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Workforce prompted firm to pick Chatham

A national construction services company chose Siler City in Chatham County for its major new manufacturing facility, citing the strength of the potential workforce there as a major factor.

Youth violence fight in NC communities with many strategies

Addressing trauma is a universal factor in youth violence prevention, researcher says. NC communities point to many success stories.

Chatham County, NC, chosen for home builder manufacturing plant

Innovative Construction Group pointed to community college and workforce training programs as factors in the decision to pick Siler City.

Timber targets hurt NC national forest ecology goals, lawsuit claims

An environmental group coalition accuses the U.S. Forest Service of putting federal timber targets ahead of other concerns, including in NC.

Feds letting timber harvest targets interfere with protecting national forest ecology in NC, lawsuit says

Harvesting enough trees to meet federal timber targets nationally is inappropriately taking precedent over ecological considerations when the U.S. Forest Services sets goals for projects in national forests, including in

Changes in access to services for NC residents with disabilities after compromise halts long legal fight

Disability Rights NC, DHHS compromise in lengthy litigation

A consent order in a Disability Rights NC lawsuit against DHHS could increase community-based services access for people with disabilities. 

Changes in access to services for NC residents with disabilities after compromise halts long legal fight

PRTFs confine kids, federal lawsuit against NC DHHS claims

Plaintiffs allege DHHS is unnecessarily confining NC children in psychiatric residential treatment facilities, where they face abuse.

Votes that didn't count. NC primaries saw 1,647 ballots rejected | Regional

In the 2024 North Carolina primary elections, 1,647 ballots were not counted because voters either didn’t have a photo ID or didn’t return their absentee ballots by the deadline, according