Does the N.C. Chamber quash business leader support for Gov. Cooper?
Gov. Roy Cooper asked business leaders to oppose a state budget he deemed "fiscally irresponsble." Few heeded his call.
Art of the deal
Brick and mortar retailing is dying, right? Merchants Art Pope and Wilson Sawyer take a differing view.
Grow baby, grow
Annual list of top economic-development projects runs the gamut, from aircraft mechanics to financial analysts.
Bubbling over
On its 100th anniversary, Cheerwine, the oldest family-owned soft-drink company in America, bests Big Soda.
Cato credo
The Charlotte-based women’s apparel company looks to get back on track.
Light plight
Durham-based Cree gets back to its core business of LEDs.
Going whole hog
Making sausage is big business, but a bigger deal might be producing hogs for human organs.
18 Holes with Jeff Harris
The CEO of Furnitureland South talks plays a round with golf writer Mike Purkey.
NEWS AND VIEWS
5 questions for Michael Mazzola
Michael Mazzola is the new director of the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNC Charlotte
Good Karma
Personal-finance company Credit Karma opens East Coast hub in Charlotte.
Mailbag: Feedback to our new Daily Digest
It's a week and counting since we launched our new Daily Digest. We asked for reader comments — you responded.
ACROSS THE STATE
High Point charter airline files for bankruptcy, cites debt topping $50 million
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Parker Hannifin to lay off 220 in eastern N.C.
(NC Business News Wire)
Uber contacts BofA exec about CEO post
(The Charlotte Observer)
Investment returns boost N.C. pension fund to $93.9B
(Raleigh News & Observer)
Single-family teardowns reshape Charlotte landscape
(The Charlotte Observer)
BB&T 2Q earnings up 16%
(Winston-Salem Journal)
The Iron Yard to cease operations
(Triangle Business Journal)
Nucor 2Q earnings rise to $323M
(NASDAQ.com)
