Vol. 34 No. 5, May - May 2014
Index
- Welcome back: for the magazine's new editor it's dela vu all over again.
- It's cheaper in Charlotte: feds claim they bought the mayor's influence for only $48,500.
- Gender studies.
- Retail renovation: home Depot outperforms Lowe's--except when it comes to CEO pay.
- Shipping exec commands ports.
- UNC gene work attracts Baxter.
- Vaporizing jobs.
- Faster than Google's search.
- Finished furniture.
- Sovereign states: these 14 (and D.C.) rule when it comes to higher-than-average growth in both GDP and per capita income since 2000. North Carolina is not among them.
- Down and dirty: the threat from coal ash is not new, but fate dealt the governor a bad hand when his former employer spilled massive amounts in a river on his watch.
- Increased yield.
- Ifs a small world: North Carolina ag-biotechnology companies are searching the smallest places for solutions to the largest problems.
- North Carolina commodities special section.
- Ready to swim: Backed by a boatload of assets, the North Carolina aquaculture and marine-biotechnology industries are grabbing global attention.
- Growing incomes: Tar Heel farmers develop new products from longtime crops to attract customers and cultivate revenue.
- Most wanted: nations around the globe clamor for Tar Heel exports such as soybeans and wood products.
- Closing credits: This could be the end of the state incentive for film production.
- Getting out rehab: state tax credits for renovating historic buildings breathed new life into dying downtowns. Now they're expiring.
- Seed money: is it too late in the season for venture capital to nurture the growth of biotechs?
- Data Mine: Google's search-engine superiority is powered in part by a billion-dollar data center in Lenoir.
- Love it or leave it: Social media brings production and pitfalls to business.
- Law journal 2014.
- The devil is in the definition: the sales-and-use tax now covers services, but which ones?
- It's time to simplify vested rights: clearer land-use rules will encourage needed development.
- Problem multiplied: why businesses should care about class actions.
- Divorce and your business: answers to common questions about its impact.
- Sharper edges: buoyed by a better economy, more companies are sending employees to executive-education programs, where they fine-tune their skills.
- Bricks&Mortar: places where business happens.