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Did you know that North Carolina is home to 525 vineyards and 186 wineries? For a state with a long, agricultural history of soybeans, corn, tobacco, and sweet potatoes, you may be surprised to hear that North Carolina is also involved in the grape scene (and largely so!). Did you know that North Carolina is…

North Carolina knows how to do delicious. You wouldn’t know it from a list of our top exports. Official statistics show that our state is a leading supplier of manufactured products like medicine, chemicals, tobacco, aircraft parts and diesel engines. North Carolina knows how to do delicious. You wouldn’t know it from a list of…

North Carolina is in a good position to take advantage of long-term economic benefits from the development of environmentally sustainable offshore wind energy over the next two decades. North Carolina is in a good position to take advantage of long-term economic benefits from the development of environmentally sustainable offshore wind energy over the next two…

What began more than 40 years ago as a small insulation business has grown into a demolition company able to take down a multi-story hotel, precisely remove parts of a school or extract a beached shipwreck. What began more than 40 years ago as a small insulation business has grown into a demolition company able…

For many who live in Currituck County, the Mid-Currituck Bridge (MCB) has become more urban myth than infrastructure reality. For many who live in Currituck County, the Mid-Currituck Bridge (MCB) has become more urban myth than infrastructure reality.

Recently, we announced the Weeping Radish’s plans to remain closed for at least the summer season of 2022. For local beer lovers and out-of-town aficionados alike, this news is simultaneously disappointing and exciting. Recently, we announced the Weeping Radish’s plans to remain closed for at least the summer season of 2022. For local beer lovers…

Michael Calvino filled the grinder on a recent Tuesday morning with his own Italian sweet sausage blend and turned the handle squeezing the meat into a milky white pig casing. Michael Calvino filled the grinder on a recent Tuesday morning with his own Italian sweet sausage blend and turned the handle squeezing the meat into…

Craig Eason lined up the rapidly circulating blade on his sawmill to slice bark from a hulking oak log. Craig Eason lined up the rapidly circulating blade on his sawmill to slice bark from a hulking oak log.

If you ask someone to name something that’s made in North Carolina — especially someone who isn’t from the Tarheel State — you’ll probably get a shortlist of answers that include tobacco, furniture, and famous food brands like Bojangles, Cheerwine, Mt. Olive, and Krispy Kreme. If you ask someone to name something that’s made in…

If you’re looking for advice on buying (or leasing) commercial buildings or land, it makes sense to start with the experts. If you’re looking for advice on buying (or leasing) commercial buildings or land, it makes sense to start with the experts.