Rising tuition at North Carolina's community colleges may be closing doors to an increasing population of students who are trying to increase their marketable skills.
Stung by criticism that they are awash in money while the General Fund is lacking, Department of Transportation officials claim that they too have felt the budget knife. Meanwhile, North Carolina's many bridges and roads are crumbling in disrepair.
Governor Martin and other key state politicians put their weight behind the proposed creation of a combined international cargo airport and manufacturing complex.
Employers are pressing insurers for innovations, and the responses are leading companies to conclude that Health Maintenance Organizations are the best option.
The state took a stand on garbage control two years ago. Now many officials worry about the slow development of markets that will buy all the recyclable material that the law says cannot be thrown away.
Steeped in a history tied to the sea, Carteret County is ready to set sail toward a new destiny characterized by international trade and a booming tourism industry.
Worried that neighboring states are doing a better job of attracting tourists, North Carolina's tourism industry marshals its forces behind legislative initiatives and a new marketing scheme.
The standard in commercial pork production is being edged up by Murphy Farms in Duplin County, the nation's largest producer, which sends 1.1 million hogs to market annually.
Expectations were high that a booming travel and tourism industry on the coast would result from the completion of the final link of I-40 last year, but experience to date is tempering that euphoria.
North Carolina is emerging as one of the nation's premier centers of high-tech telecommunications manufacturing. From fiber optics to powerful chips, from lap-tops to software, it's all made here.
Astute application of the tax laws and strong ties to the corporate establishment are allowing The Nature Conservancy's NC Chapter to acquire land, thus protecting endangered plants and animals.