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Drugmakers rush back into market for vaccines

Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it.
Modified: 11/20/09 07:27:04 AM

Credit Suisse sells RTP land

Investment banking giant Credit Suisse has sold back about half its land in Research Triangle Park after concluding that it has ample room for future expansion in its current facility.
Modified: 11/20/09 01:12:51 PM

Natural gas plunges 12 percent this month

Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off.
Modified: 11/20/09 03:28:00 PM

Viztek sees more jobs

Medical technology company Viztek, which moved its headquarters from Florida to Garner in August, expects to hire about 20 employees next year.
Modified: 11/20/09 12:30:48 PM

Earnings Preview: Tyson Foods Inc.

Tyson Foods Inc., the world's largest meat producer, is scheduled to report results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Monday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Modified: 11/20/09 02:40:50 PM

Pfizer's Geodon gets expanded FDA approval

Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a combination maintenance treatment for bipolar disorder in adults.
Modified: 11/20/09 02:41:33 PM

Two Triangle radio stations embrace all-holiday format

Love it or loathe it, Triangle radio listeners are getting twice as much Christmas music this year.
Modified: 11/20/09 01:54:37 PM

N.C. unemployment rises to 11 percent

The increase returns the state to the same unemployment rate it had in June.
Modified: 11/20/09 10:25:28 AM

LabCorp could receive incentives to move to Greensboro

Medical-testing testing company LabCorp wants to consolidate its billing operations and could receive nearly $900,000 in taxpayer incentives if it chooses a site in Greensboro.
Modified: 11/20/09 04:24:30 PM

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Goldman's chief executive apologizes for part in fiscal crisis

Facing a hail of criticism, Goldman Sachs' top officer has offered a halting apology for the premier investment bank's role in the subprime mortgage crisis that sank the nation's economy.
Modified: 11/20/09 09:14:53 AM

Kellogg's cuts Cary work force

Local workers at Kellogg's biggest snack manufacturing plant in the nation received layoff notices Thursday morning.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:56:27 PM

Hog farmers reel as buyers go bankrupt

After two years of losses, Clinton-based Coharie and three smaller North Carolina pork producers recently declared bankruptcy, causing scores of grain and hog farmers to lose once-stable contracts to raise hogs.
Modified: 11/20/09 05:29:45 AM

Progress looks to wood as fuel

Progress Energy wants to diversify its fuel resources to generate more electricity from wood scraps.
Modified: 11/20/09 11:42:14 AM

Briggs branches out

Retailing: A family-owned business in Raleigh that dates back more than a century is revisiting the past.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:33 PM

Sony Ericsson closing RTP site

Sony Ericsson will dismantle its Research Triangle Park operations and eliminate 425 jobs.
Modified: 11/19/09 05:14:36 AM

Garner might woo ConAgra

Some town leaders say they would consider giving ConAgra Foods financial incentives to keep its damaged Slim Jim plant open in Garner.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:48:54 PM

Fugitive's luxuries bring high bids

The glittering former possessions of former Raleigh financier William Wise flew off a local auction block Wednesday.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:45:18 AM

Mock strike urges progress

American Airlines flight attendants walked picket lines Wednesday at 13 airports, including Raleigh-Durham International, in a mock strike to press for resolution of contract talks with the nation's second-largest airline.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:48:56 PM

SciQuest's big get: a UNC system deal

SciQuest, a Cary technology company whose software allows businesses and universities to order supplies and services online, has signed a major new client: the University of North Carolina.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:09:32 PM

For Eggo lovers, breakfast is bitter

Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of its popular Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production.
Modified: 11/19/09 05:20:15 AM

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