Vol. 36 No. 2, February - February 2016
Index
- Corrections.
- Forward march: North Carolina cannot be satisfied with mediocrity.
- Kingdom come: an Indian-owned casino would transform Kings Mountain, sparking a hot debate mixing politics, religion and neon lights.
- Looking finer in Carolina.
- Bridled growth: North Carolina's economy is expected to grow this year, though it will have to jump hurdles such as a strong dollar and an election.
- Youth rising.
- Expanding horizons: North Carolina aviation and aerospace companies are soaring in new directions, thanks to the state's workforce-training efforts, business opportunities and assets.
- Great expectations.
- The road ahead: population growth is forcing fresh looks at how to keep traffic moving in urban markets, sparking debates over tolls and mass transit--and little consensus on how to pay for it.
- Positive prognosis: nanoterminators that destroy cancer at its root, prosthetics controlled by our brains, personalized drugs and high-tech house calls will transform how we heal and stay well.
- Power plays: the state's energy industry expects transformational change over the next decade as gas, battery storage and alternative energies soar and a historic dependence on coal lessens.
- Powering down: lowering energy bills and keeping cybercrooks at bay is all in a day's work for two Charlotte businessmen with expertise at keeping buildings on the cutting edge.
- Branching out: more mobile-savvy customers are prompting banks to consider new ways of keeping pace with revolutionary changes in personal-finance technology.
- Robot revolution: job losses related to automation could force governments to pay citizens a guaranteed income, creating a safety net--and a lot more free time, a best-selling author predicts.
- Silent killer: backed by Bill Gates, scientists in a Durham laboratory are working to eliminate a tiny pest that has caused havoc for generations of farmers around the world.
- 10 years of transformation: a culture of positive change drives unprecedented growth and extraordinary innovation.
- Wire service: web-based learning is ubiquitous in today's schools, but developing stronger courses is the next frontier as more students rely on computers and less on classroom studies.
- Full court press: Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin wants lawmakers to boost the half-billion dollars that the state spends on courts, hoping to modernize an outdated system in the next decade.
- Assembling a future: technology is maintaining Catawba County's historic industries and booting up new ones.