Economy

    What is the Status of North Carolina Manufacturing?

    By Mike Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University Manufacturing has a special place in our economy and is something...

    Small Business Optimism Surges, Reaches Six-Year High Following November’s Election Results

    From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Foundation The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose by 3.4 points in December to 105.1, the...

    John Hood: More Freedom Means More Progress

    By John Hood as appearing in NC Political News North Carolina has one of the freest economies on the continent — a fact that augers...

    2025 Economic Outlook from the Charlotte Business Journal

    By John Connaughton, PhD, S. Alan McKnight, Jr., CFA, Richard Moody, and Andrea Smith for the Charlotte Business Journal It’s an economy increasingly defined by...

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