Vol. 42 No. 7, July 2022

Index

• PROMISES, PROMISES.
• TAKING THAT LEAP: A veteran developer explains Trinity Partners' and Trinity Capital's landmark success in commercial real estate.
• SHORING UP NORTH CAROLINA'S BEACHES: As residents and visitors descend on North Carolina's beaches this summer, a local PNC Bank leader provides an inside look at what the preservation of our state's treasured coast entails.
• WHEELS UP: An unlikely founder has Huck Cycles on the move as demand for electric bikes accelerates.
• MY HARRIS TEETER: Kroger taps a veteran North Carolina retail executive to sustain the grocery chain's long-term success.
• SPROUTING SUCCESS: On its 50th anniversary, family-owned Metrolina Greenhouses rides growing interest in plants and gardening.
• STREAMING SUCCESS: Films on the GameStop and Herbalife sagas raise the stock of upstart producers.
• GET TO KNOW: REP.-ELECT KANIKA BROWN.
• REDISTRICTING TIME AGAIN.
• TOP PAY.
• WHAT'S THE BUZZ?
• CBRE Investment Management.
• CHARLOTTE SALUTES MOYNIHAN.
• Nucor.
• Spectrum Center.
• York County.
• Duke Energy.
• Eli Lilly and Co.
• Holland & Knight.
• Marty Sumichrast.
• Collins Aerospace.
• Dymax's.
• FNB Corp.
• Audrey Oxendine.
• Cone Health.
• High Point University School of Law.
• KKR.
• N.C. A&T State University.
• Shari Fiveash.
• The National Black Theatre Festival.
• United Soccer League.
• Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
• Becton Dickinson.
• Lotus Bakeries.
• Policygenius.
• Teamworks.
• A study by a pair of Florida universities concluded that the prices of homes in 15 major U.S. cities are overvalued.
• Blue Ridge Parkway.
• D'Artagnan.
• HCA Healthcare.
• North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.
• Targan.
• WRAL News.
• ALL OF THE ABOVE.
• BALANCED LEADERS.
• 25 leading job-creating projects: Established giants and enterprising newcomers promise big things for North Carolina.
• Robust recruiters.
• Bellicose BATTLER: North Carolina's pugnacious treasurer relishes stirring up entrenched institutions.
• Curbside connoisseurs: Iredell County's Toter turns pellets into trash and recycling products.
• RESEARCH: NORTH CAROLINA.
• Preparing the problem-solvers of tomorrow: Appalachian State University serves NC by advancing research, knowledge and innovation.
• BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROGRESS: ECU CONNECTS RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO BENEFIT THE REGION AND BEYOND.
• SERVING THE COMMUNITY: A NEW COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART RESCUE TRAINING FOR FLOODS, FIRES AND OTHER HAZARDS.
• GAME-CHANGING: CTCC FUELS INNOVATION IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL AVIATION SCENE.
• WORLD-CLASS FACILITY: A NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCH GEM ATTRACTS THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY.
• HEMP RESEARCH: HELPING FARMERS NAVIGATE A NEW FIELD.
• TOGETHER WE CONNECT: TRAINING DEVELOPMENT AND TALENT ACQUISITION.
• FRONTLINE OF THE FUTURE: PROMOTING DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES IN NORTH CAROLINA.
• RESEARCH COMMERCIALIZATION: FOSTERS ENTREPRENEURIAL, ECONOMIC AND INNOVATION EXCELLENCE.
• INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION: REACHING AROUND THE WORLD FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
• FUNDING INNOVATION: SBTDC HELPS SMALL BUSINESSES UTILIZE SBIR FUNDING TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
• LEADERS IN THE MAKING: RESEARCH-FOCUSED STUDENTS GAIN FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCE IN THEIR FUTURE CAREERS.
• POWERING THE ECONOMY: THROUGH A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE AND WORKFORCE.
• TRANSFORMING POWER: WHAT'S NEXT FOR ENERGY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
• PRECISION NUTRITION: RESEARCHING HOW EACH OF US CAN EAT UNIQUELY FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH.
• OUT OF THE LAB AND INTO THE WORLD: UNCW'S NEW COASTAL AND OCEAN SCIENCES DOCTORAL DEGREE INTEGRATES ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH THE AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM.
• LEADING THE WAY TO AGING WELL.
• GROWING POPULARITY: More and more companies, many with international ties, are choosing Gaston County because of its workforce, location and bright future.
• GASTONIA MIXES HOMETOWN FEEL WITH BIG CITY AMENITIES.
• PIEDMONT LITHIUM DIGGING ITS WAY INTO GROWING BATTERY INDUSTRY.
• GASTON GROWING AS A TOURIST DESTINATION.
• HEALTHY NEWS IN GASTON COUNTY.
• THE NEXT BOOMTOWN: Granville County's Oxford is poised for growth as the Triangle sprawls northward.