Franklin’s council unanimously approved a one‑year moratorium on new data centers after a packed hearing, citing zoning gaps and worries about water, power and noise.

UNC Health has acquired Westgate Shopping Center and filed to build a 92‑bed hospital in West Asheville. Public records and state filings show the system is positioning for a major medical campus.

Two zoning cases would add about 440 homes and more than 1,600 daily trips to Farrington Road, putting traffic, schools and sidewalks under the microscope.

Armacell relocated its Americas HQ from Chapel Hill to SouthPark, signing a seven-year lease at Carnegie X for more than 4,500 sq ft. The move consolidates regional leadership in Charlotte.

The retro round hotel on Hillsborough Street will reopen as Hotel Indigo on July 28 after a $36M renovation, adding a rooftop lounge and refreshed rooms.

The Research Triangle Foundation announced a planned leadership change as it moves to implement RTP 3.0. Jonathan C. Pruitt will join in September and Scott Levitan will retire in October.

Developer says Wegmans owes nearly $480K in unpaid rent at Cary's Fenton. Wegmans disputes the claim and told the court it would deposit disputed payments into a registry.

Costco filed plans for a 166,000‑sq‑ft warehouse and a 24‑pump fuel center near Clayton that would be the first Costco in Johnston County.

The Oberlin Hotel's rooftop restaurant Wren aims to bring Southern food, cocktails and skyline views to Raleigh's Village District as the Curio property nears completion.

Mungo Homes bought a 35-acre Fuquay-Varina site and plans 119 homes at Arbor Preserve, a mixed townhome and single-family community along the 540 loop.

JPI will demolish hotels on a 12.6‑acre site in northwest Durham to build Jefferson Watts, a $150M, 440‑unit community near Duke. First units are expected in fall 2027.

State regulators will hold a July 30 hearing in Rockingham on draft air permits for Amazon’s planned Energy Way Tech Campus, where dozens of diesel engines could be sited.

Brazos Residential closed on the 180‑unit Walnut Ridge in Raleigh as new data show Sun Belt renter demand outpacing parts of the Northeast and Midwest.