Business
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Study: North Carolina is No. 2 best state for business
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. — CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, recently unveiled the results of its 14th list of America’s Top States for Business, with North Carolina taking the No. 2 position right behind Virginia.
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Months after filing for bankruptcy, Belk names new CEO
CHARLOTTE — A North Carolina-based department store chain has named a new CEO, months after it filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company said in a statement.
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‘I bleed Scotland blue’
LAURINBURG — Dave Wells has been known to say he has the perfect face for radio. Now he’s going to be one of the main faces for Scotland County Schools.
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Bill that helps distillers clears House, heads to Senate
RALEIGH — A bill advancing decades’ long work to reform the state’s liquor monopoly passed in the N.C. House and heads now to the Senate.
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Amazon announces new distribution center for NC
SMITHFIELD — Amazon is planning a $100 million distribution and fulfillment center, Johnston County officials announced Monday.
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ABC omnibus bill moves forward, but it’s far from complete
RALEIGH — A House committee discussion over an omnibus alcohol bill amounted to yet another debate involving people wanting to free regulations on spirituous liquor and those wanting to tighten the state’s stranglehold.
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Apple announces first East Coast campus in NC
Apple announced plans on Monday to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company’s first East Coast campus, a move expected to bring at least 3,000 new jobs to the state.
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Robinhood to build customer service center
CHARLOTTE — Robinhood, the stock-trading app company, will build a customer service center in North Carolina, creating nearly 400 jobs by 2025, officials announced on Tuesday.
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Inner Peace Center for the Arts being reborn
LUMBERTON — The Inner Peace Center for the Arts has left its home at 700 N. Roberts Ave. and made its way to downtown Lumberton.
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Chamber honors the best businesses of 2020
LAURINBURG – The Laurinburg/Scotland County Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized two member businesses as the Business of the Year.
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UNCP School of Business ranked among Best 1-Year Online MBAs
PEMBROKE – The School of Business at UNC- Pembroke began offering an accelerated version of its online MBA program in 2017, allowing students to complete the program in one year.
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Apple to crack down on tracking iPhone users in early spring
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple says it will roll out a new privacy control in the spring to prevent iPhone apps from secretly shadowing people. The delay in its anticipated rollout aims to placate Facebook and other digital services that depend on such data surveillance to help sell ads.
