News
North Carolina cities rank among top STEM hubs in the nation
A recent study highlights several North Carolina cities as top destinations for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
Opinion
How H-1B visas affect North Carolina
It's true that our culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence. But the solution to that is not importing large numbers of foreign workers who might work hard but also may drive down wages for American citizens.
Opinion
NC housing boom: Which cities are leading the way?
While suburban areas across North Carolina are expanding at remarkable rates, reflecting a national trend toward increased suburban living, the state’s large cities are also thriving.
Opinion
We need more hospital competition
North Carolina’s hospital sector has undergone lots of mergers and acquisitions over the past decade. Now the pace of change is, if anything, accelerating. Guilford County’s largest hospital, Cone Memorial, has just been acquired by a charitable arm of Kaiser Permanente. Novant Health, also based in the Triad, operates hospitals in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Wilmington, and...
Opinion
North Carolinians think recession is here
North Carolinians are greatly concerned about our economy. According to the John Locke Foundation’s latest Civitas Poll, 77% of state voters believe we are currently in a recession. Most call inflation “a huge problem” and say it’s difficult to afford housing, food, and gas. At the same time, North Carolinians have been treated to months...
Opinion
Lay welcome mat for new houses
North Carolina began the decade with too many consumers chasing too few housing units. Despite recent construction, we aren’t adding enough housing stock.
Opinion
Metro areas suffer big job losses
Even as customers return to businesses elsewhere in North Carolina, too few are returning to downtown stores and restaurants. Many of those businesses will never recover.
Opinion
Rail transit doesn’t fit state
Our state’s dispersed settlement patterns aren’t simply the result of zoning laws or road-building guiding residential development, because there is also a dispersal of employment.
Opinion
State offers strong value proposition
North Carolina is one of the nation’s leaders in delivering value for each dollar spent on public services, and is getting better at that with each passing year.
Opinion
Our Best Isn’t Very Good
North Carolina’s economic challenge is not simply to address lingering barriers to growth and opportunity in rural communities.
