"It's been a great story, it's been a great run, a lot of success," said Gregg Zarnstorff, director of Trademarks and Brand Protection at NC State University. "You know what happens with success is everybody wants to try to profit from it. Sometimes legally and sometimes not."
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enacted a new law in early March that bans credit card companies from collecting excessive late fees from customers, but the regulations have been slammed by numerous business entities for its potential impacts on small businesses.
North Carolina’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds in recent years, earning it the moniker of “The Best State to do Business” two years in a row (2022 & 2023) by CNBC, among other accolades. But, with recent GOP primary election winners, Michelle Morrow for NC Superintendent of Public Instruction and Luke Farley for NC Commissioner of Labor, the North Carolina Chamber fears that the state’s crown may be tarnished if they and others win in the General Election.
Charlotte’s housing market will continue to see expanded growth in conjunction with growth across other sectors, while homeowners with low interest rates may be hesitant to sell, making inventory tighter.
State officials have terminated three more incentive packages worth millions of dollars that would have created almost 1,000 new jobs.
In light of recent concerns about the amount of foreign-owned agricultural land in North Carolina, it is worth noting the risk extends beyond mere land: Syngenta Seeds, LLC, one of the world's largest developers and producers of seeds for farmers and based in Greensboro, was bought in 2017 by ChemChina as part of a merger.
If incumbent Mike Causey wins the Republican nod for insurance commissioner in March, it’ll be his seventh nomination. That will break the current record of six nominations for insurance commissioner — a record currently shared by Causey and the late Jim Long, a Democrat. That’s just in the primary, though. All six times Long was...
North Carolina high school students set a recent record for Career and Technical Education credentialing during the 2022-2023 school year, according to fresh data from the state Department of Public Instruction. CTE students scored a 41% credential attainment rate last school year, a jump from 28% in 2021-2022 and the highest rate in the last...
In July of last year, the Census Bureau estimated that some 10.8 million people resided in our state. One of the fastest-growing in the country, North Carolina’s population ranks ninth, just below Georgia’s population of 11 million. More generally, Southern states accounted for almost 90% of America’s net population increase last year, with migration into...
Multiple schools and businesses have announced on social media that they will be closed Thursday afternoon as security plans to block roads for most of the work day. There are two schools on the same block as the event space selected for the Thursday presidential visit. There are six schools in the immediate closure area.
North Carolina ranks ninth in the country for starting a business, according to a report from personal finance website WalletHub.
