‘We’re building it:’ Inside massive I-26 Connector project in Asheville
828NewsNOW | 10.26.2025 ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — After decades of planning, Asheville’s long-awaited Interstate 26 Connector is finally taking shape — and a clear finish line is in sight. North Carolina Department of Transportation Division 13 Construction Engineer Nathan Moneyham walked through a complex web of projects Thursday in Asheville, painting a picture of the…
Truist Championship prepares to usher in golf’s new era in Charlotte
Axios Charlotte | 10.06.2025 Golf’s new era in Charlotte doesn’t just include a new name. The Truist Championship promises more elevated hospitality experiences, too. Why it matters: Charlotte is coming off hosting the PGA Championship — one of the game’s major events that drew hundreds of thousands of people to Quail Hollow Club. Catch up quick: Charlotte’s annual PGA Tour event became the Truist…
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein establishes gang prevention, intervention task force
Fox8 Winston-Salem | 08/19/2025 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — Governor Josh Stein made a big announcement in Winston-Salem on Tuesday afternoon. He said youth gang activity is surging, and he’s created a task force to help prevent it. Stein signed an executive order to establish the Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force. They will not only…
Tourism dollars create friction in some NC counties
Business NC | 08.18.2025 Whoever said taxes don’t go down? In late June, Duplin County agreed to cut its room tax from 6% to 4.5%, which will reduce collections to less than $200,000 annually. Under a state law applicable to the eastern N.C. county, that enabled its commission to dissolve the Duplin County Tourism Development…
Forecasters expect US hotel performance will get worse before it gets better
CoStar | 08.11.2025 NASHVILLE, Tennessee — It’s time for the hotel and travel industries to “face the music” as they are in for a bumpy ride. The 17th annual Hotel Data Conference kicked off in Nashville with that general sentiment — paired with the announcement of CoStar’s downgraded outlook for the year. Now, CoStar is predicting a…
RDU picks Texas developer to transform Lake Crabtree Park into massive recreation campus
Axios Raleigh | July 18th, 2025 Raleigh-Durham International Airport is in the early stages of working with the Texas developer Pacific Elm Properties to build an outdoor recreation complex on the former Lake Crabtree County Park. Why it matters: The future of the Lake Crabtree County Park at 1400 Aviation Pkwy. in Morrisville has been particularly controversial after…
Omni to expand as Downtown Raleigh ups hotel offerings
Triangle Business Journal | July 11th, 2025 Downtown Raleigh’s long lack of appealing hotel space is rapidly changing, with more hotels coming and the Omni Hotel even adding rooms to its plans. Loden Development recently announced a Warehouse District project with a 170-room hotel with a rooftop bar. And the Holiday Inn on Hillsborough Street will become a Hotel…
First in Tourism: An Inside Look at North Carolina’s $36 Billion Tourism Sector
06.10.2025 | TRC Nexus Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning in early June – the time of year North Carolina’s peak tourism season is about to get into full swing. North Carolina consistently ranks among the best places to do business in the country. But we also rank among the top-five most-visited states, clocking…
1.3 million North Carolinians to travel for Memorial Day, expected to break 20-year record, AAA reports
WNCN | 05/15/2025 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – It’s set to be another record-breaking year for Memorial Day travel in the Carolinas. AAA predicts 1.3 million North Carolinians will travel at least 50 miles for Memorial Day this year, which marks an increase of nearly 50,000 compared to 2024. Nationwide, 45.1 million people are estimated to…