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Study: Raleigh, Charlotte strong contenders for MLB team
A new study from NC State analyzes ten potential cities for an MLB team, with Raleigh and Charlotte among the top contenders.
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NC’s economic outlook among the top in nation
For the sixth straight year, NC ranks among the top five states for economic outlook in the year ahead, according to the ALEC’s latest Rich States, Poor States report.
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Senate budget proposal draws praise, concern across NC
Though Democrats focused on what they felt was underfunding, other groups applauded the budget for focusing on tax cuts and other economic issues.
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Berger says NC’s economic transformation ‘didn’t happen by accident,’ eyes more growth amid population surge
"Over the decade and a half that has transpired since Republicans took control of the North Carolina General Assembly for the first time in over a century, what we have seen is a real transformation of North Carolina state government, and that transformation has led to a real transformation and really a rebirth of the North Carolina economy," Berger said.
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State leaders applaud North Carolina’s record-breaking $36B tourism industry
As the fifth most visited state in the nation, travel spending within North Carolina’s tourism industry reached a record-breaking $36 million in 2023 as the state welcomed roughly 43 million visitors. The tourism industry generates nearly $2.6 billion in state and local tax revenues.
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NC remains a top state for business in 2024, loses No.1 spot to VA
North Carolina’s strengths are its business friendliness, workforce, and economy. The state’s weaknesses are the cost of living and quality of life.
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Lawmakers tout $500 million economic benefit of US Open in Pinehurst
The state appropriated $18 million in incentives and millions of dollars in extra tax breaks to the USGA in a 2020 bill.
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GOP leaders slam Biden’s ‘catastrophic’ policies ahead of POTUS arrival
North Carolina Republican leaders are speaking out about President Joe Biden’s ‘disastrous’ economic policies ahead of his arrival on Thursday afternoon.
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Incentives package worth $1.2 billion draws electric car plant to NC
A Vietnamese automaker has announced plans to build a $4 billion electric-vehicle assembly and battery-manufacturing plant at Triangle Innovation Point in Moncure, about 30 miles west of the Triangle. To attract the newly formed company, the state and Chatham County promise to spend nearly $1.2 billion in incentives over the next 32 years. Meantime, VinFast...
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Offshore wind turbines interfere with ships’ radar, ability to navigate, study finds
Gov. Roy Cooper and the Biden administration want to make North Carolina carbon neutral by 2050, and President Biden’s ambitious plans to combat climate change lean heavily on offshore wind generation. The turbines could be a problem for fishermen. North Carolina’s fishing industry has largely been cautious in criticizing the wind turbines, saying it wants...
Opinion
Managing trade will never work
Exports to China went up last year but exports to our other trading partners, especially in Europe, went up more. The latter didn’t happen because a bunch of politicians set sales quotas.
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P.J. O’Rourke (1947-2022) discusses Adam Smith’s ‘On The Wealth of Nations’ in 2007
Satirist and author P.J. O’Rourke discusses his book “On The Wealth Of Nations” during a Nov. 16, 2007, interview with Carolina Journal. O’Rourke died Tuesday from complications of lung cancer.
