NC colleges look to expand advanced manufacturing
Source: Education News
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 08:54:05 -0700 | education-news
North Carolina 's community colleges are working to train factory workers comfortable in a new manufacturing world of computers and robots. State community college leaders are meeting Friday with manufacturers to assemble training courses in line with a skills certification...
Secure Cheap Raleigh Auto Insurance At Lowest Prices For People With Bad Credit
Posted by: davidtylor
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-17 00:22:03 -0700 | business-news
Securing cheap Raleigh auto insurance has been made easier with a large number of insurance companies operating in Raleigh and interesting discounts offered by these companies. A consumer, who is on the lookout for affordable car insurance that fits his...
NC nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered
Source: Fox
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 20:05:20 -0700 | green-news
N.C. A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said. Operators...
House, Senate differ on how to pay for tax cuts
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 18:21:55 -0700 | political-news
The divide between legislative Republicans over how to revamp the state's tax code became clear Thursday as House leaders unveiled their plan, calling it a more measured approach than one outlined last week by the Senate. The House legislation offers...
Regional partnership braces for loss of state funding
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 13:43:33 -0700 | business-news
The Charlotte Regional Partnership is bracing for a loss of $500,000 in state funding, or 16 percent of its budget, through legislation that would eliminate state dollars for regional economic development groups in North Carolina. A bill, sponsored by Sen....
Edwards to speak at retreat a year after his trial
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 19:35:38 -0700 | disasters-news
Former presidential contender John Edwards is setting out on the speaking circuit. The former U.S. senator and 2004 Democratic vice-presidential nominee from North Carolina is scheduled to appear June 6 at a private retreat in Orlando, Fla., for lawyer clients...
NeoNova moves headquarters to Raleigh
Source: PR Newswire
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 07:29:31 -0700 | technology-news
NeoNova brokers cloud applications and services for rural and regional ISPs and thousands of small businesses nationwide. The company serves more than 500,000 end users on behalf of its ISP affiliate partners spanning 38 states. Over the last two years,...
NC House Republicans set to unveil tax plan
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 04:52:50 -0700 | business-news
House Republicans offered their own North Carolina tax overhaul plan Thursday that would reduce personal and corporate income tax rates and expand the sales tax to cover more services. The proposals scope is much narrower than what Senate counterparts offered...
NC lawmakers push socially conservative bills
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 21:03:11 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) Socially conservative issues ranging from abortion to the application of Islamic Sharia law were debated in the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday ahead of a critical deadline to keep bills alive this session. Bills that don't require...
NC lawmakers nearing 'crossover' deadline
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 18:24:04 -0700 | technology-news
N.C. (AP) The North Carolina General Assembly worked Wednesday through dozens of bills both commonplace and contentious legislation before a self-imposed cutoff designed to whittle down the topics they can consider through 2014. The House worked into the evening as...
Smokers may soon get to light up in beaches and parks again
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 13:16:43 -0700 | political-news
This semester, Wake Tech sophomore Micheal Proulx says he had a 15-minute walk from English to a finance class that would've been perfect for a cigarette. Instead, Proulx usually waits until after his last class to smoke a Camel Crush...
Coastal jetties cap would end in NC Senate bill
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 17:17:49 -0700 | political-news
N.C. (AP) A cap on the number of new coastal jetties built along North Carolina's coast approved two years ago would be eliminated and other restrictions on them would be repealed in a bill recommended Tuesday by a Senate committee...
Health advocates oppose NC Senate smoking bill
Source: SF Gate
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 13:02:48 -0700 | health-news
N.C. (AP) Health advocates say a North Carolina Senate bill would repeal hundreds of local and community college rules restricting smoking outdoors. The Senate Environment Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would prohibit local governments and community colleges from enacting...
Andrea Stinson part of N.C. State’s 2nd sports Hall of Fame class
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 22:18:57 -0700 | sports-news
State before going on to a successful career in pro basketball...State Athletic Hall of Fame on Monday, doesn't remember her prolific college career for any one basket or win...Monday when Yow's sister, Debbie, called to tell her the news about...
NC Moral Monday demonstrations bring more arrests
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 19:50:00 -0700 | political-news
Nearly 200 protesters crowded inside the Legislative Building early Monday evening, singing, chanting and echoing many of the same concerns that demonstrators have for the past three Mondays. As members of the state House of Representatives tended to business, North...
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