North Carolina ranks No. 26 in the latest State Entrepreneurship Index from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, jumping 12 spots from No. 38 a year earlier.  Entrepreneurs seem to be helping the overall job and economic growth in North Carolina. Read more

According to American City Business Journals comparison of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Raleigh seeing a sizable increase in retail jobs over the past five years. Read more

Wal-Mart is making plans to open a second Neighborhood Market store in the Triangle region at a shopping center in Morrisville after it opens its first Neighborhood Market store in Cary in October. Read more

Gov. Bev Perdue signed an agreement with leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Tuesday that’s expected to create 400 new jobs in western North Carolina.The agreement plans on expanding the Cherokee’s gaming enterprises. This will allow the Cherokee to offer live table gaming, and it will provide the state a chance to receive a [...]