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It’s been quite a year for the state and national economy. Looking back on 2022, North Carolina saw economic growth and recovery from lockdowns but also indications of a recession.
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2023 @ 1:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 3:57 pm
By: ENC NOW
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 12:30 am
By: ENC NOW
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The question isn’t whether a massive buildout of offshore wind capacity off North Carolina beaches would lead to fewer jobs and less economic growth than otherwise, but how extensive the losses would be
Published: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2022 @ 9:55 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting economic development and related strategies necessary for economic growth.
Published: Sunday, February 13th, 2022 @ 7:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina is home to a number of funding institutions supporting economic development and related strategies necessary for economic growth. As a result of Golden LEAF’s strategic plan, one of the five strategic priorities is to have, and be recognized for.
Published: Friday, December 17th, 2021 @ 4:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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North Carolina’s economic health seems strong. Taxes are low, cost of living is below average, and a recent CNBC study gave the state a No. 2 ranking as “Best for Business” because of solid growth, quality workforce, business friendliness, and technology.
Published: Sunday, November 7th, 2021 @ 11:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, E.C. Sykes released a statement questioning Secretary of State Elaine Marshall’s participation in an anti-capitalist rally and how that alignment with a leftist movement is supporting North Carolina’s economic growth.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2020 @ 1:37 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Here in North Carolina and across the country, Americans are experiencing a tremendous new period of economic growth. All that activity doesn't leave much time to keep tabs on the latest political squabbles.
Published: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 @ 12:59 pm
By: Scott Crosbie
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What's the theme for limited government, personal responsibility, opportunity and freedom across North Carolina for the 2018 election cycle
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 1:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When Congress enacted tax reform a few weeks ago, the final product bore a striking resemblance to the state tax changes North Carolina's legislature has enacted since 2013
Published: Sunday, January 21st, 2018 @ 2:52 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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What's the biggest issue facing North Carolina today? That was the question posed at a recent lunch with Leslie Boney, the newly named Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues
Published: Friday, May 26th, 2017 @ 3:16 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Although North Carolina encompasses many islands, our state is certainly not an island when it comes to economic growth and social development
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The evidence is undeniable: North Carolina has outperformed regional and national averages in most standard measures of economic growth, including job creation, gross domestic product, and personal income, since conservatives took control of state government
Published: Friday, December 23rd, 2016 @ 2:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Following is part of an article series sent by incumbent Governor McCrory following Gubernatorial Debate on October 11 with Roy Cooper
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 12:37 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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"North Carolina's recent, major changes in economic policy have resulted, thus far, in sizable increases in economic growth, employment, and salaries, and reductions in unemployment rates."
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 2:07 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Reversing a trend, North Carolina has experienced ten consecutive quarters of per capita income growth equal to or greater than the national average, the latest data show
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 6:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In 2013 the state of North Carolina passed and began implementing a program of sweeping tax reform meant to remove barriers to economic growth that were embedded in the state's burdensome tax code
Published: Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 @ 3:30 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina should abandon economic development policy and completely refocus on economic growth
Published: Friday, July 1st, 2016 @ 2:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina should abandon what it has been referring to for years as economic development policy and completely refocus its efforts in the area of economic policy on economic growth
Published: Saturday, June 25th, 2016 @ 3:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina policymakers should boost entrepreneurship and economic growth by focusing their next round of tax reform on capital gains
Published: Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016 @ 4:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory joined state and local leaders, transportation officials and members of the Wilmington community to unveil the newly finished Third Street Bridge, which opened to traffic in downtown Wilmington today. On his visit, Governor McCrory called to invest more than $120 million of...
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 10:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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The U.S. Supreme Court today put on hold the Obama administration's federal power plan that would increase North Carolina power bills by an estimated 22 percent and threaten economic growth. Today's ruling sends a strong signal that the petitioning states, which include North Carolina, will...
Published: Sunday, February 21st, 2016 @ 4:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that North Carolina received an AAA bond rating from all three major bond rating agencies, the highest rating possible. The ratings are a result of sound fiscal management and prospects for continued economic growth under the governor's leadership...
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2016 @ 4:25 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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As the 2016 election cycle approaches, North Carolina voters will witness a spirited political debate about how best to promote economic growth
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:09 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Building on transformational reforms begun in 2011, North Carolina's elected leaders continued changes in 2015 to curtail spending, instill fiscal responsibility, rein in regulations, improve education, make government open and accountable, and create the best possible conditions for economic growth
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 5:15 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the nation's sub-par economic recovery continues, tax revenues to state coffers are not rising as rapidly as in past periods of robust economic growth. Some left-leaning groups in North Carolina have attempted to seize upon this as an opportunity to criticize the state's 2013 tax cuts as a...
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 @ 4:13 am
By: McCrory Communications
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To hear some policymakers talk, one would think colleges and universities exist mainly to enhance economic growth rather than to educate.
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2015 @ 10:17 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Momentum for Governor Pat McCrory's Connect NC bond proposal continues to build as counties across the state express official support for the initiative. Currituck, Cabarrus, Dare and Sampson Counties have all passed resolutions expressing support for placing the Connect NC bonds on the ballot in...
Published: Sunday, June 7th, 2015 @ 12:30 pm
By: Chris Downey
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As you may have heard, there is good news out of the state capital: General Fund revenue is now projected to grow significantly faster than budget officials and legislative staffers had once thought. The bad news, however, is that within minutes of this announcement, the spending lobbies and...
Published: Friday, May 15th, 2015 @ 10:35 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina lawmakers would harm, not help, the state's economic growth if they extend and expand corporate tax incentive programs.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 10:01 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While last-minute filers across the country rush to a post office or computer terminal to file their 2014 income tax returns, North Carolinians are within 24 hours of reaching an important date for this year - Tax Freedom Day.
Published: Saturday, April 18th, 2015 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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If you want to understand the debate about how best to promote growth within a capitalist society, start with the root word: capital.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 10:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Gov. Pat McCrory and some Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly say they need more “tools” for economic development in North Carolina — by which they mean targeted tax breaks and corporate subsidies.
Published: Thursday, August 21st, 2014 @ 9:21 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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When I’m not reading public-policy tomes for work or escapist science fiction for play, any book you’ll find in my hands will probably be a work of history.
Published: Wednesday, August 20th, 2014 @ 9:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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We don't know what the composition of the North Carolina General Assembly will look like after the November election. Republicans are favored to hold their majorities in both legislative chambers, to be sure, but their edge could shrink a lot, shrink a little, or stay roughly the same (a net increas
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 11:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last year's state tax reform lowered income tax rates for all working North Carolinians.
Published: Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 @ 11:44 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Dean Baker is an economist who co-directs a left-wing group in Washington called the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Liberal groups in North Carolina and elsewhere often cite Baker as an authority on the effects of public policy on economic growth.
Published: Monday, July 14th, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Making education available to online learners around the globe, East Carolina University is now offering its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 1:24 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Building on positive reforms from the past few years, North Carolina's elected leaders can take more steps to help boost economic growth, improve education, and fight overregulation. The John Locke Foundation's new Agenda 2014 Policy Report offers more than 110 recommendations addressing these...
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To make a long story short, the great debate in North Carolina politics concerns how state and local governments can best promote economic growth and opportunity. Opinions differ widely, as one might expect. But generally speaking, they can be grouped into three schools of thought that bear...
Published: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 @ 8:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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