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SPOTLIGHT
The share price of real-estate title insurer Investors Title shot
up in late February just before a dividend boost.
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Going into labor.(UPFRONT)
I'm a union man
Just like my daddy and all my kin
I took a union stand
No matter what the company said
I got me two good hands
And just as long as I'm able I won't give in
--Steve Earle, "Harlan . . .
Bricks & mortar.
Straddling waterfalls with its wings unfurled, the home of
Lowe's Cos. was no do-it-yourself project. Finished in 2003, the
five-level, 400,000-square-foot building sits on 157 acres . . .
Roll your own: with price support gone up in smoke, the growers
co-op is making cigarettes to make a market for its members.(PIC
In 1839, a slave in Caswell County discovered a better way to cure
tobacco when he stoked a dying blaze and the burst of heat turned the
leaf bright yellow. The mild-tasting "bright leaf" made . . .
The picture of health: Duke Executive Health Program provides a
detailed look, but its true value is what clients draw from the
Lamplight glints off the stainless-steel coffee machine, one of
those high-tech models that make a mug at a time. Beside it sits a
basket of bagels and muffins, each tucked in a plastic bag tied . . .
Changing prescriptions: pharmacists compound a new formula to
keep fit a business that's been in the family four
generations.(FE
The past seems to cling to Mount Pleasant, change treading lightly
on this 160-year-old town of about 1,400, with its quiet, shady streets
and antebellum homes. The most prominent structure is . . .
A moderating influence.(CAPITALGOODS)
Every four years, North Carolina Republicans talk about ending the
Democrats' stranglehold on political power in the state. And every
four years, Democrats usually beat them back. The . . .
Wisdom of the sage's.(FINEPRINT)
It's often hard to separate fact from lore, and sometimes not
even worth the trouble if you subscribe to that cynical wisdom among
journalists that holds, "Facts have killed many a great
story." So . . .
Spotlight on: Ben Sutton Jr. CEO, ISP Sports,
Winston-Salem.(Sports)(International Sports Properties Inc.)(Brief
article)
Sports is a conservative industry run by cartels that call
themselves leagues. That conservatism crimps innovation. So give a
double shot of credit to Ben Sutton Jr., founder of International . . .
Kym Hougham.(Sports)(Brief article)
DIRECTOR, WACHOVIA CHAMPIONSHIP, CHARLOTTE
Kym Hougham announced his arrival with 32 bottles of Dom Perignon.
It was 2003, and he had just been hired as director of the fledgling
Wachovia . . .
Judy Rose.(Sports)(UNC Charlotte)(Brief article)
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, UNC CHARLOTTE
Fans love an underdog, whether it's a stubby hoopster like
former Charlotte Hornet Muggsy Bogues or a no-way-they-can-win Super
Bowl champ like the New York . . .
Jim Rutherford.(Sports)
GENERAL MANAGER
CAROLINA HURRICANES RALEIGH
Education: attended Canadian Business College Number of National
Hockey League teams played for: four Detroit Red Wings' summary of
his three stints . . .
John Swofford.(Sports)(Atlantic Coast Conference)
COMMISSIONER
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE, GREENSBORO
Education: bachelor's, UNC Chapel Hill; master's, Ohio
University Athletic career: quarterback and defensive back for the Tar
Heels
. . .
Western Carolina University.(Western)
CULLOWHEE -- Student applications for the fall 2008 semester at
Western Carolina University totaled 5,352 in mid-January--up more than
62% from last year. Officials credited targeted recruiting.
. . .
Swift Galey.(Western)
MARION -- Swift Galey let go about 150 of 525 employees at its
fabric plant here. The Atlanta-based textile maker blamed . . .
Ultracoat.(Western)
FOREST CITY -- Ultracoat, a subsidiary of Shelby-based Ultra
Machine & Fabrication, plans to open a factory here to paint
military vehicles. The $2 million plant, scheduled to begin production
in . . .
Bank of Granite.(Western)
GRANITE FALLS -- Charles Snipes, 74, retired as CEO of Bank of
Granite. The title went to Scott Anderson, 52, the president and chief
operating officer. Snipes, who has worked at the bank 25 years, . . .
Superior Machine Company of South Carolina.(Western)
MARION -- Superior Machine Company of South Carolina plans to add
at least 25 workers this year at its factory here, which employs nearly
55. The Florence-based company may add another 25 if there . . .
Keep Asheville Weird.(Western)
Even before the influx of neohippies, mountain folk had a tradition
of doing their own thing. It has long been part of the highland charm.
Bumper stickers urge: Keep Asheville Weird, and visitors . . .
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