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Free & Clear: The debate between fiscal conservatives and liberals has not been about whether the state should pay for higher education but how - and how much.

Up Front: Small wonders

Capital Goods: Attracting an automaker requires a massive investment in land and infrastructure before the wheeling and dealing can even begin.

All 51 rooms at Pisgah Inn had been booked, but each was empty.

Highwoods Properties Inc. went on a diet to get fit but seems to have its appetite back.

Preparing for conflict might be pessimistic, but it’s profitable.

After years of struggling, often working four jobs to make ends meet, the switch finally flipped for Gretchen Hollifield Ewers in 2005 when she opened The Dog Wizard Inc., an obedience school [...]

Small Business of the Year Runner-up: Impact Financial Systems Inc. provides automation software for financial institutions.

Small Business of the Year Runner-up: Crayton Commercial LLC, a one-man operation in New Bern that had built or revitalized seven shopping centers since 2008.

Cover story: Appearances mattered to Gary Smith, from his attire to every aspect of his ad agency and the clients it attracted. Since the ’70s, he and, later, his son had built Smith [...]