Impact of opioid epidemic stretches across North Carolina's workforce

A labor shortage in the Tar Heel State's construction industry has been exacerbated by failed drug tests and criminal convictions tied to opioid abuse. | Pixabay photo
A labor shortage in the Tar Heel State's construction industry has been exacerbated by failed drug tests and criminal convictions tied to opioid abuse. | Pixabay photo
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
MaryBe McMillan, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. | Photo courtesy of the AFL-CIO
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
Melinda and Mike Durkee play off each other's strengths, and offset weaknesses with some outside help, in running a successful marketing and consulting business in the Tar Heel State. | Photo courtesy of Proforma Durkee.