North Carolina’s rapid population growth is fueling economic success while quietly straining the systems beneath it. As infrastructure lags and real estate pressures mount, small businesses face rising costs, tighter competition and uncertain futures — raising a critical question: can the state sustain its growth without losing the local character that built it?
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UNC strives for better brand, adopts interlocking NC as primary logo
Story by Harry Crowther UNC-Chapel Hill has a new (but old) logo. In early November,…
From fiber to floor: A Durham startup’s sustainable spin to North Carolina’s textile industry
As North Carolina’s textile industry searches for a new identity, companies like CICIL are testing whether sustainable, locally sourced products can revive a fading legacy.
How bargain stores fund a Republican megadonor’s political spending
Nat: Roses Discount Stores Track: Theresa Kinlaw has shopped at Roses Discount Stores for…
TikTok is in limbo — here’s how college influencers feel
Nat: TikTok Ahmadi: It’s making them money Gillian Riley: I’m gonna go into debt probably…
A major shakeup in the Minor League: The politics of the Carolina Mudcats exit from Zebulon
The town of Zebulon’s crest hanging in Town Hall. Zebulon has been home to the…
Politics, baseball culture muddle feelings on Carolina Mudcats’ move to Wilson
Story by Ethan Horton Visuals by Carson Elm-Picard The Carolina Mudcats, the minor league baseball…
‘They need us because of their trust in us’: The fight to stay alive in N.C.’s pharmacy deserts
Story by Korie Dean Graphics by Hailey Haymond Photos by Gabrielle Strickland YANCEYVILLE, N.C. —…
NC Highway maintenance is behind and won’t catch up any time soon
Story by Brian Keyes Graphics by Hailey Haymond Photo by Dana Gentry $3.4 billion. That’s…
Doing it on her own: Kate Franklin’s blindness won’t stop her
Story by Korie Dean Photos by Nash Consing HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — Kate Franklin sat in…