Good morning and thank you for joining us. One of Downtown Raleigh’s oldest and most iconic anchors is the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts. Today, the venue hosts events from orchestral performances to standup comedians to holiday ballets. Every year, the entertainment facility generates around $35 million in economic activity and attracts over…
Thank you for joining us this Saturday morning. Tariffs have dominated the news cycle for the past several weeks, and understandably so. The see-saw has roiled markets and called into question the very future of international trade. The contours of the debate go something like this: Proponents say the United States has been on the losing…
From the desk of Chuck Fuller, CEO of The Results Company Throughout the year, I look forward to the privilege of sharing with you some of my own personal reflections, usually around the holidays. Most of you know well by now that I’m a man of deep faith (so the Easter holiday is one I…
From the desk of Mike Rusher This morning is a departure from our usual format. Rather than a one-way briefing on a timely business issue, we are inviting input, and potentially support, on a high-impact initiative that has played a central role in North Carolina’s sustained economic development success since 2021. A little more than…
Thanks for joining us this Saturday morning. In 2021, the legislature and then-Gov. Roy Cooper agreed to terms on House Bill 951, a landmark energy deal that – at the time, anyway – promised a framework for North Carolina’s energy future. The measure established in law a 70% carbon reduction goal by 2030, and net-neutral carbon…
Earlier this month, the UNC System announced Kevin Howell as NC State University’s next chancellor. Howell is the 10th chancellor of a UNC System institution appointed during UNC System President Peter Hans’s tenure. Though Howell has held leadership roles at NC State for nearly 20 years, he’s not an academic in the traditional sense. That’s part of…
Thank you for joining us this morning. Advances in medical care combined with declines in the birth rate mean North Carolina’s population is, on average, getting older. A higher number of residents over 65, 75, even 90 presents challenges for government budgets, particularly Social Security and Medicare. But it also presents another problem: Where will they…
Thanks for joining us this Saturday morning. This year, we’ll be profiling business and political leaders who have an outsized, positive impact on North Carolina’s business climate. ***Fifteen years ago, North Carolina stood on the brink of economic crisis. The state faced a $2.5 billion budget shortfall, which at the time represented more than 10%…
Thank you for joining us this morning. Samaritan’s Purse, 13th on the Forbes list of the 100 largest U.S. charities, says that water purifiers, emergency vehicles, field hospital gear, and other aid materials loaded onto its Boeing 757 or DC-8 can deploy anywhere in the world within 36 hours. But when the rushing water skinned the crust from the hills…