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    Small Business Optimism Jumps Above 50-year Average in November

    From the National Federation of Independent Business Main Street breaks 34-month streak of record high uncertainty The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose by eight points in November...

    Free Enterprise Foundation Releases 2023-24 Legislative Business Ratings

    The North Carolina Free Enterprise Foundation (NCFREE) released its annual Legislative Business Ratings (LBR) last week. The group provides non-partisan analysis of the political...

    65% of the Top 20 Community Colleges are in NC

    By Jaclyn DeJohn, CFP® for SmartAsset Associate degrees offer students flexibility to achieve different educational and vocational goals. They usually take half the time of a...

    Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smokies, Saw Record Economic Impact in 2023

    By Will Hofmann for the Asheville Citizen Times The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway continue to be two of the...

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    Newly-Minted State Auditor to Focus on DMV, Helene Recovery, Election Integrity

    The following is a transcription of the January 21...

    Speaker Hall Unveils Committee Chairmanships for 2025-2026 Legislative Session

    Today North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall unveiled committee...

    Rep. Robert Reives Discusses New Leadership in the General Assembly

    By Andrew Stuckey for Chapelboro.com The North Carolina General Assembly got...

    NC Will Raise Flags to Full-Staff on Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day

    By Todd Runkle for the Asheville Citizen-Times as appearing...