Business
Etihad Airways announced a new direct flight from Charlotte to Abu Dhabi, UAE, starting in May 2026. The airline boasts that this flight will provide a link between one of America’s premier financial hubs with the growing economy in Dubai.
San Francisco-based Genentech, a premier biotech leader, announced plans for a new Wake County project. The new project will support Roche and Genentech’s future portfolio of next-generation obesity medicines. Roche and Genentech currently operate 13 manufacturing and 15 research and development sites, employing over 25,000 people in eight different states. This project represents the company’s first East Coast manufacturing facility.
Visitors spent a record $36.7 billion in 2024
Last week, a recent report from the State of North Carolina showed the impact of the tourism industry in North Carolina for the year 2024.
PPG Industries announced plans to build a new aerospace coating and sealants manufacturing plant in Shelby, North Carolina.

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