Emmie Brooks

Business is blooming for florists across NC

February 9, 2023 Emmie Brooks

GREENVILLE — Red roses are typically what come to mind when thinking of Valentine’s florals, but North Carolina florists have begun noticing expansion to other types of flowers for cupid’s arrow to land on this […]

New this week: ‘Banshees,’ Whitney Houston, ‘High on Life’

December 15, 2022 Emily Roberson

This week’s new entertainment releases include rising comedian Atsuko Okatsuka debuts her first HBO comedy special called “The Intruder.” David Letterman travels to Ukraine to sit down with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a special one-off […]

Apple: Most iCloud data can now be end-to-end encrypted

December 14, 2022 Emily Roberson

BOSTON — As part of an ongoing privacy push, Apple said Wednesday it will now offer full end-to-encryption for nearly all the data its users store in its global cloud-based storage system. That will make […]

Airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going

September 6, 2022 Emily Roberson

DALLAS — With summer vacations winding down, airlines are counting on the return of more business travelers to keep their pandemic recovery going into the fall. Air travel in the United States, bolstered by huge […]

Tillis supports access to credit for farmers and ranchers

February 18, 2022 Emily Roberson

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) recently pressed the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to continue supporting agriculture producers’ access to credit. In a letter to NCUA Chairman Todd Harper, Tillis and his colleagues questioned language […]

Major NC employer Citrix sold in private $16.5B deal

February 3, 2022 Emily Roberson

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Citrix Systems, Inc. announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses to be acquired […]

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First Citizens, CIT announce receipt of regulatory approvals for merger

January 6, 2022 Emily Roberson

RALEIGH —First Citizens BancShares, Inc., the parent company of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, and CIT Group Inc., the parent company of CIT Bank, N.A., jointly announced that their previous proposal to merge the two companies has received approval from the […]

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Business preview 2022: Strong forecast tempered by virus concerns

December 31, 2021 Emily Roberson

RALEIGH — The U.S. economy still remains under threat from a spike in inflation, shortages of labor and supplies and the potential impact of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. But for now, Americans are […]

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Business year in review: NC finishes strong

December 28, 2021 Emily Roberson

RALEIGH — North Carolina fought its way back this year. With wins across multiple sectors of our economy – manufacturing, life sciences, biotech, tourism and small business — our state has consistently shown that we […]

ROBERSON: Adoption should always be an alternative

December 8, 2021 Emily Fulghum Roberson

Our son’s birth mother had every reason in the world to terminate her pregnancy. She is a former opioid abuser who had fought her way back into recovery, likely made more precarious by the stress […]

Articles by Emmie Brooks

Business is blooming for florists across NC

New this week: ‘Banshees,’ Whitney Houston, ‘High on Life’

Apple: Most iCloud data can now be end-to-end encrypted

Airlines count on business travelers to keep recovery going

Tillis supports access to credit for farmers and ranchers

Major NC employer Citrix sold in private $16.5B deal

First Citizens, CIT announce receipt of regulatory approvals for merger

Business preview 2022: Strong forecast tempered by virus concerns

Business year in review: NC finishes strong

ROBERSON: Adoption should always be an alternative

A Surry County grand jury found enough evidence against Michael Boaz
State audit leads to indictment of former Pilot Mountain town manager

A Surry County grand jury found enough evidence against Michael Boaz