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Sanford Lands $1B Caterpillar Plant as Raleigh-Durham Bets Beyond Life Sciences
Caterpillar wants to build a roughly $1 billion manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina, about 40 miles south of Raleigh, to ramp up production of compact track loaders and telehandlers. It is one of several major industrial commitments landing across the Raleigh-Durham region this year, a shift that's pulling the area's identity away from its longtime reputation as a life sciences hub and toward something broader.
nsjonline.com
Duke alumni lead $3B AI startup weighing Triangle office
A technology company led by two Duke University alumni is considering the Triangle for a future office as it prepares to expand its workforce following a $150 million investment round. Serval, a San Francisco-based developer of artificial intelligence software for workplace support, announced Oct. 29 that the financing values the...
Raleigh News & Observer
Multiple coffee shops across Triangle will close or change in the coming months
On Monday, Nov. 2, a fire was reported at Village Coffeehouse in North Raleigh, prompting the business’ closure for until further notice, according to a post on the business’ social media . It’s the latest in a number of setbacks for coffee shops across the Triangle, which are experiencing struggles for a variety of reasons. In addition to the Village Coffeehouse fire, The Optimist Raleigh announced chapter 11 bankruptcy, Bad Brain Coffee Co. faces relocation and Parallax Coffee will close its Wendell location at the end of the year. On Monday, Oct. 26, Andrew Ward, owner of Optimist Raleigh, took to social media to share the news of the bankruptcy filing. “We will continue to operate normally going forward,” The Optimist said in a social media post. “Staff will be paid. Coffee and food will be served and nothing will change, especially in the interim. This process is just beginning, but the idea will always be to be here and protect this place and our staff.” In January 2025, The Optimist opened WRK by The Optimist on the first floor of North Hills’ The Exchange Raleigh before closing. Then Café Royale , a Parisian-inspired café and bar took over the
jocoreport.com
Raleigh Market At State Fairgrounds Reopens Saturday
RALEIGH — After a monthlong break for the N.C. State Fair, the Raleigh Market will reopen Saturday, Nov. 7. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays except during October, when the annual State Fair is held. The Raleigh Market is one of...
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From Humble Beginnings To A Distinguished Legal Career, Jimmy Narron Reflects On 50 Years
SMITHFIELD – For more than 50 years, Smithfield attorney James W. “Jimmy” Narron has helped families protect their businesses, preserve their farms and pass what they worked a lifetime to build on to the next generation. Along the way, he became one of North Carolina’s most respected...
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Construction begins on $200-million residential tower in Raleigh
Construction has begun on a 20-story residential tower in Midtown Raleigh that will combine 289 rental apartments with an 80,000-square-foot athletic club and a 40,000-square-foot rooftop recreation area. Dewitt Carolinas and Life Time marked the groundbreaking of Life Time Living at The Exchange Raleigh, formally launching the second phase of...
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Williams Mullen Welcomes 14 New Associates Across Five Offices
Williams Mullen is proud to welcome 14 new associates across five offices, including 12 graduates of the firm’s Summer Associate Program. They join the firm’s offices in Richmond, Tysons, Virginia Beach, Raleigh and Columbia. Columbia, South Carolina. Brooke E. Schmitt has joined our Litigation Section in the Columbia...
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Home Buyer’s Dream Turns Into $200,000 Nightmare
CLAYTON – A Clayton man lost more than $200,000 after receiving fraudulent wiring instructions while purchasing a home in Wake Forest. The 36-year-old victim was preparing to close on the property when he received an email that appeared to come from the attorney handling the real estate transaction. The...
WRAL News
Power restored to more than 2,000 Apex customers
Power has been restored to more than 2,000 customers in Apex. At 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, the town of Apex outage map showed 2,378 customers without power in the areas of New Hill Olive Chapel Road and Humie Olive Road, north of U.S. Highway 1 and close to Pleasant Park.
hoodline.com
Heidenberg Properties Grabs Raleigh Shopping Center, Enters North Carolina Market
Heidenberg Properties has made its first move into North Carolina, acquiring Triangle Town Place, a 148,538-square-foot shopping center in Raleigh anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods and Nordstrom Rack. The deal, announced this week, puts a new owner in charge of a retail property that sits across Sumner Boulevard from Triangle Town Center, one of the city's busiest commercial corridors.
Raleigh News & Observer
Triangle reservoirs see lowest water levels of 2026 as drought intensifies
After a period of recovery this summer, the Triangle’s biggest reservoirs are all seeing dwindling water levels as North Carolina’s drought has stretched into the fall. Central North Carolina has been experiencing a drought since August. Both Wake and Durham counties are currently in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. While rainfall this summer provided some relief, hot, dry weather over the past two months has “caused drought conditions to rapidly worsen or reemerge in some areas,” the National Weather Service’s Raleigh office wrote in an Oct. 27 alert. As a result, current water levels in the area’s biggest reservoirs are nearing the lowest levels recorded since this summer, when several of the region’s cities put in place water use restrictions to conserve their water supply. Durham is nearing the trigger for Stage 3 drought restrictions, after enacting water use restrictions in June, said James Lim, the Department of Water Management’s water efficiency manager. Stage 2 restrictions are still in place, and the city is seeking ways to avoid enacting more restrictive rules. Durham’s main reservoirs, Lake Michie and Little River Reservoir, are even lower than they were this summer. The city’s reservoirs are 33% full, compared
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M&F Bank, Optus Bank Merger Could Reshape Black Wealth and Economic Opportunity Across the Carolinas
For generations, Black-owned banks have provided something many traditional financial institutions did not: access, opportunity, and a commitment to communities too often overlooked. Now, a proposed merger involving Durham’s historic M&F Bank could significantly expand that mission—and potentially change the financial landscape for Black families and businesses across the Carolinas.
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High Street Residential Delivers 370-unit Residential Community The Henley in Apex North Carolina
High Street Residential (“HSR”), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company (“TCC”), has delivered The Henley, a four-story, 370-unit residential community. The development is located in Apex, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh and one of the fastest-growing and most desirable towns in the country. Located...