The Golden LEAF Foundation supports workforce projects that help close the skills gap and increase the pool of highly qualified individuals with skills aligned to North Carolina businesses’ current and future needs.
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 1:08 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Wendy’s announced on Thursday that the company will test a robotic system to deliver orders underground from its kitchens to distinct parking spots outside of its restaurants, a move which comes as the food services sector turns toward automation in response to labor shortages.
Published: Monday, June 5th, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Daily Wire
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Unemployment increased in February even as the number of new jobs exceeded analysts’ forecasts, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
Published: Sunday, March 19th, 2023 @ 9:23 am
By: Daily Wire
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The number of job openings in the United States decreased to 10.8 million as of January, according to data released on Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, even as the number of available positions continues to drastically exceed the number of unemployed workers.
Published: Thursday, March 16th, 2023 @ 1:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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Twitter reduced and nixed a number of employee benefits as Elon Musk tries to slash costs at the company.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 7:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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American retail expenditures declined 0.6% between October and November, according to data released on Thursday by the Census Bureau.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 8:03 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Houston Rockets and several other businesses, warned during an interview this week that if Democrats pass a tax on unrealized capital gains that it would destroy capitalism in the United States.
Published: Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 @ 2:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Nominal retail sales increased last month by 1% as inflation continued to accelerate, according to a Friday report from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Published: Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 @ 2:27 am
By: Daily Wire
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Businesses are on the mend from government-induced Covid shutdowns.
Published: Saturday, June 18th, 2022 @ 7:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Treasurer Folwell's Misplaced Reading Glasses Leads to The Barnes Family Foundation Donation of $25,000
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:14 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services today announced a major milestone in its innovative Healthy Opportunities Pilot program with 10 people who are members of managed care successfully receiving a food service delivered through NC Medicaid Managed Care.
Published: Monday, March 28th, 2022 @ 12:05 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Critics of educational freedom increasingly use the threat of privatization to shine a negative spotlight on school choice programs.
Published: Friday, January 14th, 2022 @ 12:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper shared his recommendations for how North Carolina can most effectively invest in its recovery through the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
Published: Tuesday, May 25th, 2021 @ 5:59 pm
By: Governor's Office
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The economy added 49,000 jobs in January after losing 227,000 jobs in December.
Published: Saturday, February 6th, 2021 @ 4:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Clarice Feldman of the American Thinker describes the Democratic National Convention as a “tsunami of schmaltz and mendacity.”
Published: Tuesday, August 25th, 2020 @ 2:04 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Fast casual restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $25 million to settle criminal charges against the company for food-safety violations.
Published: Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 @ 6:43 am
By: Daily Wire
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Testing, Tracing and Trends will help determine when to loosen restrictions
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2020 @ 10:56 am
By: Governor's Office
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Food trucks are a fixture at breweries, office complexes, and community festivals.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 4:06 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Department of Labor released its weekly jobs numbers Thursday and announced “the highest level” of jobless claims in the history of the country.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 11:30 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Gov. Roy Cooper announced a slew of new restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Published: Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 @ 10:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A group of 15 business leaders have signed an op-ed running in papers around the state calling for a bipartisan solution to close the health care coverage gap.
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:49 am
By: Governor's Office
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Normally, I think of the Grand Jury being my protection or stop gap between overly enthusiastic prosecutors and the court system.
Published: Monday, May 6th, 2019 @ 7:23 pm
By: Hood Richardson
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BCCC has classes coming up to help students find work, move ahead at work or earn additional income.
Published: Monday, January 21st, 2019 @ 11:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A charter school in Durham plans to close in support of teachers in traditional public schools
Published: Saturday, May 12th, 2018 @ 12:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In Part I of our two-part response to Keith Poston’s column, I showed how budget data does not support the claim that state government is disinvesting in the public schools and how some of the budget issues Poston references derive from local – not state – decisions or priorities
Published: Monday, October 2nd, 2017 @ 3:47 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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