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Kurt Hogan longed for years to open a pub, a vision he shared with his dad and older brother.
CLT Joules, an energy-business incubator, is providing space for young companies to network and grow in Charlotte’s Packard Place.
Ever since JPMorgan Chase disclosed a multibillion-dollar trading loss this month, the central mystery has been how a bank known for its skill at risk management could err so badly.

Fifth Third Center has been sold and another uptown skyscraper, One Wells Fargo Center, is under contract, real estate sources say, underscoring the city’s appeal to large investors.

If this is May, it must be pumpkin-seed-encrusted chicken breast.

David Bashford, a partner in Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP’s Construction and Procurement and Litigation Practice Groups, was named managing partner of the firm’s Charlotte office.

Don’t try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won’t find her there.

A direct supplier of book-based resources, 800-CEO-READ compiles a monthly list of best-selling business books based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. Here are some of the best-sellers on its most recent list:

The rate is down from 9.7 percent in March and is at its lowest level in more than three years. North Carolina’s jobless rate remains well above the national average of 8.1 percent.

Chrysler is recalling nearly 87,000 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere due to a risk of fires.

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