Craft brewers say North Carolina is suppressing growth and have filed a complaint saying that two state laws are unconstitutional and nothing more than economic protectionism
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 @ 11:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Rep. Chuck McGrady, R, Henderson, tried hard to smile this week while presenting the plundered remnants of House Bill 500.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2017 @ 3:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An effort to raise the number of barrels North Carolina's craft brewers can produce before they have to procure a distributor has failed
Published: Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 @ 4:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While 49 other states are scratching their heads figuring out how to promote manufacturing jobs, North Carolina's General Assembly's lack of action on prohibition-era laws may actually be destroying manufacturing growth, turning down the opportunity of a lifetime
Published: Monday, April 24th, 2017 @ 8:06 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Craft beer is on tap at the state legislature, where lawmakers have introduced three bills to roll back laws that stifle unprecedented growth in the brewing industry
Published: Sunday, April 23rd, 2017 @ 1:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It would be hard to find a more blatant example of cronyism than the North Carolina law forbidding brewers who produce more than 25,000 barrels per year from selling their products directly to retailers
Published: Friday, April 21st, 2017 @ 1:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina craft spirits are gaining a loyal following among North Carolinians who understand the distilling process and appreciate quality spirits
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2017 @ 5:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some things are clear - lower taxes, fewer regulations, skilled workers, and efficient infrastructure lead to economic growth
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2017 @ 5:42 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Grover Norquist is using his considerable influence to push North Carolina lawmakers toward reforming restrictive laws governing craft beer
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 @ 7:44 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In North Carolina, more than 40 distilleries are now producing and selling liquor. Many offer tours and subsequent tastings
Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 @ 4:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolinians have an insatiable taste for craft beers, and they have little tolerance for lawmakers who want to tamper with how they get their stouts and IPAs
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2017 @ 10:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's craft brewers want a fair system
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2016 @ 9:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My first post about the Lottery dream list covered a modest wish for a car that recently sold for about $14 million. This wish is about the beauty of those old Chris Craft wooden boats.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2016 @ 6:32 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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While some of North Carolina's craft breweries are gearing up for a 2017 legislative fight related to the distribution of their beer, Raleigh's Lucas Smith is developing a documentary to tell the story of how some of the state's beers get from the brewery to the taproom
Published: Saturday, August 27th, 2016 @ 12:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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EbzB Productions takes you from "The Ed Sullivan Show" to Woodstock, with a James Brown groove and a piece of Janis Joplin's heart
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 11:35 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Some North Carolina craft breweries plan to ask the General Assembly next year to change a state law they say is stunting their growth, but there's little indication the association representing large beer wholesalers will cede any of their control over the state's beer distribution
Published: Friday, February 26th, 2016 @ 12:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that North State Aviation will open an aircraft maintenance center at the North Carolina Global TransPark in Lenoir County, creating 109 new jobs over the next two...
Published: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 @ 4:22 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that HAECO Americas' aircraft interiors unit HAECO Cabin Solutions will expand in Guilford County and plans to create 127 new jobs over the next five years...
Published: Sunday, August 9th, 2015 @ 4:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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In my 40 years as an industrial sales engineer, I have been in almost every kind of manufacturing plant possible from Waste Stuff to. Shineola.
Published: Sunday, July 12th, 2015 @ 5:13 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Governor McCrory attended the unveiling of the latest Archangel Manned Border Patrol & Surveillance aircraft produced in North Carolina today at the IOMAX factory in Mooresville.
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 7:00 am
By: Chris Downey
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Live bands, a car show, arts and crafts and an appearance by the actor who played Cletus on a popular television show are just some of the events scheduled for Gullfest, a spring festival planned by Beaufort County Community College Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 @ 4:07 am
By: Chris Downey
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Distilleries across North Carolina are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the state's growing winery and craft beer industries, but the law places distilleries at a competitive disadvantage — and they're asking the General Assembly to pass legislation allowing them to sell small...
Published: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 @ 10:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory will be hosting a Holiday Open House at the Governor's Western Residence this weekend. The open house will be held on both Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Media wishing to attend and speak with...
Published: Saturday, December 6th, 2014 @ 4:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Local business leaders, economic development types, and government officials reflexively think of air service in terms of the number of flights handled by their airports daily. For most North Carolina airports, that number will drop significantly over the next few years.
Published: Sunday, September 14th, 2014 @ 1:17 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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With World War II imminent, in December 1940, the U.S. Government awarded $16.8 million in contracts for building one of the first military installations in preparation for that war.
Published: Friday, May 30th, 2014 @ 9:29 am
By: Tom Campbell
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East Carolina University art professor Robert Ebendorf has been honored with a lifetime achievement award by a group he helped found more than 40 years ago.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 1:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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In September, craft brewers and beer distributors were knocking heads over state regulations some viewed as favoring the interests of large beer distributors over these small brewers.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2014 @ 7:35 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Gloria Jean Dixon Craft Herrera, 65, a resident of 205 Arnold St., Vanceboro, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
Published: Thursday, February 14th, 2013 @ 3:31 pm
By: Announcements
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Where's the craftsmanship and quality in today's society?
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 @ 3:19 pm
By: Leslie Schneider
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