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Small towns across the state with historic main streets are flourishing as entrepreneurs open doors to new businesses and manufacturers expand their operations. Local governments work to keep [...]

Beaufort County’s Washington builds on its classic riverfront appeal.

Commentary: The state’s rural-urban divide is a yawning chasm, according to a study by the N.C. Poverty Research Fund.

With First South Bank of Washington, N.C. selling this week, North Carolina loses another homegrown community bank based in a small city.

Fine Print: Local politicians are learning too well the lessons and techniques of Washington.

North Carolina imported $42.5 billion of goods last year. That’s a lot of shipping containers.

Queen Bee can’t talk, but it has quite a tale to tell, and Edenton-based Regulator Marine Inc., which manufactured the 26-foot center-console boat, hopes that story will strengthen [...]