Farmville’s famous tobacco processor winds down
The descent of North Carolina’s once-powerful tobacco industry was evident last week in Farmville, where Pyxus International said it would lay off about 565 workers at leaf-processing plant [...]
Tennessee bank CEO Bryan Jordan’s deep N.C. roots
Bryan Jordan, perhaps the most successful banker to come out of Salisbury since Wall Street legend Julian Robertson, had a cool homecoming last week. The CEO of Memphis-based First Horizon [...]
Washburn: The case against film industry incentives
Incentives for filmmakers produce short-term highs with few long-term gains.
North Carolina’s newest public company: A primer
Some facts about NN Inc., based on company statements and government filings: The company was founded in Tennessee in 1980. It is moving its headquarters and 200 jobs to Charlotte in 2018.
Sale in little Washington knocks out another N.C. bank
With First South Bank of Washington, N.C. selling this week, North Carolina loses another homegrown community bank based in a small city.
Regional Report Eastern November 2011
North Carolina imported $42.5 billion of goods last year. That’s a lot of shipping containers.