Business Handbook 2017

Jimmie Williamson joined the North Carolina Community College System last July and is looking to bolster education in all 100 counties.

Brad Wilson, CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina addresses the Affordable Care Act and managing health insurance in the state.

Phil Szostak is focusing on modernist style homes and a large project for workforce-development housing.

Aaron Newton gives beginning farmers affordable access to land and equipment to start their own farm businesses through CFA.

Duke Energy Corp.’s Lloyd Yates oversees customer and delivery operations in the largest area energy provider.

Martine Rothblatt founder of United Therapeutics Corp., is part of North Carolina’s burgeoning life-sciences industry.

With fewer law-school applicants amid a flat job market, even top-ranked law schools have been forced to downsize.

U.S. Bancorp, the nation’s fifth-largest bank, just hired Karen Wimbish to boost its presence in the wealth-management business.

Jeff Mann works at the regional transportation authority and oversees changes such as the commuter rail in Wake county.

Rick Callicutt, CEO of BNC Bancorp, looks to the future of banking in North Carolina under the Trump administration.