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.
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
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
Will North Carolina pull the cord on Governor’s School?
North Carolina lawmakers may axe the state's Governor's School, a summer program for talented high school students.
ACROSS THE STATE
Charlotte drops to third-largest banking hub
(Charlotte Business Journal)
Shuford family donates $18M to UNC entrepreneurship program
(Business North Carolina)
FNB to anchor 22-story office tower in Raleigh
(Raleigh News & Observer)
Toolmaker plans large manufacturing center in York County
(Charlotte Business Journal)
Hanesbrands dismisses lawsuit against security company
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Warren Wilson College makes staff cuts
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
Cone Health sees excess revenue rise 17.5%
(Greensboro News & Record)
