Economy

    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...

    Commerce Issues 2025 Economic Development Tier Rankings

    The North Carolina Department of Commerce has announced the county tier designations for 2025.  The designations, which are mandated by state law, play a...

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