Vol. 38 No. 10, October 2018
Index
- 2018 State of Small Business: Letter from Scott Daugherty, State Director, Small Business and Technology Development Center.
- AGRIPRENEURS ON THE RISE: Small Business Centers are planting seeds and harvesting impact throughout North Carolina, from the mountains to the sea.
- CUSTOMER CARE: Honest-1 Auto Care relies on a family vibe and top-notch service to woo customers.
- Duke Energy's Small Business Energy Saver Program.
- Financing.
- Franchise 101.
- International business.
- Marketing.
- N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center.
- N.C. Small Business Center Network.
- NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS: Thermcraft has become a success at home and abroad by keeping up with the times and building individual relationships.
- OUT OF THE MILITARY, INTO BUSINESS.
- Public/private nonprofits.
- State agencies.
- RAISE THE CURTAIN: COULD IMPROVED CLARITY ON HEALTH CARE COSTS SPUR A MORE COMPETITIVE MARKETPLACE?
- LOTS TO GAIN: PARKING PLAYS A PIVOTAL ROLE IN MAKING THE STATE'S TWO MAJOR AIRPORTS FLY.
- CRIMINAL CHATTER: TWO PUBLIC RADIO VETERANS BUILD A POPULAR PODCAST AROUND TALES OF TRUE CRIME.
- ROXBORO'S REIGN: A TINY COMMUNITY BANK THRIVES AMONG THE GIANTS IN CENTRAL N.C.
- TESTING TIMES.
- DOWN TO A SCIENCE: RALEIGH WILL HOST ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST COMPLEX LABS AS STATE GOVERNMENT COMBINES TESTING SITES.
- TASTE OF TEXAS: JAMES SMITH'S BURGERS AND BRISKET BRING A TOUCH OF THE LONE STAR STATE TO WILMINGTON'S FOOD SCENE.
- CUT FROM A DIFFERENT CLOTH: AN ESTEEMED HIGH POINT RUG DEALER DONATES HIS FORTUNE TO PAKISTANI SCHOOLCHILDREN.
- ENERGIZED EMPLOYEES.
- TEACHER TUMBLE.
- VITAL VISITORS.
- WONDER WOMEN.
- MY FAIR LADY.
- PUBLIC-SCHOOL PLUNGE.
- SPOOKY STATS.
- LEARNING CURVE: Businesses and educators forge partnerships to build a future workforce.
- ENGAGING MINDS TO BUILD A STRONGER WORKFORCE.
- 129,000.
- CAROLINAS INDEX.
- RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS (million).
- TAXABLE RETAIL SALES (BILLION).
- UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
- WORKED UP.
- Adams Publishing Croup.
- BB&T.
- Booz Allen Hamilton.
- Live Oak Bank.
- STORM SURGE.
- BMC Stock Holdings.
- Dowa Thermotech.
- Epic Games.
- Fifth Third Bancorp.
- Glaxo-SmithKline.
- Pendo.
- TALL HALL.
- BH Media Group.
- Cheney Brothers.
- Dyehard Fan Supply.
- GROCERY SCORE.
- National General Holdings.
- The state bought land valued at $3.4 million for a 120-bed N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs skilled nursing facility.
- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
- Allen Tate Cos.
- Family Dollar.
- Fortius Capital Partners is developing Meadows Corporate Park, a $9.9 million industrial park that will include two multi-tenant buildings.
- FUTBOL TO FOOTBALL.
- Sauder Woodworking.
- WestRock.
- BILLION-DOLLAR BILL.
- CAB Financial.
- Hospitality Mints.
- Reich.
- The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design.
- Western Carolina University.
- ORTHOPEDIC REVOLUTION: The science of taking care of our bones, joints and muscles has advanced by leaps and bounds.
- PRIME PLAYERS: SAS stays atop the annual ranking as contractors show the strongest gains.
- DREAM WEAVERS: Market America builds one of the state's largest companies by sparking an evangelical fervor for selling trendsetting products.
- RUNNING WILD.
- UNION COUNTY MIXES IT UP: Touted as a hub for economic diversity in the state, Union County nurtures strong industrial, agricultural and regional sectors.
- 'TWEEN TOWN: MEBANE GRAPPLES WITH GROVWH AS THE TRIANGLE'S EXPANSION SPREADS WEST.