December 2016
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
Up front: Wrong again
To hear Donald Trump and the Rev. William Barber tell it, a whole lot of rigging is going on. The Kinstons of our nation might agree.
Free + clear: Beyond the core
Suburbs and small towns, with two-thirds of state voters, retain big political clout.
Money talk: Capital gains
Strategies learned at BofA helped Gene Taylor turn Capital Bank Financial into N.C.’s biggest community bank.
Grateful giving: Making Scrooge smile
Share Your Christmas, a Durham program, creates holiday happiness for hundreds of needy children.
Travel and tourism round table: Mostly sunny
North Carolina’s tourism industry is growing despite having to weather recent storms.
NC trend: Powder power
As ski season lifts off, Beech Mountain Resort is led by a third generation of Costins.
NC trend: Read all about it
After the state’s largest independent newspaper sold to GateHouse Media, only three locally operated daily papers remain.
Eastern: Chipper shippers
The N.C. State Ports Authority’s ability to recover quickly from the loss of a key client is sparking joy at the state-chartered agency.
Triangle: Wegmans wades in
Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans Food Markets will open its first North Carolina store in Cary, with three additional Triangle locations planned.
Triad: New Salem
Winston-Salem will improve a stretch of Business 40, now rebranded as Salem Parkway.
Charlotte: Concord jets
Concord Regional Airport is accelerating its plan to offer an alternative for flight space, opening a $6.5 million, 25,000-square-foot terminal in October.
Western: Koch is It
Billionaires Charles and David Koch are pledging $1.8 million to Western Carolina University and $3.7 million to Wake Forest University to study economics and happiness
China’s N.C. love affair
Huge investments in computers, pork and, possibly, ag chemicals have made China an integral player in the state’s economy. Can Sino-American relations withstand growing signs of strain?
Small business – runner up: Dollars in collars
2016 SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP:
2 HOUNDS DESIGN INC.
Manufacturing
Headquarters: Monroe
President: Alisha Navarro
Employees: 36
Founded: 2003
Projected 2016 revenue: $3 million
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Small business – runner up: Mother superior
A homegrown beer business, Mother Earth Brewing, buoys Kinston’s burgeoning foodie reputation.
Small business – runner up: Alpha, then Omega
A Pilot Mountain general contractor, Omega Construction Inc., benefits from the collapse of a larger peer.
Picture this: Glitter galore
Nobody does Christmas like Charlotte’s Zimmerman family, who’ve logged 49 Yule fests known as the Southern Christmas Show.
Centurions: Front page
Beast of Bladenboro to Hurricane Matthew, Bladen County’s newspaper tells stories of its corner of eastern North Carolina.
