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There is arguably no industry hotter than fintech. More than ever, disruptive technologies and services have the opportunity to change the face of the financial services industry.

The Tar Heel State ranked No. 12 in the list of best state economies in a 2018 survey conducted by WalletHub, a social network that provides personal financial products and advice.

I heard this phrase a lot after being diagnosed with ALS. I was grateful, but also overwhelmed.

Running out of fun company outing ideas? Add this to the calendar: indoor go-karting.

Social media updates look good for marketers and consumers. Here are nine new social media updates:

Durham-based NET Power reached yet another important milestone in its effort to produce clean power from fossil fuels.

How each piece of a company’s visual identity works together to communicate the brand’s essence is important. Good graphic designers don’t begin concepting in isolation.

Grow your company’s professional presence by utilizing LinkedIn’s network of over 500 million users to connect with clients, potential clients, employees and influencers. Before, issues, topics and comments only traveled by users’ connected networks. Now, LinkedIn has finally embraced the hashtag with two goals: to be the main platform for influencers and to better manage the news feed.

PR can be summarized as telling your story to a target audience. Most people are satisfied with how they tell their story; however, an element many forget is empathy – the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. If you don’t consider the viewpoints of others, communicating with a group may not be effective.

Reflecting on the last two years since The North Carolina 100 launched, I thought about why we started publishing in the first place.

Summer plans often include beach trips, sunshine and … technology? Here are some of North Carolina’s technology conferences, programs and events for the month of June:

The big Apple might be calling The Tar Heel State its new home. No, not the city – we’re talking about technology giant Apple Inc. and its search for a new East Coast campus.

Project: Time Off discovered half of Americans don’t use their vacation time.

The UP Community Fund, a joint venture of Calvert Impact Capital and Urban Advisors, launched this month with the goal of making capital more readily available to minority-owned businesses.

If you’re a Facebook user in North Carolina, there’s a chance you were one of the 2.5 million users impacted by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Auto Remarketing editor Joe Overby attends lots of conferences and offers these eight must-have items on his packing list:

You’ve made the decision to hire a marketing agency. How do you know which agency to select? I spent more than 20 years on the client side as an in-house marketing director/VP and hired many marketing agencies.

A Charlotte fintech startup is among 19 companies – out of an applicant pool of nearly 1,800 from more than 50 countries – to be accepted into the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator.

In honor of National Wine Day on May 25, consider visiting one of the North Carolina Wine Trails in May or June.

Your entire career could change with one introduction at a networking event.

In today’s competitive workforce, it’s important to create an appealing work environment for prospective and current employees. Before making the decision of whether or not to apply for, accept or leave a job, individuals consider job perks like benefits, hours, wages and culture. This is especially important to young professionals and millennials.

According to “The Mind of a Strategist,” effectively negotiating requires practice, not to be left dormant and tapped at will. At 4, my granddaughter Emily gets it.

Fintech, or financial technology, is a new and thriving global industry. In essence, fintech companies are those that leverage technology to disrupt or enhance financial services.

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Whether your goal is to win over new clients, successfully launch new products or services, or creatively build team morale, you’re guaranteed to do so at RushHour Karting. Our events are custom designed to meet the needs of each organization we serve.

Businesses that are the most transferable, that get the most offers, and go for the best price, are those that have the “Three P’s.”

The North Carolina Chamber’s 2018 Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Conference will be June 12 in Durham.

The Rose Gold Club is an elite membership-based club for women in the Triangle who are looking to participate in the social scene, network and grow their businesses, and to improve in all areas including physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Charlotte has been one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities over the past several years, according to census data. Thanks to a new tool from Mecklenburg County, you can see firsthand just how much the city’s landscape has been altered as a result of its growth.

Some days you just want to escape – the hectic lifestyle, the deadline pressures, the constant rushing around. Palm trees and warm, gentle breezes beckon.