Carolina Journal colleague John Trump. The North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission has just awarded LB&B Associates a 10-year contract to warehouse the state’s liquor supply. In a sense, that was progress. At least the company was forced to bid for the contract, which it had previously enjoyed since 2004 with no competition and little oversight.
That was the finding of a scathing 2018 review by State Auditor Beth Wood. It found that from 2004 to 2017, the state spent a total of $77.7 million on the warehouse contract. Auditors determined that approximately $13.6 million of that represented either overcharges or unnecessary expenses, including the purchase of warehouse space that was little used.
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North Carolina bars can welcome customers back inside Friday evening for the first time in nearly a year as the state eases COVID-19 restrictions.
Many Charlotte-area bars and nightclubs are preparing to reopen this weekend for the first time in nearly a year. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order Wednesday allowing many businesses that have been closed since the start of the pandemic to reopen at limited capacity beginning at 5 p.m. Friday.
Bars, movie theaters and nightclubs will be allowed to operate at 30% capacity. Bars were previously limited to serving patrons outdoors. The order also lifts the 10 p.m. curfew that has been in effect since early December, though on-site alcohol sales are prohibited after 11 p.m. and the statewide mandatory face mask order is still in effect.
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Attorneys in our Litigation Practice Group represent individuals and all types and sizes of businesses, from the family-owned small businesses to the large, multi-national corporations in North Carolina and across the U.S. In the public sector we represent municipalities, housing authorities, and community colleges throughout North Carolina. We invite you to get to know our litigation team.
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The executive order allows restaurants to sell to-go alcoholic beverages until 5 p.m. on January 31.
âThis order will help people avoid settings that can contribute to increased viral spread while giving restaurants and bars a financial boost that they need right now,â Cooper said. âWith cases and hospitalizations high around the country, letâs all do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 while supporting local, small businesses safely.â
High Country law enforcement has seen few, if any, issues so far related to the order.
Andy LeBeau, chief of Boone Police, said because the provision requires the alcohol to be in some kind of sealed container, it makes it âpretty easy.â
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