Vol. 43 No. 5, May 2023

Index

• AGRICULTURE.
• ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS.
• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
• EDUCATION.
• ENERGY.
• FINANCE & INSURANCE.
• HEALTH CARE.
• HOSPITALITY & TOURISM.
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
• LAW.
• LIFE SCIENCES.
• MANUFACTURING.
• MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS.
• NONPROFITS & PHILANTHROPIES.
• PACKING A PUNCH.
• PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
• REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION.
• RETAIL & WHOLESALE.
• TRANSPORTATION.
• Bias and trust.
• GETTING THAT MINDSET: Unusual public-private cooperation has sparked billions of dollars of pharma investment in Johnston County.
• THE TRIAD CATCHES UP.
• ALL OVER THE MAP: She keeps teeth shining, he flies Uncle Sam's fighter jets, while building a thriving conglomerate from Goldsboro.
• LIFE OF THE PARTY: Superstar wedding band Liquid Pleasure keeps loosening up crowds in its fifth decade.
• SPIRITS IN THE PINES: A brewer moves beyond suds to offer cocktails in a can.
• PERFECT TIMING.
• HEALING HOPES: Methodist University and Cape Fear Valley have ambitious plans for training physicians in Fayetteville.
• REVVING RESEARCH: Top execs press unprecedented plan to boost state's R&D investment.
• Atrium Health.
• Catawba Two Kings Casino.
• Crescent Communities.
• EPOC Enviro.
• I-77 Mobility Partners.
• Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust Simon Property Group, owner of SouthPark mall, purchased the nearby 124-room Hampton Inn & Suites at Phillips Place for $42 million.
• Keter US.
• Mecklenburg County hospitals are exempt from $23 million in annual property taxes, according to an analysis.
• Mid-Carolina Regional Airport.
• Novant Health.
• Truist.
• Wilbert Plastic Services.
• nCino.
• Omega Sports.
• Pendo CEO Todd Olson.
• Pilkington North America.
• Severn Peanut.
• TAT Piedmont Aviation.
• UNC Wilmington.
• Vann York Auto Group.
• Collins Aerospace.
• Gate City Transportation.
• Imperial Brands.
• 10 Federal.
• A lawsuit filed by two cardiologists against a clinic affiliated with Mission Health and HCA Healthcare was dismissed.
• FreightWorks Transport.
• Habitat for Humanity of the Sandhills.
• Jaggaer CEO Jim Bureau.
• North Carolina Land and Water Fund.
• Outbreaks.
• PNC Arena.
• ProPharma.
• SAS Institute.
• Startups in the Raleigh and Durham metro areas raised more than $414 million in the first quarter, according to the PitchBook research firm.
• Teamworks.
• Wolfspeed.
• BIOTECH BOOM.
• VETERAN COMMUNITY.
• NORTH CAROLINA: Higher Education 2023.
• PRUNING TIME: Fintech innovator LendingTree recharges after rivals stole its thunder.
• DO IT YOURSELF: North Carolina's subculture of tinkerers, hobbyists and DIY enthusiasts finds a home in nonprofit makerspaces.
• UNION COUNTY IS KICKING: New education programs and changes in agriculture and air travel are making big impacts.
• HELPING HAND: A $50 million program aims to propel N.C. businesses led by those overlooked by traditional financiers.