February 18, 2009
NEW YORK - Maria Ayson and Nolan Green Jr. should be married by now. The couple set a date, picked their reception hall, bought the dress, booked the photographer and ordered the cake for a Saturday this past August. Then came the bad news. "When he got l...
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February 15, 2009
GREENSBORO - How sweet it was and on Valentine's Day, yet. Twelve truckloads of scrumptious Girl Scout cookies, about 840,000 boxes, descended Saturday into the waiting hands, vans and SUVs of parents or other adults affiliated with scout troops across t...
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I asked readers to tell me the craziest thing they did to save a buck to win a coupon book. Dick Bond is our top dog. The Greensboro resident described cooking hot dogs on his engine block during cross-country trips with his family. Yummy.
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February 14, 2009
LIBERTY - The spark of romance starts in an icy warehouse in Liberty. In the past five days, workers in the big cooler at Hardin's Wholesale have unloaded, sorted and delivered 500,000 long-stem roses to florists in central North Carolina in time for the...
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February 13, 2009
GREENSBORO - Attention Apple lovers in the Triad: Your long wait for a closer store will soon be over. Apple will be opening its retail store at the Friendly Center in Greensboro on Feb. 21. The store will be between Williams-Sonoma and Anthropologie on A...
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Price creep has broken out at a gas pump near you. And it’s likely to continue for a while. A penny here, a penny there and the next thing drivers know, prices have climbed back to the $2 mark at some stations in the Triad. On Thursday, three stations i...
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Entrepreneurs just got a powerful new ally as the Greensboro Partnership said today it will put more focus on helping small, fast-growing businesses through helping them connect with experts and financial backers. The city's top economic development grou...
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February 11, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp. on Wednesday told about 1,370 employees that their jobs will be cut as the gourmet coffee company sheds costs by closing stores and laying off employees. About 500 non-store employees in the United States and Canada, includ...
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February 10, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Circuit City Stores Inc. is asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to allow it to give incentives to executives and other workers to stay with the company during the wind-down process, according to court filings. The company said the bo...
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HIGH POINT — High Point University has been approached to buy the struggling Oak Hollow Mall, said HPU President Nido Qubein. But for now, he says, it’s just talk. “We have been approached many times about it,” Qubein said Monday. “And we were a...
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February 9, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Menswear chain S&K Famous Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, citing operational losses over the past year. The Richmond, Va.-based chain, which sells value-priced clothing in about 136 stores through...
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NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp., which is trying to refashion its image as a more recession-friendly coffeehouse, offered more details Monday on the breakfast "pairings" it will sell beginning March 3. The gourmet coffee chain said it will introduce value...
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HIGH POINT - High Point University has been approached to buy the foundering Oak Hollow Mall, according to university President Nido Qubein. But for now, he says, it's just talk. "We have been approached many times about it," Qubein said Monday. "And we w...
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February 8, 2009
Style Cents celebrates its first anniversary! I would like to thank the News & Record for believing in my vision that one can merge great fashion with low cost while being mindful of one's carbon footprint.
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Florists are hoping business will be coming up roses this Valentine’s Day despite the wilting economy. Don Clemmons is cutting the price on an arrangement of a dozen long-stem roses from $75 to $69.95 to try to entice customers.
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February 7, 2009
GREENSBORO - The debate surrounding a controversial new building on South Elm Street may lead area business owners to form their own merchants' association. "I want to try to make it happen," said John Bailey, co-owner of Salon Bailey's, a hair, skin care...
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February 6, 2009
RALEIGH - LEGO lovers are about to have a haven for their plastic building passions. The Lego Store is coming to Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. The 2,000-square-foot store will open this summer, selling "just about every Lego product you can imagine," s...
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February 5, 2009
Retailer The Talbots Inc. will cut 370 jobs, or about 17 percent of its work force, as part of a new program to reduce expenses by $150 million. The company also said it plans to close about 20 underperforming Talbots stores in fiscal 2009. The company di...
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CONCORD (AP) - A new waterpark resort in Concord is searching for employees to fill more than 500 jobs. Great Wolf Lodge holds a job fair Thursday through Saturday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It offers an 80,000-square-foot indoor water park and more than 4...
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February 4, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Competition among casual restaurant operators heated up Tuesday, as Denny's Corp. launched free Grand Slam breakfasts in an effort to reacquaint customers with its brand and showcase its meals as value-friendly options for cash-conscious c...
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FORT WORTH, Texas (MCT) - Pier 1 Imports said Tuesday it may close up to 125 "underperforming" stores if the negotiations to cut rents aren't successful. The company has two stores in Greensboro and one in High Point. The Fort Worth company also said it i...
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CHARLOTTE - Buying electronics can be an awfully tough decision, especially in this economy where every dollar counts. With people cutting back on going out for entertainment, what's available around the house - such as the television, computer and video...
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February 3, 2009
New Belgium Brewing said today it will begin selling its beer in some North Carolina stores and bars. The Fort Collins, Colo., brewer will offer its Fat Tire Amber Ale, 1554 and Mothership Wit on March 2 in groceries and beer and wine shops in Greensboro......
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February 2, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - Macy's Inc. announced Monday that it will cut 7,000 jobs, or 4 percent of its work force, and slash its dividend as the department store chain looks to lower expenses and preserve cash amid a severe pullback in consumer spending. Cincinnat...
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Denny's is offering free Grand Slam breakfasts on Tuesday. The restaurant, which has locations in Greensboro and Kernersville, featured the food giveaway in a commercial during Sunday night's Super Bowl. The free breakfast is available from 6 a.m. to 2 p.
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