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Sound Strategy: Thanks residents & visitors, may we continue to enjoy the Greater Outer Banks together

November 22nd, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Thanks residents & visitors, may we continue to enjoy the Greater Outer Banks together

Holidays have a wonderful way of helping us focus our gratitude, and there is no finer holiday to help us do that than this week’s Thanksgiving celebration – we pause, hopefully, to acknowledge and appreciate the things in our lives that have shaped our blessings and define what it means to live well in moments…Read More from Sound Strategy: Thanks residents & visitors, may we continue to enjoy the Greater Outer Banks together

Celebrating our local businesses: A Thanksgiving tribute to community pillars

November 21st, 2023  · BIZ  · Commentary  · Top Stories
Celebrating our local businesses: A Thanksgiving tribute to community pillars

As we approach the season of gratitude and gather around our tables to celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s crucial to reflect on the unsung heroes in our midst—the backbone of our community — the local businesses that tirelessly contribute to our daily lives. While the Thanksgiving holiday and the upcoming Small Business Saturday beckon, it’s the perfect…Read More from Celebrating our local businesses: A Thanksgiving tribute to community pillars

Sound Strategy: Despite some times depressing headlines, Greater Outer Banks still great place to live, work, play

November 16th, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Despite some times depressing headlines, Greater Outer Banks still great place to live, work, play

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, used to say that the only kind of economic research he needed to do was to walk around his stores and look at what people were buying. If there was steak in the cart, they felt good. Ground beef, on the other hand, might mean saving money was important….Read More from Sound Strategy: Despite some times depressing headlines, Greater Outer Banks still great place to live, work, play

Sound Strategy: Look at international examples to help plan Greater Outer Banks’ future

November 9th, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Look at international examples to help plan Greater Outer Banks’ future

No matter where we look across our region, local debates at the moment tend to focus in many ways on investing for the future with a balance between development and our quality of life.  Of course, there are no clearly right answers as the future development process is highly complex even on a quiet day….Read More from Sound Strategy: Look at international examples to help plan Greater Outer Banks’ future

Sound Strategy: Celebrating the Hispanic community’s contributions to the Greater Outer Banks

November 3rd, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Celebrating the Hispanic community’s contributions to the Greater Outer Banks

It never hurts to pause for a moment and acknowledge a pillar when it comes to keeping the roof from crashing down on us. When it comes to our local workforces, the more we can understand and appreciate the pillars that keep our economic shelters dry and shining, the more we’re able to build for…Read More from Sound Strategy: Celebrating the Hispanic community’s contributions to the Greater Outer Banks

Sound Strategy: Consider innovative solutions to complex issue of Greater Outer Banks housing

October 26th, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Consider innovative solutions to complex issue of Greater Outer Banks housing

There is always an interesting puzzle at play when something, in hindsight, doesn’t go right.  The stories, people, and preferences of decision makers make for great learning both in the rearview mirror and, crucially, out the windshield as well.   Staying on the dominant regional theme of housing, perhaps it’s worth looking at other public-private initiatives…Read More from Sound Strategy: Consider innovative solutions to complex issue of Greater Outer Banks housing

Commentary: Charting our path to affordable housing – A community’s choice

October 24th, 2023  · Commentary
Commentary: Charting our path to affordable housing – A community’s choice

For decades, the quest for affordable housing has loomed over the Greater Outer Banks region. While the pandemic has thrust this issue into the national spotlight, it’s been a local concern for much longer. However, we’ve yet to find a lasting solution. Why? Guest commentary by Joss Bass, President, Currituck Chamber of Commerce When proposed…Read More from Commentary: Charting our path to affordable housing – A community’s choice

Sound Strategy: Solving Greater Outer Banks housing issue is complex, requires cooperative effort

October 19th, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Solving Greater Outer Banks housing issue is complex, requires cooperative effort

At the regional level, housing remains the topic of the day by almost any headline or policy measure. To be fair, though, it’s also a problem across America going back to the financial crisis of 2008 which ended, for more than a decade, large scale housing investments.  At the local level, some of our communities…Read More from Sound Strategy: Solving Greater Outer Banks housing issue is complex, requires cooperative effort

Sound Strategy: Greater Outer Banks may see fallout from Google antitrust case

October 12th, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · TECH  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: Greater Outer Banks may see fallout from Google antitrust case

In a time of extraordinary headlines, highlighted just this week with the barbarously shocking assault in Israel, it can be tough to digest the wide range of things happening across the world and understand how these headlines might impact our region. While Sound Strategy doesn’t claim to be any better at foresight than anyone else,…Read More from Sound Strategy: Greater Outer Banks may see fallout from Google antitrust case

Sound Strategy: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Or, how Star Wars mirrors Greater Outer Banks’ current state

October 5th, 2023  · Sound Strategy  · Top Stories
Sound Strategy: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Or, how Star Wars mirrors Greater Outer Banks’ current state

For many years in historical circles, Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was considered to be a proxy, in its history, for what Jefferson called the American experiment (especially among those who search for clues to any emerging decline in American society).  We could look to these pages for the trends, events,…Read More from Sound Strategy: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Or, how Star Wars mirrors Greater Outer Banks’ current state

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Sound Strategy Top Stories November 22nd, 2023

Sound Strategy: Thanks residents & visitors, may we continue to enjoy the Greater Outer Banks together

Holidays have a wonderful way of helping us focus our gratitude, and there is no finer holiday to help us do that than this week’s Thanksgiving celebration – we pause, hopefully, to acknowledge and appreciate the things in our lives that have shaped our blessings and define what it means to live well in moments…Read More from Sound Strategy: Thanks residents & visitors, may we continue to enjoy the Greater Outer Banks together

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BIZ Commentary Top Stories November 21st, 2023

Celebrating our local businesses: A Thanksgiving tribute to community pillars

As we approach the season of gratitude and gather around our tables to celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s crucial to reflect on the unsung heroes in our midst—the backbone of our community — the local businesses that tirelessly contribute to our daily lives. While the Thanksgiving holiday and the upcoming Small Business Saturday beckon, it’s the perfect…Read More from Celebrating our local businesses: A Thanksgiving tribute to community pillars

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Sound Strategy Top Stories November 16th, 2023

Sound Strategy: Despite some times depressing headlines, Greater Outer Banks still great place to live, work, play

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, used to say that the only kind of economic research he needed to do was to walk around his stores and look at what people were buying. If there was steak in the cart, they felt good. Ground beef, on the other hand, might mean saving money was important….Read More from Sound Strategy: Despite some times depressing headlines, Greater Outer Banks still great place to live, work, play

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Sound Strategy Top Stories November 9th, 2023

Sound Strategy: Look at international examples to help plan Greater Outer Banks’ future

No matter where we look across our region, local debates at the moment tend to focus in many ways on investing for the future with a balance between development and our quality of life.  Of course, there are no clearly right answers as the future development process is highly complex even on a quiet day….Read More from Sound Strategy: Look at international examples to help plan Greater Outer Banks’ future

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Sound Strategy Top Stories November 3rd, 2023

Sound Strategy: Celebrating the Hispanic community’s contributions to the Greater Outer Banks

It never hurts to pause for a moment and acknowledge a pillar when it comes to keeping the roof from crashing down on us. When it comes to our local workforces, the more we can understand and appreciate the pillars that keep our economic shelters dry and shining, the more we’re able to build for…Read More from Sound Strategy: Celebrating the Hispanic community’s contributions to the Greater Outer Banks

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Sound Strategy Top Stories October 26th, 2023

Sound Strategy: Consider innovative solutions to complex issue of Greater Outer Banks housing

There is always an interesting puzzle at play when something, in hindsight, doesn’t go right.  The stories, people, and preferences of decision makers make for great learning both in the rearview mirror and, crucially, out the windshield as well.   Staying on the dominant regional theme of housing, perhaps it’s worth looking at other public-private initiatives…Read More from Sound Strategy: Consider innovative solutions to complex issue of Greater Outer Banks housing

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Commentary October 24th, 2023

Commentary: Charting our path to affordable housing – A community’s choice

For decades, the quest for affordable housing has loomed over the Greater Outer Banks region. While the pandemic has thrust this issue into the national spotlight, it’s been a local concern for much longer. However, we’ve yet to find a lasting solution. Why? Guest commentary by Joss Bass, President, Currituck Chamber of Commerce When proposed…Read More from Commentary: Charting our path to affordable housing – A community’s choice

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Sound Strategy Top Stories October 19th, 2023

Sound Strategy: Solving Greater Outer Banks housing issue is complex, requires cooperative effort

At the regional level, housing remains the topic of the day by almost any headline or policy measure. To be fair, though, it’s also a problem across America going back to the financial crisis of 2008 which ended, for more than a decade, large scale housing investments.  At the local level, some of our communities…Read More from Sound Strategy: Solving Greater Outer Banks housing issue is complex, requires cooperative effort

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Sound Strategy TECH Top Stories October 12th, 2023

Sound Strategy: Greater Outer Banks may see fallout from Google antitrust case

In a time of extraordinary headlines, highlighted just this week with the barbarously shocking assault in Israel, it can be tough to digest the wide range of things happening across the world and understand how these headlines might impact our region. While Sound Strategy doesn’t claim to be any better at foresight than anyone else,…Read More from Sound Strategy: Greater Outer Banks may see fallout from Google antitrust case

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Sound Strategy Top Stories October 5th, 2023

Sound Strategy: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Or, how Star Wars mirrors Greater Outer Banks’ current state

For many years in historical circles, Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was considered to be a proxy, in its history, for what Jefferson called the American experiment (especially among those who search for clues to any emerging decline in American society).  We could look to these pages for the trends, events,…Read More from Sound Strategy: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? Or, how Star Wars mirrors Greater Outer Banks’ current state