Ahead of the game
Mecklenburg County is the site of 425 corporate headquarters while Charlotte, right, is home to six companies on the Fortune 500 list, including Bank of America Corp., Brighthouse Financial Inc. [...]
Core strength
Piedmont Triad International Airport’s state-of-the-art facilities and available workforce make PTI a catalyst for commercial and industrial development. Leaders from Fayetteville to [...]
A new pair of genes
The UNC School of Medicine opened its Gene Therapy Center in Chapel Hill in 1993. The center’s ultimate goal is to transition gene-therapy research from the laboratory into Phase I clinical [...]
Ramping up for a boom
Cummins Inc. Rocky Mount Engine Plant is a partner in a budding project called Regional Advanced Manufacturing Pipeline East, which pairs industry input with local community colleges and other [...]
Building a community
Community colleges are vital in producing the next generation of skilled workers in North Carolina and beyond. The North Carolina Community College System plays a huge part in the state’s [...]
A hopping industry
While New Belgium Brewing Co. is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colo., western North Carolina’s strong craft-beer community and stellar quality of life persuaded the employee-owned brewery to [...]