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SHARE MORRISVILLE, N.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigations annual Internet Crime Report shows a record number of cyber crime complaints in 2020. What You Need To Know $4.1 billion were lost to cyber crimes in 2020 Cyber crime complaints have continued to increase for at least the past five years Cyber security jobs are projected to increase over the next decade According to the report, last years complaints from the American public increased 69% when compared to 2019. The complaints total...

by Jim Shamp, NC Biotechnology Center — April 21, 2021 . MORRISVILLE – San Francisco-based medical genetics testing company Invitae is investing $114.6 million to bring its wide-ranging test manufacturing capability to North Carolina, adding 374 life sciences jobs to the Research Triangle area. The company, whose name is pronounced “in-VEE-tay,” is moving into the rezoned and renovated 25-acre site of the former Morrisville Outlet Mall on Airport Boulevard, now with 245,000 square fe...

Suspect, victim were married days before Raleigh killing, documents show Eric Gael Hernandez-Mendez, left, and Christina Maria Matos. (Source: WNCN) By CBS 17 Digital Desk | April 9, 2021 at 1:07 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 3:16 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The 20-year-old suspect and victim of the killing at a apartment complex on Hillsborough Street last weekend were married just a week before, documents say. Erick Gael Hernandez-Mendez was arrested Wednesday and charged with murdering C...

Roommate arrested for murder of college student found dead in her Raleigh apartment Eric Gael Hernandez-Mendez, left, and Christina Maria Matos. (Source: WNCN) By CBS 17 Digital Desk, Mackenzie Stasko | April 8, 2021 at 1:51 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 1:51 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A 20-year-old was arrested Wednesday in connection with the murder of a young woman found dead in her apartment near North Carolina State University. Raleigh police said 20-year-old Eric Gael Hernandez-Mende...

NCs craft beer scene has a diversity problem. Scholarship initiative aims to help. Apr. 1—The American craft beer boom has not been a diverse one. In a 2018 survey of its members, craft beer trade group the Brewers Association reported that 88% of brewery owners are white and that only 1% of breweries were Black-owned. At the time, there were around 8,000 breweries in the country. But a new scholarship program among North Carolinas acclaimed beer scene aims to improve diversity in the industr...

College Joins 35 University Leaders Nationwide To Launch Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity Wake Tech partners with higher education leaders to address major challenges facing students and communities across the country. By:   Michelle Fauver    |    Web Posted: 03/17/21 2:40pm Raleigh, NC (March 17, 2021) – Today, Wake Technical Community College joined nearly 40 institutions to launch the Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity. Wake Tech and Task...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – The Triangle’s job market is staying resilient through the COVID-19 pandemic, with local hiring activity ramping up in recent weeks. And new data indicates that many more jobs are coming as the number of startups swells accross the region as well as the state. WRAL TechWire’s weekly jobs column keeps readers posted on local job and internship opportunities. Every Monday, we round up the latest information from the region’s top job boards, offering a breakdown of...

WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North

by Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter — March 11, 2021 . DURHAM, N.C. – The federal government has awarded Merck more than $100 million to produce coronavirus vaccine at its Durham plant. Johnson & Johnson enlisted Merck’s help to ramp up production of its one-dose vaccine. President Joe Biden announced this week a government deal to secure 100 million more doses of the vaccine beyond an initial agreement to purchase 100 million units. “Vaccine supply has been the great limiting step i...

By:   Traci Ashley    |    Web Posted: 03/09/21 1:30pm RALEIGH, N.C. (March 9, 2021) – Anthony Caison, Sr., Vice President of Workforce Continuing Education at Wake Tech, has been selected to serve on a national advisory committee tasked with identifying how community colleges can build high-quality non-degree programs that lead to high-quality jobs. The New Models of Career Preparation initiative on behalf of the Center on Education & Labor at New America, a nonprof...