5 questions for Tom Dempsey
Thomas Dempsey has founded and led several North Carolina-based companies in the outdoor industry, including Brevard-based SylvanSport.
Money in the banks
Soaring stocks and many buyouts sent N.C. banks up or off our annual ranking of the state's 75 biggest public companies
Dashed dreams
A decade of hard work couldn't get Cempra founder Prabhavathi Fernandes' antibiotic across a stringent regulatory finish line.
Brine time
Nearly 200 million cucumbers and peppers roll through Mt. Olive's plant per year, earning the private company a top-shelf industry ranking.
Pickin' and grinnin'
Our list of the 27 money managers based in the state that manage more than $1.5 billion in assets.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Babcock & Wilcox stock powers down 71%
It was an especially rotten week for two Charlotte-based companies: Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, which lost 71% of its market value, and Capitala, which dropped 29%. Snyder's-Lance did better, [...]
5 questions for Winn Maddrey
Winn Maddrey is vice president of marketing at Charlotte-based Technekes LLC. He's also the organizer of TEDx Charlotte, coming up this fall. Learn more about him here.
Mailbag: Suiting up in the South
Last week, publisher Ben Kinney asked readers what they thought should be appropriate “summer” business attire. Here are a few of our favorite responses.
ACROSS THE STATE
Charlotte deals another blow to MLS plans
(The Charlotte Observer)
Wake County manager to step down
(Triangle Business Journal)
LabCorp prices $1.2B debt offering
(Triangle Business Journal)
Charlotte moves forward on $31M River District infrastructure plan
(Charlotte Business Journal)
Raleigh Airport inks $3.4M deal for electric buses
(Raleigh News & Observer)
Canadian firm makes discount offer for BAT shares
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Gastonia signs $1.3M design contract for baseball stadium
(Gaston Gazette)
