Vol. 23 No. 2, February 2003
Index
- Pride and prejudice.
- Trend.
- Dire needs: Former Gov. Jim Hunt says talk of a domestic Marshall Plan to rebuild Eastern North Carolina's economy is warranted.
- Down East: It's in everybody's best interest for things to start looking up.
- Wilting plants: North Carolina is bleeding manufacturing jobs, but many of its service providers are still hiring.
- Weather keeps 'em down on the farm.
- Fitting record earnings into skintight margins.
- Builders survive by going public.
- This soft economy leaves manufacturers no cushion.
- System needs dose of strong medicine.
- As market stumbles, tech takes a tumble.
- Even for those in it, this is risky business.
- Biotechs and drug makers provide economic remedy.
- State finds its sales slip for the present.
- To compete, mills lose the use of their hands.
- North Carolina's Six Sigma success.
- Things have slowed down for an industry on the go.
- Most hosts discover travel didn't unravel.
- Tackling changing markets challenges top line backers.
- Looking for work: A ray of hope? The only economic-development region that saw employment increase is in the poorest part of the state.
- Advantage West.
- Charlotte Regional Partnership.
- Piedmont Triad Partnership.
- Research Triangle Regional Partnership.
- Southeast.
- Eastern Region.
- Northeast Partnership.
- What Really Counts.
- North Carolina's Largest Cities.