Career Path: Making history as first woman to lead North Carolina State AFL-CIO

MaryBe McMillan, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. | Photo courtesy of the AFL-CIO
MaryBe McMillan, president of the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. | Photo courtesy of the AFL-CIO
Construction on the Raleigh Union Station is expected to be complete in January 2018. | Photo courtesy of the city of Raleigh
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.
From left to right, CEO Rob Flessner, VP of Sales Michael Dillon and CTO Eugene Kurdzesau testing the Vugo experience. | Photo courtesy of Vugo.
A six-rotor drone amid a test flight. | Photo by Richard Unten via Creative Commons.
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has identified several highway projects as top priorities, including two in the greater Charlotte metro area. | Photo by Tedd Lane for Crain National.
In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
A panel discussion sponsored by REBIC featured (from left) moderator and attorney Collin Brown of K&L Gates; Pam Wideman, city of Charlotte deputy director; Laura Belcher, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte; John Porter, executive vice president at Charter Properties; Dionne Nelson, CEO of Laurel Street Residential; and Wendell Cox, principal at Demographia. | Photo for Crain's by Steve Cranford.