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Will NC be ready for a flood of unemployment claims in a future crisis like COVID?
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe leader of the North Carolina agency tasked with providing aid to unemployed workers says payment...
'Collapse' of Buncombe child care industry? Businesses, leaders call for continuing state funding
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStatewide stabilization grants kept early child care businesses open during the COVID-19 pandemic,...
‘Wrong direction’ bloating local poverty rate has county commissioners seeking answers
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuncombe County's poverty rate is increasing, and commissioners are asking why as the “wrong...
NC seeks more megasites to land next mammoth jobs deal. It’s named its top locations.
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 8 months agoDemand for 1,000-acre-plus commercial sites is at historic highs as supply dips. A cluster of North...
Cooper and NC Chamber of Commerce clash over Black appointees to judicial boards
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGov. Roy Cooper traded blows with the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce this weekend as he accused...
Overpaid unemployment benefits: What to do when your state wants the money back
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoBrothers91/Getty Images It sounds like a good problem to have: receiving more than expected in your...
NC is a top 5 best state for renters in the nation, study shows. Here's how it compares.
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 7 days agoNorth Carolina is among the top five states for renters, according to a study by ConsumerAffairs....
U.S. Bank fined $36M over freezes of COVID-era unemployment benefits
Banking Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoU.S. Bank will pay nearly $36 million in connection with customers’ inability to access unemployment...
Local briefs: Chamber Breakfast held; Immaculata STEM lab to open; HAC names new director
Times-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLocal leaders discuss economy at Chamber Breakfast The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce held its...
Report shows county's economic growth continued
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 2—CALDWELL COUNTY — A new report shows that Caldwell County continues to improve its financial situation as it moves out of a Tier 1 designation (most economically distressed) to Tier 2 ...