February 2022
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The February Business North Carolina spotlights 25 minority-owned companies that were nominated by readers as examples of the state’s increasingly diverse business community. Each has operated successfully for at least three years. They include a wide variety of industries including banking, law, hospitality and construction. Contributor Ted Reed profiles Charlotte power couple Smuggie Mitchell and Joan Higginbotham, who have cracked barriers in politics, business and space travel. The edition also features an indepth-look at how the Toyota battery plant landed in Randolph County and its likely impact on the Triad. Other stories profile civil rights icon Mickey Michaux and Raleigh construction company cofounder Van Isley; describe a young lawyer’s passion for helping his tribe gain federal recognition; and explains why state lawmakers are flooding small N.C. airports with cash.
