Mar 30, 2022
A Few Things to Believe 1951 was a troubling year for the planet. A flu epidemic was breaking out across the globe, causing an unusually high number of deaths in…
Mar 4, 2022
IEI Director Leslie Boney shares a note about his retirement and the future of IEI as Sarah Langer Hall takes over as interim director.
Feb 25, 2022
Bringing Back the Blue Light Special Just down the road from IEI’s offices at NC State sits a hulking slab of 60’s style concrete with a giant “K” on the side…
Jan 28, 2022
Responding to a Punch in the Face North Carolina’s educational attainment initiative, myFutureNC, is, and has been, in my opinion, the best organized, best imagined public policy initiative in our…
Dec 21, 2021
A Christmas Pivot Note: In our October Digest Word from the Director, Leslie looked at the state’s emerging workforce challenge through a traditional economic development lens. This month, as we…
Nov 23, 2021
Four Big Ideas to Reduce Food Insecurity in NC As we tuck in to our places at this year’s Thanksgiving table, it’s not a bad time to think about hunger…
Oct 29, 2021
Recovery Economy: The Best of Times; The Worst of Times At IEI these days, we’re spending a lot of time looking at tables and trendlines and econometric studies (more on…
Sep 29, 2021
5-4-3-2-1…Ignition! IEI prides itself on facing forward, looking around the corner to see what big challenges and opportunities are coming to North Carolina, then asking you what we can do…
