The Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates that corporate espionage has cost American companies $13 billion from trade secrets stolen by company insiders and given to hostile foreign governments.

I attended the opening of Tim Hinton’s Edward Jones office in Durham last week. It was an occasion. His wife, parents and inlaws were there. His son was taken out of school for the ribbon-cutting. The local Edward Jones advisors came out to support him, as did the Chick-Fil-A -cow , members of his BNI [...]

Fortune Magazine this week issued its list of best metro areas in which to launch a business. Durham is 15th on that list for midsized areas.