Economy

    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...

    Gross National Debt Reaches $36 Trillion

    From NC Political News The gross national debt of the United States reached $36 trillion yesterday, just over three months since the previous milestone was reached at...

    NC in Top 13 States in all Major National Bond Rating Agencies

    By Alan Wooten for The Center Square Taxpayers in North Carolina have more buying power through state government on the strength of an AAA long-term...

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