Economy

Jan 3, 2018

Economic Perspective: Important News for the State Economy

Recently, there have been several announcements of new businesses and jobs coming to North Carolina. What’s behind this good news? 

Jan 2, 2018

First in Future: Former Governor James B. Hunt (Part 2)

Summary:  As we move into the new year, we sat down with former Governor Jim Hunt to try to exact some of what he has learned during his lifetime –… 

Dec 26, 2017

First in Future: Former Governor James B. Hunt (Part1)

Summary:  Through out his long service to the state, even former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt’s opponents admit that he was a man perfectly suited to be Governor, and in… 

Dec 19, 2017

First in Future: Holiday Tree Economics with Mike Walden and Tommy Burleson

Summary:  The use of the evergreen trees to symbolize the arrival of winter goes back well beyond 2000 years. But over time they came to be one of the symbols… 

Dec 12, 2017

First in Future: GES Center Co-Director Jennifer Kuzma

Summary:  What should we be learning – or having our kids learn – to get them ready for the future? Should we be preparing students with specific skills that may be… 

Dec 5, 2017

First in Future: Golden LEAF Foundation President Dan Gerlach

Summary: In the late 1990’s, North Carolina leaders did something remarkable. As part of the national settlement agreement with tobacco companies, North Carolina was projected to receive an estimated $4.6… 

Nov 28, 2017

First in Future: Center for Creative Economy Executive Director Margaret Collins

Summary: What sector of North Carolina’s economy is comprised of 380,000 people, pays $16 billion in wages each year, and generates another $200 million in tax revenue? This week’s guest… 

Nov 21, 2017

First in Future: NC Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler

Summary: This week’s podcast promotes domestic harmony. You’ll be able to use what you hear around the table to change the subject if one of your relatives brings up something… 

Nov 14, 2017

First in Future: Leadership North Carolina President Brian Etheridge

Summary: Brian Etheridge, the president of Leadership North Carolina, each year finds a new crop of 50-some individuals from business, nonprofits, education and government and feeds them a firehouse of… 

Oct 31, 2017

First in Future: SEPI Engineering & Construction, Inc. President & CEO, Sepi Saidi

Summary: A couple of weeks ago I went to the Southeast Raleigh Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition designed to get more people thinking about a business they could start, and…