The N.C. economy should grow 3.5 percent in 2010, the first year of growth following two years of decline. Seven of the state’s 11 economic sectors are forecast to see output increases during the year. The sectors with the strongest growth prospects are construction, with a projected real increase of 7.2 percent; services, up 7.1 percent; finance, insurance and real estate, with a gain of 5.2 percent; government, up 4.8 percent; and retail trade, with a projected real increase of 4 percent. http://bit.ly/aH3rgM