Economy

Apr 29, 2025

Sustainability Fund Grants Award $199,000 to 14 Campus Projects

Fourteen sustainability projects have been awarded a combined $199,000 through the NC State Sustainability Fund for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Mar 17, 2025

Jessica Yinka Thomas Weighs In On Dr. Bronner’s B Corp Exit

Dr. Bronner’s decision to drop its B Corp certification has sparked debate about the value of ethical business standards. Poole professor Jessica Yinka Thomas shares insights on what this means for the future of the B Corp movement.

Mar 16, 2025

Consult Your Community: Empowering Small Businesses Through Student-Led Consulting

Consult Your Community empowers students to provide pro-bono consulting for local small businesses, driving real impact through hands-on experience and community engagement.

Mar 13, 2025

Student Teams Deliver Supply Chain Solutions

Teams of students worked with industry sponsors and executive advisors via the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative to break through supply chain challenges.

Mar 11, 2025

Restoring Hope — and a Little Color — to a Family-Owned Enterprise

Last September, Suzanne and Jared Garland watched their family-owned campground and their livelihoods be swept away by the flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. With some help from community volunteers, an NC State Alternative Service Break team and some landscape architecture students, they hope to reopen their sole means of income by Memorial Day.

Mar 7, 2025

SEC Signals Retreat on Climate Reporting

The shift suggests a welcome focus on financially material matters, Poole scholars say.

Feb 27, 2025

Trump’s Mass Federal Layoffs Raise Concerns About the Future of Public Lands

America’s national parks, forests and other public lands could be facing an existential crisis as the Trump administration continues to terminate thousands of federal employees.

Feb 26, 2025

Blooms of Spring Kick Off Helene Recovery

North Carolina’s apple crop, the seventh largest in the nation, suffered a severe blow in the aftermath of September’s Hurricane Helene, losing about 20% of its annual production. Growers are now preparing for the next phase of recovery as spring approaches.

Feb 24, 2025

New Student Internship to Explore Campus Circularity

Applications are open now for a new Campus Circularity student internship launching this fall.

Feb 20, 2025

New Technique Aims to Make Food Deliveries More Efficient

The technique develops optimized delivery routes to make food delivery faster and more fuel efficient.