North Carolina's economy is expected to grow this year, though it will have to jump hurdles such as a strong dollar and an election.

An Indian-owned casino would transform Kings Mountain, sparking a hot debate mixing politics, religion and neon lights.

North Carolina cannot be satisfied with mediocrity.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin wants lawmakers to boost the half-billion dollars that the state spends on courts, hoping to modernize an outdated system in the next decade.

Web-based learning is ubiquitous in today’s schools, but developing stronger courses is the next frontier as more students rely on computers and less on classroom studies.

Backed by Bill Gates, scientists in a Durham laboratory are working to eliminate a tiny pest that has caused havoc for generations of farmers around the world.

Job losses related to automation could force governments to pay citizens a guaranteed income, creating a safety net — and a lot more free time, a best-selling author predicts.

More mobile-savvy customers are prompting banks to consider new ways of keeping pace with revolutionary changes in personal-finance technology.

Lowering energy bills and keeping cybercrooks at bay is all in a day’s work for two Charlotte businessmen with expertise at keeping buildings on the cutting edge.

The state’s energy industry expects transformational change over the next decade as gas, battery storage and alternative energies soar and a historic dependence on coal lessens.

Nanoterminators that destroy cancer at its root, prosthetics controlled by our brains, personalized drugs and high-tech house calls will transform how we heal and stay well .

Population growth is forcing fresh looks at how to keep traffic moving in urban markets, sparking debates over tolls and mass transit ­ — and little consensus on how to pay for it .

When Martin Ford was listed as keynote speaker at this year’s Emerging Issues Forum,...

Beaufort retailers Richie Carroll and Christina Baker and other young North Carolina entrepreneurs are optimistic and tech-savvy, with big dreams and high ideals, writer Jim Dodson concludes. But do they have staying power in a fast-changing world?

Left-leaning partisans created a myth about North Carolina’s fabled progressive streak. With conservatives running state government, growth prospects look much rosier.