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Report: WNC economy is weak
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Here's the report, from Appalachian State University's WNC Economic Index: BOONE—Western North Carolina’s economic activity remains weak, falling 0.2 percent in March and erasing earlier gains during the first two months of the year. According to the WNC Economic Index compiled at Appalachian State University, the region’s economy remained flat for the first quarter of the year. “We had some positive movement during the first two months of the year, but that was wiped out by the losses in March,” said Todd Cherry, an author of the report. Cherry is a professor of economics at Appalachian.
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