The gig economy and high-speed internet have changed the nature of work and where and how jobs are created. Last week I reported on a recent study conducted by the NC Secretary of State’s office, in ...

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) announced on April 2, 2025, that it has designated the University of Nevada, Reno as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Designee ...

Clean energy businesses opening up factories and other investments in North Carolina are expected to contribute billions of dollars to state and local economies while they’re being built and hundreds ...

Economic development once focused on attracting large employers, but there’s a growing recognition that entrepreneurship is just as valid a strategy. A surge in new business creation is reshaping ...

An apocryphal World War II-era quote credited to a German Tiger I tank commander says, “I could always take out 10 American tanks, but they had 11.” It meant that no matter the commander’s success, ...

The U.S. economy is still in a "strong position" despite "heightened uncertainty," according to the Federal Reserve's latest assessment. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Yet there's a ...

Recent market turmoil won't matter but a downturn could, experts said. Stock market gyrations this week came after a disappointing jobs report stoked concerns about an economic slowdown. The ...

On Feb. 28, there’s been a call for a 24-hour "economic blackout" when U.S. residents are encouraged to avoid spending any money. The grassroots organization that is encouraging the blackout is called ...

While the economy is still in a "strong position," the risks that unemployment and inflation will rise have gone up, the Federal Reserve said last week. Those factors, along with slower economic ...