State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced a settlement has been reached with insurance companies that will allow rates to increase an average statewide of 9.9 percent for rental properties starting in June. Last August, the North Carolina Rate Bureau requested a statewide average 42.6 percent rate hike for dwelling polices spread over two years….Read More from State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase
The Coastal Land Trust has purchased 421.38 acres in Bertie County in a transaction that has been in work since 2019 and will continue land preservation efforts along the region’s waterways. Deemed the “Chowan/Perry et al. Tracts”, the closing involved the purchase of five adjoining parcels along the Chowan River having six sets of owners….Read More from Coastal Land Trust purchases 421 acres along Chowan River for public use
The Duck Town Council will be appointing a Planning Board member to fill the vacancy at the March 1, 2023 meeting. The Town of Duck Planning Board is an advisory board that performs core responsibilities set forth by state law to advise on matters pertaining to comprehensive and land use planning; zoning; zoning amendments and…Read More from Town of Duck seeking new member for Planning Board
As we think about growing our commercial foundation (and subsequent tax base) as a region, we tend to think about the ingredients that, when combined, make growth an inevitable outcome. Whether it’s at the government level, the nonprofit sector, or the private world, one ingredient is standing out more clearly than perhaps any time in…Read More from Sound Strategy: Further incentives can help address the region’s essential housing issue
A collaborative effort to protect North Carolina shorelines is underway. North Carolina Sea Grant, East Carolina University and Carteret Community College are working together to develop a framework for coastal protection design and siting, as well as living shoreline training courses and a certification program, Sea Grant announced Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…Read More from New education program to advance shoreline protection
Vacation rental property management company Vacasa, which acquired several Outer Banks rental companies in recent years, has announced it is laying off 1,300 workers nationwide. The total number of cuts made to its staff on the Outer Banks was not yet known Tuesday night, but posts on social media indicate that some local employees were…Read More from Vacasa lays off 1,300 nationwide, cuts include some employees on Outer Banks
Ribbon cuttings at High Seas Pools and Spas, Gregory Poole; renovations underway at Hurricane Mo’s A pair of ribbon cuttings were held at a local pool and spa business and an equipment rental and repair firm in January, while a popular Kitty Hawk eatery is getting a new look. Gregory Poole, North Carolina’s exclusive dealer…Read More from Winter business comings and goings on the Outer Banks and in northeast N.C.
Coastal Land Trust announced this week a donation of 55.75 acres in Bertie County for conservation. The sizable family farm was donated to the Coastal Land Trust in late December by two brothers, Wayland L. Jenkins Jr. of Ahoskie and Joe Henry Jenkins of Nags Head. This property, a portion of what has traditionally been known…Read More from Local family donates 56 acres in Bertie County to Coastal Land Trust
Wells Fargo said it will focus its powerful home mortgage business on existing bank and wealth management customers and minority customers, pulling back from its previous strategy of reaching a broad swath of Americans. The bank said the decision stemmed from a collapse in the lending market since the Federal Reserve began raising rates last…Read More from Business NC: Wells Fargo plans major cuts in home lending, servicing
State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced a settlement has been reached with insurance companies that will allow rates to increase an average statewide of 9.9 percent for rental properties starting in June. Last August, the North Carolina Rate Bureau requested a statewide average 42.6 percent rate hike for dwelling polices spread over two years….Read More from State reaches settlement on rental property insurance rate increase
The Coastal Land Trust has purchased 421.38 acres in Bertie County in a transaction that has been in work since 2019 and will continue land preservation efforts along the region’s waterways. Deemed the “Chowan/Perry et al. Tracts”, the closing involved the purchase of five adjoining parcels along the Chowan River having six sets of owners….Read More from Coastal Land Trust purchases 421 acres along Chowan River for public use
The Duck Town Council will be appointing a Planning Board member to fill the vacancy at the March 1, 2023 meeting. The Town of Duck Planning Board is an advisory board that performs core responsibilities set forth by state law to advise on matters pertaining to comprehensive and land use planning; zoning; zoning amendments and…Read More from Town of Duck seeking new member for Planning Board
As we think about growing our commercial foundation (and subsequent tax base) as a region, we tend to think about the ingredients that, when combined, make growth an inevitable outcome. Whether it’s at the government level, the nonprofit sector, or the private world, one ingredient is standing out more clearly than perhaps any time in…Read More from Sound Strategy: Further incentives can help address the region’s essential housing issue
A collaborative effort to protect North Carolina shorelines is underway. North Carolina Sea Grant, East Carolina University and Carteret Community College are working together to develop a framework for coastal protection design and siting, as well as living shoreline training courses and a certification program, Sea Grant announced Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s…Read More from New education program to advance shoreline protection
Vacation rental property management company Vacasa, which acquired several Outer Banks rental companies in recent years, has announced it is laying off 1,300 workers nationwide. The total number of cuts made to its staff on the Outer Banks was not yet known Tuesday night, but posts on social media indicate that some local employees were…Read More from Vacasa lays off 1,300 nationwide, cuts include some employees on Outer Banks
Ribbon cuttings at High Seas Pools and Spas, Gregory Poole; renovations underway at Hurricane Mo’s A pair of ribbon cuttings were held at a local pool and spa business and an equipment rental and repair firm in January, while a popular Kitty Hawk eatery is getting a new look. Gregory Poole, North Carolina’s exclusive dealer…Read More from Winter business comings and goings on the Outer Banks and in northeast N.C.
Coastal Land Trust announced this week a donation of 55.75 acres in Bertie County for conservation. The sizable family farm was donated to the Coastal Land Trust in late December by two brothers, Wayland L. Jenkins Jr. of Ahoskie and Joe Henry Jenkins of Nags Head. This property, a portion of what has traditionally been known…Read More from Local family donates 56 acres in Bertie County to Coastal Land Trust
Wells Fargo said it will focus its powerful home mortgage business on existing bank and wealth management customers and minority customers, pulling back from its previous strategy of reaching a broad swath of Americans. The bank said the decision stemmed from a collapse in the lending market since the Federal Reserve began raising rates last…Read More from Business NC: Wells Fargo plans major cuts in home lending, servicing
