Vol. 43 No. 4, April 2023

Index

• RISING STARS.
• WALTER DAVENPORT: Overcoming racism, the Raleigh native and CPA made his way into some of the state's most powerful boardrooms.
• LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP.
• DRIVING A VITAL INDUSTRY FORWARD: PNC leaders reflect on the trucking industry's contributions to the N.C. economy and the business opportunities and challenges unique to this regionally significant sector.
• LATE INNING SAVE: Asheville is spending millions to keep Tourists in town.
• PRECIOUS JEWELS: A Fayetteville benefits consultant mixed personal and business accounts and missed a tax filing, catching authorities' eyes.
• CONSTRUCTION VEERS GREEN: Smart money is banking on a Triangle firm's biology-based cement.
• COASTAL CATCH: Novant's top Wilmington executive reflects on the hospital system's seaside expansion.
• SHIFTING GEARS: North Carolina seeks a front-row slot as the automotive industry electrifies.
• NORTH CAROLINA TRIBUNE: INDEPENDENT INTELLIGENT INFORMATIVE.
• Belmont Abbey College.
• Charlotte Hornets.
• Hendrick Motorsports.
• Honeywell International.
• Krispy Kreme.
• North Carolina Association of Educators.
• PAPERTOWN BLUES.
• Piedmont Lithium.
• Coats America.
• Disaster America.
• Dupont and Chemours.
• Hound's Drive-in Theater.
• Methodist University.
• Novant Health.
• Timbermill Wind.
• UPS.
• Axium Packaging.
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
• Daido Steel.
• Dexter Duncan pleaded guilty in November to creating fictitious businesses so he could divert $180,988 in federal COVID-19 loans to himself.
• DFA Dairy Brands Fluid.
• LabCorp.
• Precor Manufacturing.
• Siemens Mobility.
• Tex-Tech Industries.
• Canopy MLS.
• Duke University.
• Fathom.
• North Carolina State University.
• Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn.
• Tageos.
• Tobacco Road Sports Cafes.
• VinFast.
• WakeMed's.
• READY TO POLL.
• FAIRWAY FEVER: Golf keeps drawing a crowd, though the pace slowed as health worries lessened.
• TOP 100 COURSES FOR 2023.
• 2023 TOP 20 Courses Open to Public Play.
• ACE ANCHOR.
• REGIONAL RANKINGS FOR 2023.
• THE IN CROWD: Golf goes indoors as duffers practice their craft amid drinks and burgers.
• RATING GAME: Pinehurst course designer Tom Doak describes what makes a course great.
• TEE TOPPER!(NC GOLF)
• BEAST MODE: After nearly a decade scaling the heights of social media stardom, Jimmy Donaldson's creative videos keep thrilling millions.
• CRAFT RENEWING: A Morganton manufacturer excels by giving luxury furniture buyers what they want.
• NORTH CAROLINA'S SOUTHEAST.
• WORKING REGIONALLY. SUCCEEDING SIGNIFICANTLY.: The public-private economic development organization known as North Carolina's Southeast is proving collaboration across 20 counties works.
• PARTNERING FOR THE GREATER GOOD: Collaborating with county partners is key to building the state's inventory of megasites and bringing jobs to rural North Carolina.
• Opening a new plant? Setting up new operations? Trust our 60+ years of helping industries do just that.
• FRESH START: Statesville displays a revitalized downtown with music, doughnuts and a peppier spirit.