North Carolina Institute for Minority Economic Development is a statewide nonprofit organization representing the interest of underdeveloped and underutilized sectors of the state's economic base

North Carolina Community Development Initiative strengthens the capacity, impact, and sustainability of community economic development in "low resource" communities as practiced by community development corporations.

North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations is a  statewide, membership organization of community-based  corporations dedicated to helping disadvantaged communities.

Southern Rural Development Initiative is a bottom-up intermediary -- a regional collaborative working together to dramatically increase the flow of philanthropic and development capital to the South's poorest rural communities. Our 34 member organizations are organized into 5 sectors and work in 11 states.

Southern Growth Policies Board is a non-partisan public policy think tank based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina that develops and advances visionary policies.  This unique public-private partnership is devoted to strengthening the South’s economy & creating the highest possible quality of life.

North Carolina's Southeast is a public-private partnership offering a single point of contact for businesses looking to expand, or relocate into any of the 11-counties that make up southeastern North Carolina. NCSE provides confidential site selection services, as well as facilitates a relationship between your company and the network of community-based economic development professionals, private sector and state and local government professionals that support a company facility location decision.

North Carolina Progress Board provides comprehensive economic information on th state.  A one-stop launch.

North Carolina State Data Center is a consortium of state and local agencies that provides the public with data about the state and its component geographic areas. The SDC program is a cooperative effort between the U. S. Bureau of the Census and the state....

Analyzes trends and develops policies, programs, and institutional and community capacity to address challenges that impede progress for the South and its people, with an emphasis on approaches that benefit poor people and poor places.

Structures and contributes to focused learning that supports the innovation of organizations and funders working to achieve more widely shared and lasting prosperity in communities.

Encourages, enhances, and fosters economic development in Southeastern North Carolina. Provides economic data, plant visits, introductions and assists you in your move to Southeastern North Carolina.

Network of concerned individuals and organizations working to ensure that welfare reform helps North Carolina families achieve economic independence while respecting the special needs and challenges facing each family.

Your Guide to Regional Economic Data on the Web. Over 600 links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider, pointers to the Web's premiere data collections, and a list of the ten best sites for finding regional economic data. Click here to learn more.

Securities Industry Association brings together the shared interests of more than 600 securities firms to accomplish common goals. SIA member-firms (including investment banks, broker-dealers, and mutual fund companies) are active in all U.S. and foreign markets and in all phases of corporate and public finance. Collectively they employ more than 495,000 individuals, representing 97 percent of total employment in securities brokers and dealers. 

Stock Market Game™, the original and premier educational program that stimulates learning about economics, finance, and the American economic system. The program is primarily used by students in grades 4 through 12, post-secondary students, and others who want to learn more about investing and managing their financial future.

National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Our research is conducted by more than 600 university professors around the country, the leading scholars in their fields.

Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

Office of Management and Budget Watch was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which oversees regulation, the budget, information collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies, and much more. By then, it was quite apparent that OMB's actions were having an enormous impact on agency operations and the pursuit of social justice.

Economagic

A comprehensive site of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting. At this time, there are more than 100,000 time series for which data and custom charts can be retrieved.

Timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States.

Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Located in Washington, DC, with approximately 500 employees, the mission of ERS is to inform and enhance public and private decisionmaking on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural development. To accomplish this mission, highly trained economists and social scientists develop and distribute a broad range of economic and other social science information and analysis.

States face the most dire fiscal situation since World War II.

Published twice annually by the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) and the National Governors Association (NGA).  The survey presents aggregate and individual data on the states’ general fund receipts, expenditures and balances. Al-though not the totality of state spending, these funds are used to finance most broad-based state services and are the most important elements in determining the fiscal health of the states.

Federal Trade Commission enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws, seeks to ensure that the nation's markets function competitively, are vigorous, efficient, and free of undue restrictions;  works to enhance the smooth operation of the marketplace by eliminating acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, stopping actions that threaten consumers' opportunities to exercise informed choice;  undertakes economic analysis to support its law enforcement efforts and to contribute to the policy deliberations of the Congress, the Executive Branch, other independent agencies, and state and local governments when requested; and advances the policies underlying Congressional mandates through cost-effective non-enforcement activities, such as consumer education.