December 2015
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Campus Crest closing Charlotte office as part of sale
Campus Crest Communities, which paid its top two executives Ted Rollins and Michael Hartnett a combined $8 million in 2012-13, is closing its Charlotte office next year, putting about 70 people out of work. The company, which went public in October 2010, is selling to Chicago-based Harrison Real Estate Capital for about $1.9 billion in a deal expected to close in the first quarter.
Vaping, North Carolina style
Vaping is a big business in North Carolina that is showing explosive growth. Here's some evidence of the fast-growing business of e-cigs and vape shops.
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North Carolina's Best Doctors
A list of the state's top-rated physicians in 31 specialties, selected by peers in an independent survey.
Meeting and Tourism Round Table
Meetings, conventions and tourism create jobs, tax revenue and economic-development opportunities in North Carolina.
Cybersecurity Round Table: Digital disasters
Business North Carolina gathered a panel of cybersecurity experts to discuss how to recognize threats, protect data and react to a breach.
North Carolina Mid-Market Fast 40
Our annual list of the fastest-growing middle-market companies in the state.
Charlotte Region Round Table: Future focused
The Charlotte region is banking its past successes and looking toward the future by developing leadership and industries.
Daily Digest
Honda Aircraft offers peek inside Greensboro plant
(Winston-Salem Journal)
Some customers have been waiting more than six years for one of the first 20 HondaJets on display at the company's production plant in Greensboro, and at least two jets will be shipped by year-end, CEO Michimasa Fujino says. The FAA this week granted certification for the $4.5 million light aircraft, which were originally expected to be available in 2010.
LabCorp buys California lab-testing firm
(WRAL TechWire)
Burlington-based LabCorp will buy Pathology, a laboratory with 50 locations in California that provides clinical testing focused on women's health and reproductive donor testing, according to its website. Financial terms were not disclosed.
TNT series to film in Wilmington
(StarNews, Wilmington)
The Wilmington film industry received some good news Thursday: TNT will film nine more episodes of Good Behavior, a TV drama starring Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery, in the coastal city. The pilot for the series was shot in Wilmington this fall.
Duke Energy combines chairman, CEO roles
(The Charlotte Observer)
Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good will become chairman Jan. 1, the company said Thursday. Current chairman Ann Maynard Gray will remain on the board. Piedmont Natural Gas CEO Tom Skains will become a director after Duke completes its $4.9 billion acquisition of the Charlotte-based energy company.
NC Utilities Commission approves subsidies for industrial power users
(The News & Observer, Raleigh)
The N.C. Utilities Commission approved electricity discounts for industrial customers, a financial incentive intended to keep companies from laying off workers or relocating to another state. Opponents of concept, including grocery-store chain Kroger, say it is unlawful to offer discounts to a particular group of customers at the expense of others.
Former NC Rep. Robert Brawley to challenge McCrory
(The News & Observer, Raleigh)
Brawley, a Mooresville resident and outspoken critic of toll lanes on Interstate 77, says he will run against Gov. Pat McCrory in March's Republican gubernatorial primary. The former state representative could use the tolling issue to draw needed support away from McCrory in northern Mecklenburg County.
Support for Trump growing in NC
(The News & Observer, Raleigh)
New poll results show Donald Trump's lead is growing among North Carolina Republicans. Public Policy Polling found that 33% of Republicans likely to vote in the primary support Trump, up from 31% in October. The report cites Trump's "Islamaphobia" as a "central feature of his appeal" to conservatives in the state. Sen. Ted Cruz was second with 16%, followed by Ben Carson and Sen. Marco Rubio, who were tied at 14%.
Film about UNC scandal to premier Jan. 8
(WRAL.com)
A former academic adviser at UNC Chapel Hill is making a movie about the academic-athletic scandal, which he claims has been misrepresented in the media. Bradley Bethel says some of his fellow school counselors who didn't realize they were part of the fraud unfairly lost their jobs.
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N.C. Family Business of the Year Winners
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