Pittsboro, NC – On December 8, 2022, the Duke Energy Foundation presented Chatham Emergency Management with a $25,000 Emergency Preparedness & Storm Resiliency Grant for the purchase of a Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV). Pictured from left to right: Duke Energy…
Month: December 2022
North Carolina’s workforce is still too small
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – Most economic forecasters expect us to enter a recession sometime in 2023. I sure hope they’re wrong. Even a mild recession would throw tens of thousands of North Carolinians out of work. And the…
NC State Wolfpack roars past Coppin State in Heritage game, 97-72
Raleigh, NC – On a night that celebrated the 40th anniversary of NC State’s 1983 national championship team, Reynolds Coliseum rattled back to life as the Wolfpack moved back into the win column on Tuesday with a commanding 94-72 win…
Economic freedom is a shock absorber
By John Hood Raleigh, NC – In a normal market, creditors demand higher interest from borrowers to whom they lend money for longer periods of time. That’s because these creditors are assuming more risk that they won’t be paid, and…
Siler City fined another $36K for continuing to pollute waterways
By Lisa Sorg Siler City, NC – Siler City, whose chronic water quality violations have cost taxpayers $239,000 over the past six years, has been penalized another $36,000 by state regulators, recent documents show. An aerial view of the wastewater…
2022 ACC Football FanFest taking place before ACC football championship game
Charlotte, NC – On Saturday, December 3, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football powerhouses No. 9 Clemson and No. 23 North Carolina will battle it out on the gridiron for the ACC title, and Disney Advertising has collaborated with official ACC…