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Charlotte in 2030: How AI, New Neighborhoods and the Future of Work Could Transform the Queen City
What will Charlotte look like in 2030? Explore AI agents, housing, jobs, transportation, healthcare and the Queen City’s changing neighborhoods.
Charlotte Extends Data Center Moratorium Until 2027: What It Means for Residents, Electricity Costs and AI
Charlotte extended its data center moratorium through October 2027. What the decision means for AI, electricity costs, water use and development.
Charlotte’s River District: A $6 Billion Vision to Build a New City Within a City
Along the Catawba River, a vast new Charlotte neighborhood is taking shape. Can The River District deliver on its promises of walkability, nature and community?
The Hidden Cost of America’s AI Boom: Are Households Paying for Big Tech’s Power Grab?
From Charlotte to Austin, data-center growth is testing who pays for America’s expanding power grid—and who bears the risk when projects fall short.
Inside nCino: The Wilmington Software Company Making Banking Work Behind the Scenes
A research-based look at how Wilmington’s nCino earns subscription revenue from banking software, the economics of implementation, and the risks behind recurring enterprise contracts.
Inside Nucor: How Charlotte’s Steel Giant Turns Scrap Into a $32 Billion Business
Inside Nucor’s Charlotte-based steelmaking model: recycling, products, cost structure, financial results and risks behind a $32.5 billion industrial company.
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Editor’s Picks
Selected features on the companies, discoveries, and decisions shaping tomorrow.
HOUSING & DESIGN
North Carolina Needs Better Housing. Here’s How We Can Build It.
How North Carolina could create healthier, more affordable homes through better construction and smarter development.
HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
The End of Sick Care
What a shift from treating illness to preventing it could mean for modern healthcare.
AI & DISCOVERY
The Next AI Revolution Won’t Automate Work. It Will Automate Discovery.
Why accelerating scientific discovery could be artificial intelligence’s most important contribution.
MOLD & IMMUNOLOGY
What a Landmark Mouse Study Reveals About Mold, Immunity, and the Brain
An examination of emerging research at the intersection of indoor environments, immunity, and the brain.
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Banks, fintech, investment and business financing.
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Applied AI, software, data and productivity.
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Founders, invention and commercialization.
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Research, medical technology and healthcare systems.
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Real estate, healthy buildings and new construction.
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Manufacturing, energy, logistics and infrastructure.
Science & Research
Critical analysis of scientific discoveries, the evidence behind them, and what remains uncertain.
Charlotte & the Carolinas
Local and regional ideas in housing, science, business, design, and economic development.
Ideas & Future Systems
Thoughtful perspectives on design, technology, business, and how people can live better.
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Housing & Healthy Homes
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Health & Wellness
- Tulane Researchers Identify a New Target for the Neurological Symptoms That Can Persist After Lyme Disease
- Stanford Researchers Found an Antibiotic That Could Kill Drug-Tolerant Lyme Bacteria
- Johns Hopkins Research: Persistent Lyme Symptoms Are Biologically Real—Not Simply “In Your Head”
- What a Landmark Mouse Study Reveals About Mold, Immunity, and the Brain
- Understanding Neurological Lyme: When the Nervous System Becomes Inflamed
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AI, Science & Innovation
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Business & Economics
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Better Living
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