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Amazon’s $10B investment plan latest surge to North Carolina economy
Stowe Reporter - Vermont
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(The Center Square) – Perennially among the most wanted locations, North Carolina again landed one of the Big Five on Wednesday when Amazon said it would invest $10 billion toward its Amazon Web Services data center supply chain. The global...
State Council to Advise Banning Phones from North Carolina Schools
Government Technology
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June 4, 2025
(TNS) — A state advisory council plans to recommend that all North Carolina public schools ban student phone use during the entire school day, including during non-instructional time such as breaks and lunch. The draft recommendation from the...
Governor Stein forms state council to regulate North Carolina's cannabis market
WLOS - North Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Governor Josh Stein announced Wednesday the formation of a State Advisory Council on Cannabis to address the unregulated cannabis market in North Carolina. "Today, all across North Carolina, there are unregulated...
Amazon plans $10 billion artificial intelligence investment in North Carolina
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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June 4, 2025
AMAZON IS EXPANDING IN OUR STATE. GOVERNOR JOSH STEIN SAYS THE COMPANY IS BUILDING A CLOUD COMPUTING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INNOVATION CAMPUS IN RICHMOND COUNTY. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THIS $10 BILLION INVESTMENT WILL BRING AT LEAST 500...
‘Go to Western North Carolina,’ Colbert says during Stein’s ‘Late Night’ visit
WHQR - North Carolina
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June 4, 2025
Appearing on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” this week, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein made the appeal for viewers to visit Western North Carolina as the region rebuilds after Hurricane Helene. Stein encouraged visitors to spend time and...
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s One Neat Trick to Decimate Civil Rights
Slate Magazine
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June 4, 2025
This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. State Court Report is a project of the Brennan Center for Justice. In criminal trials, the North...
Amazon investing $10 billion in North Carolina AI, cloud capabilities
Chain Store Age
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June 4, 2025
Amazon is investing in North Carolina data centers. Amazon is making a major financial commitment to expand its data center infrastructure in North Carolina. The online giant plans to invest an estimated $10 billion in North Carolina to support AI...
Amazon to invest $10 billion in North Carolina data centers in AI push
CNBC
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June 4, 2025
A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on March 27, 2024. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon plans to spend $10 billion on new data centers in North Carolina to expand its artificial intelligence...
SAF-Holland Haldex Reman celebrates 40 years in North Carolina
Trucks, Parts, Service
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June 4, 2025
There’s a lot of history in Marion, N.C. The town of about 7,000 people is in the western part of the state, touching the Blue Ridge Mountains. It gets its name from Brig. Gen. Francis Marion, the Revolutionary War hero known as the Swamp Fox and...
North Carolina sees widespread rise in inflation-adjusted housing values
North Raleigh Today - North Carolina
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June 3, 2025
The recent analysis of housing values in North Carolina reveals a significant increase in inflation-adjusted median home values from 2014 to 2023. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), the median home value has...
Amazon Pumps $10 Billion into North Carolina’s AI Future
Wall Street Pit
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June 4, 2025
June 4, 2025 Shira Astmann Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) announced a $10 billion investment in North Carolina data centers to bolster its AI infrastructure, part of a $100 billion 2025 capital expenditure plan focused on AI to compete with Microsoft...
Amazon planning $10 billion investment in North Carolina for data center and AI campus
The Economic Times
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June 4, 2025
Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, bringing a massive shot in the arm to a region where many textile and apparel jobs dried up a...
Southern Labor Organizing Conference in North Carolina: ‘Solidarity is our superpower’
People's World
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June 3, 2025
People's World DURHAM—“Who’s got your back? We got your back!” chanted Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) worker-organizer and Communist Party USA labor organizer Erica Meade to a gathering of dozens of trade unionists and labor activists at...
Amazon planning $10B investment in North Carolina for data center, AI campus
ABC News - New York
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June 4, 2025
HAMLET, N.C. -- Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, bringing a massive shot in the arm to a region where many textile and apparel...
Amazon to Invest $10B in North Carolina for AI and Cloud Infrastructure Expansion
HPCwire
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June 4, 2025
June 4, 2025 — Amazon today announced plans to invest an estimated $10 billion in North Carolina to expand its data center infrastructure to support AI and cloud computing technologies. Planned investment in Richmond County will create hundreds of...
Infant deer saved by North Carolina deputy after mother killed on roadway
WXII 12 - North Carolina
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June 4, 2025
Infant deer saved by Chatham County deputy after mother killed on roadway Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 3:50 PM EDT Jun 4, 2025 THE SEVEN DAY. THANK YOU MICHELLE. IN CATAWBA COUNTY, A SUSPECT CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO SUNDAY’S...
Amazon bringing $10 billion high-tech facility to North Carolina
WBTV - North Carolina
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June 4, 2025
RICHMOND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Hundreds of jobs are coming to North Carolina as part of Amazon’s $10 billion investment in a new high-tech facility. The facility will be in Richmond County and will be used as a campus for high-tech cloud computing...
Amazon to invest $10B in North Carolina toward AI data centers
New York Post
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June 4, 2025
Amazon will invest approximately $10 billion toward new artificial intelligence data center infrastructure in North Carolina, company and state officials announced Wednesday. The expanded AI data centers will be located in Richmond County and...
Bookkeeper admits to embezzling nearly $1M from 3 businesses in plea deal with feds
WLOS - North Carolina
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Court records show that federal authorities have reached a plea agreement with a western North Carolina bookkeeper charged with embezzling nearly $1 million from three local businesses. Between 2015 and March 2024, the...
Amazon Investing $10B For Cloud Computing, AI Campus in North Carolina
Business Facilities
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June 4, 2025
Amazon will invest $10 billion to establish a cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation campus in Richmond County, North Carolina. The facility, located east of the city of Charlotte, is expected to create at least 500 new...