Firming up lobbyists.(CAPITALGOODS)
For as long as anyone has kept track, the most influential
lobbyists in Raleigh have been colorful characters who rose to the top
of their trade on their connections and ability to schmooze . . .
Dead end is a road to riches.(Western)
They're finally getting somewhere with the Road to Nowhere.
Sixty-five years after hundreds of Swain County families were moved to
make way for Fontana dam and lake, officials are negotiating . . .
The cost of wharf fare.
Building a container terminal is, in a way, like buying a car: The
extras can really add up. The State Ports Authority says one proposed in
Brunswick County would cost $1.7 billion, up from the . . .
Stock watch.
HIGHEST PRICE/EARNINGS RATIOS
COMPANY P/E ratio 3 3/28/08 price 52-Week range
Pozen 68.8 $10.32 $8.29-19.75
FairPoint . . .
Food for thought: what's cooking at Johnson & Wales
University teaches students and adds zest to Charlotte's financial
district.
Late in the afternoon, along West Trade Street just a few blocks
from the heart of Charlotte's financial district, there rises a
sweet aroma. It's the smell of success, though not the . . .
Get as good as you give; It's not business as usual, but
Bank of America shows how strategic philanthropy can pay off for
compan
Four years ago, Ken Lewis shouldered a shovel to move dirt and
shape public opinion. Bank of America Corp.'s CEO helped plant 38
dogwood trees in Boston's Franklin Park, settling a Super Bowl . . .
Wendell Bullard.(Real Estate)
PRESIDENT, N.C. ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, GREENSBORO
As a kid, Wendell Bullard had a practical, if unusual, answer to
what he wanted to be when he grew up: "I wanted to be a
businessman." After . . .
Directory publisher gets wrong numbers.(Triangle)
Pick the phrase that best completes this sentence: A Yellow Pages
directory is:
a) a useful way to find business phone numbers.
b) a pretty good doorstop.
c) unnecessary if you have Internet . . .
Economic out look.(Interview)
If it seems your employees are getting heavier--and less
healthy--it's probably not your imagination. And you're not
alone. Though adults in North Carolina smoke less and get a little more
exercise . . .
Bricks & mortar.(houses apartments )(Brief article)
One of only three existing Jacobean Tudor buildings in the U.S., it
has adopted many guises through the years. Built as a luxury hotel in
1927, this Southern Pines landmark was a training command . . .
Leaving the nest.(FINEPRINT)
If you ever had cause to visit the Durham headquarters of Motricity
Inc., the software company that found itself with a pile of investor
cash last year, you surely marveled at the place. In the . . .
Living in the country can stink.(Charlotte)
Jeff Bennett swears he's not trying to drive Wallace Farm Inc.
out of business. But he thinks something needs to be done about it. His
neighborhood near Huntersville in northern Mecklenburg County . . .
Counties deflate wind power.(Eastern)
Local opposition is knocking the wind out of efforts to promote
renewable energy, but whether coastal ordinances that halt or tightly
regulate electricity-generating windmills have them down for . . .
Nctrend.(Statistical table)
Latest Previous Previous % change
month month year from last year
EMPLOYMENT
Employed (000s) 4,325.6 4,320.2 4,295.6 . . .
Of arms and men: losing a limb in Iraq leads a Durham industrial
designer on a quest to help amputees get a better grip on
thing
Capt. Jonathan Kuniholm crouches, low and quiet, as he and three
dozen other Marines advance through a thick palm grove along the
Euphrates River. The platoon is looking for Iraqi insurgents who a . . .
John F.A.V. Cecil.(Real Estate)
PRESIDENT, BILTMORE FARMS INC., ASHEVILLE
Jack Cecil says Biltmore Park, about 1.1 million square feet of
condos, town houses, apartments, offices and stores a rock skip from the
French Broad . . .
Wineries cork costs with higher prices.(Triad)
Even the most ardent fans of wines produced in the Yadkin Valley
have to admit they're not cheap. Critics will point out that they
cost nearly twice as much as comparable wines from California, . . .
Seeking critical mass: Piedmont Triad leaders believe the region
needs the cooperation of all its cities and counties to reach i
Cities and counties in the Piedmont Triad must work together to
leverage the regions assets if it's to compete with the Research
Triangle and Charlotte as well as metro regions outside North . . .
Marching on.(UPFRONT)
The story-tellers of the Highlands are as varied in their subjects
as are literary men and women everywhere. One is a historian narrating
events simply and concisely; another is a historian with a . . .
The meat of the matter: the labor movement's future might
hang on what happens at this giant packing plant near the tiny town of
Hermillio Sosa steps into the pulpit of First Baptist Church in
Fayetteville, ready to tell his story but unable to speak many words his
audience will understand. Beside him, a man repeats his . . .
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