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LendingTree/HandoutLendingTree CEO Doug Lebda died Sunday in an ATV accident. The Charlotte-based company announced his death Monday morning. Lebda founded LendingTree in 1996, and it has since grown into one of Charlotte’s most prominent homegrown financial companies. Scott Peyree, who has been LendingTree’s president and chief operating officer, was appointed CEO effective immediately. -
Amy Diaz/WFDDAfter some hesitation over hemp, commissioners got on board with a plan to help lure a CBD cosmetics manufacturer to the county.
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About $35 million in state funding has already been funneled to the planned shopping, dining and housing development. -
Randolph Community College is investing some $60 million into its new Liberty campus, and it will bolster current facilities in Archdale and downtown Asheboro. -
The N.C. Utilities Commission directed Duke to work with wind energy developers to see if committing to a wind farm by the mid-2030s is cost effective. -
HanesBrands is being bought by Canadian apparel company Gildan. Winston-Salem leaders say the sale doesn’t mean the company is leaving town. -
Gildan Activewear is buying the struggling HanesBrands for $2.2 billion in a deal that gives the basic apparel maker access to household name brands like Hanes and Maidenform. -
The latest Mountain BizWorks survey provides a snapshot of recovery among more than 700 small businesses in the region. -
Last year, the foundation distributed more than $200,000 toward tuition for children in Watauga’s licensed early childhood centers in the wake of Helene. -
The Mason Jar Group says the bar will create 22 full-time positions within two years. -
Employees began receiving 60-day notices incrementally in April, according to a WARN notice filed with the state. -
A former UNCG professor says leaders at PTI have focused less on passenger travel and more on attracting businesses that benefit from proximity to an airport.
