North Carolina Chamber Coverage

Citing Robinson's nomination, Connecticut aims to poach NC companies

Democrats in Connecticut are hoping to lure businesses from North Carolina by highlighting controversial rhetoric of Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who's running for governor.

Will Doran and Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporters

Trump's MAGA movement won big in NC primaries. Could that be a good thing for Democrats?

In almost every major race in North Carolina's GOP primaries, voters chose the candidate most closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, in some cases jettisoning party incumbents and raising concerns among state business boosters.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Editorial: NC Chamber protects business tax cuts over quality education for kids

Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 -- The N.C. Chamber knows the public education needs of the state but has chosen to ignore them and placed their financial gain above doing the best for our school children.

NC Chamber chair removed from brief supporting Leandro funding

A lawyer for the NC Chamber says the business-advocacy group's chair never consented to her inclusion in a brief supporting an effort to boost public school funding.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Outgoing Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg visits Durham

Outgoing Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is visiting the Triangle. Sandberg participated in Thursday’s North Carolina Chamber event in […]

NC leaders float more workforce training for high schoolers

NC Superintendent Catherine Truitt also says she wants to revamp the state's school accountability model to include career and college prep.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Editorial: Just doing enough won't cut it when needs are great

Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 -- It is fine that Sen. Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore say they'll get the needed state match for the additional unemployment funds. But that's just window dressing. It is past time they gave the state's workers a reasonable unemployment system What really is needed is for Richard Burr, Thom Tillis and their fellow U.S. senators to pass a reasonable assistance program that would continue the $600-per-week additional emergency federal unemployment assistance. At a time when citizens need responsiveness, assurance and certainty from their leaders, they are being ignored.

Editorial: Legislative bluster doesn't help unemployed make ends meet

Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 -- Instead of pointless political posturing, legislative leaders should pledge to reform the inadequate unemployment system they created into one that provides benefits that at least match the national average - in addition to continuing the special $600-a-week pandemic payment, pending its federal adoption.

Editorial: Investments the state Chamber needs to push now to relaunch N.C.

Thursday, May 7, 2020 -- A news release from the N.C. Chamber of Commerce focused on getting the governor and legislature to join with the it to expand Medicaid and make major investments in our public schools and other state facilities would surely grab more attention than one that stresses differences. North Carolinians would be better off for it, too.

NC Chamber pushing for faster reopening of restaurants, salons, gyms during pandemic

The state's top business lobbying group called Tuesday for an immediate reopening of most North Carolina businesses during the coronavirus pandemic as long as they can adhere to safety guidelines.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

NC Chamber exec says businesses have safety protocols in place to open

On Tuesday, Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to explain how phase one of the state's plan to reopen North Carolina will work.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Where N.C. tax dollars really go

Friday, July 19, 2019 -- Capitol Broadcasting's editorial cartoonist.

Editorial: N.C. has greater needs than more corporate tax cuts

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 -- Given North Carolina's needs, not to mention the additional costs tied to hurricane and snowstorm recovery, the General Assembly must, before the year ends, suspend this latest un-needed corporate income tax cut.

NC Chamber forum examines NC's changing demography & its impact on business

NC Chamber is hosting top business leaders for a discussion on the rapid shifts in infrastructure, innovation and talent supply in North Carolina, and how this growth impacts the state's business climate.

Longtime NC Chamber chief stepping down

Lew Ebert, who has led the North Carolina Chamber for a dozen years, announced Monday that he will retire at the end of November.

Advocates pan, business leaders praise new HB2 repeal effort

While groups both for and against a state law that limits LGBT rights are openly critical of a bill designed to repeal it, business organizations are hailing the effort as a good way to get North Carolina back on track after months of negative fallout over the law.

Laura Leslie

McCrory: Chamber 'helped write' HB2

Gov. Pat McCrory said business leaders "helped write" parts of House Bill 2. Officials with the North Carolina Chamber have repeatedly denied that assertion.

Mark Binker

Cooper critical of Trump, HB2

Attorney General Roy Cooper, the Democrat running for North Carolina governor, says House Bill 2 is costing the state jobs. When asked about Donald Trump being the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, he called the businessman divisive.

Mark Binker

Despite economic losses, NC Chamber stays mum on HB2

As the number of canceled concerts, conventions and business expansions related to a controversial state law continues to mount, North Carolina's largest business organization remains strangely silent about the law.

Laura Leslie

NC Chamber backs legislature in fight with McCrory

The North Carolina Chamber says it will file a brief on behalf of the General Assembly in an ongoing court battle with Gov. Pat McCrory over appointments to state boards and commissions.

Mark Binker

Groups set up unemployment reform debate

The Chamber of Commerce and other business groups are pushing a sweeping remake of unemployment insurance laws. Democrats and members of the Urban League say lawmakers need to avoid "cutting workers off at the knees."

Mark Binker