When it comes to government-backed small business loans, a little known $14 billion tech-focused bank in North Carolina called Live Oak dominates. Unfortunately Wall Street pays it no respect. Ifsmall ...

Cut summer heat and AC costs by planting shade trees like live oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm and Mexican sycamore.

Majestic oak trees are considered to be Super Trees for their beauty and the positives they bring to our ecosystem. A local arborist explains what those benefits are. -- Rich Segal ...

Live Oak Bank, a Wilmington, North Carolina bank that lends to small businesses, used to turn down requests for loans of less than $350,000, because of the time it took to underwrite them. "We just ...

In the area where Oak Ridge High School students eat lunch, city residents gathered on Feb. 26 to learn about the comprehensive land-use plan being developed to make a growing city greater over the ...