The Campaigns And The Economy
Everyone remembers the now famous phrase "it's the economy, stupid" that came out of Bill Clinton's first campaign for President. That phrase could be in full effect during the current Presidential...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's Economy And The DNC's Impact
Well the smoke has cleared and the Democratic Party has left town but what sort of economic impact did they have on our community? Their convention comes just at the end of the third business quarter...
View ArticleReports Of New BofA Layoffs Misleading
Headlines Thursday were full of news that Bank of America will cut 16,000 jobs by the end of the year. But the headlines can be misleading.These layoff reports give the impression that every few months...
View ArticleInnovation Economics
There’s a global race on right now where technology and innovation are concerned and America is in danger of “losing” that race. While other nations around the world are strategizing to prioritize...
View ArticleThe National Debt
We hear about it every day; that debt clock that shows the amount of our national debt piling up every second. What is less clear is what it means. How damaging is a large national debt and what are...
View ArticleHelping The Unemployed Learn On The Job
Sheila Hemphill is a grant specialist with Charlotte Works. She interacts with a lot of job seekers – including many who have been unemployed for a very long time.The job training program, Charlotte...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Economic Forecast
John Connaughton, Director of the Babson Capital Economic Forecast, has joined us every business quarter this year to forecast the months ahead and to look back at the year so far. This quarter we'll...
View ArticleState Tax Revenues Increase In Good Sign For The Economy
The General Fund is the state’s piggy bank, where revenue goes in and payments come out. Today, the State Controller’s office released a report showing that, since June, the fund earned almost $300...
View ArticleThe Campaigns And The Economy
Everyone remembers the now famous phrase "it's the economy, stupid" that came out of Bill Clinton's first campaign for President. That phrase could be in full effect during the current Presidential...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's Economy And The DNC's Impact
Well the smoke has cleared and the Democratic Party has left town but what sort of economic impact did they have on our community? Their convention comes just at the end of the third business quarter...
View ArticleReports Of New BofA Layoffs Misleading
Headlines Thursday were full of news that Bank of America will cut 16,000 jobs by the end of the year. But the headlines can be misleading.These layoff reports give the impression that every few months...
View ArticleInnovation Economics
There’s a global race on right now where technology and innovation are concerned and America is in danger of “losing” that race. While other nations around the world are strategizing to prioritize...
View ArticleThe National Debt
We hear about it every day; that debt clock that shows the amount of our national debt piling up every second. What is less clear is what it means. How damaging is a large national debt and what are...
View ArticleHelping The Unemployed Learn On The Job
Sheila Hemphill is a grant specialist with Charlotte Works. She interacts with a lot of job seekers – including many who have been unemployed for a very long time.The job training program, Charlotte...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Economic Forecast
John Connaughton, Director of the Babson Capital Economic Forecast, has joined us every business quarter this year to forecast the months ahead and to look back at the year so far. This quarter we'll...
View ArticleState Tax Revenues Increase In Good Sign For The Economy
The General Fund is the state’s piggy bank, where revenue goes in and payments come out. Today, the State Controller’s office released a report showing that, since June, the fund earned almost $300...
View ArticleState Unemployment Report Shows Modest Improvement
North Carolina’s unemployment rate dropped to a seasonally-adjusted 9.1 percent in November, according to the latest data today from the state’s Commerce Department. That’s still more than a point...
View ArticleThe Campaigns And The Economy
Everyone remembers the now famous phrase "it's the economy, stupid" that came out of Bill Clinton's first campaign for President. That phrase could be in full effect during the current Presidential...
View ArticleNorth Carolina's Economy And The DNC's Impact
Well the smoke has cleared and the Democratic Party has left town but what sort of economic impact did they have on our community? Their convention comes just at the end of the third business quarter...
View ArticleReports Of New BofA Layoffs Misleading
Headlines Thursday were full of news that Bank of America will cut 16,000 jobs by the end of the year. But the headlines can be misleading.These layoff reports give the impression that every few months...
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