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"Our community colleges are our not-so-secret weapon when it comes to building a talented workforce," said Cooper.

At August’s Council of State meeting, North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall said her department faced “a crisis” over inadequate funding for agency staff. Addressing elected members of N.C.’s Executive Branch, Marshall, a Democrat who has served since 1997, said her department’s 185 employees have been required “to do more and more and more

By Beth Lawrence

Dr. Brian S. Merritt will be leaving his position as president of McDowell Technical Community College on Aug. 31 to begin his new job with the NC Community College System.

Job openings in the Triangle continue to hit new lows, falling below 230k this week for the first time since WRAL TechWire began tracking data. However IT job openings across the state are stabilizing, a new report says. Take a look at the numbers.

North Carolina's information technology job sector appears to have stabilized after months of steep declines at just north of 16,000 postings. While just over half the number of postings in 2022, the June 23 total climbed from a record low in May, according to a new report.

First for business but last in education? What an embarrassment for NC. | Letters the editor

Virginia: A Top State for Business CNBC has released the national rankings for the 2023 Top States for Business and Virginia has moved up one spot this year ...

Henderson County (Jul 12, 2023) - One day before CNBC revealed from the Biltmore Estate in Asheville that North Carolina was named Americas Top State for Business for the second consecutive year, the network ran a series of teaser clips to help viewers guess the winner.

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