By Sarah Tate
May 11, 2021
If you were around the North Carolina capitol building on Tuesday (May 11), you may have noticed something truly strange. Several people reported seeing the Tennessee flag flying high above the capitol, raising concerns that the Tar Heel State was conquered by the Volunteer State.
To ease residents minds, Gov.
Roy Cooper s office addressed why the tristar flag seemingly replaced North Carolina s own. No, it s not because an invading force from our western neighbor has forged a path to the state capitol and claimed it as its own. As it turns out, the answer is pretty simple.
By Sarah Tate
May 11, 2021
If you were around the North Carolina capitol building on Tuesday (May 11), you may have noticed something truly strange. Several people reported seeing the Tennessee flag flying high above the capitol, raising concerns that the Tar Heel State was conquered by the Volunteer State.
To ease residents minds, Gov.
Roy Cooper s office addressed why the tristar flag seemingly replaced North Carolina s own. No, it s not because an invading force from our western neighbor has forged a path to the state capitol and claimed it as its own. As it turns out, the answer is pretty simple.
RALEIGH – One of the real eye-openers about Apple’s decision to build a $1 billion campus in the Triangle is the average salaries the tech giant will be paying, rising to an average of more than $187,000 a year after three years. That amount not only is close to triple the average Wake County wage of some $64,000 but also nearly double that of what current Apple workers make on average.
The minimum wage isn’t something to sneeze at, either: $168,301, both figures coming from the agreement for more than $800 million in tax incentives signed with the state of North Carolina.
Add to that fact the cost of living is much lower in the RTP area than in Silicon Valley and you have some Apple workers as well as outsiders preparing to update resumes for a chance to become an Apple Triangle team member.
RALEIGH –Apple will build a new technology campus and create thousands of jobs in an agreement reached with the state of North Carolina early Monday.
The state’s Economic Investment Committee awarded Apple millions in tax incentives over a multi-year time span. Incentives are contingent on Apple meeting new job requirements. The tax package adds up to more than $845 million over 39 years. Total incentives including utilities add up to more than $958 million.
The tax incentive package is a record for North Carolina.
“Dollar-wise, this is the largest incentives package in state history. It clocks in at No. 2 looking at total jobs. Centene got $388 million from the JDIG program last year to establish its east coast in Charlotte,” according to WRAL reporter Travis Fain.