Gigabit ‘Reverse Pitch’ kickoff event draws statewide audience

Over 300 people across the state came together via simulcast last night for a RIoT event supporting US Ignite’s national Gigabit Reverse Pitch initiative in North Carolina. Initiated by North Carolina Next Generation Network in partnership with New City Ventures and RIoT, the event kicked off a statewide competition to create transformative, problem-solving applications that leverage ultra-high speed, low latency fiber networks.

Madonna shares sweet video of new twins singing

Earlier this month Madonna confirmed she adopted twin sisters from Malawi and said she is “overjoyed” to have them as part of her family Previously reported, in January, rumor had it that the pop icon had been given the green light to adopt 4-year-old orphaned twins, Stella and Esther Mwale , from Malawi. In the social media post the twins were wearing identical outfits with black-and-white horizontal stripes and dotted black socks as they were seated on a couch, with a woman playing piano in the background.

US auto sales hit a record 17.55M in 2016, led by SUVs

Six Mexican veterinarians who say they were recruited to work as animal scientists at an Idaho dairy farm have filed a federal human trafficking lawsuit against the dairy’s owners and the lawyer who arranged… Six Mexican veterinarians who say they were recruited to work at an Idaho dairy farm as animal scientists have filed a federal human trafficking lawsuit against the dairy’s owners and the lawyer who arranged work… U.S. consumers bought a record number of new cars and trucks in 2016. A repeat performance in 2017 could be a tall order.

How advanced manufacturing is transforming WNC’s economy

MANUFACTURING OF TOMORROW: In the past five years, the advanced manufacturing industry has been growing in Western North Carolina, as new companies move to the region and existing operations expand. Economic development organizations are working with businesses and educational programs like AB-Tech’s mechanical engineering department to train a new generation of technicians to fill these workforce needs.