Here are the projects up for Wake County tourism money. Which would you pick?
News & Observer | 02.09.2026 Ballet studios. Cricket field renovations. Moving a 52-foot northern right whale skeleton called Stumpy. A record 20 nonprofits, businesses and towns pitched 22 projects they believe will fill hotel beds and draw visitors in hopes of receiving a portion of $23.5 million in tourism money from Wake County and Raleigh.…
NC’s private road and bridge repair program can only pay for about 10% of the projects
WFDD | 02.09.2026 North Carolina only has enough money to repair around 300 of the thousands of private roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Helene, state officials said at a Monday meeting for the Governor’s Recovery Office of Western North Carolina. The state launched the $175 million program last year as a way to reconnect…
Wake County pursues $11 billion jobs pipeline
Triangle Business Journal | 02.04.2026 For Michael Haley, executive director of Wake County Economic Development, 2026 started with a bang: an announcement from Swiss biotech firm Genentech that it would double its investment in the region by pouring $2 billion into its manufacturing operations in Holly Springs. Haley is confident that more economic wins are ahead this year…
Busy year at CLT despite decrease in traffic
Business NC | 01.28.2026 If trips last year via Charlotte Douglas International Airport seemed busy, there’s a reason. The airport reported Wednesday it served 53.6 million passengers in 2025, the second-busiest year in CLT history. Total passengers decreased 0.37% from the record 53.8 million passengers in 2024, but increased 0.2% from the 53.5 million passengers in…
Raleigh Convention Center hosts first event since roof fire shuttered doors last month
CBS 17 | 01.17.2026 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — It’s go time for athletes at the Raleigh Convention Center this weekend as the building opens its doors for the first major event since a roof fire shut it down last month. This weekend, the City of Oaks Volleyball Tournament marks the first major event in the cleaned-up…
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority sets new record with $1.2B economic impact
Charlotte Business Journal | 12.10.2025 For the second consecutive year, the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority set records for revenue and tourism-related spending in fiscal 2025, according to annual figures disclosed this morning at the organization’s monthly board meeting. Between July 2024 and June 2025, spending from events recruited and booked by the visitors authority and related operations…
NCDOT will spend $5 billion on Helene. Most of that money will go to 8 projects.
News & Observer | 12.08.2025 The N.C. Department of Transportation expects to spend close to $5 billion repairing and rebuilding roads and bridges damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina. More than two-thirds of that money, about $3.2 billion, will be spent on eight rebuilding projects, according to estimates released last…
‘We’re really in a special spot’: Western N.C. county known for its outdoor scene ready for visitors after Helene
Spectrum News | 12.05.2025 Destination McDowell Visitors Center in Old Fort is celebrating its grand reopening. The building had to be renovated after damage from Helene. Now, the center aims to highlight the access to nature that McDowell County provides. Old Fort sits near the Blue Ridge Mountains and is known for outdoor activities like…
2027 Military World Summer Games to include both Carolinas
Axios Charlotte | 12.03.2025 The 8th CISM Military World Summer Games have expanded to include North and South Carolina. Why it matters: Charlotte will remain the Games‘ home base, but venues in both North and South Carolina are expected to be used. Adding South Carolina provides more potential venues, organizers tell Axios. State of play: Roughly 20 venues in both…