The NCSU INDEX OF NORTH CAROLINA LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS (the “Index”), an indicator of the direction of the state economy in the upcoming months, dropped 0.5% in May, the latest month with ...

A few months ago, we all were inspired at the AI Summit with John Chambers, when he challenged all of us to be bold in our digital strategy for North Carolina. Chambers reminded us that much of ...

Nearly 6,000 students have enrolled in Wake Tech’s IT programs throughout the past year. Most of these students are enrolled in degree programs with many others enrolled in our workforce ...

Raleigh-Durham Startup Week continues Wednesday in Durham. Thursday and Friday the event moves to Raleigh for more tracks, keynotes, office hours, and special events taking place in and around the ...

However, the mid-1900s marked a pivotal shift. Technological advancements like X-rays, antibiotics and modern surgical techniques drove a dramatic transition from home-based care to hospital-based ...

Labor and Jobs The US Census Bureau reports that North Carolina saw an increase of new business applications of 6.5% in 2023 compared to 2022. 88% of those are businesses “anticipated to create ...

Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” is a contributor to WRAL TechWire. Brain takes a serious as well as entertaining ...

Climate tech company Natrx has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research grant to continue development of its remote-sensing technology designed to ...

Raleigh’s percentage of residents 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher improved to sixth from seventh in our 2021 study. Raleigh’s proportion of residents in their prime working ...

Much of the conference focused on the +. As the Raleigh Smart City Manager John Holden said in opening comments, the smart “city” term is limiting. The ability to be a successful smart city ...

It’s been one year since Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter for $44 billion and set the company, along with its employees and users, off on a whiplash-inducing series of twists and ...

Agtech startup AgBiome is laying off 123 workers, according to a layoff notice filed with the state of North Carolina. Agtech startup AgBiome is "potentially" laying off all its 123 workers ...