Education
“Brad’s Drink”–On This Day in NC | June 16, 1903
Caleb Bradham of New Bern received one of the earliest trademarks issued by the U.S. Patent Office. The soft drink was initially called “Brad’s Drink.” It later became known as…
Pepsi
soft drink owned and manufactured by PepsiCo
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Market-Made Mock Meats
This week, JLF’s Joe Coletti published a research brief as part of our Thanksgiving 2019 series. Coletti’s piece focused on the influx of mock meats into the food market in…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Meatless Meat: A Miracle of the Market
Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are the most notable entrants in the race to make a meat substitute that acts like meat but is made entirely from plants. They have…
Energy
Energy inefficiency, illustrated
Strata Solar, in its application to build a solar farm on Gov. Roy Cooper's Nash County property, disclosed that "Solar is an intermittent energy source, and therefore the maximum dependable…
Liberty
Even the Market plays April Fools sometimes
Here are some fun historical financial facts that seem to be an April Fool’s joke – but actually happened in the financial markets…. 1901: Northern Pacific railway stock hits $96…
Liberty
Moral Monday, historic citations, and other items of interest
A recent Wilson Daily Times news article and editorial quoted Mitch Kokai discussing a recent hubbub involving Gov. Pat McCrory and his interaction with Moral Monday protesters. The Dunn Daily…
Liberty
Other items of interest
Triangle-area radio listeners heard Becki Gray‘s legislative expertise again this week. The John Locke Foundation’s Vice President for Outreach offered a legislative preview to WTSB at the beginning of the…
Liberty
The Free Market at Work
Here’s a real-world example of the beauty and power of the free market and entrepreneurship. Simon Cowell, perhaps the most successful international entertainment industry entrepreneur ever, was able to spark…
Liberty
Build It, and They Will Won’t Come
The Triangle Business Journal (hard copy only–sorry) has an article out today about how the research campus at Kannapolis is “wobbling” due to anticipated tenants pulling back. Pepsi and Wilmington-based…
Liberty
Charlotte's Got a Lot. Of What?
Of everything. Oh, the Uptown crowd. God love ’em. So witty and inventive. Just ask them. Charlotte’s Got a Lot is the new official marketing slogan for the city. The…
Liberty
Then let them drink Pepsi
Down I-85, contrasting views on Atlanta’s water woes: A realistic statewide plan, experts say, would tell developers that they cannot build if no water is available, and might have restricted…
Liberty
Still adding it up at A&T
The N&R believes everything’s going to be OK at A&T: The latest audit of N.C. A&T State University is another bitter pill, particularly for James Renick’s reputation. But he’s not…