AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoData Center Jobs: Amazon’s multibillion-dollar fiber deal with Corning is set to add 1,000 manufacturing jobs in North Carolina and hundreds of construction roles, with a new fiber-optic training push tied to Catawba Valley Community College. Healthcare Deal Scrutiny: Wake County leaders grilled WakeMed and Atrium Health on a proposed combination, weighing competition concerns and whether it could raise insurance premiums. Legal & Business Climate: A Durham judge kept alive a Black executive’s race-bias claims against an electric utility while trimming parts of the suit. Sports Betting Tax: North Carolina lawmakers reached a deal to increase the sports betting tax rate, with operators facing potential higher costs. Local Government Watch: Greenville approved a $530.4 million budget with no property tax increase, while Havelock set a public hearing on rezoning tied to a campground expansion. Energy Costs: GasBuddy reports show wide county-by-county variation in prices, with some areas seeing regular gas in the high $3s to low $4s. Education & Talent Pipeline: N.C. A&T won approval to launch the nation’s first standalone HBCU Ph.D. in bioengineering.
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