What vow is worth now.(Triad)(Wachovia merged with First
Union)(Brief article)
Seven years ago, Ken Thompson promised Winston-Salem 3,000 jobs. He
did it to generate support for Charlotte based First Union's
takeover of Twin City pillar Wachovia, and it worked. Wachovia . . .
Roanoke Rapids.(Eastern)(Gilmore Entertainment Group)(Brief
article)
ROANOKE RAPIDS -- The city agreed to pay Gilmore Entertainment
Group $500,000 a year to operate Roanoke Rapids Theatre, but the two
sides were still ironing out details. The city fired entertainer . . .
Diverse view.(READERSWRITE)
I noticed that all editorial photos and features in the June issue
were about white men. Our state is way more diverse than that. Your Law
Journal featured some white women writers, but no women, . . .
Spotlight on: Martin Posey; Marine biologist, UNC
Wilmington.(Research)
They're great raw, steamed, fried, baked in casseroles or
simmered in stews, but North Carolina oysters have a huge value beyond
commercial fishing. Each mollusk can filter pollutants from up to . . .
Off course.(READERSWRITE)(Letter to the editor)
BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA continues to be one of my favorite reads,
and the issue (April) with the golf course rankings is always greatly
appreciated. As a Hickory resident and state economic . . .
Morrisville.(Triangle)(ParagonDx get approval from fda)(Brief
article)
MORRISVILLE -- ParagonDx won permission from the federal Food and
Drug Administration to sell its first product--a genetic test that can
identify heart-attack and stroke patients likely to bleed . . .
Let market do it.(READERSWRITE)
One particular line in the April Fine Print column stuck in my
mind: "Don't seek to create something the market can create
more quickly and cheaply." I can only dream that this line would be
over . . .
Stoplioght up ahead.(CAPTIALGOODS)(Editorial)
Each day, tractor-trailers unload goods at warehouses or stores in
and around Charlotte. For many, the stop marks a brief foray into North
Carolina. They've come from Charleston, S.C., or Savannah, . . .
Big three get a wake up call.(Triangle)(Triangle universities
)
Ask a random sample of North Carolina residents what is the
state's main research hub, and most would probably say the
Triangle. With three major universities and Research Triangle Park, one
of the . . .
Would work; Manufacturers say they can't afford to make
furniture in America. Bob Timberlake makes sure some of his is.(COVER
ST
Stacks of headless bedposts and orphaned dresser drawers exude the
acrid aroma of cut, cured hardwood. The screeching of planers, sanders
and saws bounces off cavernous walls that echo workers . . .
Cary.(Triangle)(Cornerstone BioPharma Holdings acquire
Boston-based Critical Therapeutics )(Brief article)
CARY -- Cornerstone BioPharma Holdings, which develops and sells
treatments for respiratory diseases, agreed to buy Boston-based Critical
Therapeutics for about $63 million. The acquisition, . . .
Nctrend.(Statistical table)
Latest Previous Previous % change from last year
month month year
EMPLOYMENT
Employed 4,306.6 4,306.8 4,310.5 . . .
Tillman case could undermine arbitration.(LAW JOURNAL
2008)
North Carolina has a strong tradition of encouraging pretrial
resolution of civil disputes. For more than 20 years, it has been at the
forefront of a national movemcnt to offer effective, . . .
Charlotte.(Charlotte)(Brief article)
CHARLOTTE -- Speed Channel paid $7 million for a one-story building
that it will convert into a high-tech broadcast center and headquarters.
It hopes to move in by January and plans to add about 35 . . .
Fun and games; All of the action isn't on the court. how
Charlotte scores big hosting the CIAA basketball tournament.(PICTURE
TH
Watching from the stands, Todd Parker groans. On the floor of
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, the Fayetteville State Lady Broncos are down
20-3. When a player bobbles the ball out of bounds, he smacks his . . .
Cuts dye Unifi's quarter black.(Triad)
Earlier this year, Greensboro-based yarn maker Unifi managed its
first profitable quarter since 2003. It did so partly by consolidating
production, closing factories and slashing jobs in North . . .
Business north carolina index.(>STOCKWATCH)(Statistical
table)
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Hatteras . . .
His heart is in it.(UPFRONT)
In one of the three straight years that Ed Martin won the Alliance
of Area Business Publications gold medal for best body of work by a
magazine reporter, the judges wrote: "His biggest talent? . . .
Oliver Smithies.(Research)
The call came early in the morning--4:45, to be exact--but for
Oliver Smithies, it wasn't a minute too soon. For years, colleagues
had told the UNC professor he was up for the Nobel Prize in . . .
Bricks & Mortar.
Even a small hospital plays a part in the big picture. Cleveland
Regional Medical Center has just 241 beds, but the Shelby hospital
opened a $14 million, 22,000-square-foot outpatient-surgery . . .
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