A diverse group of projects, led by the Carolinas Stadium project in Charlotte, is invigorating North Carolina's commercial real estate development industry and putting to an end the industry's recent period of stagnation.
Roger Perry, the developer of Durham's highly successful Woodcroft subdivision, rebounded from a period of personal and professional crisis to land the development rights for two of the state's biggest subdivisions.
Trone Advertising of Greensboro, creators of the Joe Camel logo, assumed the daunting task of polishing the image of Canandaigua Wine Co., makers of Richard's Wild Irish Rose wine, a brand that is overwhelmingly associated with winos.
By rejecting the legalization of the sale of alcoholic beverages, Asheboro voters are hurting the money-making potential of the North Carolina Zoo and the local economy. Restaurants and hotels are hesitant to locate here because of the restrictive laws.
The John Boy and Billy Big Show, the morning talk show of WRFX radio in Charlotte, has mass appeal across the south. As of July the show was syndicated in twelve markets in the Southeast, reaching two million listeners in five states.
Advertising executives from North Carolina's four major markets discuss their agencies' strategies in the context of the day-to-day details of working with a client.
Robert Mauldin, Centura Bank's CEO, is changing his bank's image as a staid financial institution through such initiatives as eye-catching ad campaigns, full service stock-brokerage, and the placing of ATMs in Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores.
Jim Johnston, chairman of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, is one spokesman for the tobacco industry who uses a conciliatory approach when dealing with tobacco critics.
The North Carolina State Employees Credit Union, the second- largest in the United States, is receiving considerable criticism from the banking industry, which feels that the credit union acts like a bank and should be taxed like one.
Low-cost labor and land, a strong university system, a favorable business climate, and various incentives attract many foreign companies to North Carolina. A chart lists the 140 largest foreign-owned employers in the state.
Not all family owned businesses survive into the second or third generation. Three that did - Booth & Associates, Inc.; Gregory Poole Equipment Co.; and Neil Realty Co. - are winners of Business North Carolina's Family Business of the Year Award.