Corning Incorporated has announced a multi-year $6 billion agreement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to supply optical fiber, cable, and connectivity hardware.

Duke Energy is warning customers about outage scams. Some have received text messages warning them about a “scheduled power outage,” encouraging people to click on a link for more information.Duke Energy says the message isn't from them, and customers should avoid unknown links and attachments.

Despite the winter storm departing the Charlotte area, air travel on Monday was still impacted at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, over 400 flights have been canceled and 140 were delayed. For the latest flight information, check with your airline before heading to CLT.

The Charlotte Area Transit System said the Gold Line streetcar will be suspended until Tuesday. CATS officials said the Blue Line light rail will be operational but will run on a 30-minute frequency on Monday. Due to freezing conditions Monday evening and the threat of ice re-forming, the final Blue Line train will leave the UNC Charlotte and I-485 stations at midnight. For the latest information, check online.

Let’s take a moment now to check in on the status of one of Charlotte’s most well-known homegrown companies, whose founder and CEO died unexpectedly last fall. Doug Lebda was killed in an off-roading vehicle accident on his country property. He founded LendingTree, an online financial services company, in the 1990s. For more, Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.

The controversial port project promises economic benefits, but would do substantial harm to the local environment. Now, it's on an indefinite pause while the Army Corps of Engineers reviews potential environmental concerns.

The Charlotte Sports Foundation announced this morning that it has acquired the rights to the Novant Health Charlotte Marathon.

The city of Salisbury is officially launching its microtransit pilot program Monday. The on-demand service — called Salisbury Connect — is designed to work like rideshare apps but costs the same as public transit.

The city of Charlotte has pledged to end all traffic deaths by 2030. It’s an ambitious goal that’s part of the city’s Vision Zero plan, adopted in 2019. But so far, it seems the opposite is actually happening. Shannon Binns is the founder of the group Sustain Charlotte, and he joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry to talk about what his group is calling on the city to do.

New year, new workforce trends. Let’s take a moment to look at the changes in AI, employer leverage, and more that could force Charlotte-area companies and employees to rethink how they operate in 2026. Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter joined WFAE’s Marshall Terry for our segment BizWorthy.