business north carolina

Charlotte lands new corporate HQ, 150 jobs

Posted by Rick Smith | Nov 3, 2023

TTX, a Midwest railroad car company, will relocate its headquarters from Chicago to South End in Charlotte. Here are more details.

Amusement parks galore: Merged Six Flags to be based in Charlotte, Business NC reports

Posted by Rick Smith | Nov 2, 2023

Cedar Fair, which owns Carowinds, will combine with Six Flags Entertainment in what the two companies are calling a merger of equals.

Charlotte banking tech firm raises $10M, Business NC reports

Posted by Rick Smith | Nov 1, 2023

Finzly, a Charlotte-based bank technology company, has raised just more than $10 million from investors, according to a filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Here are the details.

Medtech giant with Morrisville presence lowers sales forecast as it cuts jobs

Posted by Rick Smith | Oct 27, 2023

Align Technology, a global medical device firm with a regional headquarters in Morrisville, has lowered its annual sales forecast amid a round of local layoffs.

Who will oversee NCInnovation? A look at board nominations

Posted by Rick Smith | Oct 26, 2023

NCInnovation Inc. is the nonprofit that’s been set up to bolster the commercialization of faculty research at public universities, specifically the ones that aren’t UNC Chapel Hill and N.C. State. Here’s a look at nominations for its board.

Art Pope nominated for NCInnovation board, which he has opposed, Business NC reports

Posted by Rick Smith | Oct 25, 2023

Last month, Raleigh retailer and political activist Art Pope wrote an email to Republican members of the N.C. House of Representatives denouncing plans to fund the N.C. Innovation business promotion group. Now he’s been nominated as a board member for the organization.