EUE Screen Gems Studios.(Eastern)
WILMINGTON -- New York-based EUE Screen Gems Studios is building a
37,500-square-foot film and television production stage, which it says
will be the largest on the East Coast. The stage will . . .
Working capital.(Eastern)
EASTERN REGION
Jobs: 1,063,316
YTD change: 6,421
Index: 111.3
Source: Employment Security Commission, May. Figures are not
seasonally adjusted. The index is the number of jobs as a . . .
William Mangum.
When the textile and furniture industries landed in the rough, the
brush strokes of William Mangum's water-colors became more defined.
"There were a couple of projects I had devoted considerable . . .
The wages of sin taxes.(CAPITALGOODS)
Smoke hovered in the hallways in 1999 when farmers from across the
state came to Raleigh to have their say on how legislators should use
money from the multibillion-dollar national tobacco . . .
Rising in the East.(READERSWRITE)(Letter to the editor)
As a 16-year employee of Pitt County Memorial Hospital, I would
like to thank you for recognizing University Health Systems of Eastern
Carolina in your July issue (cover story). I am proud to work . . .
The North Carolina Eastern Region Military Task
Force.(Eastern)
JACKSONVILLE -- The North Carolina Eastern Region Military Task
Force received a federal grant of nearly $1.6 million to plan for Marine
Corps expansion. The number of troops and dependents on . . .
Anne's House of Nuts.(Eastern)
ROBERSONVILLE -- Anne's House of Nuts will expand its plant,
adding 263 jobs in three years to give it about 470. The Jessup,
Md.-based snack packager will spend $2.3 . . .
Kelly Miller.(Marital property)(Brief article)
He married into one of the state's great golf families, and
it's natural to assume that Kelly Miller married into money. While
becoming the son-in-law of Peggy Kirk Bell and Warren "Bullet"
Bell in . . .
Thomas J. Fazio.(Golf)(Golf Course Designer )
No living designer has more credits on Golf Digest's list of
America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses than Tom Fazio. His company has
created 17 courses in North Carolina, among them Bright's . . .
Nctrend.(Statistical table)
Latest Previous Previous %change from
month month year last year
EMPLOYMENT
Employed (000s) 4,293.8 4,312.1 4,303.5 . . .
Reuel.(Eastern)
GOLDSBORO -- Reuel, which makes molded electrical insulators, began
a $3 million expansion that could nearly double employment to 100. It is
boosting production of power-traction equipment for rail . . .
Popping corn.(Eastern)
This might be remembered as the year corn got creamed. Blame
falling prices, soaring expenses and bad weather. The bright side? It
would have been worse last year.
Driven by ethanol-fueled . . .
E. Spencer Robbins.(Golf courses designer )
He's no golf historian, but like many an older fan, Spencer
Robbins can recall Jack Nicklaus getting the better of Arnold Palmer a
time or two. And Robbins can tell another story about them . . .
On a need-to-know basis.(FINEPRINT)(Biotechnology
laboratories)
There's a fellow living near Butner, where the federal
government is considering building a germ-defense lab, who is prone to
dress in a white suit and red cape with a large BS emblazoned on . . .
Paper losses.(READERSWRITE)(Letter to the editor)
Yes, times have changed for the printed press (Fine Print, August)
and for the networks that have always controlled and manipulated the
news with their biased views. The public has become tired of . . .
Nokia Siemens Networks.(Eastern)
GREENVILLE -- Finland-based Nokia Siemens Networks took over
operation of an 83-employee call center for Embarq, a Kansas-based phone
company. No layoffs are planned. Terms were not revealed.
For . . .
Fountain Powerboat Industries.(Eastern)
WASHINGTON -- Fountain Powerboat Industries plans to spend $12
million to expand its factory. It will add about 250 jobs in five years,
for a total of more than 575. Fountain bought the Baja Marine . . .
Blackwater tightens security.(Eastern)(Blackwater USA)(Company
overview)
Camden County doesn't make a splash on world maps. But changes
on the world scene--not to mention domestic politics--could fuel one of
its biggest economic-development engines. Blackwater Worldwide . . .
Bobby Long.(Golf)
Six years ago, Bobby Long was described in print as "the most
successful businessman in Greensboro that you've never heard
of." A few months later, he and his partner made headlines by
selling . . .
Stockwatch.(earning ratios)(Statistical table)
HIGHEST PRICE/EARNINGS RATIOS
Company P/E ratio 7/25/08 52-week
(3) price range
Hatteras Financial 159.0 $23.85 . . .
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