Silver threads.

• Author: Kinney, Ben
• Position: Business North Carolina anniversary

If you're a small business, it's good to be busy, but it's also stressful when you've got a lot to do with what little you have. That's the way it has been around here lately, putting out this magazine each month plus a host of special publications, some our own and some for various businesses and organizations. With our team working on up to seven projects in various stages, things have been a little hectic.

Fortunately, we have a staff that is not only talented but adaptable, always dedicating itself to an excellent product. With this issue, you received one that we are extremely excited about. BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA etc. is our take on the good life in this state. Not only does BNC etc. allow us to spread our wings a bit--not to mention expand our brand into the lifestyle market--but it allows us to explore more thoroughly the lives that our readers lead away from the office. We hope you will enjoy it.

The supplement also marks the beginning of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA's 25th year of publishing. It's hard to believe that the magazine has been around nearly a quarter of a century--an amazing run in this business. Looking back at those early issues shows how the state and its economy have changed during that period. If there is one word that describes business in North Carolina and its ability to deal with those changes, it is "adaptability."

It's no accident that North Carolina has moved from positions of leadership in traditional industries such as textiles, furniture and tobacco to the forefront in finance, life sciences...