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History doesn’t unfold in a vacuum, neatly compartmentalized as business or political or social. That became apparent as, triggered by Business North Carolina’s 35th anniversary, we asked [...]

Selected viewpoints from some esteemed North Carolina historians

It’s hard to keep High Point down. The world’s largest furniture market has stayed on top for 114 years by mixing innovation, fun and a dollop of the unusual.

A scrappy Asheville solar company gives a bright tint to this year’s list of the state’s largest privately held companies.

Charles Kauffman’s journey to recognition as a computing leader began as a kid in Reston, Va., where he played with an IBM PCjr.

Wes Carter, 37, became president in May on Atlantic Corp.’s anniversary. He took the reins from his father, Rusty, who remains CEO.

Paul Thompson has emerged as a strong advocate for Hickory and a talented entrepreneur with a major logistics company.

The tech and teamwork skills Brendan Morrissey honed in high school and college became building blocks that have helped make him one of North Carolina’s most successful tech executives.

Julie Richter, chief financial officer at one of the state’s biggest hotel operators, has shown a mix of accounting acumen and relationship-building skills that have impressed investors and [...]

Eric Pike has initiated and overseen multiple transactions since 1998, when he took the reins at the Mount Airy-based construction and engineering company started by his grandfather, Floyd Pike, [...]