The 2011 North Carolina Visitor Profile, which includes a wealth of demographic and spending data, is now available on the Division’s website at no cost. The research provides critical data that helps to guide the Division’s marketing decisions. For example, in 2011, 80 percent of all domestic visitors came to North Carolina for pleasure purposes, [...]

According to AAA, about 775,000 North Carolinians will travel this Memorial Day weekend, a 3 percent increase over last year. The increase is attributed to the drop in gas prices, the promising weather forecast and a decline in unemployment. Hotel bookings and rental car reservations are up and travelers seem to be taking advantage of [...]

Southern Business and Development’s Winter 2012 issue touts the South as the world’s capital of aerospace and aviation. The claim was made based on factors such as: Significant Boeing operations relocating to the South Foreign-based aviation and aerospace leaders locating in the South Ten well-established aviation and aerospace clusters in the South Among the ten [...]

Mens Health magazine peered through a statistical peephole to tabulate the following criteria: the number of DVDs purchased, rented, or streamed (AdultDVDEmpire.com); adult entertainment stores per city (StorErotica.net); rate of porn searches (Google Insights); and, for fans of soft-core, percentage of Cinemax-subscribing households (SimplyMap). Not only were Orlando folks the randiest residents coming in at [...]

MCNC, an independent, non-profit organization that employs advanced networking technologies and systems to help Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) in North Carolina communicate more effectively, announced on April 27 the completion of the first round of the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative (GLRBI). “This first phase of the project already is having a positive impact on [...]

North Carolina was once again among Site Selection’s Top-Ten Competitive States of 2011. In the May 2012 edition of the magazine, North Carolina is listed as the number five most competitive state in the nation for business. The annual ranking is based a review of 2011 economic development projects. Included in the list of criteria [...]

The week of May 20th, our nation’s entrepreneurs will come together online and in Washington, DC for National Small Business Week. Learn more about the event Participate Online Sign up to view the live webcast of the free educational panels. We’ll send you a reminder. With a strong focus on how small businesses can take advantage [...]

The Raleigh-Cary area is emerging as one of growth. It has been recognized nationally in recent months for top growth in population, jobs and innovation. Last month, CNN conducted an analysis of U.S. Census data and found that Raleigh was the second fastest growing city in the country from 2001-2010. During that decade, the city [...]