GTCC to build center focused on sustainable job training in High Point
The Skilled Trades Center will house four fields of study including HVAC, and construction focused on sustainable technologies.
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HanesBrands Inc. to close High Point Distribution Center, cut up to 75 jobs
In a notice to state officials this month, HanesBrands said the distribution center was focused on the Champion business. With its sale, the company no longer needs it.
Greensboro juvenile arrested for making threat to school in High Point
A juvenile in Greensboro has been charged with communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property.
Local durable goods jobs saw decline but major projects point to rebound
Based on data provided by APM Research Lab and Marketplace there was a 4 percent drop in jobs over the 12 months ending in June.
High Point high schoolers' 1960s sit-ins will be commemorated
A student-led sit-in demonstration in 1960 by William Penn high schoolers in High Point is being recognized with the naming of the school's "The February 11 Lobby."
High Point, other workers overwhelmingly approve collective bargaining agreements
UAW members voted in favor of a new contract for thousands of Southern workers, including employees of Thomas Built Buses in High Point.
A High Point man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a Georgia rabbi
A North Carolina man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a rabbi in Georgia. A federal indictment unsealed Thursday says that Macon Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar received a threatening postcard in February after she testified before Georgia lawmakers to support defining antisemitism in state law.
'Trane Tracks music festival supports restoration of John Coltrane’s childhood home in High Point
Jazz legend John Coltrane's childhood home is being turned into a museum and community education center. A new music festival aims to raise funds to support the renovation.
High Point City Council approves organization to help implement reparations report
The National Institute of Minority Economic Development's Research, Policy and Impact Center will help the city of High Point prioritize policy recommendations in its reparations report.
Work begins on improvements to High Point's market district
Work has begun on a two-year project to improve High Point’s furniture market district through a partnership between the city and the High Point Market Authority.