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[ ![Amazon, Corning multi-billion dollar pact to yield 1,000 jobs](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/36d60dc348.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/amazon-corning-multi-billion-dollar-pact-to-yield-1-000-jobs)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Amazon and Corning have a multi-billion dollar deal bringing 1,000 new jobs to the advanced glass and fiber optic technology manufacturer’s plants in North Carolina, each company said

 

 

 

 

[ ![Approval expected of $310M in projects at Lenovo Center](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/3cd47e00fa.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/approval-expected-of-310m-in-projects-at-lenovo-center)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Approval for a $310 million project at the Lenovo Center is expected Tuesday from a state authority with oversight responsibility on debut issued by public authorities in North

 

 

 

 

[ ![Better than 8 in 10 choosing independence over major parties](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/cc474ebe39.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/better-than-8-in-10-choosing-independence-over-major-parties)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – As North Carolina moved less than 13 weeks from mailing absentee ballots, the state’s total voter registrations rose another 4,411 to within just more than 20,000 of 7.8