Downtown Raleigh ended 2023 with 54 new storefront businesses and a steady stream of weekday visitors. Let’s unpack the latest data from the Downtown Raleigh Alliance, which is tracking the city’s post-COVID recovery.
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The U.S. labor market added 467,000 jobs in January 2022, much stronger than was expected. WRAL TechWire looks at the data.
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The Federal Reserve might end its pandemic-era stimulus sooner than expected, Chairman Jerome Powell told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday.
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A consumer trade association issued a letter to President Biden’s Administration calling for answers to a long list of questions about the Covid-19 Action Plan.
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A new economic forecast for the state of North Carolina’s economy declined in July compared to the prior month – the first decline this year. And what’s coming next is uncertain due to the “Delta” COVID variant.
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A new study from WalletHub finds that North Carolina ranks 20th among the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia for the current state of its pandemic recover. However it ranks 16th for measures tracking economic conditions and the labor market.
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New data from Facebook shows that small businesses across North Carolina may still be struggling, even as the pandemic recovery period continues.
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You might not be excited about paying higher prices for meat and vegetables, but your grocery store may be thrilled.
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Wall Street is wasting no time getting its employees back into the office—whether they want to be there or not.
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