Thanks for tuning in this Saturday morning. Today we’re talking industrial policy – a question that’s generated heated debate for the past 50 years. We’ll dive right into it.***America cannot endure without semiconductors. They’re necessary components in smartphones, computers, TVs, medical equipment, military weaponry, and dozens of other categories of essential goods.In 1990, the United States produced 37% of…
October 14th, 2023 Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. Today we’re following up on a piece we wrote in May about NCInnovation. Since then, the legislature endowed the organization with $500 million and set into law the rules and regulations that will govern NCInnovation’s work. A lot has been written about NCInnovation, and understandably so:…
October 7th, 2023 For most of you reading this, it’s Saturday morning. Put down your coffee and look out the window. It’s October, so you’ll likely see squirrels scampering about burying nuts to excavate during the lean winter months. Stay in that spot for the next twelve weeks and you’ll likely see birds digging up the…
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…
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…