Needed Relief for Small Business

This week, the North Carolina House of Representatives Finance committee recommended two COVID-19-related bills (H.B. 1034 and H.B. 1039) which focus on small-business loans. Other benefits of the bills include easing unemployment-claim requirements and waiving tax-filing deadlines.

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The Slaughter Caucus

Twelve members of the North Carolina House got up and walked off the floor yesterday during its regular afternoon session. Their silent protest was in defiance of a bipartisan vote supporting Israel in the face of unprovoked barbarism in recent days from the terrorist group Hamas. The twelve members refusing to condemn the carnage are state Representatives John Autry, Amber

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Up on the Farm

For the first time, the Agriculture and [su_tooltip text=”Agribusiness is a portmanteau of the words agriculture and business. It includes businesses that are connected to farming by their involvement in the production, processing, and distribution activities required to send agricultural goods to market. For our purposes, it includes the food, fiber, and forestry industries”]Agribusiness [/su_tooltip]Sector has surpassed $100 billion in its contribution

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Down to the Market

There are few things more delightful than a Saturday morning amble through the rows of tables at the local farmers market. It’s especially true in the fall, with the crisp clear skies of Carolina blue warmed by a cozy sweater and the aroma of coffee wafting through the season’s bounty. While we’re still a ways away from sweater weather, U.S.

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Fast Car

VinFast will break ground on North Carolina’s first automobile production plant this Friday. As we first reported back in March of last year, the Vietnamese electric car maker will spend $4 billion on the massive Chatham County project, its first in North America. The company says it will create 7,500 new high-paying jobs in the next five years and produce

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