September 30th, 2023 Thanks for tuning in this Saturday morning. As has been widely touted, North Carolina earned top billing on CNBC’s best states for business ranking two years in a row – a remarkable achievement.The truth is, many of the measurables that go into business rankings, CNBC and the like, come from the state…
September 23rd, 2023 From the Desk of Chuck Fuller, CEO The Results Company Earlier this week, I shared some brief thoughts about my good friend U.S. Senator Duncan McLauchlin “Lauch” Faircloth, who passed way September 14th. I would like to share a more in-depth look at Sen. Faircloth’s legacy. Faircloth had a fascinating dual career in…
September 16th, 2023 Thanks for joining again this Saturday. Yesterday, the first week of trial concluded in U.S. et al v. Google, which some have called the most consequential antitrust case in a generation. The case represents Google’s “biggest legal threat ever,” according to the Wall Street Journal. The outcome could shatter the modern digital marketplace as…
September 9th, 2023 Thanks for letting us in this Saturday morning. Today we’re offering a rundown of the four legal cases facing former President Donald Trump. We don’t usually wade into issues like this, especially ones that seem to generate endless media coverage already. But over recent weeks, we’ve heard from, or talked to a number of you…
September 2nd, 2023 Thanks for joining us this Labor Day weekend. Given the impending holiday, we thought it timely to discuss a little-followed but immensely important 2024 contest: the race for North Carolina Labor Commissioner. We’ll get right to it. *** The Labor Commissioner race rarely attracts the same level of attention as a senate or…
August 26th, 2023 From the desk of Mike Rusher, President of The Results Company Imagine opening up a North Carolina newspaper and reading an informative, current, and factual story with an appropriate headline and thinking to yourself, “That was really well done.” If you’re like most of our readers, you’re either laughing or feeling a…
Happy Saturday morning. Today, we’re reviewing the latest campaign finance reports. This is our first opportunity to observe candidate viability as we approach 2024. One big caveat: U.S. House maps and General Assembly districts will be redone ahead of the candidate filing deadline this December. Additionally, some statewide candidates announced after the June fundraising deadline…
Thank you for letting us in on this Saturday morning. Today we’re revisiting a topic we first wrote about last summer: small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). This issue may become the defining debate over North Carolina’s energy supply in the 21st century. SMRs are just that – small nuclear reactors. They’re generally cheaper and easier to construct than…
Thanks for reading on this Saturday morning. We’re going to talk about the Roman army, and then we’re going to talk about modern corporate governance. The relationship should become clear in a few paragraphs. *** When facing arrows or other projectiles in battle, Roman legions would adopt the testudo formation. Plutarch, the Greek historian/writer/philosopher describes the formation:…