Jim Goodnight, cofounder and CEO of software giant SAS, is by far and away the richest man in North Carolina, according to new data from Forbes. His fortune is growing. That of Epic Games billionaire owner Tim Sweeney is declining. But … the Forbes data should not be considered scientific
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Business North Carolina is out with its “Power List” for 2023, including 25 executives named for information technology representing software, gaming, communications and more. On this list: the state’s too richest individuals – Jim Goodnight of SAS and Tim Sweeney of Epic Games. Here’s the list.
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Jim Goodnight not only is improving his personal fortune for the third consecutive year in 2023, the Cary resident and owner of global software firm SAS is again the richest person in North Carolina. Falling to second place is Tim Sweeney, the billionaire owner of Epic Games.
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Jim Goodnight of SAS and Tim Sweeney of Epic Games keep creating headlines about just how rich they are – and which of the two Cary billionaires is the richest person in North Carolina. Right now it’s Sweeney – but not by much.
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Dr. Jim Goodnight delivered remarks at the kickoff event for a day of programming focused on manufacturing, discussing the future of the sector.
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Jim Goodnight is getting much wealthier, but so is Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games whose fortune is surging closer to that of the SAS co-founder and CEO.
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SAS employees may finally get a chance to share – beyond salary and benefits – in the bounty of the $3 billion-a-year software firm that calls Cary home for thousands of workers. Will stock options be made available?
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SAS, which has been a privately held company since its launch in 1976, is making moves to go public with a stock offering in 2024. How much of the company might be sold, however, was not specified.
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Just because SAS owner and Chief Executive Officer Jim Goodnight told employees that the global software firm isn’t for sale doesn’t mean he won’t pursue other options to make some kind of deal to boost his fortune and that of fellow cofounder and minority owner John Sall.
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