Everyone has a fuse, and when lit that fuse can ignite an extended rant on whichever subject an individual holds dear in his or her lockbox of rage.

We asked top Tar Heel lawyers where they pictured themselves practicing — or just living — if it couldn’t be North Carolina.

Business North Carolina celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and it’s been almost that long — since the January 1983 issue — that we’ve been polling the pros, asking some of the [...]

Mike Easley always has been a charming fellow.

Pushing away overhanging vines, David Phillips muscles aside a rusty metal plate taller than he is and nearly as wide as his outstretched arms.

Small Business of the Year: In the early ’90s, after six years of playing bass guitar for a rock band, Shane Cooper became obsessed with bicycle racing. He didn’t excel as a [...]

2011 Top Contractors: Anxious for an upturn, top contractors keep their companies stoked with whatever work there is, wherever they can find it.

The ballots are in — North Carolina lawyers select the best of the profession in more than a dozen categories.

These members of the bar are top-shelf: the state's best lawyers, picked by their peers, in 14 categories.

After weighing their opinions, lawyers elected these as the state's best in 12 business-related specialties.Each year, Business North Carolina [...]