Business North Carolina

COVER STORY
"Money for Nothing"
By Edward Martin
Two mountain lawmen wondered how Keith Simmons lived so good in such bad times. That was before they discovered a $40 million scam.

FEATURES
"Party Time"
By Erin Dunn
The Democratic National Convention might not deliver all those dollars, but the publicity it will bring is priceless.

"Slow Ride" 
By Erin Dunn

The lukewarm growth of the Top 75 public companies' market value shows the recovery's current sluggish pace.

PICTURE THIS
"Needle Work"
Photography by Chris Keane

Customers of Bill Claydon's tattoo parlor in Fayetteville, one of the oldest in the state, think beauty is skin deep.

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