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Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode David  Mildenberg talks with Ryan Clutter, who has been involved in more than $8 billion of commercial real estate transactions during his 23-year career. The Indiana University graduate is senior managing director at JLL Capital Markets' Carolinas office. Among his most recent transactions was assisting the sellers of the Lowe's Global Technology Center in Charlotte, a $318 million deal that set a record price for office space in the Queen City. Clutter talks about how the pandemic has affected real estate and why creating impressive office environments is a priority for many businesses.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, we talk with Paul Worley, director of economic development for Cherokee County and chief strategic advisor for Tri-County Community College in Murphy. He explains the unique dynamics of the economy in North Carolina's westernmost county, as well as why the county partners with its community college to lead economic development. Cherokee is becoming a leader in advanced manufacturing and data mining operations, drawing workers from neighboring communities in Georgia and Tennessee.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's podcast, Jennings Cool speaks with Lee Cool, the Founder & Chief Craftsman at RAW Watches, about the story behind how he built his own luxury watch brand, how they approach the holiday season, how he balances running his business and working in a full time position in another family business, and more.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's podcast, Ben Kinney speaks with Cristal Morphis, the Founder and CEO of Creative Economic Development Consulting about her journey as an economic development professional, what it means to shrink smart, and supporting diversity in the world of economic development, among other things. 

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's podcast, David Mildenberg talks with Ben Coulter, chancellor of Western Governors University, a nonprofit that enrolls more than 4,000 students in North Carolina who have an average age of 37. Before joining WGU in May, Coulter had a long career in military intelligence and as a veteran professor and administrator at Western Carolina University. He discusses growing demand for online education geared to working adults and the need for more people to earn degrees and certificates to meet employers' needs.

This is the fourteenth in a series of informative monthly podcasts for North Carolina businesses from PNC in collaboration with Business North Carolina magazine. In this episode, Jennings Cool talks with Jennifer Green, Western Carolinas market leader for PNC Private Bank, and Jaci Jones, senior fiduciary advisor for PNC Private Bank, about a significant demographic shift in wealth management. Specifically, Green and Jones discuss the challenges and opportunities this shift presents for women.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's episode, we talk with state Sen. Paul Newton, a Republican from Cabarrus County who was one of the lead sponsors of a sweeping bipartisan energy bill. House Bill 951 was signed into law recently and would give Duke Energy and other electric providers the ability to propose multi-year rate hikes, while setting in motion a plan to reduce carbon emissions by 70% by the year 2030, and reach full “carbon neutrality” by 2050. We also talked with Newton about the redistricting process and his time as an executive at Duke Energy.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's podcast, Jennings Cool speaks with Patrick Milligan from Signature Consultants - one of the nation's largest IT staffing firms - about the company, some of the major names in Charlotte they work with, his role in the company and how he got there after serving in the military, trends and changes he has noticed in the workforce post-COVID, and more.

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, serving up interviews with some of the Tar Heel State's most interesting people. On today's podcast, we talk with Wilmington banker Spence Broadhurst and former UNC System Board of Governors Chair Hannah Gage about the New Hanover Community Endowment, a $1.3 billion fund created from the proceeds of the sale of New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Novant Health. The duo lead the endowment's board as it organizes a staff with plans to support Wilmington-area efforts to improve public education, safety, health and community development initiatives. Broadhurst is a regional president for First National Bank and a former Wilmington mayor

Welcome to Business North Carolina's weekly podcast, featuring interviews with key Tar Heel State leaders and innovators. On today's episode Nick Jordan, the CEO of Smashing Boxes - a human-centered design and technology firm - speaks with Ben Kinney about Smashing Boxes, where the idea for the company came from, how they ended up in Durham, about their growth in the recent year, and more.