No. 45-3, March 2025

Index

• A CENTURY-OLD GIFT: J.B. Duke's legacy persists through his endowment dedicated to the future of the Carolinas. (NCTREND: Philantropy)
• A DIFFERENT PATH: Cone Health's surprising combination with a giant healthcare system deepens its commitment to bettering the Triad, officials say.
• A Tradition for Life. (COMMUNITY CLOSE-UP: CABARRUS + ROWAN COUNTIES)
• Alamance Crossing. (BURLINGTON)
• Apple Wedge Packers & Cider. (HENDERSONVILLE)
• Atrium Health's. (CHARLOTTE)
• Baxter restarted its 10 manufacturing lines. (NORTH COVE)
• BioCryst. (DURHAM)
• Boom Supersonic. (GREENSBORO)
• Campbell University. (BUIES CREEK)
• CardWorks. (CHARLOTTE)
• Carolina Beach Boardwalk. (CAROLINA BEACH)
• CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE: The journey, ambitions and counsel of AI pioneer Igor Jablokov.
• Chapel Hill Transit. (CHAPEL HILL)
• CO2 Propco. (GREENSBORO)
• Cold-Link Logistics. (LUMBERTON)
• Columbus McKinnon. (CHARLOTTE)
• Contec Industrial Automation Solutions. (GREENSBORO)
• DetraPel. (CHARLOTTE)
• Doritos Crash Super Bowl Contest. (WILMINGTON)
• East Carolina University. (GREENVILLE)
• Epsilon Advanced Materials. (LELAND)
• Fort Bragg. (FORT BRAGG)
• FUN TIMES: A Mecklenburg business keeps innovating with indoor play spaces. (NCTREND: Entrepreneurship)
• General Shale. (EAST SPENCER)
• GRANT GIVES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT A BOOST: A recently announced accelerated college-to-career program, which will be available at 15 N.C. Community College System campuses by next year, is expected to increase graduation rates, helping the state meet its future workforce needs. (COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
• groninger. (CHARLOTTE)
• Grover Gaming. (GREENVILLE)
• HanesBrands. (WINSTON-SALEM)
• HCE Oakland Solar. (ELIZABETHTOWN)
• HELPING HANDS: College students use 3D printers to change the lives of children with limb differences. (NCTREND: Technology)
• HERE COMES THE SUN: A Tar Heel business positions itself to lead the long- awaited residential solar revolution. (NCTREND: Energy)
• HOME COOKING. (FARMING NC: EXPLORING AGRIBUSINESS)
• HomeTrust Bancshares. (ASHEVILLE)
• Honeywell. (CHARLOTTE)
• JetBlue. (WILMINGTON)
• Kayser-Roth. (ASHEBORO)
• LANDLOCKED: North Carolina is losing farmland at one of the country's fastest rates. Its farm preservation program trades grants for conservation easements that protect farmland forever. (FARMING NC: EXPLORING AGRIBUSINESS). (FARMING NC: EXPLORING AGRIBUSINESS)
• LOOKING BEHIND AND AHEAD. (FARMING NC: EXPLORING AGRIBUSINESS)
• MADE IN HENDERSON COUNTY: 'Placemaking' is part of western N.C. economic developer Brittany Brady's DNA. (Horner's RURAL ROUTE)
• Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic. (WILMINGTON)
• MONKS AND MEDICINE: CaroMont Health wanted more than a hospital when it approached leaders at Belmont Abbey College. (NCTREND: Healthcare)
• MovieMaker Magazine. (WILMINGTON)
• National OnDemand. (BURLINGTON)
• nCino. (WILMINGTON)
• NEW EXPERIENCES. (DESTINATIONS NC: CORPORATE & LEISURE TRAVEL)
• NO TIME OFF: Kontoor Brands CEO Scott Baxter joined High Point University President Nido Qubein in the Power List interview, a partnership for discussions with influential leaders. The interview was edited for clarity. (POWER LIST INTERVIEW)
• North Carolina Rate Bureau. (RALEIGH)
• Novant Health. (MATTHEWS)
• OUR BEST HOSPITALS.
• Pactiv Evergreen. (CANTON)
• Pfizer. (DURHAM)
• PLOWING AHEAD: How John Cooper structures his growing Raleigh contracting firm.
• ProKidney. (GREENSBORO)
• PSA Airlines. (CHARLOTTE)
• Richloom Fabrics. (HIGH POINT)
• RTI International. (DURHAM)
• RTX's Pratt & Whitney plans to expand its Buncombe County operations. (ASHEVILLE)
• Skyla Credit Union. (CHARLOTTE)
• Tex-Tech Industries. (KERNERSVILLE)
• The Lester Group. (GREENSBORO)
• TIME TO SHINE. (COMMUNITY CLOSE-UP: CABARRUS + ROWAN COUNTIES)
• Tourism Development Authority. (ASHEVILLE)
• Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina. (LIBERTY)
• TREE TRADE: In the City of Oaks, restoration became a focus for a business skilled in demolition. (NCTREND: Entrepreneurship)
• TRIANGLE TECH'S CHRONICLER. (UPFRONT)
• Tune Therapeutics. (DURHAM)
• UNC Health's. (CHAPEL HILL)
• Zawyer Sports & Entertainment. (GREENSBORO)