Latest North Carolina Headlines
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Legislators Struggle Over How to Handle Chemicals in North Carolina Water
Oct 3 2017 // North Carolina legislators are grappling with the growing knowledge that industries have discharged unstudied chemicals into the state’s waters for years, and that a recent upsurge in concern carries the risk of...
North Carolina’s Outer Banks Reopened as Maria Heads Out to Sea
Sep 29 2017 // Maria was finally racing east over the Atlantic on Thursday, giving the United States a rest from the constant threat of tropical weather for more than a month. No injuries have been reported on the U.S. mainland from...
Evacuations Ordered on North Carolina Outer Banks for Hurricane Maria
Sep 26 2017 // An evacuation was underway Tuesday on an island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks as Hurricane Maria moved north. The Hyde County Sheriff’s office said the evacuation began at 5 a.m. Monday on Ocracoke Island. It...
Drake Joins Smart Choice in North Carolina as VP of Corporate Strategy
Sep 26 2017 // Smart Choice, headquartered in High Point, North Carolina, has named Carol Drake as the company’s new vice president of Corporate Strategy. Drake formerly had an extensive career with Grange Insurance where she held...
DUAL’s Construction Division in North Carolina Adds Mahar as Senior Underwriter
Sep 25 2017 // DUAL Commercial has hired John Mahar as a senior underwriter within its Construction Division. Mahar will be located in DUAL’s new office in Charlotte, NC. Mahar has more than 18 years of experience in the insurance...
Storm Watch Issued for North Carolina as Puerto Rico, Markets Weigh Maria’s Economic Costs
Sep 24 2017 // Storm watches have been issued for North Carolina as the U.S. is threatened by a hurricane for the fourth time in a month. Tropical storm watches, meaning winds of at least 39 miles (63 kilometers) per hour could reach the...
East Coast Watching Effect of ‘Zombie’ Storm Jose on Maria’s Path
Sep 21 2017 // Hurricane Maria continued its thunderous roll northward as forecasters struggled to pin down a trajectory. Whether the storm makes landfall again could be determined by a zombie. That’s what former Hurricane Jose...
First Light Program Managers Acquires Piedmont Transportation Underwriters of North Carolina
Sep 21 2017 // Anthony L. Johnson, chief executive officer of First Light Program Managers, Inc. and James A. Butler, president of Piedmont Transportation Underwriters, Inc. of Winston-Salem, North Carolina announced an agreement for...
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Sep 18 2017 // Dallas-based insurance and risk management firm Dexter & Company has added Jeff Twitty to its team as senior vice president and promoted Stephen Bivins to vice president. A seasoned insurance professional with more...
North Carolina Officials to Test Unregulated Chemical in Groundwater at Plant
Sep 12 2017 // Environmental officials say they’ll test groundwater for people living near a North Carolina chemical plant after finding worrying signs of an unregulated and little-studied compound. The state Department of...
North Carolina Residents File Suit to Halt Energy Co.’s Bid to Waive Legal Claims
Aug 28 2017 // Nine neighbors living near Duke Energy’s unlined coal ash pits want North Carolina courts to block the nation’s largest electric company from offering a $5,000 payment to neighbors that give up the option of...
How Civil Immunity Lawsuit Led to Limits on Taser Use: Reuters Report
Aug 23 2017 // One of the biggest commercial threats to Taser International’s signature weapon could come from a lawsuit the company won. Across the United States, wrongful death lawsuits involving Tasers have created a body of...
Allstate To Create 2,250 Jobs With North Carolina Expansion
Aug 21 2017 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to more than double its North Carolina workforce by expanding in the Charlotte area, creating 2,250 new jobs by 2020. Gov. Roy Cooper and leaders of the nation’s largest publicly-traded...
GOP Facing Resistance to State Bills Shielding Drivers Who Hit Protesters
Aug 18 2017 // Republican lawmakers in six states have pushed this year for legal protections for motorists who hit protesters blocking traffic. Fairly or not, they’re facing an intense backlash now that violent images of a car...
North Carolina Study Shows Coal Plants Might Be Even More Toxic Than First Thought
Aug 16 2017 // Scientists studying the aftermath of a massive coal-ash spill in North Carolina have discovered a byproduct of the fossil fuel that may pose human health risks. Duke Energy Corp. announced in early February 2014 that...
Allstate To Create 2,250 Jobs With North Carolina Expansion
Aug 11 2017 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to more than double its North Carolina workforce by expanding in the Charlotte area, creating 2,250 new jobs by 2020. On Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper and leaders of the nation’s largest...
Wilson Named VP of Sales, Distribution for North Carolina-Based Smart Choice
Aug 10 2017 // SmartChoice, a nationwide agency network headquartered in North Carolina, has appointed David Wilson, as vice president of Sales and Distribution. Wilson formerly worked with MetLife Auto & Home – a veteran partner...
North Carolina Tourist Islands Shutdown by Outage Reopened for Business
Aug 7 2017 // Rental houses and condos were expected to fill up Saturday on two North Carolina islands where a bridge construction accident cut power for a week and threatened seasonal businesses’ bottom lines. The first day of...
Stewart to Head Governmental Affairs for Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina
Aug 7 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC) has added Joe Stewart to its staff as vice president of Governmental Affairs, effective October 1, 2017. In this role, Stewart will help oversee the legislative...
North Carolina Company Recalls 5K Pounds of Ground Beef
Aug 4 2017 // A North Carolina company is recalling nearly 5,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with plastic foam. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a news release...
