Bureau of Business Research

October 2024

Kirchoff Co-Authors Study on Industrial Fishing’s Role in Global Food Security

Kirchoff Co-Authors Study on Industrial Fishing’s Role in Global Food Security

10.14.2024

Out of the BBR: the NC Community Resiliency Index

In the wake of the social, educational, and economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina has been making strides toward a better understanding of community resilience. Spearheading these […]

10.14.2024

December 2022

Study: COB graduates have multi-million dollar economic impact in ENC

ECU College of Business graduates delivered a $28.7 million economic impact in Eastern North Carolina and a $34.8 million increase in GDP across the state during the academic year 2021-22.

12.21.2022

September 2022

COB’s BBR Leads in Regional Transformation

Submitted by Dr. Jason Rowe, director, COB’s Bureau of Business Research State public and private decision-makers need relevant information and data about the business and economic environment across North Carolina. Housed […]

9.27.2022

June 2022

Rowe appears on North Carolina manufacturing podcast

Dr. Jason Rowe is an associate professor of marketing in the Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management and director of the Bureau of Business Research in the College of […]

6.20.2022

April 2020

Analysis: April 9 jobless claims report

N.C. jobless claims do go down.

4.9.2020

March 2020

Northeastern North Carolina economies should remain strong

The key is to establish relations with southeastern Virginia.

3.9.2020

December 2019

COB’s Kleckley provides Carteret County economic outlook

Population, employment and income were some of the data presented

12.17.2019

August 2019

COB economist provides Wayne County with economic outlook

Wayne County chamber event is first of many, similar presentations planned by the COB

8.8.2019

April 2019

COB Analyst Awarded for Predicting Housing Prices

Housing prices to drop slightly in 2019

4.23.2019