Vol. 43 No. 8, August 2023

Index

• ROUSH HOUR.
• SHELTER SAVANT.
• SIS KAPLAN: The Chicagoan helped shape Charlotte's radio industry for more than two decades.
• SWIMMING UPSTREAM.
• FRESH TUNE: A Durham biotech veteran gets another chance, with $120 million from some notable backers.
• FRIENDS IN AFFORDABLE PLACES: Garth Brooks is set to make Habitat for Humanity shine in Charlotte this fall.
• BARRIER TALES: An OBX leader analyzes the coastal region's shifting tides.
• INSPIRING COWBOYS: Charlotte-area TV network INSP flips from the Gospel to Westerns.
• TOP RATING FROM CNBC DIVIDES COOPER, BERGER.
• UNAUTHORIZED STREET TAKEOVERS ARE NOW ILLEGAL.
• UNC CHAPEL HILL, DUKE OFFER TUITION DEALS.
• Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center.
• Bank of America agreed to pay $250 million in fines and compensation to settle claims it had systematically double-charged customers fees.
• Bank of America.
• Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority.
• Duke Energy.
• Johnson C. Smith University.
• Truist.
• TTX.
• Big Rock Blue Marlin.
• Carowinds.
• Cox Manufacturing.
• Diversified Maintenance.
• Ebenconcepts.
• Green's Lunch.
• IGM Resins.
• In a $50 million transaction, Novant Health will own Pender Medical Center, formerly Pender Memorial Hospital, and expand its role in the county's healthcare operations.
• Magnolia Avenue School.
• North Carolina State Ports Authority.
• Eastern Carolina Rail.
• Greensboro Grasshoppers.
• Honda Aircraft.
• Imperial Brands.
• Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
• ProKidney.
• The Ardagh Group.
• Bell Partners.
• Gilbarco Veeder-Root.
• North Carolina A&T State University.
• Piedmont Triad Airport Authority.
• Reign & Inspirations.
• Wake Forest University.
• BlueAlly Solutions.
• Glen Raven.
• Governors Village.
• Hanesbrands.
• MCNC.
• Mrs. Hanes' Moravian Cookies.
• North Carolina Bar Association.
• Novant Health.
• Reynolds American.
• SAS won a contract from the state of Texas to develop a series of public health dashboards for use in tracking influenza.
• UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
• United Therapeutics.
• AgBiome.
• Ashford Hospitality Trust.
• Brii Biosciences.
• Buc-ee's is considering a 120-pump travel plaza on 32.49 acres along 1-85/40, with state and local government approval still required.
• Duke University doctoral students.
• Fortrea.
• Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies.
• Incyclix.
• Opus Genetics.
• Restore3d.
• State Employees' Credit Union.
• Wolfspeed.
• Dr. Anita Louise Jackson.
• GreenPlaces.
• Home2 Suites by Hilton.
• NovaQuest Capital Management.
• Piedmont Federal Savings Bank.
• PLI Holdings.
• Surround Medical Systems.
• Tupelo Honey.
• VinFast.
• CONVENTIONS COMEBACK: Conference facilities expand to accommodate rise in bookings.
• "YOU AREN'T ABLE TO JUST DO IT WITH A WRENCH ANYMORE.".
• MIXED SIIONALS.
• TRADING SPACES: Creative approaches are required to sustain the state's once-dynamic regional malls.
• TURN THE RADIO ON: Video--and other media--couldn't kill radio star Don Curtis' dream of building a statewide chain.
• A LOVE HOUSE STORY: A storied Irving Park mansion has been home to three leaders who shaped Greensboro over the past 90 years.
• CHATHAM EDC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
• COLLABORATION ACROSS COUNTY LINES: Chatham County's business, education and lifestyle spill beyond its borders.
• CATTLE CALL: As N.C. farmland disappears at an alarming rate, three Charlotte developers keep a family heritage alive with Angus cattle.