More.(UPFRONT)(David Simon)
In a piece he recently wrote for The Washington Post, David
Simon--the former cops reporter who is the creative force behind what
many consider the best-written show on television--recalls what it . . .
Bricks & mortar.(Clarion Hotel Corp. renovates hotel)(Brief
article)
It's owned by Roundabout Partners, and the name fits. The
202-room Clarion Hotel State Capital was a Holiday Inn when it opened in
'68, one of several circular-shaped motels built nationwide. . . .
Field & dream: like many in the state, this 1,200-acre
Sandhills farm raised tobacco as a money crop. Now it's for the
birds.(PI
Some call quail a gentleman's bird. There's no need to be
in the field at break of day, so a hunt at The Webb Farm usually
doesn't begin until about 9, after a hearty breakfast for . . .
Amen in uniform: an Asheboro apparel maker thought a new contract
would be the answer to its prayers. Now it's singing the GI
bl
Behind a mound of paperwork in his drab, gray office, Wallace
Thompson shakes his head and sighs. Five days before Christmas, the
president of Fox Apparel in Asheboro still can't feel the . . .
The wonderer: Pilot Therapeutics' odyssey leads a scientist
to discover there's more--and less--to business than he
thought.
Staring out from a Web page in a tight T-shirt with his muscular
arms crossed, Floyd "Ski" Chilton might pass for a biker but
for the lack of menace in his eyes. In fact, he is a . . .
Ladies' clubs: Pine Needles gets into the swing for this
summer's U.S. Women's Open.
There's an old expression that most people would have invoked:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Well, Peggy Kirk Bell is
nothing if not a lady, so the matriarch of Pine Needles Lodge and Golf
Club . . .
GGOne with the Wyndham: Greensboro's name is no longer on
the tournament, but other changes might mean more top pros and fewer
n
Mark Brazil still remembers the sick-to-his-stomach feeling. The
tournament director of what was then the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro
was standing on the range at the Wachovia Championship in . . .
The centurion: Pinehurst No. 2 remains second to none. A century
after it was built, Donald Ross' commanding, demanding masterpi
It's always big news when Tiger Woods swings a club or lifts a
pen. Whether it's winning another major championship or signing a
million-dollar endorsement deal, golf's greatest player draws . . .
North Carolina's best golf courses.(Special
Section)(Report)(Brief article)
On the pages that follow is a report on the state of golf in what
we believe is the best state for golf, courtesy of the North Carolina
Golf Panel and produced for the first time in partnership . . .
He'll do more than just peddle paddling.(PEOPLE)
At 27, Sutton Bacon has been a consultant for Coca-Cola and Holiday
Inn. Now he's CEO and president of Nantahala Outdoor Center Inc. He
took over the Bryson City business' top job Jan. 1 from . . .
Crane company exec has given RTI a lift.(PEOPLE)
You couldn't blame Earl Johnson Jr. for sticking with the plan
at RTI International. It generated $546.3 million in revenue for the
fiscal year ended Sept. 30, up 16.8% from the previous year. . . .
Business gets good when his customers are hurting.
For General Dynamics Inc., the 21st century and its conflicts have
been good for business. And Mike Mulligan, president of the defense
contractor's Charlotte-based Armament and Technical . . .
1776.(WHAT THEY'RE READING)(Brief article)(Book
review)
Bob Wright, chairman, Kimley-Horn and Associates
1776 by David McCullough
This book discusses the first year of the Revolutionary War and
demonstrates how ill-prepared and undermanned we were. . . .
The Camel Club.(WHAT THEY'RE READING)
Ed Weisiger Jr., CEO, Carolina Tractor & Equipment
The Camel Club by David Baldacci.
A group of talented misfits living in Washington, D.C., tangle with
the wily national security director to . . .
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point.
Kenny Colbert, president, The Employers Association
Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point by David Lipsky.
A Rolling Stone reporter spent four years at West Point and
chronicled what . . .
Did N.C. get hung up on call centers?(TAR HEEL TATTLER)
Technology can be as fickle as the traditional industries it was
recruited to replace. Take call centers, considered a successor to
textiles and furniture for providing low-paying, low-skill jobs. . . .
High Point says it must be addressed.(TAR HEEL TATTLER)
High Point officials can't do much about the perception that
the city, despite a population of more than 90,000, plays second fiddle
to Greensboro in Guilford County. But they have moved to stop . . .
Backing Black pays off for chiropractors.(TAR HEEL
TATTLER)
Forget Bank of America. Never mind Microsoft. The investment Tar
Heel chiropractors made in Jim Black makes blue chips look like cow
chips. For a modest amount, they got a law that has returned . . .
Carolinas HealthCare System.(REGIONAL REPORT)
Charlotte-based Carolinas HealthCare System wants state approval
for an $85 million, 101-bed hospital in Lincolnton. It would replace one
that became part of CHS last September. No beds will be . . .
Creation Autosportif.(REGIONAL REPORT)
Creation Autosportif, an Oxford, England-based Le Mans Series race
team competing in Europe, Japan and the U.S., opened its U.S.
headquarters near the Caswell County community of Prospect Hill. . . .
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