New Winston-Salem Chamber leader brings youth, collaborative, soccer skills
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce hired a new president, Mark Owens, to succeed Gayle Anderson, who is departing at the end of the year after 21 years on the job.
Beer bust
MillerCoors’ plant closing raises doubts about rural North Carolina’s promise and unites political rivals in condemning global corporate consolidation.
Sticking together
After 137 years working through tumult in the furniture and textile industries, a thriving tape business binds a Hickory family.
Built for growth
An improving economy and steady migration of newcomers are fueling a building boom.
Saddle up
Traditional methods make Stackhouse & Ellis Saddles
a horse of a different color.
Storage wars
Self-storage sites are moving downtown to be closer to space-starved millennials — and city leaders aren’t too thrilled about it.
A dashing success
Two boom towns for the price of one: Beer keeps Fuquay-Varina’s growth flowing.
Engineered for success
Jill Wells Heath was told that an accountant could never run an engineering firm, but finance expertise carried calyx through its worst crisis.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Bandwidth CEO Morken sees “golden age of communications”
This is a letter that Bandwidth Inc. CEO David Morken wrote for the company’s IPO prospectus, which was filed on Oct. 13. Dear Investors, Thank you for considering investing in Bandwidth. [...]
5 Questions for Patrick Long
Patrick Long is a managing director at River Oak Risk LLC. He provides training to top-tier accountants, attorneys and wealth advisers on the proper formation of captive insurance. Patrick has [...]
Charlotte financial execs raise $400,000 in annual fundraiser
Charlotte's financial-services community raised a record $400,000 last night for seven local charities. "Banking on the Community" was started in 2012.
ACROSS THE STATE
FDA nod sends RTP medical device maker’s stock surging
(NC Business NewsWire)
Bicycle product maker expanding near Asheville
(Asheville Citizen-Times)
Three North Carolinians land on Forbes richest list
(Charlotte Business Journal)
Investigators probe Bandwidth billing as company preps IPO
(Triangle Business Journal)
Cree’s new CEO: Expect big change
(Triangle Business Journal)
Think tank ranks N.C. 11th for tax competitiveness
(NC Business Wire)
HomeTrust Bancshares boss gets big raise
(NC Business News Wire)
California woman withdraws Krispy Kreme suit
(Winston-Salem Journal)
