As of the writing of this article, Hurricane Florence has passed through the Carolinas but left a devastating wake in its path. The recovery process will take many years.

Employee recognition is an effective way to improve business in areas like productivity, engagement and retention. Employees who feel appreciated experience more self-worth, work harder and contribute more to their company.

It’s common to get an oil change and completely neglect the other essential fluids. But a vehicle is a machine made up of moving parts, all of which rely on the maintenance of fluids to stay functional.

Brand ambassador programs are catching on. However, rather than selecting a few influencers with high followings to promote their product or service, brands are taking another approach: building brand ambassador armies.

In today’s tech-savvy society, cell phone pictures are more common than the previously popular digital camera photos. However, many families are returning to printing digital images.

The kids are off to college and now there’s extra space in the house you don’t know what to do with. Consider renting your entire home or a spare room on AirBnB.

It started with passion. Then the idea. Now you even have the whole business plan with all the details addressed. What you likely do not have is the money. A business pitch competition might just be just the thing to get your startup truly started.

For people who grew up in Eastern North Carolina in the ‘80s, the band Sidewinder is synonymous with great music and good times. Known as “the East Coast’s premier rock and roll powerhouse,” Sidewinder played thousands of gigs and appeared on the nationally syndicated TV show “Star Search.”

Over the past year, many current and new residents of major cities in the Triangle and Charlotte have experienced an increase in living costs.

Meet Jess Ekstrom, creator of Headbands for Hope.

It may be hard for us to fathom, but school has not always been public and free. In the state’s early days, if you wanted to educate your children, you sent them to private school, often far from home.

On the heels of being named one of the top 10 startups outside of Silicon Valley in 2018 by VentureBeat, Raleigh-based Pendo announced that it has secured an additional $50 million in venture capital funding. The product-management software firm plans to use the additional capital to – among other things – expand operations into Europe and Asia.