Roadblocks to Rebuild: Gov. Stein says North Carolina needs more federal support to recover from Helene

ONE YEAR LATER IN, THE GOVERNOR AND OTHER STATE LEADERS SAY IT’S A LONG ROAD AHEAD TO FIX I-40, WHICH YOU CAN SEE UP ON THIS HILL BEHIND ME. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ROADBLOCKS THEY MENTIONED, INCLUDING FUNDING. AND I’M GRATEFUL FOR EVERY FEDERAL...

Countdown to disaster: Remembering Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts on North Carolina one year later

Hurricane Helene became the deadliest storm to hit North Carolina, and its devastating impacts, resulting in $59 billion in damage, still linger one year later. Helene brought catastrophic flooding and more than 200 landslides, leading to the mass...

OPINION: We need to rethink disaster recovery in North Carolina

By Patricia McIlreavy, Lynette Bell This Saturday—Sept. 27, 2025—marks one year since Hurricane Helene flooded Western North Carolina with five months of rain in just three days. The storm caused widespread damage, affecting homes, businesses,...

Total economic impact of Helene estimated at almost $60 billion in North Carolina

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, (WBTV) - Sept. 26, 2025, marked one year since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida. Hours later, the storm would pass through the Carolinas, causing severe damage to mountain communities. According to the National...

Fujifilm Biotech opens new $3.2 billion factory in North Carolina

Fujifilm Biotechnologies officially opened a new Holly Springs, North Carolina biomanufacturing factory on Wednesday, September 24. The plant currently employs 680 employees managing eight 20,000 liter mammalian cell culture bioreactors for use in...

Rare Video in North Carolina: Snake attack in Triad; Warning: Graphic video of animal being eaten

Have you ever been out for *** walk and all of *** sudden you stumble on *** wildlife action moment and you can't believe what you've just seen? I heard rustling in the leaves and noticed *** snake. Extension agent Rebecca Krafts had her National...

Fujifilm Biotechnologies Opens $3.2B Manufacturing Site in North Carolina

Fujifilm Biotechnologies announced the opening of its $3.2 billion manufacturing site in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The company opened the first phase of the planned facility with a capacity of 8 x 20,000-liter mammalian cell culture...

Artists drew her to Asheville. Now this business owner is helping them recover from Helene

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — In October 2023, Amy Kelly and her partners opened The Radical, a hotel in Asheville's River Arts District. Less than one year later, Helene swept through western North Carolina, ravaging the community she'd picked as the...

Fujifilm Biotechnologies opens commercial-scale cell culture manufacturing site in North Carolina

Fujifilm Biotechnologies opens commercial-scale cell culture manufacturing site in North Carolina September 26, 2025 | Friday | News Represents one of the largest cell culture biomanufacturing sites in North America Fujifilm Biotechnologies has...

Chimney Rock welcomes visitors a year after Hurricane Helene's devastation

CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. (WTVD) -- One of the mountain towns hit hardest by Hurricane Helene is finally welcoming back visitors one year later. Chimney Rock, a popular tourist destination in Western North Carolina, was cut off for months after...

Checking in on one western North Carolina town a year after Helene

This weekend marks one year since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina. The wind, mudslides and massive flooding caused billions of dollars in damage, and Helene is blamed for 108 deaths in the state. The mountains still have a long...

Business Briefs (9/26/25): BofA raises minimum hourly wage 

BofA raises minimum hourly wage CHARLOTTE – Bank of America has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 per hour. With the increase, the minimum annualized salary for full-time employees in the U.S. will rise to more than $50,000. The increase,...

North Carolina Medicaid patients face care access threat as funding impasse continues

North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services due to a funding impasse. RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Medicaid patients face a threat of reduced access to services — before separate changes approved within President...

A non-profit leads big volunteer effort post Helene in Western North Carolina

After Helene, communities across Western North Carolina were in need of relief and leadership. A Black Mountain resident stepped up, creating a non-profit to provide help when it was needed most. Now one year later, he’s taking that fight from...

North Carolina Workers’ Comp Settlement Amounts by Body Part in 2025

When someone is hurt on the job, one of the first questions is: How much will workers’ compensation pay? The truth is, the amount depends heavily on which body part was injured, how severe the injury is, and how much time it takes to recover. The...

Fujifilm opens cell-culture manufacturing facility in North Carolina

Fujifilm Biotechnologies had a grand opening ceremony for its commercial-scale cell culture manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina. The first phase of the manufacturing site opens with a capacity of 8 x 20,000 L, supporting drug...

The Rise of Data Centers and Electricity Demands on Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina

Data centers have generated unprecedented controversy across the country over the past two years, but have attracted the most attention in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. Each of those states is currently experiencing a strong surge in...

North Carolina Legislature Passes Bill Spurred by Fatal Knife Attack on Ukrainian Refugee

This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: North Carolina Legislature Passes Bill Spurred by Fatal Knife Attack on Ukrainian Refugee The bill, in part, looks to unblock a freeze on executions in a state with the death penalty. The...

Business News | Resilience AI Launches Resilience360 ID 24-72 Hour Scan to Be Climate Risk Aware

VMPL New Delhi [India], September 26: As natural disasters and structural stressors put over $150 billion in global assets at risk. Resilience360™, is a modular software which expands from individual building exposure profile for climate events to...

North Carolina solar EPC Blue Ridge Power laying off 500+ people

Blue Ridge Power, the North Carolina-based engineering, procurement and construction subsidiary of solar developer Pine Gate Renewables, will reportedly lay off more than 500 employees by November 18. Credit: Blue Ridge Power Blue Ridge Power...