Triangle East Prospers launches to spur growth in Selma region
The Triangle East Chamber of Commerce unveiled a five year 1.3 million campaign in Selma to attract develop and retain workers rate barriers to keeping talent and grow jobs investment. Co chair Marcia Armstrong said 34 leaders supported tackling skills gaps and workforce shortages with about 2000 open positions county wide and over 60 percent of employers reporting skill gaps. The effort follows a quiet phase and aims to fund economic growth and workforce development through investments.
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Reenactment Battle Returns To Bentonville NC Site
The Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site resumes its large Civil War reenactments this weekend after a decade. Operations manager Derrick Brown notes it takes two years to plan each event with many moving parts and actors from across the country and abroad. The 160th anniversary event draws thousands, with 80,000 visitors recorded in 1865.
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Bracy outlines four housing options for Innovation Academy
Smithfield superintendent Eric Bracy on March 11 unveiled four options for Housing Choice Plus and Innovation Academy students. Options include keeping Innovation Academy on East Smithfield South Campus while Choice Plus moves to West Campus with 12 classrooms, or moving Innovation to Clayton High School, with various renovations and campus moves.
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Schools pause on dropping LGBTQ protections in policy debate
Kevin Donovan told peers he removed proposed changes from the March 11 agenda, yet speakers pressed to keep protections for LGBTQ students and staff. Adelardo Dextre urged striking all or none of the discrimination language, citing CDC data on bullying and unsafe school attendance among transgender students.
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