Tag: Rankings

    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...

    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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    Voters Concerned About Inflation, Economy, and Education

    In a poll conducted this spring by Carolina Leadership...

    North Carolina House Takes Important Step in Reducing Energy Costs for Families

    The North Carolina House passed a revised version of...

    House Passes Constitutional Amendments, Overrides Veto

    House conservatives furthered their forward thinking, pro-freedom legislative agenda,...

    House and Senate Leaders Reach Budget Agreement

    After months of negotiations House and Senate leaders have...