North Carolina A&T creates new Aerospace and Aeronautics Engineering Program

North Carolina A&T State University is starting a new aerospace and aeronautics program this fall.For over 2o years, A&T has had an aerospace curriculum that fell under their mechanical engineering program. Now, students can obtain a bachelor of...

North Carolina’s clean energy sector raises alarm on cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

TMG & Haartz Solutions Plans Bostic, North Carolina, Manufacturing Operations

Related Research TMG & Haartz Solutions, a new joint venture to supply synthetic leather materials for automotive interiors, plans to establish operations in Bostic, North Carolina. The $51 million project is expected to create 125 jobs over the...

Stein urges opposition to Trump budget, warning of major job losses, sky-high energy bills

President Donald Trump’s budget plan doesn’t only threaten to kick hundreds of thousands of people off of Medicaid in North Carolina and shut down rural hospitals across the state, Gov. Josh Stein wrote to the state’s Congressional delegation on...

North Carolina Gov. Stein vetoes bill repealing interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed legislation Wednesday that in part would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set for power generation in a 2021 law, arguing that...

Gov. Stein vetoes energy bill reducing emissions standards

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoed legislation Wednesday that in part would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set for power generation in a 2021 law, arguing that the bill would have discouraged diverse...

On Senate Floor, Tillis Offered Inside Look Into the Lobbying Against Clean Energy

Sen. Thom Tillis had cast off any election worries by the time he took to the Senate floor this week to provide a rare window into the lobbying that already is slowing down the U.S. transition to cleaner energy sources. The North Carolina...

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' raises concerns over future of solar, clean energy

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Senate passed the Trump-backed "Big, Beautiful Bill" on Tuesday, which means that buying solar panels could soon become more expensive. Dave Hollister is the CEO of the solar energy company, Sundance Power Systems. His...

Stein vetoes 3 bills, including money-saving energy bill

Gov. Josh Stein signed seven bills into law on Wednesday and vetoed three, including a bill that would eliminate the state’s statutory goal to cut carbon emissions by 70% by 2030. According to its supporters, SB 266, The Power Reduction Act, would...

NC Governor signs 7 bills, vetoes 3 over energy costs, privacy and education concerns

RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — On Wednesday July 2, NC Governor Josh Stein took action on 10 bills. He signed seven bills into law and vetoed three, his office said. Stein rejected or vetoed the following bills: Senate Bill 266 House Bill 549 Senate Bill...

‘Objects hold energy’: Author posits that British Museum in London is full of ghosts

In the summer of 2015, Noah Angell was at a loud East London pub for a friend’s birthday when he noticed that some of the people gathered were having an animated conversation about the ghosts at the British Museum. The group had all worked...

North Carolina partners with LinkedIn Learning to enhance professional development for state employees

(RALEIGH) – On Tuesday, the State of North Carolina launched access to LinkedIn Learning for eligible state employees. LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning industry leader in online training, with a digital library of over 20,000 courses covering...

North Carolina now in top 5 states for lightning deaths

(Photo: Pixabay/MGN)DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — July ranks highest in terms of lightning-related deaths and injuries in the United States. Plus, for the first time, North Carolina ranks in the top five states for lightning-related deaths. It is...

Stein vetoes three bills on energy, audits and charter schools

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Wednesday vetoed three Republican-backed bills, saying they would increase costs for families, threaten personal privacy and weaken school accountability. One of the vetoed bills, called the "Power Bill Reduction...

North Carolina’s clean energy sector raises alarm on cuts in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

CHARLOTTE — As Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” before the self-imposed July 4 deadline, North Carolina’s clean energy sector is sounding the alarm about provisions in the bill focused on clean energy they say...

Cutting of clean energy tax credits projected to reverse sector’s growth

As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax credits are going to hurt. “[The changes]...

The AI Advantage: Experts Share How AI Is Revolutionizing Real Estate—and Why the Potential for Agents Is Limitless

Remember 1995? If you were of a certain age in the mid-’90s, you’ll recall what it was like when the internet barreled onto the scene, omnipresent and rapidly changing every facet of our personal and business lives—whether we wanted it to or not....

In big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax credits were going to hurt....

Century 21 Expands in North Carolina with New Affiliation

Century 21 Real Estate LLC has announced it is increasing its brand’s presence in northeastern North Carolina with the affiliation of Carolina Land and Home Realty in Ahoskie. The full-service brokerage was bought by current broker/owner and Tar...

Petroleum Transport Co. Acquires Pope Transport

Petroleum Transport Corp. recently announced that it has acquired E.J. Pope & Son, Inc., which does business as Pope Transport. The deal includes Pope Transport’s fuels transportation business, which is comprised of a fleet of nearly 50 tractors...