Payrolls dropped in 31 U.S. states in March, led by a slump in energy producers such as Texas and Oklahoma. The unemployment rate fell in 23. Payrolls in Texas decreased by 25,400, its first decline since September 2010 and the…

Tom Barse’s 47-acre Stillpoint Farm in Mt. Airy, Maryland looks like an average agricultural operation. Its fields are rich with crops, while sheep and horses graze in the pastures. However, Barse’s most lucrative crop is actually beer. In the summer…

Officials from Ohio-based Kellex Seating, manufacturer of commercial upholstered seating, announce the company is expanding into Mississippi by locating operations in the former Tupelo Manufacturing facility in Tupelo. The project represents a $600,000 corporate investment and will create 75 jobs.…

It was kind of funny, really. Stegner and Abbey were both so firmly entrenched in the pantheon of writers of the American West that if the region had a literary Mount Rushmore their faces would be chiseled on it. But…

Photo Credit: jeremycg North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said at a hearing in front of the House Committee on Natural Resources that a proposed 50-mile “buffer zone,” supported by President Obama, is too restrictive to the oil industry, and that…

The leader of North Carolina’s new public-private economic development partnership shared details during a Wilmington event Friday about his organization’s efforts to market the state as an attractive place to do business.    Christopher Chung, CEO of the Economic Development…

Book ‘Em North Carolina might be a one-day event occurring just once a year, but it is only the start of a year filled with the potential for raising literacy across our community. February’s event raised $6,600 for literacy campaigns…

CAROLINA BEACH, NC (WECT) – Oysters are more than just a delicious meal at a summer oyster roast, the shelled sea creatures also play a crucial part in our environment. “The adult oysters can filter up to 50 gallon of…

States and many U.S. territories have tourism offices to help visitors. When requesting travel literature, be as specific as possible. Alabama: Alabama Tourism Department, 401 Adams Ave., Suite 126, P.O. Box 4927, Montgomery, AL 36103; (800) 252-2262 or (334) 242-4169,…

The nation’s poultry industry may have to live with a deadly bird flu strain for several years, which would be “devastating,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief veterinary officer said Thursday. Dr. John Clifford also said that while new cases…