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5 days ago | axios.com | Katie Peralta Soloff |Lucille Sherman

Data: Fortune; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosThree corporations in the Triangle landed on the 2025 Fortune 500 list, which ranks the country's largest companies by revenue, the same number that made the list last year. Why it matters: Fortune 500 companies tend to be major employers who bolster the local economy. Zoom out: North Carolina has 11 total companies on the 2025 Fortune 500 list, one fewer than last year. South Carolina has none.

1 month ago | axios.com | Katie Peralta Soloff |Michael Graff |Zachery Eanes |Laura Barrero |Ashley Mahoney |McKenzie Rankin

We've rounded up a dozen of North Carolina's best beaches — as decided by readers — from the northern Outer Banks to Sunset Beach. Why it matters: It's nearly summer, and we live in one of the finest states in the land for beach season. Of note: Beaches are listed in no particular order. Oak IslandOak Island. Photo: Zachery Eanes/AxiosLocated 30 minutes south of Wilmington, near the mouth of Cape Fear, Oak Island's small-scale charms have remained even as Brunswick County's population soars.

Feb 10, 2025 | axios.com | Ashley Mahoney |Katie Peralta Soloff |Maxwell Millington |Alexis Clinton

Chayil Johnson grew up in New Orleans, where he started cooking at age 13. He later worked on a team with Emeril Lagasse, which helped him land a college scholarship, as the Washington Post reported . Photo: Courtesy of Community Matters CafeState of play: Some of Charlotte’s are still with us, like Dorothy “Dot” Counts-Scoggins, who integrated Charlotte’s schools on Sept.

Feb 2, 2025 | axios.com | Katie Peralta Soloff |McKenzie Rankin

Novo Nordisk A/S Ozempic brand semaglutide medication arranged at a pharmacy on Nov. 27, 2023. Prescriptions of appetite suppressing GLP-1 weight-loss drugs skyrocketed 300% from 2020 to 2022. Photo: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe number of prescriptions for anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic is rising in North Carolina, just as it is nationwide — a trend that could have substantial effects on a range of industries, from preventative care to food retail and distribution.

Jan 28, 2025 | axios.com | Ashley Mahoney |Laura Barrero |Katie Peralta Soloff

🛍 Reclectic will open Feb. 7 at 10500 Centrum Parkway in Pineville, selling overstock and returned items from brands like Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and Nuuly. (Charlotte magazine)🏈 Captain Munnerlyn, a former Carolina Panthers player, has been named head football coach at Chambers High. (Observer)🏫 A lawsuit against Charlotte Latin School is heading to the North Carolina Supreme Court. In the lawsuit, two parents say their children were improperly expelled.