North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Raleigh this week. The two are expected to commemorate the state s economic partnership with the country.
State and local officials have approved up to $69.3 million in incentives to help the company expand. The project is expected to have an economic impact of $4.76 billion, officials said.
Nationally and locally, 911 centers continue to struggle to recruit employees. As of March 8, 21% of the call taker/dispatcher positions in the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center are vacant, according to a City spokesperson.