RBC leads the pack
Carolinas 100: RBC Bank's CEO has led its expansion in the Southeast as others in the industry stumble. The company this year is No. 1 on our Carolinas 100, an annual ranking of the top 100 publicly traded businesses based in the Carolinas.
Taking the pulse of companies: How strong are they?
Jobs, communities hang in the balance.
Carolinas 100: The details
The Carolinas claim a diverse array of publicly traded companies. Here's a snapshot of top companies from six industries represented on our list.
Profile: Scott Meredith Custer
A look at the leader of RBC Bank.
RBC Bank: A history
Key dates in the company's tenure in North Carolina.
Manufacturers adapt, prosper
Furniture, tobacco, textile and other product makers shed workers, automate, refocus as markets shift.
Nucor turns scraps into profit
Charlotte steel maker Nucor Corp. sees sales, profit and demand increase as it supplies products for builders and energy producers.
Carolinas 100: The CEOs
Here's the good news: You don't have to be good at math to become the CEO of a company. Almost universally, the CEOs of this year's top 10 corporations said they hated calculus in school.
Letting workers lead the way
Companies take cues from their employees as they decide how to dole out money to local charities.
Carolinas 100: The industries
Looking at an industry is like setting a camera to panoramic view: You get the big picture. (PDF)
Carolinas 100: The numbers
Carolinas 100 companies have 1,416,155 worldwide. (PDF)
How the Carolinas 100 came together
Our annual ranking of public companies has a different look this year.
Small companies can bring big returns
The state's biggest public companies usually get the most attention.
By the numbers
46 companies have market caps above $1 billion.
