Raleigh-based product-software company Pendo said it cut about 90 roles — roughly 10% of its staff — calling the changes part of a 'refounding' as tech budgets shift.

Durham’s Bull City Records is retiring at month’s end, and an Eddie Bauer outlet at Smithfield’s Carolina Premium Outlets is in liquidation. Here are the final dates and what shoppers need to know.

Picasso Pawn and other Raleigh shops report more customers pawning items for quick cash as household budgets tighten; EZCORP’s quarter shows rising pawn loans and sales.

Hitachi Energy will open a 32,000‑sq‑ft engineering and cybersecurity center in Cary, investing $10M and promising about 150 new jobs as part of a $1B U.S. expansion.

Smithfield approved plans for 7 Brew’s first Triangle drive‑thru, according to town records and the Triangle Business Journal. The move raises questions about queuing and traffic in the area.

North Carolina added roughly 29 Dollar General stores in the past year, pushing the state past Georgia to become the nation’s No. 2 for the chain.

Gov. Josh Stein said TSEA Energy will open a U.S. plant in Rockingham County with a $17M investment and 106 jobs in Eden. Initial details were sparse.

Epic Games will lay off more than 1,000 employees after a slowdown in Fortnite engagement; the company says affected staff will receive at least four months' pay.

Red Storm Entertainment in Cary will cut 105 jobs and halt game development, shifting to engine and support work at the studio.

A 30,000‑square‑foot former Office Depot in Cary sold for $6 million and will become a Savers thrift store, the Triangle Business Journal reports.

A Powerball ticket sold at JD Gas & Grocery in Dover matched five white balls and, with Power Play, doubled to a $2 million prize; winners have 180 days to claim.

Whole Foods confirmed plans for a third Cary store at Preston Corners, taking over the former Lowes Foods space as Amazon doubles down on Whole Foods.

The FDA issued a March 5 warning letter saying Novo Nordisk failed to report serious adverse events, including three deaths, tied to semaglutide. The action raises fresh scrutiny for the company’s Triangle manufacturing footprint.