February 2018

From Kinston to Asheville, more than 1,000 companies make up a thriving aerospace supply chain.

International airports are soaring high.

The birthplace of aviation reaches new heights as international airports and aerospace manufacturing extend North Carolina’s global reach.

A long list of job announcements closed out 2017. As the state looks to repeat its success this year, it can’t afford to leave rural areas behind.

Catawba County has reinvented itself as a high-tech hub, drawing on its roots in furniture and textiles.

Power 100 icons and change agents

Mark Bellissimo is the central figure behind this summer’s World Equestrian Games at Tryon International Equestrian Center, in the foothills at the bottom of the grade in Mill Spring.

Emory’s main agenda item is to spread the benefits of economic development beyond the state’s three big metro areas.

Professional Services Robert E. Barnhill Jr. Partner, Barnhill Contracting, 70 By Teri Saylor Photo provided by Barnhill Contracting Robert E. Barnhill Jr. can’t remember a time when he was not [...]

Leah Wong Ashburn became president in 2015. She’s rolling out new brews and branding that evoke Highland’s mountain roots.