Vol. 36 No. 8, August - August 2016
Index
- Readers' two cents: BNC readers tackle the squelching of innovation and House Bill 2.
- Sensibly shabby: White Lake's heyday of tour boats and water-ski shows has passed, but thousands still trek to a tiny corner of Bladen County every summer.
- The great debate: let's stop the name-calling and embrace a more thoughtful debate to moderate our political differences.
- Positive attract: research, investment and workforce development are making North Carolina's energy industry a global leader.
- So perky.
- Advanced booking: as software replaces textbooks, an N.C.-based affiliate of the Discovery Channel changes American education.
- Battle bots: as driverless cars join the Army, the first autonomous rides on the state's roads could be carrying soldiers.
- Yafo's Boffo: fresh off a $21 million deal Frank Scibelli adds Middle Eastern flavor to his restaurant lineup.
- Good medicine: Alliance Medical Ministry and other nonprofit health clinics help the thousands of working North Carolinians who are uninsured.
- A monthly snapshot of North Carolina's economy.
- Kool offer.
- CSX.
- Infranet Technologies.
- Mayne Pharma.
- Suddenlink Communications.
- United States Cold Storage.
- Hot spell.
- Crying foul.
- Bioventus.
- Cree.
- First Bancorp.
- Patheon.
- Relias Learning.
- Southern Season.
- Culture club.
- Alcoa.
- B&G Foods.
- Dow Chemical.
- NTE Energy.
- VF.
- Juicing up the joint.
- Albemarle.
- Belk.
- Cabarrus County Economic Development.
- Premier.
- Sealed Air.
- Wells Fargo.
- Supplemental growth.
- Appalachian State University.
- PEDS Legwear.
- Smart Products.
- Southern Company and Turner Renewable Energy, both based in Atlanta, will acquire a 74-megawatt solar farm from Cypress Creek Renewables, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based company that is developing the 489-acre project.
- TekTone Sound & Signal.
- Wake Forest School of Medicine.
- Meet and greet.
- Picking winner: the 33 companies based in North Carolina that each manage more than $1.2 billion in assets.
- Taking stock: large corporations dominate on this year's list of top public companies based in the state.
- A new stone age: Durham native Ward Nye has led Martin Marietta's rebound from a spurned expansion bid to more than double in size and profit over the last five years.
- Hallowed ground.
- Pedal pushers: the vehicle with an identity crisis--part bike and part car--just might transform the city lover's commute.
- Bermuda Billy's last stand: can an auction teach an Olde Beau new tricks?