Business North Carolina

COVER STORY
"Raw Deal"
By Lisa Davis
Philip Maung spent his childhood plucking hair from pigskins, hoping to move to the States. Now, supermarket sushi nourishes his American dream.

FEATURES
"Buy the Numbers"
By Edward Martin
How successfully, not how frequently, hospitals treat their patients will drive dollars under new health-care reform.

"Two of a Kind Make a Pair?"
By Ken Otterbourg
Most of the state’s major corporations apparently believe the referendum on gay marriage is none of their business.

PICTURE THIS
"Out of the Box"
Photography by Scott Stiles
Boxman Studios cuts and dresses up cargo containers to provide shelter and exposure for vendors and exhibitors.

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