Vol. 43 No. 3, March 2023

Index

• MURAL SUPPORT.
• BEST-KEPT SECRET: The Fleet Readiness Center East packs a powerful punch for the military and Eastern North Carolina.
• TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
• BRIDAL UPCYCLE: Unbox the Dress helps brides aiming to update their family treasures.
• TRAIL TRICKS: Cites big and small find greenways to be a savvy path to success.
• QUITE THE RACKET: Step aside, tennis, there's a new sport catching on.
• A NEW NEWSPAPER REALLY? Burke County natives say their locally-owned weekly can dislodge the incumbent daily.
• PROTECTING FIDO: A Raleigh pet-cancer testing company says it can save loving owners some big bucks.
• CORRECTION NEEDED.
• PLACE YOUR BET.
• SHOW ME THE MONEY.
• EMPLOYERS, TAKE NOTE: PUMP and PWFA provide broader protections for pregnant and nursing employees.
• Appalachian State University.
• Belmont Abbey College.
• Charlotte's Uptown and South End.
• E4 Carolinas.
• Newell Brands.
• Trinity Capital.
• Truist.
• Craven County.
• Dare County home.
• East Carolina University Health.
• National Salvage and Service.
• The Fayetteville Observer.
• Water Tech.
• Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau.
• Bed Bath & Beyond.
• Boom Supersonic.
• G1 Therapeutics.
• GreatLife Golf.
• Kempower.
• Meta.
• Navis TubeTex.
• Salem Academy and College.
• Wake Forest University.
• WPAQ 740 AM.
• Ziehl-Abegg.
• Asheville City Schools.
• Avaya.
• Bharat Forge.
• Grandfather Mountain.
• Heritage Capital Partners.
• HomeTrust Bancshares.
• McCormick Field.
• Pactiv-Evergreen.
• Southern Pines Golf Club.
• Spiffy.
• VinFast.
• Wyndy.
• UPWARD BOUND.
• 2023 North Carolina's BEST HOSPITALS.
• Standing firm: HCA's top N.C. executive defends the company's Tar Heel expansion.
• SHORT STORY: Too few full-time nurses are causing severe service and financial problems at North Carolina's hospitals.
• GOING WITH THE GRAIN: Asheville's Riverbend Malt House connects the state's farmers and brewers.
• In living color: From cities to small towns, N.C. muralists are adding culture and color to cultivate community.
• AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES? WE'VE GOT THAT. Company travel, leisure vacations ditch by-the-book itineraries.
• FARM TO CUSTOMER: Farmers find a profitable business model selling directly to consumers, while raising the agriculture sector's profile.
• STRIKING GOLD: A duck hunter's accidental discovery revives a prized heirloom rice.
• LANDING INNOVATION: N.C. A&T State University lands an agriculture business innovation center with a $1.9 million USDA grant to enhance food-related businesses for underserved communities.
• OLD TO NEW: Renovation of an old textile mil weaves new hope in a Gaston County town.