Posted on 3/22/19
First Bancorp CEO Moore Compensation Declined 13.9% in 2018
First Bancorp CEO Richard Moore, the former treasurer of North Carolina, was paid $1.23 million in total compensation for 2018, down 13.9 percent from $1.43 million . . .
Posted on 3/22/19
Nucor CEO Ferriola Compensation Up 28 Percent in 2018
The chief executive officer of Nucor Corp., a Charloote-based steel production company, was paid $15.5 million in total compensation in 2018, up approximately $3.4 million, or . . .
Posted on 3/22/19
Company to Build 21-hangar Corporate Jet Facility at RDU
Raleigh-Durham International Airport is set for a 48-acre corporate aviation campus that will include 21 hangars and serve jet-flying clients.Western LLC — a Colorado-based commercial real . . .
Posted on 3/22/19
Duke Energy CEO Good’s 2018 Compensation Dropped 34.7 Percent
The chief executive officer of Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. saw an 34.7 percent decrease in compensation in 2018, according to a form filed with the Securities . . .
Posted on 3/22/19
Management Matters: Creating Creativity
Creativity is the ability to generate novel and useful ideas and solutions to everyday problems and challenges. It’s the knack of taking existing objects and combining . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
WFS Express to Lay Off 127 Employees at Charlotte Facility
Worldwide Flight Services Express Inc.’s Charlotte facility will close due to the loss of a contract and will result in the layoff of 127 employees, according . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
EnPro CEO Sees 18% Compensation Decrease in 2018
The chief executive officer of Charlotte-based EnPro Industries Inc. saw an 18 percent decrease in compensation in 2018, according to a form filed with the Securities . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
Fuquay-Varina Lighting Ceremony
Ting Internet is proudly lighting up a customer with crazy fast fiber Internet. This lighting event is the culmination of an incredible amount of work by . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
ChannelAdvisor CEO Compensation Down 11 Percent in 2018
The chief executive officer of ChannelAdvisor, a Morrisville-based e-commerce company, was paid $1.7 million in total compensation in 2018, down approximately $200,000 from his compensation of . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
2019’s Fattest Cities in America – WalletHub Study
Americans are the fattest people in the world, not just stereotypically but statistically too. In fact, almost 40% of the U.S. population aged 15 and older . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
Charles & Colvard Wins JCK Jewelers’ Choice Award
Research Triangle Park, N.C., March 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTHR), the original and leading worldwide source of created moissanite, today . . .
Posted on 3/20/19
Bandwidth Director Makes Third Sale this Month for $1.3M in Stock
A board member of Bandwidth Inc., a communications technology services company, sold $1.3 million in company stock in his third sale this past month, according to . . .
Posted on 3/19/19
Noble Systems Reports Significant Growth in Global Cloud Contact Center Deployments at Enterprise Connect 2019
Increase in cloud revenue attributed to combination of organic demand, growth in new logos, completeness of solution suite and expansion in EMEA and APAC markets Noble . . .
Posted on 3/19/19
2019’s Most & Least Federally Dependent States – WalletHub Study
One big point of difference among state economies is the tax burden of the average citizen. This number varies greatly. But what are the reasons behind . . .
Posted on 3/18/19
Liquidia Technologies Proposes Offering of Common Stock
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:LQDA), a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of . . .
Posted on 3/18/19
Brighthouse Financial Former CFO Anant Bhalla to be Paid $500,000 in Severance
Charlotte-based Brighthouse Financial Inc. will pay $500,000 in severance to its departed chief financial officer, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Monday.Former CFO . . .
Posted on 3/18/19
2019’s Most & Least Innovative States – WalletHub Study
Innovation is a principal driver of U.S. economic growth. In 2019, the U.S. will spend an estimated $581 billion on research and development — more than . . .
Posted on 3/15/19
Transenterix CEO Pope’s 2018 Compensation Rose 31 Percent
The chief executive officer of surgical robotics company Transenterix Inc. saw a 31.1 percent increase in total compensation in 2018, according to a filing Friday with . . .
Posted on 3/14/19
Student Startup Vade is Innovating Data in the Parking Industry
Ritwik Pavan, Matt Schaefer and Christian Burke are three college students with different origins, professional experiences and areas of expertise.But they share the same drive of . . .
Posted on 3/14/19
Speedway Motorsports Reports Lower-than-expected Earnings
Speedway Motorsports Inc., which operates car racing facilities, reported a fourth-quarter loss that was larger than expected.The Concord-based company reported a net loss of $10.9 million, . . .
Posted on 3/14/19
Sonic Automotive’s New CEO Got a Raise in 2018, But No One Else Did
Sonic Automotive Inc.’s new chief executive officer saw a 4.8 percent increase in total compensation to $2.67 million last year, according to a Securities and Exchange . . .
Posted on 3/14/19
Iqvia Holdings Board Member Sells $122 Million of Stock
A board member of Iqvia Holdings Inc. sold $122 million worth of stock in the health information technologies and clinical research company last week, according to . . .
Posted on 3/13/19
Fennec Pharma Stock Drops 12% After Larger Q4 Loss
Drug company Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw its stock price drop 12 percent on Wednesday after it reported fourth-quarter results that showed a larger loss and higher . . .
Posted on 3/13/19
Chase to Add Branches in Charlotte, Raleigh in 2019
New York-based Chase said Wednesday that it would add bank branches in Charlotte and Raleigh in 2019 as part of an expansion that will focus on . . .
Posted on 3/13/19
Meet SP0T, an App that Finds Hidden Gems
It didn’t take long for Kenny Barone and Tyler Trocinski to make a habit out of visiting Jordan Lake to explore and watch the sunset after . . .

