economy

DNA Processing Facility Planned for Greenville

Jared Brumbaugh — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:40:20 +0000

A vacant property in Greenville could become a new DNA processing facility. Jared Brumbaugh has more.

Kinston Charter School Faces Closure

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:22:35 +0000

A charter school serving close to 200 students in an economically depressed area of Kinston is facing closure. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has recommended Children‘s Village Academy’s charter be revoked because of cash flow problems and increasing school debt. Find out what Children‘s Village Academy is doing to stay open.

The Down East Journal (04/19/13)

Jared Brumbaugh — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:40:52 +0000

A charter school serving close to 200 students in an economically depressed area of Kinston is facing closure. The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has recommended Children‘s Village Academy’s charter be revoked because of cash flow problems and increasing school debt. This week on the Down East Journal, find out what Children‘s Village Academy is doing to stay open.

Sequestion Impacts on Eastern North Carolina

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:19:45 +0000

Local governments, schools and military bases are bracing for the impacts of sequestration. We explore how the series of automatic cuts will impact eastern North Carolina.

The series of automatic cuts to government spending called sequestration will total more than a trillion dollars in savings over the next 10 years. The expenses of those savings is now beginning to ripple through our area, as L.C. Morris explains.

Revitalization of Five Points in Downtown New Bern

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:34:55 +0000

Plans are being set to revitalize a depressed area of downtown New Bern called Five Points. The project would create local jobs, and attract new businesses to the area.

The Down East Journal (02/22/13)

Jared Brumbaugh — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:47:29 +0000

This week on the Down East Journal, a Goldsboro development group tries a variation on the “flash mob” theme to try and boost the presence of downtown businesses. And, plans are being set to revitalize a depressed area of downtown New Bern. The project would create local jobs and attract new businesses. More on the revitalization of Five Points, this week on the Down East Journal, Friday at noon on PRE, Public Radio East.

New Governor Pat McCrory Visits ENC

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:33:59 +0000

Less than a week after becoming the new governor of North Carolina, Pat McCrory visited New Bern to talk with constituents and cast his vision for North Carolina's future.

PART ONE: Migrant Farmworker Camps in ENC

Jared Brumbaugh — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:37:17 +0000

This week, we focus on a study that found a third of migrant farmworker camps in eastern North Carolina had contaminated drinking water.