Vol. 43 No. 7, July 2023

Index

• CREATIVE THINKING.
• RATIONAL RETIREES: Seasoned executives help fledgling owners make savvier decisions.
• ARROGANCE AVOIDER.
• MASTER MOVERS: Two Demon Deacon graduates are scaling their campus storage business to help students decamp with ease.
• LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM THE PAYMENTS ECOSYSTEM: This is the twenty-seventh in a series of informative monthly articles for North Carolina businesses from PNC in collaboration with BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine.
• MERLOT MEMORIES: Megan Riley is on a mission to showcase vineyards that are reshaping the state's wine industry.
• ROCKING THE EVENTS BIZ: Facing down a giant rival, Etix finds niches behind helping fill arenas and concert halls.
• COOL CABBAGE: A Boone produce trucker adjusts to clients' demands for a greener Earth.
• DIFFERENT STROKES: Organizers of U.S. golf's premier tournament revise their strategies to impress fans.
• COULD PHARMACY BILL COST CONSUMERS?
• GOVERNOR'S BUSY MONTH.
• LENDERS COULD RAISE INTEREST RATES.
• WATCHDOG ACCUSES VIDEO-POKER INTERESTS OF VIOLATING CAMPAIGNFINANCE LAWS.
• Albemarle.
• Alphitronic.
• Atrium Health.
• Beemok Sports.
• Bosch.
• Duke Energy.
• Ingersoll Rand.
• Piedmont Lithium.
• TIV.
• Approve.
• Crown Event Center.
• Down East Wood Ducks.
• Methodist University College of Medicine.
• Pendo.
• Pirates Unite Campaign.
• Sovereign Aerospace.
• UNC Health Southeastern.
• Alcami.
• Chemours, DuPont and Corteva.
• Fuse Oncology.
• Jet It.
• McConnell Golf.
• Ohanafy.
• Phase Change Solutions.
• ProKidney.
• The City Council voted unanimously to move forward on buying the 12-story Thermo Fisher building downtown for $70 million.
• Triad Business Bank.
• Cone Health.
• Environmental Air Systems.
• Humacyte.
• Life Edit Therapeutics.
• North Carolina Central University School of Law.
• Titan Medical.
• Two not-for-profits that offer senior living services for more than 2,000 residents across the state are merging in an equal partnership later this year.
• Validic.
• Wrangle.
• A 5-acre property in the North Carolina mountains is up for sale for $34 million, which is expected to break Buncombe County's real estate sales record.
• Aerami Therapeutics.
• After more than a century of service providing the town with thousands of jobs, the Haywood County paper mill sounded its final bell, signaling the permanent closure of the iconic site.
• Appalachian Mountain Brewery.
• Apple.
• Duke Health.
• First Citizens Bank.
• Mack Real Estate Group.
• Net Power.
• The Angus Barn.
• United Therapeutics.
• MFCCON.
• CHALLENGING, BUT A 'LUCKIER PLACE'.
• CELEBRATING SUCCESS.
• STAYING ON TOP: NORTH CAROLINA'S MOST JOB-RICH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROTECTS OF 2022-2023.
• TRANSACTION TITANS.
• CULTURE CLASH: Real estate pro David Couch's vision for a pastoral development divides a Triad suburb.
• Truckin' ahead: A fast-growing auto dealer credits a gentler approach--and demand for 'big, mean trucks'.
• SUN KISSED: Transylvania County business finds solar business brighter than wiring.
• NC DEPARTMENT of COMMERCE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION.
• INVESTING IN INNOVATION: APP STATE BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF CONSERVATORY FOR BIODIVERSITY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
• THINK HARDER, DREAM BIGGER: A DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BLENDING THEORY AND PRACTICE.
• CTCC & FAME: BRIDGING THE SKILLS GAP FOR MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE.
• ENVIRONMENTALLY SMART: N.C. A&T, A PARTNER IN USDA'S $2.8 BILLION CLIMATE-SMART COMMODITIES PROJECTS.
• 65 YEARS OF INNOVATION: MAKING A LASTING IMPACT AT HOME AND ABROAD.
• FUELING NORTH CAROLINA'S INNOVATION ENGINE: SBTDC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM LINKS PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS AND INNOVATION BUSINESSES.
• STUDENT-DRIVEN: Joint N.C. State/UNC Asheville mechatronics students construct electric race car from scratch.
• EXPERTISE FOR NEW ECONOMIES: Carolina s success in research translation, convergent science, and economic innovation stems from its strong interdisciplinary collaboration, its commitment to training the next generation of researchers, and its focus on improving lives in North Carolina and beyond.
• INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED: A COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING PERSONALIZED NUTRITION.
• STRONG NECK, SOUND MIND: UNCW RESEARCHERS MAKING HEADWAY IN SPORTS, MILITARY INJURY PREVENTION EFFORTS.
• MEDICAL RESEARCH IS MUCH MORE THAN DISCOVERY.
• WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH NASA.
• F&M BANK: A Tradition for Life.
• RACINBG TO GO: New investments, downtown development and entrepreneurship bolster Cabarrus County.
• FOREST FAVORITE: A family-owned restaurant helps create community for five decades in Transylvania County.