Two North Carolinas, Part 2: The city in Burke County is seeing new shops, restaurants and nightlife in its downtown, and some manufacturing jobs are returning.
Even as the cities of Charlotte and Raleigh grow at fast rates, nearly half of NC’s counties lost population in the past decade. Those rural counties lag urban areas in income, joblessness and broadband access.
The Old North State Food Hall in Johnston County has signed its first vendor, turning to local barbecue restaurant Redneck BBQ Lab. The new food hall will open along Interstate 95 in Selma.
