Queen City Angels started in 2000 to elevate the start-up community. Now, the group has 200 members in 20 states. QCA has collectively invested over $100 million into more than 100 companies across the U.S.

One is at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the other at Michigan State University.

What is a refillery? A place where you can bring your own reusable containers and fill up on household staples without having to buy more single-use plastic.

The city/county predicts that by 2045 it will add 79,000 people to its population, totaling 557,000 residents.

The city has a major shortage of people pursuing careers in technology, making it hard for tech companies to land the right candidates.

West Palm Beach-based SYN Ventures was the firm that led the $20 million Series A funding round for RegScale.

The application for the Industries of the Future Accelerator is open until November 29. The program will run March 11 to June 6.

Gates-backed AgBiome might be shutting operations, while a Chapel Hill company secures funding for a clinical trial for an anti-fentanyl drug.