Santa Tracker: A Day at the Museum

Love 'em NC Sweet Potatoes

A wow for NC!

North Carolina has led the nation in sweet potato production since 1971. Our state produces nearly three times as many sweet potatoes as California, the second highest producing state. Mississippi had the third highest production in 2016, followed by Louisiana. 

http://demography.cpc.unc.edu/2017/11/17/nc-in-focus-sweet-potatoes-2017/

Tech Adoption Climbs Among Older Adults

"Roughly two-thirds of those ages 65 and older go online and a record share now own smartphones – although many seniors remain relatively divorced from digital life"

http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/05/17/tech-adoption-climbs-among-older-adults/

Father's Day Facts

Some great analytics about fathers!

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/06/15/fathers-day-facts

Email Client Market Share - Apple dominance

Analytics of email client share.

https://emailclientmarketshare.com/

Top 50 Business Intelligence Blogs

Our world has many great references, including this post on top business intelligence blogs.

https://www.ngdata.com/top-business-

Facebook beats in Q4 with $8.81B revenue, slower growth to 1.86B users

Roadmap for Facebook's future!  Wow!

https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/01/facebook-q4-2016-earnings

Nearly One-Quarter of Veterans Live in Rural Areas

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nearly-one-quarter-of-veterans-live-in-rural-areas-census-bureau-reports-300396568.html

January Is National Hot Tea Month

Who manufactures tea or coffee in Asheville NC?

"There are 558 tea and coffee manufacturing establishments in the U.S., employing almost 18,000 workers, and doing $12.6 billion of business annually."

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-census-bureau-daily-feature-for-january-22-hot-tea-month-300387709.html

Small Business Credit, Capital, & Cash Flow

A great SCORE infographic on small business credit, capital, & cash flow.