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 airport plans hotel at site of control tower
(The Charlotte Observer)
Eshelman’s latest investment success
(Business North Carolina)
Chemicals manufacturer Clariant to merge with Huntsman
(The Charlotte Observer)
MetLife to add third tower in Cary, add to 1,000-plus workforce
(Raleigh News & Observer)
Treasurer: N.C. could end up owing retirees more than $100M
(Greensboro News & Record)
N.C. manufacturers to lay off 200
(Triangle Business Journal)
Investor buys 9.9% stake in Babcock & Wilcox
(NC Business News Wire)
