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Raleigh’s on top. The City of Oaks ranked No. 1 for economic growth in the Milken Institute’s 2025 Best-Performing Cities report.
Catching flights not feelings, RDU saw a record-breaking 15.5 million passengers in 2024, up 6.5% from 2023.
Raleigh City Council approved $6.3 million for the DTR City Hall project, which will cover the costs of building out another floor at the new 17-story-slated East Civic Tower. A portion of the funds will also go toward public art.
Talk about a population boom. NC’s population grew by an estimated 164,835 people in the year ending July 1, 2024—with the total state pop topping 11 million residents for the first time, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
NC’ers are going to college to get more knowledge. Public universities across the state saw an increase in enrollment this year, with 16 public universities enrolling 247,927 students (a 2.2% jump from last year).
All aboard! Amtrak set an all-time ridership record in its 2024 fiscal year, racking up a historic 32.8 million customers.
RDU is going international. The airport is set to launch a slew of direct flights this year, including Avelo Airlines service to Montego Bay, Jamaica and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, in February; BermudAir service to Bermuda in April; and Air Canada service to Vancouver in June.
The South is where it’s at. According to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors, more people moved to the South than any other region last year.
The Carolina Mudcats are on the prowl—making the move to Wilson and changing its name to the Warbirds in 2026.
In magical news, Disney’s planned high-end residential community Asteria at Chatham Park could break ground as soon as Q1 of 2025, with the first of its homes available for sale by 2027.
Raise your hand if you’ve experienced brain rot in the past year. … Oxford English Dictionary recently named it the 2024 Word of the Year.
Epic Games withdrew its zoning application for Cary Towne Center after ~five years of inactivity.
North Carolina ranked the No. 6 underage vaping hot spot in the U.S., with 23.8% of youths vaping.
In not so fly news, Frontier Airlines suspended 40% of its RDU flights, described by the airline as “seasonal suspensions.” On the flip side, Frontier is adding a nonstop flight to Las Vegas in May.
Listen up. Wake County Schools is facing a projected $3 million budget shortfall this year, with budget cuts also expected.
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