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John Hood: More Freedom Means More Progress
December 26, 2024
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
November 15, 2024
NC Breaks Tourism Spending Record in 2023
August 14, 2024
Rankings
North Carolina Ranks Second for Best Business Climate, Raleigh Shines For Headquarters
January 4, 2025
North Carolina Ranks #1 State to Start a Business
December 19, 2024
Free Enterprise Foundation Releases 2023-24 Legislative Business Ratings
September 9, 2024
Hendersonville’s Apple Festival Among Top Ten Labor Day Events in the Nation
August 29, 2024
NC Zoo Ranked as Nation’s Best
August 16, 2024
Economic Development
Eastern NC to Become New Home For Global Software Development Company
December 30, 2024
Cherokee Tobacco Provides a Shot in the Arm to Caswell County
December 23, 2024
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
Education
Project Kitty Hawk Enrolls 558 Students
October 22, 2024
CJ: Public School Failures Behind Demand for Private School Vouchers
September 25, 2024
A Variety of Charter Models Lead to Positive Post-Secondary Outcomes
September 18, 2024
Shattering Homeschooling Stereotypes Through Storytelling
September 16, 2024
Statewide Impact of Carolina’s Research
September 13, 2024
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Rep. Robert Reives Discusses New Leadership in the General Assembly
January 21, 2025
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NC Will Raise Flags to Full-Staff on Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day
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by North Carolina’s Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler from his...
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In one of his first acts as the newly-elected...
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The House Comes to Order for the 2025-26 Biennium
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by CLC Staff History was made in Raleigh yesterday as...
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Rep. Destin Hall Sworn-in as Speaker, Kicking off 2025 Session
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By Brianna Kraemer for the Carolina Journal The North Carolina...
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North Carolina’s November County and Area Unemployment Figures Released
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Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 85 counties...
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NC House Speaker-Designate Destin Hall Announces Staff Picks
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State Pension Plan Ends Year Valued at $127 Billion
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From the Department of the State Treasurer On his final...
Regulations
New Biden Water Heater Ban Will Drive Up Energy Prices for Poor, Seniors: Expert
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By Michael Dorgan for FOXBusiness The Biden administration is banning certain natural gas water...
Rankings
North Carolina Ranks Second for Best Business Climate, Raleigh Shines For Headquarters
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By David Purtell – Digital Editor of the Triangle Business Journal Raleigh...
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North Carolina’s November Employment Figures Released
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Eastern NC to Become New Home For Global Software Development Company
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John Hood: More Freedom Means More Progress
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Merry Christmas
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North Carolina Population Explosion Hits Big Milestone
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Cherokee Tobacco Provides a Shot in the Arm to Caswell County
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By Julie Hayworth-Perman for NC State Cooperative Extension The Christmas season is...
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NC Will Raise Flags to Full-Staff on Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day
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Meet Destin Hall, New NC House Speaker
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Agriculture
From the Tractor (January Edition)
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by North Carolina’s Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler from his...
Natural Disasters
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by CLC Staff History was made in Raleigh yesterday as...
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Rep. Destin Hall Sworn-in as Speaker, Kicking off 2025 Session
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By Brianna Kraemer for the Carolina Journal The North Carolina...
Health
State Health Plan shifts to Aetna
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By David Mildenberg for BusinessNC After more than 40 years,...
Employment
North Carolina’s November County and Area Unemployment Figures Released
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Unemployment rates (not seasonally adjusted) increased in 85 counties...
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State Pension Plan Ends Year Valued at $127 Billion
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New Biden Water Heater Ban Will Drive Up Energy Prices for Poor, Seniors: Expert
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By Michael Dorgan for FOXBusiness The Biden administration is banning certain natural gas water...
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2025 Economic Outlook from the Charlotte Business Journal
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Gross National Debt Reaches $36 Trillion
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North Carolina Ranks #1 State to Start a Business
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Cherokee Tobacco Provides a Shot in the Arm to Caswell County
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