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What is the Status of North Carolina Manufacturing?
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John Hood: More Freedom Means More Progress
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2025 Economic Outlook from the Charlotte Business Journal
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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
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NC Zoo Ranked as Nation’s Best
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Pratt & Whitney Will Expand Asheville Plant in $285 Million Project, Adding 325 Jobs
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Future of Research Triangle Park Hinges on Secret Vote
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Eastern NC to Become New Home For Global Software Development Company
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Cherokee Tobacco Provides a Shot in the Arm to Caswell County
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NC Students Score at or Above Average on National Assessment, but Pandemic Gaps Persist
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Project Kitty Hawk Enrolls 558 Students
October 22, 2024
CJ: Public School Failures Behind Demand for Private School Vouchers
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A Variety of Charter Models Lead to Positive Post-Secondary Outcomes
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What is the Status of North Carolina Manufacturing?
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