NC health insurance consumers drawn to policies
RALEIGH — Health insurance enrollment during the first few months of the federal overhaul law was stronger in North Carolina than in all but four other states, a new report released Monday said. […]
Construction employment up 10 percent in Charlotte while falling statewide
CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte metropolitan area saw a 10 percent increase in construction employment in November over November 2012, by far the largest gain in the state, which lost jobs […]
Dems, GOP seek to define issue for 2014 elections
WASHINGTON — In a competitive district east of Denver, Democrat Andrew Romanoff is counting on voter anger at a divided and ineffectual Congress to help him unseat three-term Republican Rep. […]
NC, SC populations keep growing
RALEIGH — North Carolina and South Carolina keep growing at a strong clip. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday its national and state-by-state population estimates. It projected North Carolina’s population at nearly 9.85 million people as of […]
Obama reversal on health plan gets mixed reviews
RALEIGH — President Barack Obama’s decision a month ago that allowed people to keep insurance policies once slated for cancellation under the federal health overhaul has received a mixed response […]
Builder claims drilling rights under Fla. homes
BRANDON, Fla (AP) — When Mallory and Zach Sinclair were looking for their first home, they swooned over a new townhouse in the Brandon subdivision of Whispering Oaks. With well-manicured […]
Obama move on canceled plans may touch 475K in NC
RALEIGH — Some of the more than 473,000 North Carolina residents whose health insurance policies were canceled by their companies for not meeting new federal coverage standards may get to keep their current […]
Federal government to sue North Carolina over new voter law
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will sue the state of North Carolina for alleged racial discrimination over tough new voting rules, the latest effort by the Obama administration to fight back against a […]
N.C. ranked 4th in best states for business
Virginia is back on top of a national ranking for the best states for business, with North Carolin not far behind in 4th place.
In the Publix interest: Consumers have been pushing for an N.C. presence; the grocer obliges
Mike Silvers of Highland Creek doesn't have to drive to Spartanburg, S.C., to visit a Publix grocery store. But he still has to drive across the state line, and he and many others in the state are longing for the Lakeland, Fla.-based grocer to open stores north of the border. Evidently Publix has taken heed, with three Charlotte area stores announced and many more in the pipeline.
N.C. Woman: Grandson foreited house he did not own
When Gaybbrell Shereise Cofield pleaded guilty last year to selling crack cocaine, he agreed to let the government take his grandmother's home as well as property that has been in the family for generations.
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