Category: Georgia-North Carolina Comparison
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CNBC puts out latest “Top States for Business” rankings, and guess what …
CNBC, the nation’s leading business network, came out this morning with its 2025 list of “America’s Top States for Business” and awarded top honors, once again, to Geor — Oh, wait. No. Not Georgia. North Carolina. Georgia, whose leaders have been crowing for about a decade now about the No. 1 state for business award…
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Bill Shipp is still right
I’ve written a couple of pieces over the years detailing the educational attainment gaps between the various parts of the state. The main hook I used for those pieces was an old Bill Shipp quote that without Metro Atlanta, the state of Georgia would be more poorly educated than Mississippi. As a native Mississippian, I…
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Georgia vs. North Carolina, Chapter II: Educational Attainment
The second in a series of occasional posts comparing Georgia and North Carolina.
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Comparing Georgia and North Carolina, Chapter I
For a while now, I’ve been noodling on a piece comparing Georgia and North Carolina. The two states are obviously neighbors and have a lot in common. Their economies are similar. Their populations are about as close to identical as you can get (10.7 million for Georgia vs. 10.6 million for North Carolina). They both…