/tags/siler-city Siler City en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:29:03 GMT /news/2024-10-23/wolfspeed-germany-semiconductor-saarland-chip-plant The Durham-based company announced the project in 2023. It partnered with German auto parts maker ZF to construct the plant in the western state of Saarland, close to Germany’s border with Luxemburg and France. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:29:03 GMT /news/2024-10-23/wolfspeed-germany-semiconductor-saarland-chip-plant Bradley George /news/2024-10-15/biden-750-million-siler-north-carolina-wolfspeed-computer-chips The Biden-Harris administration announced plans to provide up to $750 million in direct funding to Wolfspeed, with the money supporting its new silicon carbide factory in North Carolina that makes the wafers used in advanced computer chips and its factory in Marcy, New York. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:54:55 GMT /news/2024-10-15/biden-750-million-siler-north-carolina-wolfspeed-computer-chips Associated Press /business-economy/2024-05-28/wolfspeed-vinfast-chatham-county-growth-biden-benefit-siler-city Just 81,000 people live in rural Chatham County in North Carolina, where there are more than 1,000 farms. But life is changing. The new Wolfspeed factory that overlooks I-64 will soon produce advanced wafers for computer chips. Automaker Vinfast is scheduled to open a factory next year. Both projects stem in large part from incentives that President Joe Biden signed into law. Tue, 28 May 2024 12:48:13 GMT /business-economy/2024-05-28/wolfspeed-vinfast-chatham-county-growth-biden-benefit-siler-city Associated Press /business-economy/2023-03-08/wolfspeed-siler-city-plant-surge-electric-vehicles The $5 billion Siler City plant, announced last year, will make silicon carbide wafers, which are the building blocks of semiconductors. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:09:41 GMT /business-economy/2023-03-08/wolfspeed-siler-city-plant-surge-electric-vehicles Bradley George /business-economy/2023-02-01/durham-wolfspeed-build-computer-chip-factory-germany The factory, which will make silicon carbide wafers, will be constructed on the site of a former coal power plant in the town of Ensdorf. Wed, 01 Feb 2023 17:31:47 GMT /business-economy/2023-02-01/durham-wolfspeed-build-computer-chip-factory-germany Bradley George /2020-12-13/holiday-on-wheels-latino-church-gets-creative-honoring-patron-saint-despite-pandemic The Rev. Julio Martinez put a portrait of Our Lady of Guadalupe on the back of a pickup truck and celebrated the festival in the front yards of church members. Sun, 13 Dec 2020 21:25:00 GMT /2020-12-13/holiday-on-wheels-latino-church-gets-creative-honoring-patron-saint-despite-pandemic Emma Peaslee /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-23/a-queer-undocumented-north-carolinian-looks-forward-following-major-scotus-decisions The LGBTQ community and DACA recipients are celebrating last week's Supreme Court decisions. In a surprise 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court ruled the Trump… Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:38:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-23/a-queer-undocumented-north-carolinian-looks-forward-following-major-scotus-decisions Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /politics/2020-06-23/a-queer-undocumented-north-carolinian-looks-forward-following-major-scotus-decisions The LGBTQ community and DACA recipients are celebrating last week's Supreme Court decisions. In a surprise 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court ruled the Trump… Tue, 23 Jun 2020 15:38:50 GMT /politics/2020-06-23/a-queer-undocumented-north-carolinian-looks-forward-following-major-scotus-decisions Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-01/meet-mimi-chapman-a-social-work-professor-using-art-to-enhance-empathy The power of art is not lost on Mimi Chapman. She is a professor at the UNC School of Social Work who believes that art can have a profound impact on… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:03:07 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-06-01/meet-mimi-chapman-a-social-work-professor-using-art-to-enhance-empathy Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /education/2015-06-01/meet-mimi-chapman-a-social-work-professor-using-art-to-enhance-empathy The power of art is not lost on Mimi Chapman. She is a professor at the UNC School of Social Work who believes that art can have a profound impact on… Mon, 01 Jun 2015 15:03:07 GMT /education/2015-06-01/meet-mimi-chapman-a-social-work-professor-using-art-to-enhance-empathy Andrew Tie