type of geographical region in the United States, utilized for statistical purposes
North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased in August for the first time since Covid-19, as we reported two weeks ago. Today the North Carolina Department of Commerce released county-level unemployment data for the state, revealing…
An article in the local daily has me scratching my wee little noggin again. Now, I can definitely agree that Economic Development Specialist Tom Tveidt has a way of staying…
View in your browser. Welcome On Monday, credit.com published a list of areas that have the highest and lowest household median incomes. The "lowest" list includes three North Carolina communities,…
The Poverty and Race Research Action Council recently released a study that examined the quality of schools in the neighborhoods that Housing Choice Voucher recipients choose. In theory, those who…
Dean Stansel of Florida Gulf Coast University created an economic freedom index and ranking for the nation’s 355 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and 29 metropolitan divisions. (His article will appear…
View in your browser. As we documented in our report, Planning Penalties In North Carolina: Why Other N.C. Cities Should not Follow Asheville and Wilmington, excessive land-use restrictions, including many…
Jonathan Rothwell of the Brookings Institution just published a new report, “Housing Costs, Zoning, and Access to High-Scoring Schools.” Education reporter Keung Hui wrote a clear and balanced story on…
I don’t place a lot of faith in studies, but I’ll pass along this Winston-Salem Journal article on a study prepared for the U.S. Conference of Mayors: IHS Global Impact…
According to Portfolio magazine, anyway. Durham was named the fourth-smartest city in America, far ahead of the North Carolina’s other cities on the list of the 200 smartest cities (PDF).…
Paul–the article you linked to could be misleading, as are the reports featured in the Raleigh media. The code oranges for our area would be reported in the media as…