"This is 1.2 points greater than the country's GDP and shows that our economy here in North Carolina is strong."-Brian Hamilton, founder of Inmates to Entrepreneurs
Apprenticeship programs funded by federal dollars incentivize those entering the workforce to consider trade-related careers.
A North Carolina lawsuit plaintiff is fighting an out-of-state company’s attempt to avoid legal liability in this state’s courts.
The US Chamber of Commerce and NC Chamber are asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that could open the door for more lawsuits against businesses in North Carolina.
Americans are signaling that they want three things at the same time: jobs in comfortable offices, products made in America, and an end to large-scale immigration. In reality (until the robots arrive), we probably have to pick two.
Considering NC's severe labor shortage, including in manufacturing, raising taxes (tariffs) on consumers in hopes of attracting more manufacturing jobs is a bad deal.
Due to America's dire shortage of workers, the Trump administration is likely to take more pragmatic steps to target chaos at the border and unfairness in visa programs without greatly diminishing the pool of foreign workers.
“Our complaint is that the DOL doesn't have the authority to require collective bargaining or to provide collective bargaining and self-organization rights to workers; that's Congress' job,” Jake Parker, general counsel for the NC Farm Bureau, told the Carolina Journal.
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.
The NCRLA compiled hiring data from Lightcast and Indeed and found that since the beginning of October, approximately 2,134 restaurant jobs have opened up in the Triangle area alone. This development may come as a surprise to some due to the state’s historically low unemployment rate of 3.4%.
First, the good news: North Carolina’s unemployment rate is reported as being among the lowest in decades. The NC Department of Commerce reported in August that the state’s unemployment rate for July came in at 3.3%, tying two months in 2022 for the lowest rate since 1999. Now, the not-so-good news. For starters, a low...
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