Economy /economy Economy en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:55:00 GMT How N.C.-grown wheat fuels America's appetite for Cheez-Its /term/news/2025-04-02/north-carolina-wheat-cheez-its Kellanova produces 8,000 pounds of Cheez-Its an hour at its Cary bakery. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:55:00 GMT /term/news/2025-04-02/north-carolina-wheat-cheez-its Bradley George 42nd Street Oyster Bar has closed its doors after about a 100-year run /term/news/2025-03-31/raleigh-42nd-street-oyster-bar-closed 42nd Street Oyster Bar was a popular seafood restaurant in Raleigh. The nearly century-old establishment closed its doors on Sunday. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:33:51 GMT /term/news/2025-03-31/raleigh-42nd-street-oyster-bar-closed Sharryse Piggott Dollar Tree sells NC-born Family Dollar to private equity firms /term/news/2025-03-26/dollar-tree-sells-family-dollar Dollar Tree is selling Family Dollar for $1 billion a decade after it bought the North Carolina company for $8 billion. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:13:05 GMT /term/news/2025-03-26/dollar-tree-sells-family-dollar Will Michaels NC Treasurer Brad Briner on State Health Plan, pension and budget management /show/due-south/2025-03-24/nc-treasurer-brad-briner-on-state-health-plan-pension-and-budget-management Leoneda Inge sits down with state treasurer Brad Briner to discuss his planned approach to the role. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:20:00 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-24/nc-treasurer-brad-briner-on-state-health-plan-pension-and-budget-management Leoneda Inge, Stacia Brown Wake County hopes to end 'sticker shock' with two-year property revaluations /economy/2025-03-18/wake-county-sticker-shock-property-revaluations-real-estate Residential values in Wake County grew by more than 50% during the last revaluation, which wrapped up in 2024. Wake added almost $92 billion to its tax base in the previous four years, as it remains one of the fastest-growing urban counties in the nation. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:22:24 GMT /economy/2025-03-18/wake-county-sticker-shock-property-revaluations-real-estate Bradley George Some Triangle residents turn to ‘co-living’ and ‘co-buying’ rather than face affordable housing shortage alone /show/due-south/2025-03-17/co-living-co-buying-affordable-housing-shortage With no end in sight to the affordable housing shortage, renters, buyers, and developers are exploring new ways to create places to call home. Axios reporters Zachery Eanes and Brianna Crane talk with Due South's Jeff Tiberii about "co-buying" and "co-living." Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:49:49 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-17/co-living-co-buying-affordable-housing-shortage Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks /news/2025-03-14/usda-cancels-federal-funding-north-carolina-food-banks The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the programs NC food banks participate in. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:59:47 GMT /news/2025-03-14/usda-cancels-federal-funding-north-carolina-food-banks Sharryse Piggott A new revaluation shows Dare County’s total tax for about 45,000 properties has increased this year /news/2025-03-12/dare-county-property-tax-increase During a Board of Commissioners meeting this month in Dare County, the county’s assessor gave a presentation on this year’s revaluation for property taxes. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:57:00 GMT /news/2025-03-12/dare-county-property-tax-increase Sharryse Piggott First look: Raleigh releases Red Hat Amphitheater renderings /economy/2025-03-11/raleigh-red-hat-amphitheater-renderings-first-look A first look at what we can expect when Red Hat Amphitheater moves in the Spring of 2026. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:21:23 GMT /economy/2025-03-11/raleigh-red-hat-amphitheater-renderings-first-look Brian Burns Trump funding freeze leaves NC transportation projects in limbo /economy/2025-02-28/trump-funding-freeze-nc-transportation-projects-limbo The Biden Administration poured billions of federal dollars into road and rail development, including a new passenger train rail line from Raleigh to Richmond, Virginia. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:24:48 GMT /economy/2025-02-28/trump-funding-freeze-nc-transportation-projects-limbo Bradley George