The 2023 Economic Development Guide takes a look at the businesses, industries and people that make North Carolina strong. This year's guide features the growing fintech industry in Charlotte, the Triangle and Wilmington. The agricultural powerhouse of the Eastern region is also refocusing, expanding and cultivating assets to create a bountiful future. The Triad and Carolina Core regions are scoring big economic development investments and Western N.C., a top tourist destination, is becoming a top business destination as well.