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Home insurers argue for a 42% average rate hike in North Carolina
With many western North Carolina residents still lacking power and running water from Hurricane Helene, a hearing began Monday on the insurance industry's request to raise homeowner premium rates statewide by more than 42% on average.
In Boone, a taqueria serves warm, fresh food to hundreds in Helene-ravaged Watauga County
A Mexican restaurant in Boone has vowed to keep serving warm food for victims of Hurricane Helene as long as it's needed.
Toyota Tsusho pays nearly $14M for Winston-Salem property
The purchase by Toyota Tsusho could connect Forsyth County to the Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina plant in Liberty.
'Part of history.’ Cherokee dispensary starts first recreational cannabis sales in Southeast
This weekend, a pocket of North Carolina became the first in the Southeast to have legal recreational marijuana sales.
Restaurants, shops and trails coming to 100 acres of Wake Forest University land
The project, located near the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds and Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, is called “The Grounds.”
17,000 AT&T workers in Southeast strike over contract negotiations
More than 17,000 AT&T workers in nine states across the Southeast are on strike after accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer.
A cosmetics manufacturer brings new investment and more than 100 jobs to High Point
A Florida-based cosmetics manufacturer will relocate to High Point bringing with it more than $8 million of investment along with 108 jobs to the region.
Cannabis business owned by Cherokees in North Carolina to begin sales to any adult in September
The marijuana retailer owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on western North Carolina tribal lands will begin selling cannabis products to anyone age 21 or over next month. Great Smoky Cannabis Co. revealed the Sept. 7 start date Thursday on social media.
Moji Coffee, a workplace for people with disabilities, to close in September
Moji Coffee and More in Winston-Salem is one of the local inclusive workplaces providing opportunities for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But its five-year run is coming to an end.