State incentives meant to aid poorer, rural counties go mostly to Wake, Meck
Um, SURPRISE ???? Plant closures and job losses have hit rural parts of our state the hardest. Raleigh politicians talk a great game about helping
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Tag: economic development
Re job creation: less Apple & Amazon, more what’s ALREADY THERE.
Yes, THAT is the message from some Establishment pointy-head types at The Brookings Institute writing in Harvard Business Review: Amazon’s highly visible search for a second headquarters has offered one
Continue reading#ncga: GIMME FIVE DOLLARS!
Shame on you, Greene County. Instead of deregulating, cutting taxes, or taking other steps to improve your business climate, you’re once again looking to squeeze some more money out of
Continue readingMoore, Montgomery taxpayers to EAT $100K in economic development #FAIL?
That’s what we’re hearing. Influential folks in high places are telling us that Moore County Partners in Progress — the county’s economic development group — and Montgomery County are planning
Continue reading#ncga: GOP senator slams state Commerce Dept., economic incentives AND Atlanta
It’s kind of refreshing to hear this talk from one of the powers-that-be on Jones Street. Here’s Senator Andy Wells (R – Alexander, Catawba): It wasn’t news when a report
Continue reading#ncga: Sooooo, was the Volvo loss about CASH or about PORTS?
If you listen to House speaker Tim Moore or Commerce Secretary John Skvarla, North Carolina lost a shot at a new Volvo plant because it could not offer enough economic
Continue reading#ncga: The good, bad & ugly of the “jobs bills”
I think they’re hearing us on Jones Street. We — and many other grassroots entities — have been howlin’ mad about Gov. Pat’s $40 million+ corporate welfare giveaway. The House
Continue reading#ncga: Crowd-funding, an interesting option in economic development debate
Politicians these days are all crowing about being “job creators.” Gov. Pat McCrory has emptied out the corporate welfare accounts at the Department of Commerce, and he’s coming to us
Continue readingEasley, Perdue toadie still thriving in state govt in McCrory era
Dan Gerlach has been a major player in North Carolina Democrat circles for some time. He was a senior adviser to former Gov. Mike Easley (D) and former Gov. Bev
Continue reading#NCGA: Did drone co. CEO really ”co-author” new drone regulations?
We posted earlier about how new regulations on the use of unmanned drone aircraft in North Carolina *magically* appeared amid an appropriations bill that passed the state Senate. A specific
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