“If your intentions are to come here and to take advantage of people and commit a crime then you’re in the wrong city. Because we’re going to come after you,"
Yet â once again â North Carolinaâs legislative record on social issues is cited as a concern by the ranking group.
âThe Tar Heel state had its strongest finish in the history of the Americaâs Top States for Business study,â CNBC said last week.
The cable business news channel cited N.C.âs top-10 ranking in five of the 10 measuring-stick categories: economy (No. 4); workforce (No. 6); access to capital (No. 8); business friendliness (No. 9); and technology and innovation (No. 10).
âNorth Carolina can thank its strong economy and great workforce for this yearâs standing, and it helps that Apple is planning to build its first East Coast campus in the state.â
State probing East Chicago firefighter safety concerns nwitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nwitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
EAST CHICAGO â City firefighters are asking a federal judge to side with them in a labor dispute with the mayor.
Some 38 members of the East Chicago Professional Firefighters Local 365 are suing Mayor Anthony Copeland this week in U.S. District Court in Hammond.
They demand the judge restore their old on-duty/off-duty schedule and force Copelandâs administration to pay for depriving them of sleep, family time and their freedom of political expression.
Carla Morgan, an attorney for the mayor, said Copeland will reserve comment until they study the newly filed litigation. The mayor has repeatedly denied he is wreaking political retaliation on the firefighters.
Former North Carolina commerce secretary Anthony Copeland to spearhead Brooks Pierce economic development practice bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.