September 17, 2009
W. Horace Carter, a North Carolina newspaper publisher and editor whose crusades against the Ku Klux Klan in the 1950s earned him a Pulitzer Prize, died Wednesday. He was 88.
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September 16, 2009
Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rental chain tries to reverse its losses and fend off rapidly growing rivals Netflix Inc. and Redbox.
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Economic indicators still “aren’t all that great,” a Brookings researcher says, especially employment.
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North Carolina regulators will require that all new homes be built with an electronic switch designed to prevent electrical fires.
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The city will hold a public workshop next week to get input as it moves forward with a second study for development recommendations along the High Point Road/West Lee Street corridor.
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A report due out Wednesday is expected to show that inflation remained in check last month, as the weak U.S. economy prevents retailers and manufacturers from raising prices.
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September 15, 2009
Greensboro hopes to help developers prepare their land to recruit future tenants.
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Sales of existing single-family home in Greensboro declined in August, according to data prepared by Triad MLS Inc. for the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association.
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Major furniture events in High Point and Las Vegas overlapped for the first time when the sun rose on Monday morning as Pre-market and the Las Vegas Furniture Market opened.
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A North Carolina judge has ruled that Lexington Furniture Industries Inc. has properly advertised a top furniture collection and rejected a bid to void the company's deal with an artist.
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September 14, 2009
Triad residents will have their chance to sound off about Duke Energy’s proposal to raise its rates by 12.6 percent during a public hearing Tuesday night in High Point.
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Corporate human resources manager Christy Landon says Stanley has added 39 full-time employees at Stanleytown and expects to hire 60 more over the next few months.
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The News & Record has taken its downtown parking lot off the market because of problems brought on by the recession, a company executive said Monday.
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Crystal Lee Sutton, the inspiration behind the movie “Norma Rae,” died last week at the age of 68 after a long illness.
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Metaldyne Corp. said last month that it plans to close its chassis operations in Whitsett, putting 143 people out of work.
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September 13, 2009
XYZ is a beverage supplies store next to — you guessed it — an ABC store.
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September 12, 2009
Hundreds of residents shopped for bargains during Saturday's community yard sale in downtown Greensboro.
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A Greensboro chamber idea now includes media and chambers of commerce throughout the region.
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September 11, 2009
A Wells Fargo & Co. executive says the merged, San Francisco-based bank plans to add about 150 jobs at a North Carolina hub that specializes in serving wealthy customers.
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September 10, 2009
A new generation meets The Beatles, and you know that can’t be bad, an Elon professor says.
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The former chairman of the News & Record's parent company was 82.
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September 9, 2009
Old materials from thrift and antique shops are turned into attractive home furnishings for sale.
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Piedmont Natural Gas will charge about 16 percent less this winter. Other energy companies except for Duke Energy expect to drop rates.
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The approximately $141 million deal is expected to close by the end of the year pending approval by regulators and Lexcom shareholders.
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A company has cut up to two-thirds of its 300-member work force just weeks after losing a major maintenance contract with Continental Airlines Inc.
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