Aug. 25, 2026 A child had popcorn stuck between two teeth. Dad reached for a thin tool common in dentists' offices, and plucked out the popcorn. Parental intervention successful. Then parent looked at the tool in his hand – and this is the part that binds Clarence Parker to that small tribe ... Continue Reading →
Intern’s task: Share with students the impact of big data centers
Aug. 11, 2026 Back from college for the summer, a young Action NC intern has been developing a "toolkit" designed to help teens understand the neighborhood impacts of the tech infrastructure that increasingly powers the digital resource in their own pocket. Ashley Meier's presentation below ... Continue Reading →
Update on West Boulevard corridor initiatives
July 7, 2026 Residents of the West Boulevard corridor are anxious for change. The area that saw neighborhoods like Reid Park open in 1935, Barringer Woods in 1955 and Pinecrest in the 1960s has not seen the retail and services investment common in other corridors. The last large grocery departed ... Continue Reading →
Stellar Awards, maybe much more, coming to Charlotte
June 30, 2026 Midway through a discussion this morning of gospel music shows and ticket sales and such, longtime city residents began whispering a milestone acronym in Charlotte's lexicon. The acronym: CIAA. The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament first tipped off ... Continue Reading →
Helping families navigating ‘final arrangements’ decisions
June 9, 2026 ... Continue Reading →
Building wealth & preparing for the unexpected
April 28, 2026 The morning's presenters were Lorenzo McNulty from New York Life, and Daks McClettie, a State Farm agent. Whenever the Forum welcomes to the presenters' table the kinds of professionals who are limited in what they can say because of professional ethical standards, industry or ... Continue Reading →
How 3 entrepreneurs tell the story of a business
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Helping business owners thrive is Hogan’s business
June 24, 2025 No, Nate Hogan is not taller than the Wells Fargo tower. But be prepared to look up. Look up to a former finance guy, a former school board chair, with experience in "accounting ... sales, relationship management, operations and leadership." And a fellow with more than enough ... Continue Reading →
An economic development incubator rising at 916 W. 5th
June 17, 2025 Today's speakers help lead a Durham-based organization that over the last 40 years has grown to create opportunity for business success and community stability in minority communities. The news, if there was some, was that this National Institute of Minority Economic Development, ... Continue Reading →
Columbia consultancy helps organizations achieve goals
June 10, 2025 Karen R. Jenkins pivoted away. from the mortgage business amid housing market collapse of 2007-8. In 2020, as Covid-19 turned Dilbertville dwellers into work-at-homers, Jenkins began workshops on how to balance work life and family life under the same roof. The R. might as well ... Continue Reading →
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