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Publix To Bring Distribution Center, Up To 1,000 Jobs To Greensboro
Publix Super Markets, Inc. has committed to building a distribution center in Greensboro that could bring up to 1,000 jobs to the region.
Gov. Roy Cooper made the announcement Wednesday at an annual luncheon organized by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.
Officials with Publix say the initial phase of the project could create up to 1,000 jobs over five years, with average salaries around $44,000 per year.
Construction on phase one of the project is expected to begin in early 2020.
Court: Cooper, NAACP Can't Fast-Track Amendment Challenges
North Carolina's highest court has rejected requests by Gov. Roy Cooper and a civil rights group to hear immediately challenges to a pair of constitutional amendments Republicans rewrote earlier this week.
The state Supreme Court issued a flurry of orders late Wednesday that basically prevent Cooper and the state NAACP from using their previous lawsuits that last week successfully blocked old versions of the two amendments.
GOP Legislators Pile On Cooper Over Matthew, Pipeline Deal
North Carolina Republican lawmakers have showcased their anger over Gov. Roy Cooper's handling of Hurricane Matthew relief and his side agreement involving a proposed natural gas pipeline.
GOP leaders convening the General Assembly's chief government oversight committee Wednesday gave their party's colleagues the opportunity to sound off again on the hurricane recovery. They also revived arguments Cooper acted unconstitutionally in a $58 million deal in January with the builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
North Carolina School Safety Committee Meeting In Charlotte
The North Carolina House is taking a committee studying school safety challenges and improvements on the road.
The House panel plans to hold six meetings across the state, with the first being held Thursday at a Central Piedmont Community College campus in west Charlotte.
The House Select Committee on School Safety was formed following the Florida school shootings in February.
Company Sued Over Air, Water Pollution Claims In NC
A federal lawsuit seeks to stop a company from continuing to allow little-studied industrial compounds to get into the Cape Fear River in eastern North Carolina.
The Southern Environmental Law Center said in a news release Wednesday that it's filed a lawsuit for Cape Fear River Watch against The Chemours Co. The lawsuit says the company based in Wilmington, Delaware is contaminating the water and air with GenX and other chemicals from its Fayetteville Public Works facility.
Lawsuits Against Pork Giant Delayed
Several lawsuits against the world's largest pork producer are on pause.
WRAL-TV reports that Smithfield Foods and its hog farm neighbors have asked to push back proceedings in upcoming lawsuits.
Both sides requested the delays, saying they had agreed to pursue options for "alternative resolution" to future trials.
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