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Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration

5:00am May 19, 2025

Horse racing depends on thousands of workers without legal status, and industry leaders fear that Trump's soft touch toward the industry in his first term will not persist in his second.

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Business

Leader of Randolph County Toyota plant steps down, new president named

1:57pm May 16, 2025

by Paul Garber

Sean Suggs is retiring in June, the company says. He’s been in charge of manufacturing and the start of production at the nearly $14 billion plant.

Business

Bitty & Beau's Coffee in downtown Winston-Salem to close

4:31pm May 09, 2025

by Paul Garber

The closure of Bitty & Beau’s Coffee was announced by a sign on the door of the Fourth Street location, explaining that the business faced financial burdens it could not overcome.

Politics & Government

Watauga workforce housing bill fails to advance in legislature

3:17pm May 08, 2025

by Paul Garber

House Bill 306 would have given Boone, Blowing Rock and Watauga County Board of Education the opportunity to provide workforce housing for municipal workers and teachers.

Image shows South Fork Middle River near Blowing Rock

Politics & Government

Bill would create options for affordable workforce housing in Watauga County

3:32pm April 10, 2025

by Paul Garber

House Bill 306 would authorize Boone, Blowing Rock and the Watauga County Board of Education to provide workplace housing for town and county staff and teachers.

Arts & Music

Eastern Music Festival dispute heads to National Labor Relations Board

4:33pm March 04, 2025

by Paul Garber

The complaint filed with the labor board argues that the festival must maintain the status quo as negotiations between the two sides continue. That would include going on with this year’s festival as planned.

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In child care centers and on farms, businesses are bracing for more immigration raids

5:00am February 28, 2025

The Trump administration's immigration positions — including mass deportation — have put businesses that employ people without legal status on notice.

Economy

PVH to close Yadkin County center, affecting more than 300 jobs

5:30am January 28, 2025

by Paul Garber

PVH is among the largest employers in the county, says Bobby Todd of the Yadkin County Economic Development Council.

Dockworkers go on strike, snarling traffic at East and Gulf Coast ports

1:12am October 01, 2024

Union dockworkers at ports across the U.S. began walking picket lines early Tuesday, snarling the movement of billions of dollars' worth of goods.

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Amazon India workers say they're overworked and mistreated during a brutal heat wave

6:00am September 30, 2024

Amazon India says it ensures breaks and worker safety, but workers tell NPR they're pressured not to stop for water or to use the toilet, especially while processing same-day orders.

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