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DraftKings Sportsbook offers some top-shelf value for sports bettors around the country, with an extra bonus awaiting those in the Tar Heel State. New players can click here to apply our DraftKings promo code and get a three-figure bonus.
New users can activate the latest DraftKings promo code offer, which unlocks $150 in bonus bets with a $5+ wager. Players in North Carolina, meanwhile, have a $250 bonus waiting for them.
Don’t worry, North Carolina bettors. DraftKings NC is setting residents up with $250 in bonus bets for any qualifying wager made over $5 upon registration. These bonus bets can go a long way with a full 16-game slate of March Madness starting on Thursday, so click here to get started today.
DraftKings Promo Code: Get $150 March Madness Bonus, $250 NC Offer
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We officially have a bracket for March Madness. All 68 teams in the field have been seeded, and plenty have their upset picks already laid out. Others are taking their time filling out their brackets, while others still just want to the Madness to start already.
No matter which camp you fall into, DraftKings Sportsbook has you covered. For either NC residents or all other states across the country, DraftKings Sportsbook is offering some of the best value when compared to competition.
There are a seemingly endless number of ways to bet on March Madness with DraftKings sportsbook. There’s a quick hits section right off the main CBB page that includes everything from player points props to races to a set point number to outright winners. On top of this, DraftKings has some recommended parlays for those looking for quicker action.
Then there are the all-important futures. You can place a wager on a specific team to win it all, make the Sweet Sixteen, Final Four, you name it. With the bracket now in mind, here’s a look at the odds for the next national champion, via DraftKings:
- UConn: +400
- Houston: +500
- Purdue: +600
- Arizona: +1200
- North Carolina: +1400
- Auburn: +1500
- Tennessee: +1600
- Iowa State: +2000
- Kentucky: +2500
- Marquette: +3000
How to Activate DraftKings Promo Code
Want to join in on the fun with DraftKings, one of the top sportsbook brands in the country? DraftKings has been chosen by millions across the country for its top lines, dependability and promotional offers.
Here’s a look at how both North Carolina and remaining state residents can collect their bonus today by signing up.
- North Carolina residents click here. All other states click here. These links will take you to DraftKings’ page, where you’ll be prompted to create an account with DraftKings.
- Keep in mind, there’s no need to manually enter a promo code. Using this link automatically includes the bonus should you complete the registration process.
- Fill in all required fields to prove you’re 21+ and within the state borders of your particular welcome offer. You must be physically located within a legal betting state to take advantage.
- Deposit $5 and bet $5 to receive your welcome bonus, win or lose. North Carolina users will claim $250 in Bonus Bets while all other states will claim $150 in Bonus Bets for a $5 wager.
Click here to collect $150 in Bonus Bets for signing up with DraftKings sportsbook today. Alternatively, those who live in North Carolina can take advantage of this offer by clicking here to claim $250 in bonus bets for March Madness action.
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North Carolina
Planned solar panel manufacturing plant to employ over 900 in eastern NC
A Vietnamese-based company will build its first North American solar panel manufacturing plant in eastern North Carolina, creating over 900 jobs, officials announced on Friday.
Boviet Solar along with Gov. Roy Cooper and other government officials revealed at an East Carolina University news conference the company’s plans to invest almost $300 million in a 1 million square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Greenville.
Founded in 2013, Boviet makes solar panels and photovoltaic cells that are already used in the U.S. by commercial, industrial and residential customers, Cooper’s office said in a news release. Boviet also has offices in Germany, China and the U.S., according to a company fact sheet.
The plant in Greenville, located 85 miles east of Raleigh, will help build company capacity worldwide for high-end solar panels and photovoltaic modules, a Cooper news release said.
“We are proud of bringing our manufacturing excellence to our most important solar market, creating jobs, and making a positive impact on North Carolina’s economy,” Boviet CEO Jimmy Xie was quoted in the governor’s release.
The 908 jobs, expected to be in place by 2028, on average will pay $52,879 annually, which is slightly above the Pitt County average, a state Commerce Department document said.
Boviet also considered alternative sites for the plant in Phoenix and Atlanta, the document said.
Earlier Friday, a state panel approved cash incentives to Boviet of up to $8.3 million over 12 years if it meets job-creation and capital spending thresholds. In all, Boviet is poised to receive $34.6 million in combined state and local incentives for the project, according to the commerce document.
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Another Vietnamese company, electric car manufacturer VinFast, is building a plant in Chatham County that is expected to create thousands of jobs.
North Carolina
Boviet Solar to start 2-GW solar panel factory in North Carolina
Boviet Solar has officially announced its plans to start a solar panel manufacturing facility in Greenville, North Carolina. The move has been referenced as “Project Gen” in county records for a number of months.
Boviet Solar will use incentives and grants from Pitt County and the North Carolina Dept. of Commerce for the $294 million refab of an existing 1 million-ft2 building in Indigreen Corporate Park. The site should support 900 jobs.
“Our dreams of producing our PV modules in the U.S. finally come to realization. We are proud of bringing our manufacturing excellence to our most important solar market, creating jobs, and making a positive impact on North Carolina’s economy. We are committed to expanding solar as a widely used renewable energy source in the U.S. and delivering locally made, top-performing PV modules to accelerate the advent of the global renewable revolution,” said Jimmy Xie, General Manager of Boviet Solar.
Ningbo Boway Alloy Materials Co., a Chinese materials manufacturer that supports Boviet Solar, revealed this week its intentions to build a 3-GW TOPCon cell plant in Vietnam in addition to this 2-GW module assembly factory in North Carolina. Although now with Chinese backing, Boviet Solar was founded in Vietnam 11 years ago. The company’s solar panels were one of the few brands explicitly excluded from antidumping/countervailing duties on Southeast Asian imports last year.
North Carolina
As weather warms, nesting shorebirds and sea turtles join people heading to NC’s beaches
With people flocking to the coast, officials hope education and outreach can help efforts to share the sand with nesting birds and sea turtles.
As the weather warms, sun-seeking tourists aren’t the only ones drawn to North Carolina’s rich necklace of barrier islands along its 320 miles of coastline.
If you’re visiting the beach this summer, there’s a good chance you’ll see wildlife mixed in with visitors and the occasional resident.
But sharing valuable beach real estate with nesting shorebirds and sea turtles can be challenging.
Mix in the loss of habitat on many islands to development, the growing risk from climate change, and the increased threat of disturbance tied to human activities, dogs and even predators and the odds are often stacked against the native fauna.
The eggs and chicks of nesting shorebirds often blend in perfectly with the sand, making it easy for people or pets to accidentally step on them. Getting close to the nests or babies can be just as bad, scaring the parents off and leaving the eggs and chicks at the mercy of predators and the summer heat.
That’s where groups like the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and Audubon North Carolina come in to help level the playing field.
Hundreds of signs ring the state’s coastal nesting sanctuaries from Currituck Sound in the north to Sunset Beach in the south, warning visitors to respect nesting areas. In some locations, including Wrightsville Beach, volunteers help reinforce that message.
Hope Sutton, eastern wildlife diversity supervisor with the wildlife commission, said education and outreach efforts are some of the most powerful tools officials have to raise awareness about the birds’ requirements.
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“It’s a critical component, whether its students at Wrightsville Beach Elementary making cute signs to warn beachgoers to stay out of the refuge or adults learning about these birds through one of our outreach activities,” she said. “Our behavior patterns can really impact the chance of success many of these birds species have.”
The helping hand comes as regulators worry about the future of some of the state’s shorebirds.
North Carolina’s 2023 waterbird survey, which is conducted every three years and is a collaborative effort among government agencies and environmental groups, showed substantial dips in the numbers of many nesting shorebirds. Among wading birds, that list included cattle egrets, tricolored heron, little blue herons, snowy egrets and glossy ibis. Beach-nesting species showing substantial declines included the common tern, gull-billed tern, and Caspian tern.
Another species that is in trouble is the black skimmer, with North Carolina’s population decreasing by half since 1999. Because skimmers nest directly on the open sand, they are especially vulnerable to disturbance and loss of nesting sites.
But the survey wasn’t all bad news. Least tern numbers were found to be increasing, with many of the nests found on the beaches at the south end of Wrightsville Beach and on Lea-Hutaff Island in Pender County. Brown pelicans also are doing well, with 5,227 nests reported in 2023, well above the 15-year average of about 4,000 nests.
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Many of the shorebirds holding their own nest on spoil islands, like those in the Cape Fear River or Intracoastal Waterway, or on sections of protected natural areas like Masonboro Island that are hard to access.
But climate change is an unknown variable that could add to the pressure many species face. On low-lying manmade dredge islands, for example, rising seas and stronger tropical storms tied to warming temperatures could increase erosion and overwash threats.
“And the competition for sand is already tough and is likely to get worse in the coming decades,” Sutton said, referring to the limited nearshore sand resources and many coastal towns now seeking nourishment projects to boost their eroding beaches.
A warming climate also could prompt some birds to nest sooner.
Lindsay Addison, a coastal biologist with Audubon North Carolina, said learning to share the beach and knowing when to back away, such as when a shorebird starts acting irritated, can go a long way to help.
“Anyone who has lived down here for a while knows that there are more and more people now, and sometimes it’s really hard to anywhere along the coast and not run into a lot of people,” she said. “The birds also are experiencing that, and there are a lot of opportunities for people to disturb them and impact their survival.
“But if we just keep our distance and take some other steps, like keeping our dogs on a leash during certain times, it can make a really huge difference.”
Shorebird nesting season runs from March through mid-September.
Turtle time
Shorebirds aren’t the only ones looking to nest on area beaches. Peak sea turtle nesting season begins May 1 and continues through the end of October.
Most local beaches are monitored daily during sea turtle nesting season to look for evidence of nests, which are then monitored and protected if needed during the roughly two-month incubation period.
While sea turtle nesting numbers have been showing increases in recent years, regulators and environmentalists warn the marine reptiles still face many threats − especially during the decades they navigate the oceans before females return to their birth beach to nest.
While on the beach, threats dangers include holes dug in the sand and left by beachgoers, which can trap hatchlings after they emerge from the nest, and bright lights from homes and businesses that can distract nesting mothers and hatchlings and lead them away from the ocean.
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Sharing the beach
Tips from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on how to share the beach with nesting wildlife this summer:
- Respect the boundaries of the roped-off nesting areas
- Keep dogs on a leash
- Follow beach driving regulations
- Throw away trash properly, including fishing line and kite strings
- Don’t feed sea gulls or least terns
- Don’t fly drones or kites near nesting sites
Reporter Gareth McGrath can be reached at GMcGrath@Gannett.com or @GarethMcGrathSN on X/Twitter. This story was produced with financial support from the Green South Foundation and the Prentice Foundation. The USA TODAY Network maintains full editorial control of the work.
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