Forbes: These Carolinians among the 400 richest in the U.S.

Just one Charlottean is among the wealthiest billionaires in America: Clemmie Spangler Jr. Forbes released on Tuesday its list of the 400 richest people in the U.S., putting Spangler — former president of the University of North Carolina — at No. 172. Spangler also owns privately held drywall company National Gypsum, based in Charlotte, which controls 23% of the domestic gypsum board market, according to Forbes. The 85-year-old's net worth is $4 billion. Two other North Carolinians placed…

from Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2017/10/17/forbes-these-carolinians-among-the-400-richest-in.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search