Today there is another public meeting at Bear Pond Fire Department regarding redistricting from 4pm to 6pm. We’d like to remind everyone of a fun event coming up this weekend in downtown Henderson, NC. Garnett Street will be closed on Saturday and filled with a river of floating rubber ducks. You can buy tickets ahead of time for a duck, or multiple ducks, and after the duck race, the rubber duck winners will be pulled and on the bottom of …
Henderson City Council’s Human Resources Committee Meeting Notice
The Henderson City Council’s Human Resources Committee will meet on Thursday, 22 September 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the Large Conference Room at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss, among other issues, the Administrative Policy Inventory Control List. This meeting is open to the public.
Frankin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc Homeownership Event
Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc., presents a Homeownership Event on October 8, 2011 at the Carey Chapel Crossing Subdivision located adjacent to Aycock Elementary School/Aycock Recreation Complex. The event will be from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the Carey Chapel Subdivision Site. The rain date is October 22, 2011. This homeownership event features an onsite depiction of the Carey Chapel Crossing Housing Development layout. The public will get to see beautiful homes that any individual that is eligible for homeownership can …
Site Selectors Rank North Carolina No. 2 in Best States for Business
N.C. Department of Commerce and Charlotte Regional Partnership rank no. 2 and no. 3 for Best in Class. North Carolina was ranked second for “Best States for Business” in the Development Counsellors International (DCI) 2011 edition Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing study, released September 19, 2011 at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference in Charlotte. This is the sixth installment of the study, which is based on DCI’s survey of 322 corporate executives with site selection responsibilities. …
Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina Viewed as Best States for Business in Survey of Corporate Executives and Location Advisors
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina are viewed as having the best business climates among the 50 states, according to a new survey of U.S. corporate executives released here today. The poll pinpointed California, New York and Illinois as the U.S. states with the least favorable business climates. Conducted by Development Counsellors International (DCI) every three years, the “Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing” survey has tracked trends in economic development …
Tuesday Open Line
Today, I’ve post a few articles we’ve received regarding North Carolina’s great business environment. They sport great titles such as ” Site Selectors Rank North Carolina No. 2 in Best States for Business.” and “Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina Viewed as Best States for Business in Survey of Corporate Executives and Location Advisors”. By what criteria do you think these surveys are rated against? I just wonder how much you gotta pay to get top spot on one of …
Tax-Aide Volunteers Needed at Vance County Senior Center
The Tax-Aide Program is the nation’s largest volunteer-run FREE tax assistance and preparation service for low- and moderate- income taxpayers, with special attention to those aged 60 and older. Last year, throughout the United States, over 2.5 million taxpayers were assisted by more than 35,000 Tax-Aide Volunteers. In order continue this excellent community service in Henderson at the Vance County Senior Center, additional local Tax-Aide Volunteers are needed! If you’re good with numbers and enjoy helping people, your skills are …
Employer-Sponsored Coverage Continues to Decline in North Carolina
Raleigh, NC – Action for Children North Carolina analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey (CPS) data finds, despite a decade-long erosion of employer-sponsored coverage, the number of uninsured children in North Carolina has declined, thanks to investments in public health insurance programs like Medicaid and Health Choice. In 2000, more than six in ten North Carolina children were covered by their parents’ employer-sponsored health insurance plans; last year that number fell to less than five in ten. …
Message from Senator Richrad Burr
This was another busy week in Washington where we debated many issues of vital importance to those of you in North Carolina and Americans across the country. Thursday night, I introduced a bill, the Empowering Local Educational Decision Making Act, that will improve America’s education system by giving states and local communities the flexibility they need to meet the unique and varied educational needs of their students. State and local school districts, not Washington, D.C., are the best makers of …
Monday Open Line
In this weeks Weekly Address: Passing the American Jobs Act: President Obama discusses the need for Congress to pass the American Jobs Act to put more people back to work, and more money back in the pockets of people who are working. Still continuing to tout his American Jobs Act, the White House has realeased state specific documents regarding the benefits. North Carolina’s can be found here. We had planned to attend the High Flight 2011 air show event Saturday, but …
Despite Employment Gains, NC Unemployment Rate Edges Up in August to 10.4%
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s labor market retracted last month and even with an employment increase of 16,500 workers, the unemployment rate for August was 10.4 percent. “Since January, the data shows private sector job growth,” said ESC Chairman Lynn R. Holmes. “The Employment Security Commission continues to work with our workforce development partners to provide assistance to our customers statewide.” Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm industry employment, as gathered through the monthly establishment survey increased by 16,500 to 3,882,500 in August. …
Friday / Weekend Open Line
Just 24 hours since Obama left NC, Vice President Biden visited Raleigh also, on Thursday, for a $5,000 per person fundraiser. Biden spoke to about 60 people at a breakfast fundraiser Thursday morning at the West Raleigh home of John and Kristin Replogle. John Replogle is chief executive of Seventh Generation, a Vermont-based company that makes nontoxic household and personal care products. You can read the full article here. Prudence commented yesterday the question of was Obama’s visit a presidential …
Representative Jim Crawford Named To Serve As Chairman Of House Appropriations Committee
RALEIGH – Rep. Jim Crawford of Oxford has been appointed a chairman of the state House’s most powerful committee, House Speaker Thom Tillis announced today. As chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Crawford will have a significant voice in the state’s budget development and oversight. The Appropriations Committee writes the House version of the state budget, in addition to handling other state spending bills. “It’s never easy to draft a budget when the state doesn’t have enough money,” Rep. …
Nurses Say Letting Uninsured Patients Die Is No Laughing Matter Following Abhorrent Audience Cheers
Nurses Say Letting Uninsured Patients Die Is No Laughing Matter Following Abhorrent Audience Cheers at CNN-Tea Party Debate The nation’s largest representative of registered nurses today expressed revulsion at the cheering by some audience members in the CNN-Tea Party Republican debate Monday night at the prospect of letting a sick person die just because they do not have health insurance. Prompting the outburst was a question from CNN’s Wolf Blitzer to Rep. Ron Paul about whether medical care should be …
Thursday Open Lines
Wednesday, President Obama visited Apex and Raleigh, NC to promote himself and the American Jobs Act. His visit to WestStar Precision Facility and Reynolds Coliseum was short, but touted Obama’s American Jobs Act of which the full text is available at that link. During his speech Obama noted that part of his bill would put construction workers back to work. As an example, bridges that need repairing. School roofs that are leaking. And ventilation systems that make people sick. Apparently …
Gov. Bev Perdue, Share Our Strength Launch ‘No Kid Hungry North Carolina’
DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Partnership Will Help End Childhood Hunger by Connecting Kids to Federal Food and Nutrition Programs; Pilot Program Launched At 27 Schools Statewide Aimed at Increasing School Breakfast Participation Gov. Bev Perdue joined Durham Mayor Bill Bell, Share Our Strength® and NC Serves, the lead nonprofit working with the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, to launch the No Kid Hungry® North Carolina partnership today. The public-private partnership will aim …
Vance County Schools Superintendent Message
To the Parents of Students in the Vance County School System: The Vance County School System is committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship. The mission of the State Board of Education is that every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and post-secondary education and prepared for life in the 21st Century. Each of the 16 schools in our school system functions daily to carry out the …
Wednesday Open Line
In the the first state primary of 2012 ballots, North Carolinians will have a question. [ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this State. Today, Obama is flying to the Raleigh-Durham region to promote his jobs plan. His itinerary includes a job-related stump speech at North Carolina State University and meeting with local high-tech firm WestStar …
Henderson, NC plans to break the new “Carry in Parks” law
According to Grass Roots North Carolina, Henderson plans to break the new “Carry in Parks” law. See their press release listed below: It has come to GRNC’s attention that the town of Henderson, NC is planning an “end-around” on HB 650, the recently-ratified “Castle Doctrine/Carry in Parks” law that we all fought so long and hard for. • Henderson, NC has decided that they don’t want permittees lawfully defending themselves and families. • They are currently working to pass a …
NC DOT Seeking Public Comments Via Online Survey
he N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) wants you to help plan North Carolina’s future transportation system by being part of the development of the updated Statewide Transportation Plan, also called the 2040 Plan. The plan serves as a blueprint for transportation planning and investment over the next 30 years. Because transportation projects can require years to plan, design and build, NCDOT must look ahead 25-30 years to identify the transportation needs of our state. NCDOT will use the input from …