CHARLOTTE-The bank may be one of the few major institutions beginning a trend as chairman Hugh McColl retires and Kenneth D. Lewis takes over.

RALEIGH, NC-The state's economy will decline by 2% this year but lower interest rates will improve conditions later, a North Carolina State University economist tells GlobeSt.com.

RALEIGH, NC-The state's economy will decline by 2% this year but lower interest rates will improve conditions later, a North Carolina State University economist tells GlobeSt.com.

CHARLOTTE-City rushes to finish new proposal after legislators kill referendum bid. But the clock is ticking as the April 5 deadline approaches for lawmakers to approve a bill.

COLUMBIA, SC-Potential commercial real estate developments appear to favor South Carolina because of its superior road management system, according to a University of North Carolina professor in Charlotte.

COLUMBIA, SC-The state grows more than 15% in the 1990s, topping four million in population, the latest U.S. Census shows. Beaufort County, home of resort-laden Hilton Head Island, grew the most at 40%.

MONROE, NC-The town seat of Union County has the highest office occupancy levels in a decade, city officials say, but they aren't keeping score on what that rate is or how much inventory there is here.

COLUMBIA, SC-The state grows more than 15% in the 1990s, topping four million in population, the latest U.S. Census shows. Beaufort County, home of resort-laden Hilton Head Island, grew the most at 40%.