Atlantic coast braces for Earl

Even while computer models were predicting Hurricane Earl would only brush the Atlantic seaboard, emergency officials in North Carolina and Virginia were taking no chances Wednesday, preparing to meet the threat of potential hurricane force winds and storm surge along vulnerable coastal areas.

Triangle unemployment remains relatively low

Although North Carolina’s economy continues to struggle, workers in the Triangle are experiencing unemployment rates significantly below the statewide average. read more

Tourists quit NC islands as Earl nears East Coast

Powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor...

An International Manufacturer of Steel Tubing Opens a New Plant in North Carolina

To meet the needs of a growing customer base in the United States, Solaris Industries, an international manufacturer of steel tubing, officially opened its plant in Kings Mountain, North Carolina today.

Warnings aim to move vulnerable away from Earl

Updated at 6:37 p.m. RALEIGH — State and local governments moved to protect the North Carolina coast’s most vulnerable people Wednesday, announcing evacuations and school closings as Hurricane Earl swept toward the Outer Banks. Three counties...