North Carolina's best golf courses.(SPECIAL SECTION)
Golf is a difficult game to play well, so why should anyone think
that ranking golf courses is easy? Well, to sum it up: It's not.
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Keith A. Luedeman.(Financial Services)
CEO, GOODMORTGAGE.COM, CHARLOTTE
With a bachelor's in math and computer science from Clemson,
Keith Luedeman, 43, worked for IBM and several up-and-coming high-tech
companies before starting . . .
Land-of-Sky Regional Council.(Western)(Brief article)
ASHEVILLE -- A study coordinated by Land-of-Sky Regional Council, a
planning organization for Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania and Madison
counties, calls for state and local regulation of . . .
Earth Fare.(Western)
FLETCHER -- Jack Murphy, 60, succeeded Mike Cianciarulo as CEO of
the Earth Fare grocery chain. Murphy, a board member, is former CEO of
Rockville, Md.-based Fresh Fields Natural Grocery. . . .
Sonic Automotive.(Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE -- Sonic Automotive, which operates more than 170 car
dealerships nationwide, plans to buy Mercedes-Benz dealer Beck Imports
of Charlotte. Terms of the deal, expected to close by the end . . .
North Carolina's dry heaves.(CAPITALGOODS)
Landscapers and lawn-care companies feel picked on these days. They
really shouldn't. They may soon have plenty of company when it
comes to how water, or the lack thereof, affects businesses in . . .
Wade Reece.(Financial Services)(Company overview)
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
BB & T INSURANCE SERVICES INC. RALEIGH
Career: 30 years with BB & T. Graduated from N.C. State on a
Saturday, moved to Wilson Sunday and went to work as a management
trainee . . .
Johnson's Cattle Auction.(Western)
CANTON -- Johnson's Cattle Auction planned to open here by the
end of March and sell cattle on Wednesdays. Western North Carolina has
not had a livestock market since June, meaning producers had to . . .
Change in consumer taste plucks poultry plant's
jobs.(Western)
Too many people want to pick up hot chicks. After about 20 years
selling refrigerated roasted chicken, Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods
Inc. will close its Wilkesboro roasting plant, idling 410 . . .
U.S. National Whitewater Center.(Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE -- The U.S. National Whitewater Center planned to begin
charging admission of $5 per car this month. It has struggled to raise
enough revenue to repay $38 million in loans used for . . .
Spotlight on: Tony Plath; Associate professor of finance, UNC
Charlotte.(Financial Services)
How did an associate professor at UNC Charlotte get to be the go-to
guy for commentary on North Carolina-based banks, showing up not only in
the Tar Heel press but in such national publications as . . .
Luis Pastor.(Financial Services)(Brief article)
CEO, LATINO COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION, DURHAM
When Luis Pastor began volunteer work with Latino Community Credit
Union in September 2000, it was meant to be a temporary gig. He and his
wife had . . .
Parkway Bank.(Western)
LENOIR -- Jim Sponenberg, 64, replaced Gary Clawson, 46, as CEO of
Parkway Bank. Sponenberg was a former executive at Central Carolina Bank
and SunTrust Bank. Clawson resigned in January after . . .
Economic impact of Cherokee casino leaves the
reservation.(Western)
Gambling, proponents predicted, would be the biggest boon to
western North Carolina since the other one--Daniel--crossed the Blue
Ridge. Sin, critics cried, calling it the road to perdition . . .
Robert Bosch Tool.(Charlotte)(Brief article)
LINCOLNTON -- Robert Bosch Tool plans to close its local plant by
the end of the year, letting go about 230 workers. The plant makes bits
and other tool accessories. The company, based in Mount . . .
Minding market forces.(FINEPRINT)(Report)
Perhaps you look at the embarrassing debacle in Roanoke Rapids
involving the publicly financed theater overseen by Randy Parton and
think, "Well, when you lie down with third-tier country . . .
R. Scott Anderson.(Financial Services)
CEO, BANK OF GRANITE GRANITE FALLS
Early lesson: Born in Louisville, Ky., and raised in Charlotte, he
got a bachelor's in psychology at Carolina and took one of the
first jobs he was offered: . . .
Custom Packaging.(Western)
ARDEN -- Lebanon, Tenn.-based Custom Packaging plans to spend $4.5
million on machinery for its corrugated-box factory here. It is adding
12 workers to give it nearly . . .
Working capital.(Western)
WESTERN REGION
Jobs: 494,315
YTD change: (5,941)
Index: 101.7
Source: Employment Security Commission, December. Figures are not
seasonally adjusted. The index is the number of jobs as a . . .
Carolinas HealthCare System.(Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE -- State regulators gave Carolinas HealthCare System
permission to expand Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville by nearly 100
beds to 206. The $174 million project is slated for completion . . .
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