RALEIGH — A new state audit says $7.8 million in first unemployment benefits did not go out in a timely manner between Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023. The report by the North Carolina […]
The North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority recently approved 31 grant requests to local governments totaling $10,982,835. The requests include commitments to create a total of 565 jobs, 135 of which were previously announced. The public […]
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor conducted its annual Statewide Single Audit, examining how $35 billion in federal funds were spent across 618 programs managed by 103 state entities, including the […]
RALEIGH — A report by the N.C. State Auditor’s Office found that the Department of Commerce’s Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) did not “design and implement procedures” to make sure that certain funds were spent […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood’s office has issued a new audit report showing that the first COVID-related unemployment claims were not handled in a timely manner by the Department of Commerce’s Division […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced that Machelle Sanders, current Secretary of the NC Department of Administration, will serve as Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Sanders will replace Tony Copeland who stepped down at […]
RALEIGH – The N.C. Dept. of Commerce reported this week that the state’s unemployment rate increased nearly a full percentage point to 7.3% in the month of September. That represents an increase of 0.8% from […]
RALEIGH – North Carolina’s seasonally-adjusted July unemployment rate was 8.5%, increasing 1 percentage point from June’s revised rate. The national rate decreased by just under 1 point to 10.2%, according to the N.C. Department of […]
CHARLOTTE – Centene Corporation, a Fortune 50 provider of managed care services for public and private health plans, will create an east coast regional headquarters and technology hub in Charlotte. This move is expected to […]
RALEIGH — Last week, the N.C. Department of Commerce released its annual rankings of the state’s 100 counties based on economic status. The report, required under state law, puts each of the state’s counties in […]
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