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A sunny vineyard.

Oct 8, 2018

For Wineries, Competition Boosts Profits From Sustainability

An international study finds that the more sustainability practices a winery has in place, the better its financial performance – and the effect is enhanced when a winery perceives significant pressure from competitors. 

Downtown Raleigh Skyline

Oct 2, 2018

October 11-12 Innovative Women’s Conference Aims to Enable Women to Help Each Other Achieve Goals

Fifth Annual Innovative Women’s Conference aims to inspire, influence, impact women in all areas of business 

Bees in bee colony

Oct 1, 2018

Centennial Campus Bee Apiary: Partnerships for a Sustainable Future

Last spring, a community apiary home to 150,000 honeybees opened on NC State’s Centennial Campus. Founded by an NC State alumna, Bee Downtown installed and maintains the apiary to help rebuild healthy honey bee populations. The bees have produced the most honey of any Bee Downtown apiary and is one of the most frequently visited. 

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Sep 25, 2018

‘Rounding Up’ Beats Traditional Fundraising Requests

What’s the best way to solicit donations for charity? 

"B the change" pins

Sep 22, 2018

B Corp Clinic Helps Increase the Number of Certified B Corps in North Carolina

Warby Parker. New Belgium Brewing. Patagonia. Ben and Jerry’s. Etsy. What do all these companies have in common? These for-profit companies are all B Corp certified and committed to being… 

Sep 19, 2018

Learning through Play with a City’s Built-in Math

A new collaboration between the Center for Geospatial Analytics and College of Education will use games and urban design to teach mathematics in middle school classrooms. 

sweet potatoes

Sep 19, 2018

Top Vegetables Grown in North Carolina

Support NC farms — eat your veggies! 

hanson red hotdogs

Sep 6, 2018

Beyond Bacon & BBQ: 11 Foods Associated With North Carolina

North Carolina has many unique meat products that deserve recognition. 

Center for Environmental Farming System's Farm to Fork initiative

Aug 28, 2018

Celebrating Local Food, Local Farms

North Carolina has a year-round growing season for agriculture, and the Center for Environmental Farming System’s Farm to Fork initiative is celebrating that fact by spreading out its 2018 activities over several seasons. 

2018 Andrews Accelerator participants had time to network with local entrepreneurs and faculty before and after their team presentations at the HQ Capital Club in downtown Raleigh.

Aug 28, 2018

Mentor Support: A Key Take-away for 2018 Andrews Launch Accelerator Participants

NC State student entrepreneurs value support gained through Andrews Launch Accelerator