This week is National AmeriCorps Week in North Carolina, per a proclamation signed by Gov. Pat McCrory last week.
State agrees to an average 7 percent increase in homeowners’ insurance
The last homeowners insurance rate filing occurred in 2008 when the insurance companies requested a 19.5 percent statewide average increase. A settlement agreement allowed for a 4.05 percent statewide average increase to go into effect in May 2009.
Grants target water, sewer and entrepreneurship
Rural Center announces $4 million in grants across the state. In WNC, AdvantageWest and efforts in McDowell County attract funding.
Asheville program for women facing incarceration moves
Homeward Bound of Asheville, a local homeless services organization, recently took over the Women at Risk program, formerly with Western Carolinians for Criminal Justice, which provides treatment and intervention for women facing prison.
Metal manufacturer to create 121 jobs in Macon County
Gov. Pat McCrory’s office announced Tuesday that Franklin Tubular Products Inc. will locate its operations in Macon County and invest $4 million in Franklin over the next three years.