Pillars of North Carolina: Sherwood Smith Jr. led the nuclear charge
Sherwood Smith Jr., a lawyer, rose to power at the state’s second-largest electric utility just as nuclear production swept into vogue.
North Carolina boasts energy edge
Experts discuss recent changes and future advances in the state’s energy industry.
Butler Farms uses hog waste, solar power to generate energy
Tom Butler is a Harnett County farmer, environmentalist and, now, his own electric utility.
Gas pipeline opponents aren’t done despite federal setback
(Charlotte Business Journal)
Energy round table: Powerful position
Workforce training, research, policy and improving infrastructure make North Carolina the energy industry’s leader.
Statewide: Western region, February 2014
Monthly report of business news from the Western region.
Regional Report Charlotte February 2013
Apple Inc. amped up the fuel-cell operation at its Maiden data center from 4.8 to 10 megawatts.
Regional Report Triangle May 2012
Durham-based SJF Ventures’ third private-equity fund became the first national one to be licensed by the Small Business Administration as an Impact Investment Fund.
Regional Report Triangle December 2011
“When I grew up, tobacco was something you smoked or chewed or dipped.” — Gov. Beverly Perdue at the opening of Medicago USA Inc.’s [...]
Regional Report Charlotte March 2012
The Charlotte energy sector, which President Barack Obama has repeatedly praised, features such behemoths as Duke Energy Corp. and Siemens Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Germany-based Siemens [...]