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Western NC Businesses Struggle to Recover Post-Storm

9/26/2025

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Story summary
  • Recovery remains uneven: 96% of western North Carolina small business owners report impacts.
  • The storm disrupted mining and computer parts manufacturing, heightening global supply concerns.
  • Sharon Decker of the Governor’s Recovery Office notes neighbor and church aid.
  • Governor Josh Stein says six of seven businesses have not regained revenues.
  • Long-term recovery includes volunteer databases and bipartisan funding for infrastructure repairs.