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[ ![Senate-backed hemp bill targets THC market](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-07/4f2e723c01.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/senate-backed-hemp-bill-targets-thc-market)

 By Andrew Pomeranz | Carolina Journal

(Carolina Journal) – A Senate-approved conference report that would largely ban intoxicating hemp products in North Carolina has stalled in the House, where Republican lawmakers have raised concerns about the scope of

 

 

 

 

[ ![Boliek: Jet fuel on computer technology, getting juice worth the squeeze](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-07/3617b31838.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/boliek-jet-fuel-on-computer-technology-getting-juice-worth-the-squeeze)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Embracing artificial intelligence wasn’t just a way to do business when Dave Boliek stepped into the auditor’s office for North Carolina.

 

 

 

 

[ ![State of Business: North Carolina top two for 6th consecutive year](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-07/4a739c6850.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/state-of-business-north-carolina-top-two-for-6th-consecutive-year)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Denied remaining No. 1 just barely, North Carolina for the sixth consecutive year is ranked top two in the 2026 America’s Top States for Business, CNBC said Thursday