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Government & Business

UNC Health launches $4.4 million rural AI network

CHAPEL HILL - A $4.4 million, three-year grant will fund a statewide network designed to help rural and resource-limited North Carolina health providers evaluate and adopt artificial-intelligence tools.

September 27, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

Novant completes 38,000-square-foot South Asheville medical park

ASHEVILLE - Novant Health has completed the final phase of its 38,000-square-foot South Asheville Medical Park, adding an imaging center already offering breast-imaging services and a two-operating-room ambulatory…

September 27, 2026

Companies & People

Novant to sell 36 South Carolina urgent care sites to Prisma Health

WINSTON-SALEM - Novant Health plans to sell 36 South Carolina urgent care locations to Prisma Health in a transaction involving approximately 500 team members and expected to close…

September 26, 2026

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

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

Development & Infrastructure

NC conditionally approves 42 more beds for UNC’s $1B Durham hospital

DURHAM — North Carolina regulators conditionally approved 42 more acute-care beds for UNC Health’s planned southern Durham hospital, lifting the campus to as many as 144 beds and…

September 23, 2026

Government & Business

Wake County vote advances $2 billion WakeMed-Atrium combination

RALEIGH — Wake County commissioners voted 5-2 to advance WakeMed’s proposed combination with Atrium Health, clearing the local authorization needed for regulatory review.

September 22, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

NC conditionally approves Duke’s $32.3 million Garner emergency department

GARNER — North Carolina regulators conditionally approved Duke Health's $32.3 million freestanding emergency department, with services scheduled to begin in December 2027.

September 21, 2026

Government & Business

Revised WakeMed-Atrium deal adds $150 million county payment

RALEIGH — Revised terms for WakeMed’s proposed combination with Atrium Health would add $150 million for county health programs and require at least $2 billion in capital spending…

September 18, 2026

Government & Business

Analysis estimates $7.42 billion in federal funding disruptions for North Carolina

RALEIGH - An independent analysis estimates that cancellations, freezes and slower federal spending have disrupted $7.42 billion tied to North Carolina.

September 17, 2026

Economy & Workforce

UNC Lineberger receives $40 million for AI cancer-vaccine research

CHAPEL HILL - UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has received $40 million from the OpenAI Foundation for an initiative using clinical data and artificial intelligence to improve personalized…

September 17, 2026

Government & Business

Atrium reaches State Health Plan Access-tier agreement for 2027

RALEIGH - Selected Atrium Health hospitals and associated clinics will join the North Carolina State Health Plan's Access tier on Jan. 1, 2027, under a new agreement.

September 15, 2026

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