North Carolina has come a long, long way since it earned an economic reputation based on tobacco, furniture, and textiles. Agriculture and manufacturing still play a role… but they share the spotlight with aerospace, fin-tech, energy, banking, bio-tech and more, in an a statewide economy that is far more diverse than it was just 10 or 20 years ago. 

“Business North Carolina” magazine has been following the news, the trends, the ups and downs, and the names and faces that have shaped the state’s economy since 1981. 

Ben Kinney has served as publisher for 20 years. He’s seen many of those changes first-hand … along with changes in the news business itself. He’s our guest today on this episode of the award-winning BrandBuilders podcast.