In response to the economic downturn and increased financial pressure, organizations have been decisive and swift in controlling costs. Specifically, many are turning to salary freezes, layoffs, ...

Business Leader recently spoke with seven area experts to find out about the current state of the HR and staffing industry across the region and the nation. Their incisive responses provide a str...

For human resources professionals, this past year has been difficult: cut backs in spending on benefits and training, belt-tightening all around, and in some cases, even reductions in force. In f...

A Michelle Fish firmly believes that it not only takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a whole community to raise awareness. As CEO of Integra Staffing & Search and Bankston Partners...

In the past year, thousands of North Carolinians have lost their jobs and hundreds of companies have been shuttered, some after decades in business. The impact is affecting even those that have b...

Like a crystal – clear, valuable and multi-faceted – Kathy White had a vision for a home health care provider that did more than take care of the body. She wanted a company that could...

The current worldwide energy demand stands at approximately 13 trillion watts of continuous consumption, and the United States Department of Energy projects that number to nearly triple by the ye...

Dan McKenzie and Charles Tricoli are out to do more than market a novel idea – they expect nothing short of a revolution. Their company, the Triad-based manufacturer of large pneumatic tran...

Some people sell products. David Dow, an Employee Benefit Specialist with Strategic Employee Benefit Services, sells solutions. “Employee benefits are usually one of a company’s large...

When Cathi Vogel turned her entrepreneurial dreams into a reality by opening Velocity Trade Exchange as an organized barter network for Triad businesses in mid-2007, her mission was to serve as a...

Senior citizens are special people with special needs, and Helping Hands of the Triad is committed to helping them negotiate life’s transitions with care and dedication. Founded in Septembe...

Since 1958, The Allen Morris Company has been delighting, surprising and inspiring residents of Coral Gables with its cutting-edge and visionary ideas of what an office building should be. In kee...