From the desk of Chuck Fuller, CEO of the Results Company Sometimes, we look at something that’s always been there and we see it for the first time. It seems those points cluster around certain periods of life: The first taste of being a “free” teenager, or the reality-changing weight of responsibility after a first child. Or…
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. This week, Site Selection Magazine published an in-depth article expanding on its annual rankings for best business climate and best cities for headquarters. It builds on survey responses from dozens of site selection professionals with deep experience in every state in the country. Where might you think North Carolina…
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. Today, we will cover an education policy issue that has bipartisan support in North Carolina and national momentum— banning cell phones in classrooms. In April 2024, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan wrote: “There’s a funny thing that happens in a nation’s thoughts. At some point everyone knows…
Like every Saturday morning this year, we’re thankful for your time today. This morning, we’re taking a lookback over 2024 to review some of the most highly circulated Saturday TRC Nexus pieces. Our Saturday stories, we hope, help set TRC Nexus apart from other newsletters that you could spend time reading – the topics your…
Today we’re looking ahead to what the 2025 policy and political scene might look like. Of course nobody can predict the future, but these are the issues and dynamics that we expect to command some attention over the next 12 months. *** Right off the bat – Many of this year’s policy outcomes in Raleigh will hinge…
The past decade has seen North Carolina redouble its persistence in the game of interstate economic competition. The state’s business and political leaders are relentlessly forward-looking, and that’s part of the reason North Carolina has enjoyed so much success. But from time to time it’s worthwhile to look behind us and see what the road…
From the Desk of Chuck Fuller In December 1971, at age 13, I sat in a circle with my peers inside Ridgecrest Conference Center in Black Mountain, NC, for the Aversboro Road Baptist Church annual youth retreat, my first. Like most 13-year-olds, I was unsure of myself, trying to navigate a world that seemed to…
Thank you for joining us this Monday morning. This is the first piece in our end of year content that will review and preview leading topics that impact North Carolina’s business community. The holidays are filled with cheerful celebrations with friends and family, but they also offer an opportunity to reflect on those no longer…
“We’re dreamers. And Chatham Park was a big dream for us, probably the biggest dream you could possibly have. We want to change people’s lives when they live here.” Tim Smith, co-founder of Preston Development Company, isn’t exaggerating. He and Bubba Rawl have been working on the near 10,000-acre, +27,000-unit planned community in Chatham County since…