No. 45-12, December 2025

Index

• 2025 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA'S Top Doctors.
• A SPORTING LIFE. (POWER: LIST INTERVIEW)
• A STAGE THAT NEVER GOES DARK: Thalian Hall, Wilmington's historic community theater building, is undergoing a $25 million expansion. (BRICK & MORTAR--Iconic N.C. structures)
• Ahold Delhaize USA. (BURLINGTON)
• Amazon. (ROCKINGHAM)
• Amazon. (WILMINGTON)
• BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. (DURHAM)
• BorgWarner. (HENDERSONVILLE)
• Boviet Solar. (GREENVILLE)
• Britt's Donuts. (CAROLINA BEACH)
• CareHome Health Solutions. (WILMINGTON)
• Carolina Climbers Coalition. (CHIMNEY ROCK)
• Charlotte Hornets. (CHARLOTTE)
• Charlotte Magazine. (CHARLOTTE)
• CIVIC AFFAIRS: Unanticipated complaints, rising costs and losses engulf a $4 billion N.C. credit union.
• COMMUNITY EFFORT. (RESEARCH: NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA LIFE SCIENCES)
• Counter. (CHARLOTTE)
• Cranfill Sumner. (RALEIGH)
• CREAM OF THE CROP: Apple Annie's cake decorator acquires 1 million social media followers by 'accident'. (2025 SMALL BUSINESSES of the YEAR)
• CREATING A WAKE. (COMMUNITY CLOSE-UP: WAKE COUNTY)
• Cyber Advisors. (WILMINGTON)
• Ekos. (CHARLOTTE)
• Electrolux. (KINSTON)
• Elon University. (ELON)
• Energy Storage Solutions. (ROCKY MOUNT)
• Epic Games and Google. (CARY)
• EXIT SIDESHOW. (UPFRONT)
• Fayetteville Technical Community College. (FAYETTEVILLE)
• First Citizens Bank. (RALEIGH)
• Gardner-Webb University. (BOILING SPRINGS)
• Gregory Poole Equipment. (GARNER)
• High Point University. (HIGH POINT)
• Hines. (HUNTERSVILLE)
• Honda North Carolina Manufacturing. (SWEPSONVILLE)
• I-26 Connector. (ASHEVILLE)
• Insteel Industries. (MOUNT AIRY)
• Jeld-Wen Holding. (CHARLOTTE)
• Johnson & Wales University. (CHARLOTTE)
• Judco Manufacturing. (SNOW HILL)
• Ketjen. (CHARLOTTE)
• Lansing Melbourne. (FAYETTEVILLE)
• LEGENDARY LOYALITY: The career of a Sanford retailer makes for a Hallmark-style, heartwarming tale. (NC TREND: Retail)
• Light & Wonder. (RALEIGH)
• Live Oak Bank. (WILMINGTON)
• Mannington Mills. (MCADENVILLE)
• Mesa West Capital. (CHARLOTTE)
• Methodist University. (FAYETTEVILLE)
• Mission Hospital, UNC Health, Novant Health and AdventHealth. (ASHEVILLE)
• Modular Closets Multifamily. (KERNERSVILLE)
• MrBeast. (GREENVILLE)
• MST Rebar. (BLADENBORO)
• North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region. (KINSTON)
• Novant Health and Columbus Regional. (LELAND)
• ohsnap! SNAP TO ATTENTION: Edgy promotion of a phone accessory poises an Apex company for success. (2025 SMALL BUSINESSES of the YEAR)
• Pacific Life. (CHARLOTTE)
• PATCH WORK: A specialty in embroidery, along with a patriotic streak, has sustained a multigenerational Weaverville business. (2025 SMALL BUSINESSES of the YEAR)
• PAYOFF PITCH: A Raleigh company gains momentum in a critical niche of everyday commerce. (NC TREND: Financial Technology)
• Pine Gate Renewables. (ASHEVILLE)
• Primer for North Carolina Creditors Navigating the Bankruptcy System.
• PRIVATE MATTERS: Two powerful Charlotte public companies are selling after years of listless stock market performance. (NC TREND: Finance)
• Qorvo. (GREENSBORO)
• Raleon. (WILMINGTON)
• RXR. (APEX)
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories.
• Scout Motors. (CHARLOTTE)
• Sherrill Furniture. (HICKORY)
• SMALL BUSINESSES. BIG IMPACT. A bakery, a patch maker and a designer of phone accessories take the crown of small business champions. (2025 SMALL BUSINESSES of the YEAR)
• SoFi Technologies. (CHARLOTTE)
• SOLDIER STATESMAN: A big-hearted nonprofit leader helps inspire struggling veterans. (POINT TAKEN)
• Solstice Advanced Materials. (CHARLOTTE)
• Starway Village. (WILMINGTON)
• SWEET TREATS: RA Wilmington bakery keeps things fresh to keep customers coming back. (2025 SMALL BUSINESSES of the YEAR)
• TEEING OFF: North Carolina lands its third PC A Tour event of 2026, striking a big opportunity for Buncombe County. (NC TREND: Tourism)
• The Park Ministries, New Hope Baptist, and St. Mark's UMC. (CHARLOTTE)
• The Soccer Tournament at WakeMed Soccer Park. (CARY)
• Truist. (CHARLOTTE)
• Turning a new leaf: As it celebrates a major anniversary, Reynolds American pledges Its smokeless push portends "A Better Tomorrow".
• UNC Chapel Hill. (CHAPEL HILL)
• UNC Wilmington's Shellfish Research Hatchery. (WILMINGTON)
• Vantaca. (WILMINGTON)
• Villages of Hayti. (DURHAM)
• Vulcan Elements. (DURHAM)
• Wing. (CHARLOTTE)