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A 2026 Political Report from the Desk of Mike Rusher New Year’s Eve is as good a day as any to provide you with a comprehensive preview of legislative races heading into 2026. This is a long read, but it contains all the information you need to give you a head start on the most…
As we close out 2025 and look ahead to what is sure to be a hotly contested election year in 2026, we thought it worth revisiting our October column on the path forward to restoring a culture of civil discourse in our society. In October, we wrote that a growing belief that “words can be violence” is…
In 2025, uncertainty defined the country’s business climate. From tariffs and interest rates to softening labor and housing markets, the year brought hesitation to many parts of the country. North Carolina was not immune to those pressures. But the state entered the year well-positioned to navigate them — and in several key areas, to buck…
Good Saturday morning everyone, and thank you for joining us. We hope you all are enjoying the holiday season and savoring the chance to slow down and enjoy meaningful moments spent with family and friends. Today, we’ll look back over our 2025 Saturday pieces that garnered the most reads and generated the highest rates of…
As the year draws to a close, I wanted to pause and reflect on one of the most rewarding initiatives we’ve undertaken over the past few years: highlighting the “passion projects” of North Carolina leaders who are working every day to strengthen our state. Stepping away from a formal agenda to explore the why behind…
From the Desk of Chuck Fuller, CEO, The Results Company Good morning, and I trust you and your family are enjoying this beautiful period of rest and togetherness. Thank you for granting me your most precious resource –time – to allow me to share a message with you, as I often do around certain holidays. Reflecting…
Good morning! It’s the most wonderful time of the year at TRC Nexus! Next week, we’ll begin publishing our annual holiday pieces that look back on 2025 and look forward to 2026. As we do each year during the holiday break, we pause our normal, daily Morning Updates to post a series of reflective and…
Good morning, and thank you for joining us this Saturday. On any given weekday morning in Sanford, the future workforce of our state’s advanced-manufacturing economy is learning how to weld, wire, or calibrate. From Wolfspeed’s semiconductor megasite in Siler City to Toyota’s battery manufacturing plant in Randolph County and all across the Piedmont Triad region, the Carolina Core’s record-setting growth depends…
Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Around the holidays, TRC Nexus likes to highlight North Carolina organizations making a meaningful difference in their communities. Last year, we emphasized the “spirit of giving” exhibited by the Charlotte Good Fellows Club and its work supporting local families in crisis. This year, we’re spotlighting The Miracle League of the Triangle—an organization…
From the Desk of Chuck Fuller, CEO, The Results Company On May 28, 1780, infamous British commander Banastre Tarleton led his British Legion to the South Carolina home of Thomas Sumter and demanded Sumter’s paralytic wife, Mary, reveal his whereabouts. Sumter’s biographer, Anne King Gregorie, writes that when Mary refused, the British soldiers picked her…