Public study · North Carolina · Week 45, 2026

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Value turns on evidence no one publishes before commitment

North Carolina’s 18 November 2025 award to Vulcan Elements, tested on the FalconBridge Strategic Incentive Scorecard. The downside is bounded; whether the money mattered and whether the recipient can deliver are not settled by the public record.

In North Carolina’s budgets — but not yet embedded

The shock travels through specific cost channels at different speeds, lands unevenly across sectors, and is being absorbed in margins. A wage trigger decides whether it becomes permanent.

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