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2025 Economic Outlook from the Charlotte Business Journal
December 11, 2024
Gross National Debt Reaches $36 Trillion
November 26, 2024
NC in Top 13 States in all Major National Bond Rating Agencies
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NC Breaks Tourism Spending Record in 2023
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North Carolina Ranks #1 State to Start a Business
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Free Enterprise Foundation Releases 2023-24 Legislative Business Ratings
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Hendersonville’s Apple Festival Among Top Ten Labor Day Events in the Nation
August 29, 2024
NC Zoo Ranked as Nation’s Best
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NC Ranked #4 Best States for Buying and Selling a Home
July 17, 2024
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Packaging Companies to Bring High-Paying Jobs to Fast-Growing Franklin County
December 20, 2024
Manufacturer Picks Growing North Carolina County for 330-Job Plant
December 18, 2024
Copper Manufacturer Invests $27 Million to Expand in Stokes County
December 7, 2024
RXO to Invest $13.7 Million, add 216 Jobs at Charlotte Headquarters
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Doug Edgeton: Biotech’s Role in North Carolina’s Job Creation Success
December 5, 2024
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Project Kitty Hawk Enrolls 558 Students
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