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• Treasury Secretary Geithner extends TARP

  U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is extending the Troubled Asset Relief Program through Oct. 3, 2010. (BAC) (WFC) (C) [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:55am EST
  

• Harris Teeter raises $210K for food banks

  The Harris Teeter Inc. supermarket chain raised $210,000 during its 2009 Harvest Feast Food Drive and Donation Card Campaign. (RDK) [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 9:14am EST
  

• Goodrich lands deal with Lockheed Martin

  Goodrich Corp. will supply lightweight composite structures to protect the acoustic sensors on the Spanish Navy’s new S-80 diesel-electric submarines. (GR) (LMT) [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:33am EST
  

• SPX unit wins $36M power contract

  An SPX Corp. subsidiary has landed a $36 million power-plant contract in China. (SPW) [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:30am EST
  

• Concentric Marketing lands contract

  Mueller Sports Medicine has hired Concentric Marketing of Charlotte to provide strategic-marketing services. [...]
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  Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:21am EST
  

• BofA repays TARP funds

  Bank of America Corp. says it has repaid the U.S. Department of the Treasury $45 billion in federal funds from the Troubled Relief Asset Program. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  

• N.C. to get 24,000 Census jobs

  N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue says 24,000 U.S. Census jobs will become available throughout the state. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:43pm EST
  

• Fifth Third to recoup AFL losses

  Fifth Third Bancorp, parent company of the former First Charter Corp. of Charlotte, will recoup some of the money it lent to the bankrupt Arena Football League. (FITB) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:39pm EST
  

• Crescent Resources project in Tampa earns LEED certification

  Crescent Resources’ Circle at Crosstown development in Tampa, Fla., has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 2:03pm EST
  

• BofA donates $4.3M to Calif. nonprofits

  The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has provided $4.3 million in grants to California nonprofits this year. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 1:48pm EST
  

• Home values on the rise

  Home prices rose for the second consecutive quarter in all but two of the regions tracked by Freddie Mac. (FRE) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 11:30am EST
  

• United Way of Central Carolinas creates smaller board

  Board members of the embattled United Way of Central Carolinas Inc. have agreed to resign this month in move to substantially reduce the board’s size. [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 9:52am EST
  

• Simon Property to buy Prime Outlets

  Simon Property Group Inc. plans to acquire the outlet shopping-center business of Prime Outlets Acquisition Co. (SPG) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:49am EST
  

• Talbots to sell majority stake

  The Talbots Inc. has agreed to sell the company to a Connecticut-based private-equity firm for roughly $350 million. (TLB) [...]
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  Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:26am EST
  

• Wells Fargo awards $6M in Charlotte-area grants

  The Wells Fargo & Co. has awarded more than $6 million to 14 Charlotte-area nonprofits through its “Spirit of Caring” community grants program. (WFC) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 3:17pm EST
  

• Report: BofA’s Curl under scrutiny

  The office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating Bank of America Corp. executive Greg Curl regarding the bank’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co., The New York Times reports. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:52pm EST
  

• GMAC cutting 45 jobs in Charlotte

  GMAC Financial Services is cutting about 45 mortgage jobs in Charlotte, despite its plan to expand its corporate operations here. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 2:50pm EST
  

• CHS nets $388M through September

  Carolinas HealthCare System netted nearly $387.8 million for the first nine months of the year, improving on a loss of $309.8 million in the same period a year ago. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:29pm EST
  

• N.C. approves Duke’s 7 percent rate hike

  N.C. regulators have approved Duke Energy Carolinas’ proposed 7 percent overall rate increase in North Carolina. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 12:09pm EST
  

• Manpower survey predicts moderate hiring in Charlotte

  Charlotte-area employers expect to hire at a moderate pace during the first quarter, according to a Manpower Inc. survey. (MAN) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:27am EST
  

• SPX buys Yuba Heat Transfer for $125M

  An SPX Corp. subsidiary has acquired nearly all the assets of Yuba Heat Transfer, a supplier of heat-transfer equipment and technology to the power-generation industry. (SPW) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 10:02am EST
  

• McClatchy to end wage freeze

  The McClatchy Co. will lift its companywide wage freeze beginning next month, company Chief Executive Gary Pruitt wrote to employees in an internal memo. (MNI) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:54am EST
  

• Conference Board: More good news on jobs

  The Conference Board’s national Employment Trends Index rose for the fourth consecutive month in November, a good sign for the severely depressed labor market. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:35am EST
  

• Report: Wells, Citi seek to repay TARP funds

  Wells Fargo & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are negotiating with government officials to exit the Troubled Asset Relief Program, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing people familiar with the situation. (BAC) (C) (WFC) [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:29am EST
  

• Baker & Taylor buys Blackwell units

  Baker & Taylor Inc. has acquired Blackwell United Kingdom’s Australia-based James Bennett bookseller and Blackwell Book Services North America. [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:20am EST
  

• Charlotte 56th on Forbes’ affordable cities

  When it comes to affordable cities with stable employment, a new Forbes.com report puts the Charlotte area in the middle of the pack. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 4:15pm EST
  

• Babcock & Wilcox moving HQ to Charlotte

  The Babcock & Wilcox Co. plans to move its corporate headquarters to Charlotte from Lynchburg, Va. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 2:15pm EST
  

• Duke Energy reaches settlement on Kentucky rates

  Duke Energy Kentucky and the office of Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway have reached a preliminary agreement on a rate increase in that state. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 2:07pm EST
  

• Martha Stewart teams with Home Depot

  The Home Depot Inc. will sell an exclusive Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. brand of interior and exterior paint. (MSO) (HD) [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Branstorm wins PR contract

  Branstorm Inc. has landed a contract as the public-relations agency of record for Allegacy Federal Credit Union. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 10:26am EST
  

• Krispy Kreme reduces 3Q loss

  Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. reports a net loss of $2.4 million, or 4 cents per diluted share, for its third fiscal quarter ended Nov. 1. (KKD) [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 9:32am EST
  

• BirdDog Logistics acquires CTG Financial

  Massachusetts freight-management company BirdDog Logistics Services has acquired CTG Financial, a Charlotte-based provider of financing services to truckers. [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:51am EST
  

• Lowe’s to expand into western Canada

  Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s Canadian subsidiary plans to expand into the western part of the country during its next fiscal year, which begins Feb. 1. (LOW) [...]
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  Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:42am EST
  

• Crosland puts parcel into Chapter 11

  Facing a foreclosure sale next week, Crosland has put the holding company for one of its properties into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  

• National unemployment falls to 10%

  The nation's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent in November, down from 10.2 percent in October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:34pm EST
  

• Charlotteans reappointed to Fed board

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has reappointed John Kreighbaum and David Zimmerman to three-year terms as directors at its Charlotte branch, effective Jan. 1. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:39pm EST
  

• Charlotteans appointed to Fed board

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has reappointed John Kreighbaum and David Zimmerman to three-year terms as directors at its Charlotte branch, effective Jan. 1. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 1:39pm EST
  

• Study starts for Charlotte's uptown market

  Charlotte Center City Partners wants to take a closer look at proposed site in uptown for a permanent farmer’s market. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 12:01pm EST
  

• US Airways plans Charlotte-Rome service

  US Airways plans to launch daily, nonstop service between Charlotte and Rome on May 13. (LCC) [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Belk funds Teach for America

  The Belk Foundation has awarded a $200,000 grant to Teach for America to support a new fellowship program. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 10:21am EST
  

• Duke Energy salutes ‘Power Partners’

  Duke Energy Corp. has announced its 2009 “Power Partners” awards, which recognize customers for innovative use of energy in cooperative programs with the utility. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 10:10am EST
  

• Business journals launch novel national campaign

  In an aggressive effort to highlight their growth and health at a time of challenge for all publishers, the Charlotte Business Journal and the 39 other papers in the American City Business Journals group this week took a novel approach to tell their story: All 40 business journals printed a [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 10:03am EST
  

• Report: N.C. borrowing to pay unemployed tops $1.3B

  North Carolina’s borrowing from the federal government to pay unemployment benefits has topped $1.3 billion, as state officials continue to deal with double-digit jobless rates. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:51am EST
  

• King & Spalding advises TMW deal

  Lawyers from the Charlotte office of law firm King & Spalding recently advised TMW Systems on the acquisition of BetaZone Inc. and its subsidiary, Innovative Computing Corp. [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 9:44am EST
  

• Belk swings to $400,000 profit in 3Q

  Belk Inc. earned $400,000 for its third fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, improving on a net loss of $23.5 million a year earlier. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 5:08pm EST
  

• Duke Energy to build large training facility in Kings Mountain

  Duke Energy Corp. says it will build a 150,000-square-foot power-generation training center in Kings Mountain. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 4:48pm EST
  

• Cato reports Nov. sales rise

  Cato Corp. says sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 28 totaled $61.6 million, up 2 percent from $60.6 million in the comparable period last year. (CATO) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 2:42pm EST
  

• Charlotte region’s Fast 50 companies honored

  Diagnostic Devices Inc., a medical-device producer based in Huntersville, heads the list of the 50 fastest-growing private companies in the Charlotte region. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  

• Kewaunee sales dip in quarter

  Hit by slightly lower sales and a sharp increase in after-tax pension expenses, Kewaunee Scientific Corp. reports net earnings for its second quarter dropped 7.7 percent from a year ago. (KEQU) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 2:17pm EST
  

• Lanyon reaches new frontier

  Frontier Capital of Charlotte has arranged $10 million in funding for Lanyon Inc. Dallas-based Lanyon offers online services to the travel and hospitality industries. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 1:57pm EST
  

• Statesville wins $80M textile plant

  Brazilian textile manufacturer Companhia Providencia has dusted off plans to set up a nonwoven fabrics plant in Statesville. The $80 million facility is slated to have 56 employees when production starts during the first half of 2011. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 11:02am EST
  

• Family Dollar post 1Q sales increase

  Family Dollar Stores Inc. reports sales for its first fiscal quarter, which ended Nov. 28, increased 3.9% from a year ago. (FDO) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 10:16am EST
  

• US Airways’ traffic drops in November

  US Airways Group Inc. says revenue passenger miles for November totaled 4.2 billion, a drop of 1.8 percent from last year. This measure of airline performance is equal to one passenger flying one mile. (LCC) [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 9:28am EST
  

• Charlotte has plenty of company in joblessness

  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports all but eight of the nation’s 369 labor markets lost jobs during the year that ended Oct. 31. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:58am EST
  

• General Growth files reorganization plan

  Real estate developer General Growth Properties has filed a reorganization plan with the bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York. The plan covers 92 regional shopping centers, office properties, community centers and subsidiaries associated with $9.7 billion of secured mortgage loans. [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:04am EST
  

• Fed report finds N.C. economy 'mixed'

  After a retreat in early fall, The Southeast’s economy was once again “mixed” in October through mid-November, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book report released Wednesday [...]
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  Posted: December 03, 2009, 7:50am EST
  

• BofA to repay $45 billion in TARP funds

  Bank of America Corp. announced late Wednesday it will repay the entire $45 billion it has received in aid from taxpayers. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 5:35pm EST
  

• WBT parent names new exec for Charlotte

  Greater Media Inc. has named Rick Feinblatt market manager for the company’s stations in Charlotte, WBT-AM/FM and WLNK-FM. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 4:22pm EST
  

• Duke Energy CEO: Recovery will be anemic

  Duke Energy Corp. Chief Executive Jim Rogers on Wednesday told a Charlotte audience to expect an anemic economic recovery in 2010 hampered by federal debt, government deficits and lingering unemployment. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 3:01pm EST
  

• Employers announced 50,000 job cuts in November — and that’s good news

  It may offer little comfort to those affected by the Charlotte region's 12 percent unemployment rate. But two separate labor reports released Wednesday suggest that corporate layoffs are on the decline. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 2:59pm EST
  

• Charlotte sheds 12,300 construction jobs

  Metro Charlotte lost 12,300 construction-industry jobs between October 2008 and October 2009, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data by the Associated General Contractors of America. [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 11:28am EST
  

• 3D Systems begins selling in Europe

  Rock Hill-based 3D Systems Corp. says it has started selling its prototype- and parts-making system in Europe. (TDSC) [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:03am EST
  

• Wells Fargo to close 122 California branches as part of Wachovia merger

  Wells Fargo & Co. will close 122 branches in California and combine them with other bank offices as it continues to swallow Wachovia Corp., the company has told the San Francisco Business Times, a sister publication of the Charlotte Business Journal. (WFC) (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 9:46am EST
  

• Commissioners OK incentive for project

  Mecklenburg County commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve more than $13.28 million in federal stimulus bonds for a top-secret industrial expansion code-named Project Cardinal. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 7:51pm EST
  

• Dismissal sought in speedway suit

  The city and county governments in the area of Lowe’s Motor Speedway contend they can’t be sued for breach of contract nor forced into a formalized incentives agreement with Speedway Motorsports Inc., according to court filings. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  

• N.C. boosts tax credits for Lincoln, Alexander counties

  Lincoln and Alexander counties among the N.C. counties that will be eligible for increased economic-development tax credits in 2010. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:39pm EST
  

• H1N1 ‘widespread’ in North Carolina

  Outbreak of the H1N1 flu remains widespread in North Carolina, even as the number of cases being reported nationwide continues to decline. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 1:16pm EST
  

• Mecklenburg unemployment rises to 11.1%

  The unemployment rate in Mecklenburg County grew to 11.1 percent in October from 10.9 percent in September. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:36pm EST
  

• Carolina Panthers 15th in prime-time viewership

  When it comes to prime time, the Carolina Panthers are middle of the pack. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:05pm EST
  

• Duke Energy brings wind project on line

  Duke Energy Corp. has begun producing electricity from its Campbell Hill WindPower Project in Wyoming. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 12:04pm EST
  

• Charlotte Bobcats launch ‘Ticketmaster Tuesdays’ promotion

  The Charlotte Bobcats, in a bid to boost weekday attendance, have introduced “Ticketmaster Tuesdays,” with ticket and food and drink specials for every Tuesday night home game. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 11:26am EST
  

• BofA to continue talks with Tiger Woods Foundation, despite negative publicity

  Bank of America Corp. still plans to continue its talks to take on a broader role with the Tiger Woods Foundation, despite speculation that corporate interest in Tiger Woods will be negatively affected after his car crash on Friday. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:43am EST
  

• Microban teams with Dal-Tile

  Microban International Ltd. and Dal-Tile Corp. will create two lines of ceramic tile that feature Microban’s antimicrobial technology. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 9:09am EST
  

• Union protests US Airways-Delta slot swap

  The union representing US Airways Group Inc. pilots has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a slot and facilities swap between US Airways and Delta Air Lines Inc. for possible violations of antitrust laws. (DAL) (LCC) [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:57am EST
  

• Fed actions against banks down in third quarter

  Federal banking regulators took fewer actions against banks during the third quarter, the first quarterly drop in at least four quarters. [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:49am EST
  

• E-mails show dispute over 485 funding

  N.C. Treasury Department officials expressed reservations about N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue’s plan to finish Interstate 485 weeks before the proposal was announced, recently released e-mails reveal. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:10pm EST
  

• E-mails show dispute over I-485 funding

  N.C. Treasury Department officials expressed reservations about N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue’s plan to finish Interstate 485 weeks before the proposal was announced, recently released e-mails reveal. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:10pm EST
  

• Kimbrell foundation aids Carolinas Rehab

  Carolinas Rehabilitation has received $300,0000 from the W. Duke Kimbrell Family Foundation in Gastonia. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:22pm EST
  

• Mecklenburg County eyes stimulus for jobs prospect

  Mecklenburg County is mulling over more than $13.2 million in federal stimulus bonds for a top-secret industrial expansion code-named Project Cardinal. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:32pm EST
  

• Business groups split on Senate’s health-care reform package

  Health-care reform has cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. Senate, but the long legislative battle may not end until next year. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:34am EST
  

• Family Dollar honors SAS

  Family Dollar Stores Inc. has named software-development company SAS Institute Inc. its Information Technology Strategic Partner of the Year. (FDO) [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:22am EST
  

• BofA clarifies credit-card terms

  Bank of America Corp. on Monday launched a program to offer its credit-card customers an easy-to-understand list of terms and conditions for each account. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:40am EST
  

• 30-year mortgages match all-time low

  The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 4.78 percent last week, matching the lowest level on record since Freddie Mac started keeping track in 1971. (FRE) [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:38am EST
  

• New-home sales jump 6 percent

  The rebound in housing spread to the new home-sector last month, with a larger-than-expected gain in sales. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:28am EST
  

• BofA cuts salaries of two key execs

  Bank of America Corp. has slashed the cash salaries of two of its top executives. (BAC) [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:22am EST
  

• FairPoint goes further into red

  FairPoint Communications Inc., working to restructure its debt in bankruptcy court, reports a net loss of $77.3 million for the third quarter on revenue of $268.3 million. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:51am EST
  

• N.C. Treasurer doubtful on I-485 funding

  N.C. State Treasurer Janet Cowell says she is uncertain about proposed funding for the completion of Interstate 485 in Mecklenburg County. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:50am EST
  

• Charlotte officials mobilize on I-485 funding

  North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell says she is uncertain about proposed funding for the completion of Interstate 485 in Mecklenburg County. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:50am EST
  

• N.C. gets $2.2M from Aventis

  Drugmaker Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay $2.2 million to North Carolina for underpaying rebates to Medicaid for allergy medications. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 11:13am EST
  

• 3D Systems acquires AdvaTech

  3D Systems Corp. has acquired the assets of AdvaTech Manufacturing, a provider of prototyping and manufacturing services to the aerospace and defense industries. (TDSC) [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:59am EST
  

• ACN donates $1.3M to Ronald McDonald House

  Concord-based telecommunications company ACN has donated $1.3 million to the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:58am EST
  

• Duke hikes tab on Indiana plant

  Duke Energy Corp. says design changes at its Edwardsport plant in Indiana will add $150 million to the project’s $2.35 billion cost. (DUK) [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 9:06am EST
  

• US Airways outlines cost-saving plan

  US Airways Group Inc. plans to reduce capital expenditures during the next three years, and doesn’t expect to access the aircraft-finance market next year. The airline (NYSE:LLC) also plans to boost its reserves by $450 million in 2010 and improve its liquidity position by $150 million this year. (LLC) [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:32am EST
  

• Report: Fed asks for TARP repayment plans

  The U.S. Federal Reserve has asked banks to submit plans on how they will repay funds received through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, both Reuters and TheStreet.com report. (BAC) (WFC) [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:21am EST
  

• FDIC fund tumbles into red

  This year’s wave of bank failures has pushed the federal deposit insurance fund into the red, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 8:19am EST
  

• US Airways, TACA Air in code-share pact

  US Airways Group Inc. has inked a code-share agreement with TACA Airlines, effective Jan. 12. (LCC) [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:37pm EST
  

• N.C. ESC: Pay tax now to reduce rate

  The N.C. Employment Security Commission is encouraging employers to make a voluntary tax contribution before Dec. 16, saying it could help them reduce their tax rates next year. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:34pm EST
  

• BB&T hires Luquire George Andrews

  BB&T Corp. has named Luquire George Andrews of Charlotte its branding agency of record. (PNY) (BBT) [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:50am EST
  

• Bi-Lo plan excludes Food Lion deal

  The Bi-Lo supermarket chain has filed a bankruptcy-exit plan that doesn’t include its acquisition by Food Lion. (DEG) [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 10:48am EST
  

• Study: Charlotte among least-safe U.S. cities

  A new study finds that Charlotte experiences more crime than average, with the Queen City placing among the 100 worst offenders nationwide. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 9:57am EST