November 1, 2009
There's something about the Kindle software for iPod Touch and iPhone that makes me feel like I'm beating the system. I bought my iPod Touch for all the cool Internet and entertainment stuff it can do. I didn't realize how much fun the App Store wou...
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October 23, 2009
GREENSBORO — A city commission chose a plan Thursday that could end a local neighborhood’s hopes of joining a developer to build a hotel on South Elm Street . The Greensboro Redevelopment Commission decided it wants one master developer...
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October 22, 2009
GREENSBORO — High-speed Internet in the Triad is about to go wireless as Sprint and Time Warner Cable roll out 4G wireless networks before the end of the year.
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October 18, 2009
With sales and employment still dropping, the furniture industry is an uncomfortable place to be right now whether in the executive chair or the factory floor. Heading into the fall High Point Market, which began Saturday, orders and shipments for new fur...
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October 16, 2009
GREENSBORO — Greensboro-based NewBridge Bank plans to build four new branches and close seven others in an attempt to raise its visibility and consolidate operations in those markets. The bank said Thursday that it will invest $5 million in the...
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October 11, 2009
Just the name — Dell — seemed to promise the Triad and North Carolina a future economy driven by clean, high-tech industry. Local industrial recruiters could practically print it on their business cards, Dell’s halo effect was so strong.
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October 8, 2009
Dell’s decision Wednesday to close its Forsyth County plant left 905 employees, business leaders and a community confounded by a reality that simply did not compute.Losing one of the Triad’s corporate prides and joy shocked and surprised those...
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October 6, 2009
GREENSBORO — Greensboro’s housing market showed a bright sign in the third quarter: People who sold their homes were more likely to get closer to their asking price. Unfortunately, it took longer to sell those homes, according to a new report...
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September 27, 2009
Steve Gaulden has a good income, good credit and a nice house. So when the Trinity resident took steps earlier this year to improve his family finances by locking in a stable mortgage payment, he could not have known that one of his banks would block his...
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September 20, 2009
Ten weeks may seem like a long time, but people who want to qualify for an $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers need to start their hunt in the next few days or run the risk of missing the Nov. 30 deadline. Experts say that with the problems, dela...
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September 17, 2009
Like a master of espionage obsessed with his prey, I planned, stalked and dreamed for months of grabbing the new CD box sets by The Beatles, which were released on Sept. 9. The grail of this search was The Beatles Mono Box Set -- which had been billed as...
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September 15, 2009
GREENSBORO — To recruit a Dell-size business with lots of jobs and tax income, you’ve got to have a Dell-size piece of land graded, paved and waiting. But developers don’t like to sink their money into idle land with an uncertain payoff.
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September 12, 2009
GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and chambers across the Triad have started a promotion that brings local business and media companies together to promote the region’s economy. The program is called “Don’t Pass the B...
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September 8, 2009
Ameritox, a firm that conducts medical tests, is the company seeking $277,500 in economic incentives, according to county documents. The Baltimore-based company could create 228 full-time jobs in Guilford County and invest $26 million in property and equi...
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September 4, 2009
GREENSBORO — Mack Trucks: builder of mighty trucks, a bulldog’s best friend. You couldn’t escape the bulldog pins, bulldog shirts, a camo bulldog on an Army truck, a big bulldog balloon and a real swaggering, snorting bulldog on a stage...
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September 3, 2009
GREENSBORO — Bob Harrington, an executive with a long record of supervisory jobs, talked about the competitive job market. “It’s brutal,” said Harrington, who has been seeking permanent employment since his job at Skybus disappeare...
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September 2, 2009
GREENSBORO — The Triad economy is emerging from the recession and should see growth for the rest of the year, the author of a new report from UNCG said Tuesday. “All the signs I see at the national level point to recovery, so I think the Triad...
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September 1, 2009
Exercise-equipment maker Precor is now recruiting workers for the new plant it’s building at Rock Creek Center in Whitsett. The company wants to hire from 60 to 70 workers for its manufacturing and distribution center. The workers will include welde...
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August 31, 2009
GREENSBORO — Federal test planes have been landing on the new runway at Piedmont Triad International airport, and the $150 million project could be ready to open by November. Ted Johnson, airport executive director, said that the Federal Aviation Ad...
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August 28, 2009
Now that the Wyndham Championship has pledged some proceeds to help bring jobs to the Triad, a group of business leaders will meet soon to work out the details. Bobby Long, chairman of the Triad Charitable Golf Foundation, the nonprofit group that runs th...
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August 27, 2009
GREENSBORO — United Guaranty is now hiring at least 100 workers after laying off 160 in June. The mortgage insurer said Wednesday that it has begun a revamped campaign to work more closely with homeowners who are close to foreclosure. It’s a t...
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August 20, 2009
Like a baseball team plagued with curve balls and strikeouts, the players trying to salvage Winston-Salem’s new baseball stadium are ready to rally.City leaders, banks and private investors will meet Friday to sign off on a more than $25 million fin...
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August 18, 2009
A business that wants to make Davidson County the state’s leader in solar energy has firmed up its commitment by buying a 356-acre farm near the Linwood community. Sun Edison, a Beltsville, Md., solar energy company, bought the Golden Crescent Farms...
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August 13, 2009
Time Warner Cable has notified HBO subscribers in the Triad that beginning Sept. 30 they will need a digital cable box for each television set to view the premium movie channel. The cable company says that by moving HBO from its analog roster to its dig...
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It’s a great time to buy a home in the Triad right now — but it’s a harder market if you’re trying to sell. Prices have dropped, inventory is substantial and choice locations have homes available. But consider the poor seller right...
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