Hostess Brands employs over 600 people in North Carolina including over 270 at its Merita Bakery in Rocky Mount. That city has the highest unemployment rate among cities in North ... Keep Reading
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No Free Lunch in Obamacare
Last night's Cavuto show on the Fox Business channel featured an interview with North Carolinian Bob Luddy, CEO of Captive-Aire Systems, member of the Job Creator's Alliance and ... Keep Reading
Hostess Already Had Plans to Lay Off Hundreds in North Carolina, Among Thousands of Others
Hostess Brand Inc. announced its intention to shut down company operations and stopped all production. It said it would lay off its 18,500 employees because the union workers ... Keep Reading
Massive Unemployment Insurance Debt Awaits New Guv, Legislature
The state's Revenue Laws Study Committee met again this morning, primarily to discuss the state's unemployment insurance debt to the federal government. As most of you already ... Keep Reading
Jim Hunt Sends Mixed Message in Obama Endorsement
Former NC Governor Jim Hunt pens this endorsement for Pres. Obama in today's N&O. The article is chock full of typicall politcial bloviating - a lot of words with little ... Keep Reading
“Education Governor” Gets a C Grade
Governor Beverly Perdue received an average grade in the newest Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors from the Cato Institute. In addition to an overall grade, the ... Keep Reading
Critics Say Obama’s Work is a Failure Not an Incomplete
(CHARLOTTE) - The jobs report today was not encouraging for many people with only 96,000 jobs added in the U.S. and the unemployment rate is still above eight percent. Thursday ... Keep Reading
The Party’s Over in Charlotte
A last minute move disappoints many but some folks in Charlotte are not disappointed the Democratic National Convention is coming to an end. Click on the video ... Keep Reading
Richard Hudson RNC Speech Transcript
Richard Hudson speech at Republican National Convention Republican Candidate for Congress, Eighth District of North Carolina I'm Richard Hudson, running for Congress ... Keep Reading
Mark Meadows RNC Speech Transcript
Mark Meadows Speech before Republican National Convention Republican Candidate for Congress, 11th District, North Carolina You are here and I am here because we indeed ... Keep Reading