A North Carolina-based chain focuses on biscuits — and fans keep coming back. Now, the restaurant again ranks as the nation’s No. 1 place to eat fast-food breakfast.

If you’re on the hunt for a new job, two North Carolina cities have been named among the best in the country for hiring.

To find out, I analyzed every CNBC ranking from 2007 through 2025 — every category, every data point, every dizzying swing.