Good Karma
Personal-finance company Credit Karma opens East Coast hub in Charlotte.
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.
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Charlotte marketing data company raises $11.8 million
A Charlotte company, which promises to help advertisers better understand customer behavior, raised $11.8 million from 22 investors.
SPX, Albemarle shares leap to record levels
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index gained another 1.3% last year, reaching a record level. Many Carolinas-based stocks participated in the rally. These were the best performers included in [...]
ACROSS THE STATE
Raleigh MLS bidders propose $150M stadium
(Raleigh News & Observer)
Reynolds shareholders approve $54.5B sale to BAT
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Wells Fargo mulls selling off more assets
(The Charlotte Observer)
Former N.C. budget director leads $72M fund
(Triangle Business Journal)
Senator seeks details on banks’ overdraft fees
(The Washington Post)
Raleigh software firm raises $3M
(NC Business News Wire)
Brunswick County shopping center slated for revamp
(Wilmington Business Journal)
