Business Briefs
  1. California firm acquires N.C. solar company

    A California-based company has acquired a North Carolina solar energy firm that plans to install 640 solar panels atop a local business park.

    1. Updated Nov. 21 3:35 p.m.
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  2. SC jobless rate hits 25-year high of 8 percent

    South Carolina's jobless rate jumped to 8 percent in October - the highest rate in 25 years - as the region continued to feel the effects of the meltdown of the U.S. economy.

    1. Posted Nov. 21 10:27 a.m.
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  3. Smokies closes loop to spray for bugs

    The 11-mile road around scenic Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed briefly in December so foresters can spray insects attacking native hemlock trees.

    1. Posted Nov. 21 12:40 p.m.
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  4. N.C. workplace injuries at record low

    Injuries and illnesses in North Carolina dropped from a rate of 4.0 injured workers for every 100 full-time employees in 2006 to 3.6 last year for private-sector employers.

    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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  5. N.C. poultry plant fined for major safety violations
    1. Nov. 21, 2008
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    3. Map
  6. TVA smokestack scrubbers to help clear Smokies air
    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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  7. Blackwater, Currituck County agree to buffer zone
    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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  8. Ingersoll-Rand to lay off 110 workers due to outsourcing
    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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  9. N.C. board meeting to plan business future
    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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  10. 'Sodfather' to get state ag honor
    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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  11. Former Gov. Hunt honored for education efforts
    1. Nov. 20, 2008
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    3. Video
  12. City criticized for giving incentives to Lowe's
    1. Nov. 18, 2008
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  13. Man accused of stealing from N.C. State labs
    1. Nov. 19, 2008
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  14. Former Virginia teacher donates $1M to UNC
    1. Nov. 18, 2008
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  15. MacGregor Development seeks bankruptcy protection
    1. Nov. 17, 2008
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  16. Lowe's 3Q profit falls 24 percent on slow spending
    1. Nov. 17, 2008
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  17. Vitale returns to Chapel Hill with book to promote
    1. Nov. 18, 2008
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  18. Golden Corral restaurants thank vets with a meal
    1. Nov. 17, 2008
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  19. Christmas comes early for gun dealers
    1. Nov. 16, 2008
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    3. Slideshow
  20. Sunwest may sell 7 bankrupt retirement homes
    1. Nov. 15, 2008
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  21. Homeless women organization prepares for a new home
    1. Nov. 16, 2008
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News Archive
  1. Internet Summit - Lots of highs, a few lows

    Innovation Exchange: Looking back at the first event, lasting impressions include size and quality of the crowd plus a collective positive attitude. But as with any event, a few tweaks would help improve a 2009 event.

  2. Argos Therapeutics wraps up remainder of $35.2M in financing
  3. N.C. adds jobs but unemployment rate reaches 7%
  4. Duke cardiologist could be next head of FDA
  5. Future shock? A more dangerous world looms, warns new report
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