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Business North Carolina

U.S. pro-business, regional

Business North Carolina is a privately owned monthly magazine covering the North Carolina business community since 1981. It is oriented toward business owners, executives, and investors, with a focus on state economic trends, policy, and corporate news rather than national partisan politics. Its coverage of the Trump administration's second term is largely practical and economic in focus, reporting on the effects of tariffs and federal policy on North Carolina businesses without consistent advocacy for or against the administration.

Owned byPrivately held by The Pilot Media Group, whose principal owner is David Woronoff; co-owners include Jack Andrews, Frank Daniels III, and Lee Dirks. The group has owned the magazine since 2015.

LeaningU.S. pro-business, regional

On the administrationmostly neutral

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2.4average bias score across 7 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

4 NC Attorney General Files Testimony Opposing Most of Duke Energy Progress's Proposed Two-Year Rate Increase
2 Nippon Electric Glass to Close Shelby, N.C. Fiberglass Plant, Ending 282 Jobs; Sells Lexington Plant to Saint-Gobain
2 Duke Energy Carolinas and NC Public Staff Reach Settlement Capping Rate Increase at 3.7% a Year; Commission Approval Pending
3 NC State Health Plan Puts Duke in 'Access' Tier and WakeMed in Top-Cost Tier for 2027
2 Duke Energy and NC Consumer Advocates Reach Partial Deal Trimming Proposed Rate Hike; Profit Rate and Final Approval Still Pending
2 Nippon Electric Glass to Close Shelby, N.C. Fiberglass Plant, Ending 282 Jobs by Aug. 31
2 NC State Health Plan Approves 5% Premium Rise and a Tiered Hospital Network for 2027