N.C. growth over last decade didn’t top the charts, PNC economist says
North Carolina's economy grew by 8.6% over the last decade, a modest rate change compared with other East Coast states.
Perks at work
Pingpong tables to paid sabbaticals — creative fringe benefits keep workers happy at this year’s Best Employers in North Carolina.
Board games
Will an increasingly partisan tone at UNC System's governing board produce results — or just rancor?
Higher cred
Trained by Texas and national politics, Margaret Spellings tackles the state's most important job.
Picture this: Metal head
Charlotte drum manufacturer shows steely resolve competing against larger rivals.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Shuford family donates $18M to UNC Chapel Hill entrepreneurship program
Hickory's Shuford family, which owns a large tape business, made a record $18 million gift to UNC Chapel Hill's College of Arts & Science.
Eshelman’s latest investment success
G1 Therapeutics, North Carolina’s newest public company is off to a strong start after raising $105 million on May 16. To no one's surprise, Wilmington investor Fred Eshelman is a big winner.
Qorvo jumps 11% after Seth Klarman investment
Qorvo was the big story in Carolinas-based stocks last week after a major investor bought 7 million shares in the Greensboro-based company
ACROSS THE STATE
Charlotte lands NBA All-Star game
(Charlotte Business Journal)
N.C. growth rate fails to top the charts
(Business North Carolina)
Nine-story office project planned for downtown Greensboro
(Greensboro News & Record)
Head of N.C. State Health Plan abruptly resigns
(Raleigh News & Observer)
IFB Solutions joins lawsuit over procurement policy
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Cree to pay outgoing CEO at least $2.8M
(NC Business News Wire)
SAS executive departs
(Triangle Business Journal)
Study: Breweries contribute $1B to Asheville area
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
