Johnston County fireworks pits Holdings vs. KS Bancorp’s Harold Keen
The Holding family, which controls $34 billion First Citizens Bancshares, wants to acquire $360 million KS Bancorp after the small bank sought to reorganize.
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
Charlotte, Triangle tech job growth lauded in CBRE report
Tech employment is soaring in the Charlotte and Triangle markets, a new report by the CBRE real estate company shows. Charlotte added tech jobs at the nation's fastest pace over the last five years.
Insteel shares decline 22% as wiremaker waits for infrastructure spend
It was a tough week in Mount Airy, where Insteel shares declined 22% after its quarterly profit declined 49% from a year earlier.
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.
ACROSS THE STATE
Wilmington developer plans $250M mixed-use project
(Wilmington Business Journal)
Charlottean Dennis Rash dies at 77
(The Charlotte Observer)
N.C. renegotiates retiree health plan
(WRAL.com)
First Bancorp sees 46% increase in 2Q earnings
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Tax credits sought for Winston-Salem tower project
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Speedway Motorsports 2Q earnings up 10.5%
(The Charlotte Observer)
Timberland company to sell 15,300 acres in North Carolina
(Charlotte Business Journal)
