Governor Perdue's administration has some strange standards for excellence. Going out to her email subscribers is this following article: A decade of excellence For the ninth ... Keep Reading
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Unemployment Rate Drops Slightly, But Job Numbers Still Bleak
The latest jobs numbers are out for North Carolina, and in spite of a slight drop in the unemployment rate the numbers still don't look very promising. Month-over-month changes ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper October 2010
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Government the Job Killer
American Enterprise Institute president Author Brooks pens his list of the Top Ten Ways Government Kills Jobs in America. Unfortunately, the Obama administration appears to be on ... Keep Reading
JWPCI newspaper – September 2010
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Ranking North Carolina’s 21st Century Job Growth
I've written a bit about North Carolina's private sector and state government job trends recently, and the numbers don't look pretty. But how does NC stack up against the rest of ... Keep Reading
“Government” is Biggest Threat to Economy?
What is the biggest threat to the US economy according to the folks managing investment portfolios? It's not the threat of terrorist attack, inflation or protectionist trade ... Keep Reading
Look Beyond the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Judge Corporate Welfare
The Durham Herald Sun recently ran my piece discussing why the corporate welfare handout to Durham-based Cree, Inc. is not worth celebrating. What the Cree ribbon-cutting ceremony ... Keep Reading
Fact-Checking Martin Nesbitt
State Senate Majority Leader Martin Nesbitt (D-Buncombe) made some bold jobs claims in a Tuesday talk to a Democrat group in Charlotte: Nesbitt, an Asheville Democrat, also touted ... Keep Reading
Jobs “Created,” But at What Cost?
This N&O article, which describes how North Carolina state government is now subsidizing jobs paying below-average wages, should come as no surprise. During a recession, ... Keep Reading
