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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Belk family shifts from fashions to farming

For a new generation of a famous Tar Heel retailing family, growing organic produce on Wild Hope Farm has replaced selling the latest fashions.

N.C. Higher Education Directory 2020

This list was compiled from the National Center for Education Statistics. All figures for private and public colleges/universities are for undergraduates/first-time, full-time students.

Phil Dubois’s parting view after 15 years leading UNC Charlotte

A focus on precision served Phil Dubois well during his 15-year run leading the state’s emerging urban university.

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In his 97 years, Marshall Rauch has never lost his Long Island, N.Y., accent, but he’s undoubtedly earned his North Carolinian status.

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Bandwidth expands during virus crisis

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Raleigh-based Bandwidth expands as videoconferencing skyrockets amid virus crisis.

Asheboro seeks buyer for its hospital

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Asheboro could lose its hospital, with 1,100 employees and a $55 million annual payroll, when talks ended with Greensboro-based Cone Health.

Point Taken op-ed: Pandemic risk was in the fine print

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Round Table: Life sciences

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Fast Forward: The Research Triangle’s allure

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Brooks Pierce: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Among its provisions are two new paid leave laws that went into effect April 1 to assist employees negatively impacted by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus: the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (EFMLEA) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA). Based on regulations and guidance issued by the Department of Labor, we have addressed several crucial questions about the new leave laws.