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Mediacom Communications Named U.S. Best Managed Company for third consecutive year

May 12th, 2023  · TECH
Mediacom Communications Named U.S. Best Managed Company for third consecutive year

Mediacom Communications Corporation is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies  and the achievements of their management teams. This marks the third consecutive year that Mediacom has earned this distinguished honor.  The…Read More from Mediacom Communications Named U.S. Best Managed Company for third consecutive year

VIDEO: E-bikes on the Outer Banks – Safety, Rules & Regulations

May 6th, 2023  · Multimedia  · OBX Life  · TECH
VIDEO: E-bikes on the Outer Banks – Safety, Rules & Regulations

Current TV has released a new video that discusses the recent rise in the popularity of electric-assisted bicycles—also known as “e-bikes”—throughout Dare County, as well as the current rules and regulations regarding the operation of e-bikes. The video also shares several ways Dare County residents and visitors can stay safe while utilizing this popular new…Read More from VIDEO: E-bikes on the Outer Banks – Safety, Rules & Regulations

NOAA Fisheries requests public comment on proposed regulations for Coastal Va. Offshore Wind

May 4th, 2023  · TECH
NOAA Fisheries requests public comment on proposed regulations for Coastal Va. Offshore Wind

NOAA Fisheries has opened a 30-day public comment period on the proposed incidental take regulations related to Dominion Energy’s CVOW-C Project. The project would be located offshore of Virginia within the Virginia Wind Energy Area and would provide 2,500-3,000 megawatts of power to Virginia. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, these proposed regulations would govern the…Read More from NOAA Fisheries requests public comment on proposed regulations for Coastal Va. Offshore Wind

New research shows increasing excitement for AI for travel inspiration, planning

April 20th, 2023  · TECH  · Visitor Economy
New research shows increasing excitement for AI for travel inspiration, planning

Recent research from Destination Analysts asked American travelers about their use of ChatGPT and other AI and found notable levels of excitement about this technology. Six percent of American travelers report having used ChatGPT, and two percent for travel purposes. More than a quarter of travelers say they are interested or very interested in using this technology…Read More from New research shows increasing excitement for AI for travel inspiration, planning

Museum of the Albemarle History for Lunch: Air quality relating to water quality through purple air sensors

April 6th, 2023  · TECH
Museum of the Albemarle History for Lunch: Air quality relating to water quality through purple air sensors

The Museum of the Albemarle will host a 2nd History for Lunch on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. Colleen Karl with the Edenton-Chowan Environmental Group will discuss the purple air sensors that capture any increase in air particles that may be released from Cyanobacteria blooms. The sensors are installed…Read More from Museum of the Albemarle History for Lunch: Air quality relating to water quality through purple air sensors

Coastal Review: Offshore wind developers boost outreach to allay concerns

March 31st, 2023  · TECH
Coastal Review: Offshore wind developers boost outreach to allay concerns

An offshore wind developer has upped its public presence to take on concerns about its proposed project 27 miles off the Outer Banks. Avangrid Renewables, which has an office in Virginia Beach, hosted open houses earlier this month in Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Havelock and Morehead City about its progress on the Kitty Hawk Wind…Read More from Coastal Review: Offshore wind developers boost outreach to allay concerns

Sound Strategy: What is the future of AI in our visitor economy?

March 30th, 2023  · Commentary  · TECH  · Top Stories  · Visitor Economy
Sound Strategy: What is the future of AI in our visitor economy?

Few modern topics can be as all-encompassing as the discussions around the future of artificial intelligence and its cousins in the machine learning and natural language processing worlds.  To be sure, the potential impacts from these technologies are extraordinarily promising and yet the lack of clarity around their course also suggests concern.   As it relates…Read More from Sound Strategy: What is the future of AI in our visitor economy?

COMMENTARY: Streamlined data privacy law among top issues for small businesses in 2023

March 15th, 2023  · Commentary  · TECH
COMMENTARY: Streamlined data privacy law among top issues for small businesses in 2023

National Data Privacy Week came and went in January. Although most people don’t mark it on their calendars or celebrate it, data privacy is a critically important issue, and how it is regulated greatly matters to businesses. Unfortunately, the federal government has been stifled for several years in enacting a single national privacy standard that…Read More from COMMENTARY: Streamlined data privacy law among top issues for small businesses in 2023

State environmental regulators issue permit for wind farm in Chowan County

March 14th, 2023  · GOV  · TECH
State environmental regulators issue permit for wind farm in Chowan County

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources has issued a permit for Timbermill Wind’s proposal to build and operate a wind energy generating facility in Chowan County. After considering comments received during the public engagement process, including a public hearing held July 21, 2022, the department has granted…Read More from State environmental regulators issue permit for wind farm in Chowan County

Open houses this week on wind farm proposed off northern Outer Banks

March 12th, 2023  · TECH  · Top Stories
Open houses this week on wind farm proposed off northern Outer Banks

The company planning to build a wind farm just over the horizon off the northern Outer Banks has scheduled a pair of local open houses for this week. Avangrid wants to build the Kitty Hawk Wind Project in phases at least 24 miles off Corolla, with the first phase planned to have a capacity of…Read More from Open houses this week on wind farm proposed off northern Outer Banks

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TECH May 12th, 2023

Mediacom Communications Named U.S. Best Managed Company for third consecutive year

Mediacom Communications Corporation is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2023 U.S. Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies  and the achievements of their management teams. This marks the third consecutive year that Mediacom has earned this distinguished honor.  The…Read More from Mediacom Communications Named U.S. Best Managed Company for third consecutive year

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Multimedia OBX Life TECH May 6th, 2023

VIDEO: E-bikes on the Outer Banks – Safety, Rules & Regulations

Current TV has released a new video that discusses the recent rise in the popularity of electric-assisted bicycles—also known as “e-bikes”—throughout Dare County, as well as the current rules and regulations regarding the operation of e-bikes. The video also shares several ways Dare County residents and visitors can stay safe while utilizing this popular new…Read More from VIDEO: E-bikes on the Outer Banks – Safety, Rules & Regulations

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TECH May 4th, 2023

NOAA Fisheries requests public comment on proposed regulations for Coastal Va. Offshore Wind

NOAA Fisheries has opened a 30-day public comment period on the proposed incidental take regulations related to Dominion Energy’s CVOW-C Project. The project would be located offshore of Virginia within the Virginia Wind Energy Area and would provide 2,500-3,000 megawatts of power to Virginia. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, these proposed regulations would govern the…Read More from NOAA Fisheries requests public comment on proposed regulations for Coastal Va. Offshore Wind

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TECH Visitor Economy April 20th, 2023

New research shows increasing excitement for AI for travel inspiration, planning

Recent research from Destination Analysts asked American travelers about their use of ChatGPT and other AI and found notable levels of excitement about this technology. Six percent of American travelers report having used ChatGPT, and two percent for travel purposes. More than a quarter of travelers say they are interested or very interested in using this technology…Read More from New research shows increasing excitement for AI for travel inspiration, planning

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TECH April 6th, 2023

Museum of the Albemarle History for Lunch: Air quality relating to water quality through purple air sensors

The Museum of the Albemarle will host a 2nd History for Lunch on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. Colleen Karl with the Edenton-Chowan Environmental Group will discuss the purple air sensors that capture any increase in air particles that may be released from Cyanobacteria blooms. The sensors are installed…Read More from Museum of the Albemarle History for Lunch: Air quality relating to water quality through purple air sensors

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TECH March 31st, 2023

Coastal Review: Offshore wind developers boost outreach to allay concerns

An offshore wind developer has upped its public presence to take on concerns about its proposed project 27 miles off the Outer Banks. Avangrid Renewables, which has an office in Virginia Beach, hosted open houses earlier this month in Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Havelock and Morehead City about its progress on the Kitty Hawk Wind…Read More from Coastal Review: Offshore wind developers boost outreach to allay concerns

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Sound Strategy: What is the future of AI in our visitor economy?

Few modern topics can be as all-encompassing as the discussions around the future of artificial intelligence and its cousins in the machine learning and natural language processing worlds.  To be sure, the potential impacts from these technologies are extraordinarily promising and yet the lack of clarity around their course also suggests concern.   As it relates…Read More from Sound Strategy: What is the future of AI in our visitor economy?

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Commentary TECH March 15th, 2023

COMMENTARY: Streamlined data privacy law among top issues for small businesses in 2023

National Data Privacy Week came and went in January. Although most people don’t mark it on their calendars or celebrate it, data privacy is a critically important issue, and how it is regulated greatly matters to businesses. Unfortunately, the federal government has been stifled for several years in enacting a single national privacy standard that…Read More from COMMENTARY: Streamlined data privacy law among top issues for small businesses in 2023

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GOV TECH March 14th, 2023

State environmental regulators issue permit for wind farm in Chowan County

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources has issued a permit for Timbermill Wind’s proposal to build and operate a wind energy generating facility in Chowan County. After considering comments received during the public engagement process, including a public hearing held July 21, 2022, the department has granted…Read More from State environmental regulators issue permit for wind farm in Chowan County