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UNC Charlotte opens search for Carolinas grid engine CEO

CHARLOTTE - UNC Charlotte has opened a national search for the first permanent chief executive of the NSF Grid Modernization Engine in the Carolinas.

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

Fortrea agrees to buy Worldwide Clinical Trials unit for $45M

DURHAM - Fortrea has agreed to pay about $45 million in cash for Worldwide Clinical Trials' early-phase services business, adding three Texas research facilities to the Durham company's…

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

RXO becomes freight provider for Enterprise Purchasing Group

RXO will give Enterprise Purchasing Group members access to pre-negotiated truckload rates, a carrier network exceeding 125,000 and its RXO Connect shipping platform.

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

Globus Medical buys Durham digital health startup

DURHAM - Globus Medical has acquired Higgs Boson Health, bringing the Duke-incubated startup's patient-engagement software and team into the medical-device company's surgical intelligence business.

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

Hayward names Juliana Lino chief digital and information officer

CHARLOTTE - Hayward Holdings has named Juliana Lino its chief digital and information officer, placing the veteran technology executive over the Charlotte company's global digital and information technology…

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

Huntington names Charlotte-based Vakharia to combined marketing, digital role

CHARLOTTE - Huntington Bank has named Ameesh Vakharia executive vice president and chief marketing and digital products officer, putting the Charlotte-based executive over a newly integrated organization.

September 6, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

Taylor Capital plans $20M health care campus at Charlotte’s River District

CHARLOTTE - Taylor Capital plans a $20 million outpatient health care campus on four acres at The River District, the first health care project announced for the west…

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

FDA grants Fast Track status to Liquidia’s YUTREPIA for new use

The FDA granted Fast Track designation to Morrisville-based Liquidia's YUTREPIA for an investigational use in systemic-sclerosis-associated Raynaud's phenomenon.

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

Bank of America joins 21-member group planning global stablecoin

Bank of America is among 21 financial institutions planning a global stablecoin venture that targets a U.S. dollar product launch in the first half of 2027.

September 6, 2026

NC Business Desk

Government & Business

G20 ministers back Carolina Principles for emerging technology

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - G20 ministers meeting in Chapel Hill backed a shared framework for emerging-technology research, commercialization and regulation, while leaving implementation to each member.

September 6, 2026

Companies & People

Lowe’s reshuffles five executive roles around Pro, stores and AI

MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Lowe’s shifted five executive roles, swapping leaders over stores and Pro while giving artificial intelligence explicit billing in its top technology post.

September 6, 2026

Development & Infrastructure

Brice Pointe advances to formal reservation phase in New Bern

NEW BERN - Brice Pointe has advanced to formal reservations for its planned 222-unit senior-living campus after board and state regulatory milestones.

September 6, 2026