The Governor’s office is now on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/ncgovoffice

Lottery Distribution Summary 1st, 2nd Quarter 2009

Mecklenburg County to receive $7.8 Million in the 1st & 2nd quarters

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Charlotte gets $55K for biofuel project – Charlotte Business Journal:.

Businesses, individuals line up for 35% renewables credit – Triangle Business Journal:.

North Carolina’s new plan: More taxes for all – CharlotteObserver.com.

Researchers at North Carolina State creating prototypes of robotic bats to potentially be used for surveillance or weapons detection.

Read More: Robotic Bats Fly, Flexing Their Tiny Metal Muscles | Popular Science.

New McDonald’s restaurant in Cary, NC is offering Electric Vehicle owners a place to plug in while they eat.

Read More: McDonald’s to EV Drivers: Do You Want Fries With that Power? | Popular Science.

Governor Perdue is proposing a “temporary” 1-cent sales tax, bringing the Mecklenburg sales tax rate to 8.25%, and other counties to 7.75%.  This will be in addition to the “temporary” taxes introduced in 2001 (which are still in effect), and a possible boost in the income-tax rate.

Read More: Perdue seeks 1-cent hike in sales tax – CharlotteObserver.com.

In another story, Amazon.com and Overstock.com pull their affiliate programs in North Carolina due to newly-proposed Internet Affiliate tax. Read the rest of this entry »

Retailers (Amazon.com, Overstock.com) are pulling their Internet Affiliate programs in response to the NC State Legislature’s latest proposal to tax online affiliates.

Similar measures were vetoed in California, and other affiliate programs have been cancelled in Hawaii and Rhode Island for similar tax proposals.

Read More: Another online retailer pulls back – CharlotteObserver.com.

A local entrepreneur is scouting the Charlotte area with hopes of building the next generation (Hydrogen) Buses.

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