From an editorial published Friday in the Roanoke (Va.) Times:
Which candidate would do the most to help our local economy? Thats easy. Its Pat McCrory, the Republican governor of North Carolina, whos seeking his second four-year term in the November election. We can point to specific and multiple ways he has helped the economy our economy. North Carolina panicked and made a spectacle of itself by passing HB2, its so-called bathroom bill. In response, various companies and even sports leagues pulled events from the state. Three of those have wound up in Salem the NCAA Division III mens and womens soccer championships, as well as the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football championship. Thats money in the bank for us.
McCrory has given Virginia a competitive advantage in economic development, as well. When the University Economic Development Association recently held its national conference in Roanoke, the keynote speaker highlighted a North Carolina program to encourage partnerships between colleges and companies, as a way help recruit technology companies interested in research and development. The speaker hailed it as a model for other states to follow as they try to build a knowledge economy. Then the speaker noted that McCrory had cancelled it. The pro-business audience groaned.
