Federal rollbacks of emissions rules and EV incentives, now challenged in court by states and cities, have deepened uncertainty for U.S. automakers. As companies hesitate and scale back electric plans, China accelerates ahead, leaving the industry split between short-term profits and long-term competitiveness in a global EV transition.
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Population Growth Fuels Change Across North Carolina’s Business Landscape
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?
Cut off from opportunity: International students and the U.S. visa crackdown
UNC–Chapel Hill campus, students crossing the quad between classes. Story by Emaan Parvez The number…
Streaming vs. Cinema: What the Duffer Brothers’ Move Means for NC Film Culture
The Varsity Theatre marquee stands above the entrance to the longtime Franklin Street cinema in…
Streaming vs. cinema: What the Duffer brothers’ move to Paramount means for the future of theaters
Story by Mackenzie Thomas Photos by Jinrui Liu Dozens of phone screens go dark…
‘What we’ve been trying to do is help farmers operate again’: Farmlands six months post Helene
LEAD: It’s been more than six months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, resulting…
How Chapel Hill’s oldest neighborhood impacts the housing crisis
Photo By: Henry Thomas [Nat sound: Knock on door] Welcome to Cobb Terrace. McCullough: This…
Higher prices affecting Chapel Hill restaurant owners as inflation stalls
Vimala Rajendran, owner of Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe, stands outside the restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C.…
How college students can future-proof themselves in the age of artificial intelligence
Universities around the country are working to adapt to the world of AI as students…
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…