventor of gross domestic product — the sum of all goods and services of a particular nation — warned that it was not a good measurement of human… Fri, 04 Dec 2020 16:54:13 GMT /business-economy/2020-12-04/new-economic-measurement-highlights-north-carolinas-growing-wealth-gap Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao ‘The Canary In The Coalmine’: North Carolina’s Housing Crisis /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-23/the-canary-in-the-coalmine-north-carolinas-housing-crisis Affordable housing is in limited supply in many communities in North Carolina. The problem is particularly acute in Wake and Mecklenburg counties, where… Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:58:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-23/the-canary-in-the-coalmine-north-carolinas-housing-crisis Amanda Magnus, Josie Taris, Frank Stasio, Jason deBruyn