Stories Tagged as
North Carolina
A Law Protecting Teachers from Cyber Bullying, and New York City's Hottest Tech Ticket
by
Molly Wood
Sep 19, 2012
North Carolina is taking a hard line against kids who bully teachers online. And every month New York Tech Meetup sells out in just four minutes...and the theater's a big one at NYU. Venture capitalists are here along with engineers, designers, and start ups both theoretical and already online.
Training for new manufacturing skill requirements
by
David Gura
Sep 11, 2012
North Carolina community colleges work with local companies on which job skills to teach students.
Father, son differ on impact of election
by
David Gura
Sep 6, 2012
Two decades after he moved to North Carolina's Research Triangle from Russia, Dmitiri Moundous started a new business called Alera Labs, and his son Gene, is among his first employees. One intends to vote. The other...
North Carolina farmer ties success to immigration
by
David Gura
Sep 5, 2012
Cotton grower thinks immigration reform will help farm workers become upwardly mobile.
Housing, jobs and retirement stay on voters' minds
by
David Gura
Aug 31, 2012
Undecided voters in Florida and North Carolina share what their greatest concerns are in the upcoming election.
Legislators rule prediction of rising sea out of bounds
by
Eve Troeh
Jul 11, 2012
North Carolina's legislature put aside the latest predictions of rising sea levels, for coastal planning purposes, in favor of more study. Long-term predictions of a three-foot rise by 2010 could needlessly hurt development, critics said.
N.C. gay marriage ban: Bad for business?
May 9, 2012
Some North Carolina business owners worry the marriage amendment will be costly.
For public good, not for profit.
Children of deported parents forced into foster care
by
Jeff Tyler
Apr 3, 2012
A man deported to Mexico struggles to be reunited with his kids, now in North Carolina foster care.