News

Feb 14, 2013

Borrowing from retirement

A report recently released found Americans have increasingly used funds from their retirement investments for daily expenses – and this is before they have retired. How are they doing it, and is it a good idea? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden answers. 

Feb 13, 2013

Extension employees to be recognized during March 6 event

N.C. Cooperative Extension staffs will be recognized March 6 during N.C. State University’s Staff and Faculty Appreciation Day. Send in your staff photo, come to the game, or watch the game live and register for prizes. 

Feb 13, 2013

Borrowing more

There’s been much attention on the national debt and ways to reduce the government borrowing fueling that debt. But some prominent economists are actually recommending the opposite – more federal borrowing. What is their reasoning? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden answers. 

Feb 12, 2013

Is the ‘new normal’ over?

The term 'new normal,' coined a few years ago, applies to our very slowly improving economy. Some economists are upbeat about the economy and are saying the new normal doesn’t apply. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden explains. 

Feb 11, 2013

Center for Environmental Farming Systems receives $3.9 million grant

The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has been awarded a five-year $3.9 million grant to build and evaluate supply chains for local farmers and fishers to supply large-scale markets in North Carolina. The grant was awarded by the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). 

Feb 11, 2013

Will it end badly?

The Federal Reserve has created a lot of money and kept interest rates very low, in order to support and stimulate the economy. But some worry about the downsides of these actions. Are there any? N.C. State University economist Mike Walden responds. 

Feb 11, 2013

Lee County trains businesses to be disaster prepared

Lee County wants to make sure that local businesses are prepared for disasters that come their way. In January, 17 Lee Emergency Planning Committee members went through training in Sanford to offer the Ready Business program. Training was provided by N.C. Cooperative Extension and the Industrial Extension Service. 

Feb 8, 2013

Super Shop

The BAE Research Shop is the custom fabrication place, where designs become real devices and concepts become field-ready — expertly, quickly and economically. 

Feb 8, 2013

Entomology student receives prestigious fellowship

Diane Silcox, a doctoral student in entomology, is one of three students nationally to receive a $5,000 post-graduate grant by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) as a winner of the Watson Fellowship Program. 

Feb 8, 2013

The tax debate begins

Some state General Assembly members have proposed dramatically changing the kinds of taxes we have in North Carolina. N.C. State University economist Mike Walden summarizes the proposal and related issues.