ncbd-publisher – Page 3 – NC Business Desk

Government & Business

Labcorp warns preliminary Medicare rates could cut lab payments

BURLINGTON - Labcorp is warning that preliminary Medicare laboratory rates for 2027 could reduce payment for affected tests by as much as 15% a year, although the company…

September 26, 2026

Companies & People

Charlotte-based NorthGroup merges with HomeSmart

CHARLOTTE - Charlotte-based NorthGroup Real Estate has merged with HomeSmart, bringing nearly 2,000 agents across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida into the national brokerage network.

September 26, 2026

Government & Business

Proposed Domtar decree sets $1.9 million for Roanoke restoration and oversight

PLYMOUTH — A proposed federal consent decree would require Domtar Paper Company to pay at least $1.905 million, plus interest and certain assessment costs, and record a conservation…

September 25, 2026

Government & Business

North Carolina opens $65 million Helene infrastructure grant round

RALEIGH — North Carolina opened a $65 million second round of the Helene Local Government Capital Grant Program for local governments, federally recognized tribes located on trust lands,…

September 25, 2026

Economy & Workforce

Forsyth Tech receives NC’s first federal Workforce Pell approval

WINSTON-SALEM — Forsyth Technical Community College has received federal Workforce Pell approval for six short-term programs, making federal grant aid available to eligible students in those programs beginning…

September 25, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

Developers plan 141-home Bermuda Run rental community

BERMUDA RUN — Canvas Residential Partners and Kelley Properties plan a 141-home build-to-rent community in Davie County, with site work expected to begin this month and the first…

September 25, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

Duke Energy selected for $50 million federal grid funding

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy has been selected for $50 million in federal funding toward a $201.4 million transmission project that includes Henderson and Polk counties.

September 25, 2026

Companies & People

Labcorp agrees to $2.3 million multistate data-breach settlement

BURLINGTON - Labcorp agreed to pay $2,287,455 in a multistate settlement and adopt new vendor-security controls stemming from a 2019 breach at its former debt collector.

September 25, 2026

Government & Business

North Carolina awards $5 million for western small-business infrastructure

RALEIGH - North Carolina awarded about $5.1 million across seven infrastructure projects serving five western local governments, targeting water, stormwater, sidewalks and commercial districts recovering from Hurricane Helene.

September 25, 2026

Government & Business

BETA logs 16-plus NC medical-response missions

RALEIGH — BETA Technologies completed more than 16 medical and disaster-response missions as North Carolina began collecting operating data for a statewide advanced-aircraft network.

September 25, 2026

Opinion

Op-Ed: North Carolina’s Housing Crisis Is Squeezing the Middle Class

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s housing crisis has created a forgotten class: working families who earn too much to qualify for many assistance programs but too little to buy…

September 25, 2026

Companies & People

Bank of America plans 1,000 apprentices, $150 million workforce push

CHARLOTTE — Bank of America will hire 1,000 additional apprentices nationwide over two years and commit $150 million over five years to workforce-development organizations.

September 25, 2026

Author: ncbd-publisher