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Jan 14, 2014

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. […]

Jan 3, 2014

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 […]

Dec 31, 2013

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. […]

Dec 31, 2013

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 […]

Dec 27, 2013

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 […]

Nov 18, 2013

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 […]

Nov 14, 2013

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 […]

Sep 30, 2013

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 […]

Sep 25, 2013

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.

Jul 30, 2013

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.

Jan 3, 2012

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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