Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Charlotte’s Northway makes a dent in affordable single-family housing

Veteran viewers of local Charlotte television news are familiar with Hidden Valley, a 4,600-home neighborhood that for years struggled with rising crime and declining property...

BNC 125 Top Private Companies: 2025

  InterPublic companies tend to dominate the headlines, but middle-market enterprises make up the core of North Carolina’s business community. The annual BNC 125 list...

BNC 125: National Gypsum’s quiet style belies its major role in U.S. construction.

In the decade before C.D. “Dick” Spangler Jr. bought National Gypsum in 1995 for today’s equivalent of $2.5 billion, the wallboard company was in...

BNC 125: A Charlotte construction services conglomerate excels under a CEO with unusual skills.

Crete United, a new entry on the Private 125, owns more than 40 commercial HVAC, electrical, plumbing, building automation and other companies that CEO...

Upfront: Positive Direction

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National Gypsum’s 100th anniversary and Business North Carolina’s annual list of the state’s biggest...

Dialing back federal funding strikes the Triangle’s acclaimed research complex.

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When the wrecking ball known as DOGE (the Department of Government Efficiency) began its...

A New York homebuilder finds a business-friendly environment after heading south.

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Breaking into Chapel Hill proved to Steven Dubb that his family’s Beechwood Homes made a...

NC Trend: Swinerton cracks into Carolinas contracting

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It takes serious aspirations for a West Coast general contracting firm to break into...

NC Trend: How several N.C. wineries rebounded from Helene.

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After Hurricane Helene brought historic flooding and tropical storm force winds to western North...

NC Trend: A Chinese company’s pledge to bring hundreds of jobs to Graham County.

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More than a decade after Graham County suffered an economic body blow with the...

Exploring the Brilliance of Business Succession Planning

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••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• This is the thirty-ninth in a series of informative monthly articles...

NC Trend: Kiteboard-loving ex-hedge fund manager invests in Hatteras Island hospitality.

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After Richard Fertig’s 23-year marriage ended in 2016, the hedge fund manager needed a...

NC Trend: A veteran-owned knife business chases European sales

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It’s important to stay sharp through the years, especially at a knife-making company such...

Rural superintendents say voucher program puts public schools at risk. Lawmakers disagree.

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Horner's Rural Route By Bill Horner Rural Route is a Business North Carolina column...

Power List interview: Megan Oglesby

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Megan Oglesby joined High Point University President Nido Qubein in the Power List interview,...

Community close up: Moore County

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••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• IN DEMAND Moore County is a popular place, and not only with...

Continuing Education: Advancing Placements

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••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• North Carolina’s higher education institutions are collaborating and streamlining pathways to...

NC Portraits: Higher Education

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••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• Workforce development programs are hot right now, and for good reason....