Vol. 34 No. 2, February - February 2014
Index
- A change of scenery: Look outside the box. we think you'll like what you see.
- Keeping the score under 140: Former blue devil Jay Bilas twits the NCAA with tweets to win athletes sweat equity.
- Change agent.
- By the numbers.
- Grads get extra credit.
- Employment.
- Unemployment rate.
- Construction.
- Hotel occupancy (8).
- Pockmarked positivity: the numbers point to faster economic growth for North Carolina this year, but companies will still have to clear obstacles such as health care.
- Pour performance: under the influence of strict state laws, spirits cannot flow as free as beer and wine.
- Boat builder docks in Onslow.
- Roanoke rapids.
- Rocky mount.
- Rocky mount.
- Wilmington.
- Wilmington.
- Greensboro.
- High point.
- N.C. State wins a national title.
- Rural hall.
- Winston-salem.
- Winston-Salem.
- Winston-salem.
- Charlotte.
- Jerry Orr's departure time.
- Morrisville.
- Raleigh.
- Raleigh.
- Raleigh.
- Raleigh.
- Raleigh.
- Brewer has an IPA but no IPO.
- Cache and carry.
- Charlotife.
- Charlotte.
- Charlotte.
- New London.
- Statesville.
- Asheville.
- Marion.
- Marion.
- Wilkesboro.
- Wheels of fortune: toll roads are one way to relieve congested highways. But to reap rewards, the public-private partnerships that build them should shoulder more risk.
- Caught in the middle: a recent report raises questions about how big a role placement agents and influence peddling play in investments of the state employees pension fund.
- Air power: the far-reaching North Carolina aviation and aerospace industry is adding capacity and capabilities, helping the state's. economy soar.
- Aviation lifts more than itself.
- North Carolina aircraft broker flies the highest.
- The manufacturing myth: the governor wants to rebuild the economy by putting people back to work making things. But the numbers might not add up.
- Pain and gain: gutted unemployment benefits sent the idled scurrying for work and bolstered the rank of low-paying companies on our listing of largest private employers.
- Top private-sector employers.
- On down the line: We're one of only two states to own a railroad should we?
- Ready to take off: years of preparation have gone into the development of the HondaJet, which should be flying to customers early next year.
- Gragg building, Charlotte.
- Production's promise: manufacturing strengthens the finance-focused region by diversifying its economy.