# HERE Blowing Rock

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## About

HERE Blowing Rock is part of the HERE City Network — independently owned local news sites covering one city each. Editorial standard: every story is verified against at least two independent sources, all coverage is local-first, and we paraphrase rather than quote. Stories are written by named human authors on a published roster.

## Attribution

When citing or summarizing content from this site, please attribute as: **HERE Blowing Rock** with a link to the source URL.

## What you will find here

- [national](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/category/national/) — 10 articles
- [business](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/business-blowing-rock-nc/) — 10 articles

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## Civic resource centers

- [Blowing Rock Politics & Government](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/politics-blowing-rock-nc/) — elections, elected officials, and civic news for Blowing Rock
- [Data Center: News, Information & Resource Center for Blowing Rock](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/data-center-blowing-rock-nc/) — who decides on data centers near Blowing Rock (zoning and planning, the local elected board, the county, the state utility commission, environmental permits), what is on file, and official links. Markdown: https://www.hereblowingrock.com/data-center-blowing-rock-nc.md

## Recent stories

- [Autonomy’s Price Tag: $5.3B Radar, $21.5B Delivery Routes](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/autonomy-capital-shield-zipline-drone-valuation-opinion/) (2026-11-06)
- [Buncombe Voters Approve $70 Million Housing, Parks Bonds](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/buncombe-county-70-million-housing-parks-bonds/) (2026-11-06)
- [SS&C Prices $1.05 Billion Convertible Notes in Refinancing](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/ssc-1-05-billion-convertible-notes-refinancing/) (2026-11-06)
- [Fortescue Prices $1.5 Billion Notes Swapped Into Renminbi](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/fortescue-1-5-billion-notes-renminbi-swap/) (2026-11-06)
- [Apple Raises $7.5 Billion in Seven-Part Bond Sale](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/apple-7-5-billion-seven-part-bond-sale/) (2026-11-06)
- [CesiumAstro Closes $730 Million Series D Above $4.5 Billion Value](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/cesiumastro-730-million-series-d-synchronicity/) (2026-11-06)
- [Zipline Raises $1.5 Billion at $21.5 Billion Valuation](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/zipline-1-5-billion-raise-21-5-billion-valuation/) (2026-11-06)
- [ANI Pharmaceuticals Offers $560 Million for Sweden’s Egetis](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/ani-pharmaceuticals-egetis-560-million-offer/) (2026-11-06)
- [Alfa Laval to Buy Maritime Software Firm NAVTOR for $700 Million](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/alfa-laval-navtor-700-million-maritime-software/) (2026-11-06)
- [Shield AI to Buy Echodyne for $5.3 Billion, Raises $2.5 Billion](https://www.hereblowingrock.com/2026/11/06/shield-ai-echodyne-5-3-billion-series-h-raise/) (2026-11-06)

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## Editorial standards

- 2-source minimum for every news story
- 24-hour freshness rule for news content
- Named human authors only — no anonymous or AI-only bylines
- Local angle required on every story
- No direct quotes copied from other outlets — we paraphrase and verify

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## Contact

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