November 22, 2009
Despite its modest contribution to our energy needs, renewable energy will have a substantial effect on utilities’ management practices and North Carolinians’ sense of control about their energy future.
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Consumers want deals, retailers want sales. Both could end up disappointed this holiday season.
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Tough economic times aside, bargain hunters are still expected to rise at the crack of dawn (or not sleep at all), fight over parking spaces and stand like sardines at the cash register on Black Friday.
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For decades, North Carolina has generated almost all of its electricity with coal-fired or nuclear power plants.
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November 20, 2009
The Dodge Lodge Farm Market on Greene Street offers fresh local food and some nonlocal items.
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WINSTON-SALEM (MCT) — Two state agencies have accused three companies with ties to the Triad of "an elaborate scheme" to deceive consumers into buying overpriced manufactured homes.
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North Carolina’s unemployment rate increased to 11 percent in October, according to statistics released today by the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.
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November 19, 2009
The maker of Newport menthol cigarettes, based in Greensboro, told the Securities and Exchange Commission that said its board of directors plans to replace Martin L. Orlowsky after his contract expires Dec. 31, 2010.
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Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. says its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in loans secured by shopping centers.
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Those employees' last day was Wednesday as the company began winding down the work force at its desktop-assembly plant in Winston-Salem.
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The glittering former possessions of former Raleigh financier William Wise flew off a local auction block Wednesday.
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Beloved Community Center and Face to Face Greensboro will sponsor an event called “Green Jobs Plus Low-Income Families: A Community Investment” on Monday in the East White Oak neighborhood.
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November 18, 2009
Jewels, art, cars and more than 150 bottles of fine wine will be auctioned off in North Carolina's capital city to help recoup nearly $70 million in losses for investors duped in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
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The family of a teacher who suffers from colon cancer is helped by ABC's “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”
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The company is moving its North American headquarters to Atlanta Research Triangle Park.
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A Senate committee Tuesday condemned three online companies, saying they are tricking consumers into signing up for subscription services they don't want.
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November 17, 2009
Thanks to the employees at Honda, 500 care packages will go to soldiers from Fort Bragg and Marines from Camp Lejeune who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Robert Spilman served on numerous corporate boards including Dominion Resources and Jefferson-Pilot Corp.
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Costco customers may have to look elsewhere for Coca-Cola products now that the retailer has stopped carrying them because the pair are fighting over prices.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will temporarily cut prices up to 60 percent on popular toys and video games on Saturday, almost a week ahead of the traditional sales blitz the day after Thanksgiving.
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The retail industry is going out of its way to make sure this year's holiday shopping season doesn't spin out of control.
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November 16, 2009
The Internet phone company will pay $3 million and provide refunds to eligible customers.
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Chip maker RF Micro Devices Inc. said Monday it has finished restructuring its debt, buying back $197 million in notes coming due next year. It also boosted its cash flow forecast.
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The home-improvement retailer sees signs of hope because, it says, some of the hardest hit home markets are stabilizing.
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November 15, 2009
The Deep River has seven hydroelectric plants. Only five of them work. But their owners want money for upgrades and rebuilding. Are they worth it?
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