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 state’s top stock pickers to select the North Carolina companies whose shares they think will be the best performers in the year ahead.

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.

Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill, rivals on the field and off, are once again chasing the same goal: the next Gatorade

In business since 1916, Thomas Built Buses has a well-known brand but faces significant challenges.

As the magnitude of the Republicans’ victory became apparent Nov. 2, Marc Basnight looked neither surprised nor angry.

Business in North Carolina doesn’t get any bigger than in downtown Charlotte.