N.C. among states with largest increases in unemployment due to COVID-19
North Carolina is among the top states that have seen increases in unemployment claims due to COVID-19.
N.C. struggles to get jobless claims paid on time
North Carolina is struggling to pay unemployment claims in a timely way.
PNC forecasts strong economic outlook for N.C.
PNC Chief Economist Gus Faucher says North Carolina has reason to be more optimistic in the near-term than the rest of the nation.
Experts share their thoughts on the state of N.C.’s economy
At this month’s round table, our experts discussed the role of tourism in the state’s economy and the challenge of recovering from two hurricanes.
A place apart
Cover story: Left behind, North Carolina's northeast corner gets a lift from an economic driver across the state line.
Minding the store
Cover story: Having the world's biggest retailer — Walmart — as the state's largest employer affects North Carolina's economy in ways obvious and subtle.
Regional Report Western September 2012
A late freeze that ruined between 70% and 80% of the apple harvest this year — worst since 1955 — was particularly damaging to Henderson County.
Regional Report Triangle June 2012
GlaxoSmithKline PLC is gradually doing away with conventional work- stations at its Research Triangle Park campus, opting for a floating seat plan that saves money and increases productivity.
Reworking it out
Capital Goods: Republicans and Democrats in the General Assembly were at each other’s throats most of the past session.
Pointing fingers over idle hands
Mooneyham: In this down economy, politicians on both the left and right have tried to sell themselves to constituents as being all about jobs.