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WORKERS COMP CRACKDOWN COMING
When cash flow dries up to a trickle and orders shrink, businesses look for any opportunity to cut costs. For an estimated 30,000 businesses in North Carolina, the ax has fell on Worker Compensation Insurance. Recent media reports dealing with … Continue reading
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Tagged arrests, businesses, comp, Department of Commerce, Donald Rumsfeld, employee, endorsements, GOP, Gov. Perdue, Illario Pantano, Industrial Commission, injured, insurance, Jacksonville, Lauch Faircloth, lieutenant governor, media, NC, North Carolina, Pamela Young, police chief, regulations, Rep. Dale Folwell, Rep. Rene Ellers, Republican, Sen. David Rouzer, stiff fines, Worker Compensation
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VIEW FROM THE TOP
N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis and members of the Gaston County legislative delegation toured the Textile Technology Center last Monday with director John Anderson. It was a gold-plated event as far as impact is concerned. Speaker Tillis was impressed. Within … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset, budget, Dale Folwell, Democrat, Development, Education, Eliminate, Forsythe, Gaston County, General Assembly, HIGHLIGHTS, hosiery, House, John Anderson, John Torbett. Kathy Harrighton, Kelly Hastings, Legislative, Mandate, manufacturing, Medicaid, Mike Hager, NC, North Carolina, Pat Skinner, Paul Fogleman, Republican, Research, Senate, state, Textile, Textile Technology Center, Thom Tillis, US Manufacturing, William Currence
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SHAKE UP AND SHAKE OUT
The likelihood of massive turnover in the North Carolina General Assembly is confirmed with recent announcements. Rep. Bill Owens, a powerful from , is calling it quits and recently Rep. of nearby , has said “no more.” Both were among … Continue reading
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Tagged American Manufacturing Trade Action Council, Belmont, Bill Cook, Bill Current, Bill Owens, Blue Dog, budget, constitutional, Creswell, Democrat, District, Education Appropriations Committee, Elizabeth City, General Assembly, GOP, Gov. Perdue, House, Jim Forrester, John Anderson, Kinston, Larry Womble, lawsuits, legislators, Manufacturing Solutions Center, Mark Hilton, North Carolina, Patrick McHenry, raleigh, republicans, Steve LaRoque, Textile Technology Center, Tim Spear, U.S. Justice Department, vetoes, vote, Wellman Inc.
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MIXED PICTURE FOR SPECIAL SESSION
Representatives and senators in the North Carolina General Assembly are back in Raleigh Sept.12-15 to deal with unfinished business. Not about jobs. No bills on the table dealing with the business climate. The pressing issue is same-sex marriage. North Carolina … Continue reading
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Tagged amendment, ballot, Beverly Perdue, bills, business, campaign, constitutional, contributions, Democrats, election, General Assembly, Hurricane, jobs, law, Legislative, majority, marriage, North Carolina, november, raleigh, representatives, republicans, same sex, senators, state, Walter Dalton
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WHERE’S THE ‘REAL WORLD’?
The big debate in Raleigh this week could have been a shadow of the controversies in the Midwest legislatures over rights and benefits for public employees. Several members of the House Appropriations Committee referred to the “real world” in the … Continue reading
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Tagged House Appropriations Committee, North Carolina, representatives, state, State Treasurer, Tort Reform
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TIMING IS EVERYTHING
Last Wednesday 18 executives from hosiery and textiles manufacturing operations visited the North Carolina General Assembly as decisions were coalescing around a state budget. What brought the business people to the Legislature was continued state support for technology and research … Continue reading
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Tagged Education Appropriations Committee, Jerry Tillman, jobs, malpractice, medical, North Carolina, state, Textile Technology Center
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