Business

Follow our blogs on Twitter: .biz blog | Centsible Saver | Tech Junkie | Mouthful | Green Scene | Warm TV

A free program to test well water quality in Lee and Chatham counties is getting underway Thursday with two informational sessions in Sanford for interested property owners.

Modified: 02/08/12 08:54:39 AM

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.

Modified: 02/08/12 02:34:20 PM
AP Video Link
Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath
Link
http://www.twitter.com/ngowi

Stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as investors waited for news about whether Greece would hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt.

Modified: 02/08/12 03:40:45 PM

Mystery Brewing Co., the Triangle's newest brewery, is finally up and running in Hillsborough.

Modified: 02/08/12 11:09:12 AM

LED lighting company Cree has unveiled another new LED that it's touting as a cost breakthrough.

Modified: 02/08/12 10:31:42 AM

In case you can't tell which foods at your local Walmart are healthful, the world's largest retailer will make it obvious right on the package with a "Great For You" label.

Modified: 02/07/12 08:51:05 PM

Stocks resumed their slow but steady climb Tuesday as Greece appeared close to announcing a deal with creditors to cut its debt. The Dow Jones industrial average ended at its highest level since May 2008.

Modified: 02/07/12 11:26:03 PM
Local/State More

Reynolds American Inc., the nation's second-biggest tobacco company, said Wednesday that its fourth-quarter profits rose 16 percent as higher prices and productivity gains helped offset declining cigarette sales.

Modified: 02/08/12 11:09:06 AM
Economy More

Stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as investors waited for news about whether Greece would hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt.

Modified: 02/08/12 03:40:45 PM
Consumer/Retail More

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.

Modified: 02/08/12 02:34:20 PM
Technology More

Local drugmaker Biogen Idec dedicated 10 electric car rechargers Tuesday at its facility in Research Triangle Park as part of the federal government's push for electric cars.

Modified: 02/07/12 08:51:04 PM
Real Estate More

A developer is attracting a collection of Chinese businesses to the most unlikely of places - a nearly deserted outlet mall across Interstate 40 from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Modified: 02/05/12 05:50:31 AM
Business wires More

TWICE AS NICE: Europe's two main central banks are preparing to redouble their emergency measures aimed at softening the downturn and blunting the effects of the government debt crisis.

Modified: 02/08/12 03:53:20 PM

Contact N&O business staff

Mary Cornatzer, business/Capitol editor
(919) 829-4755

David Bracken, assistant business/Capitol editor
(919) 829-4572

Newsroom main number: (919) 829-4520

All newsroom contacts

Get business updates

Keep up with the latest business stories with our free e-mail newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox!

- it's free!

- it's free!

- it's free!

Hot Deals View All
Find a Car
Go
Top Jobs View All

Find a Job
Go
Featured Homes View All
Find a Home
Go

Business Blogs & Columnists

FORECLOSURES RISE IN TRIANGLE
Foreclosures have spread to many communities in the region over the past year.
Read the story | Database: Look up filings in the Triangle

A 12-Step Guide To Marketing
Read the Savvy Marketing series. Learn why bad times are the best times to promote a business.
Low road to high finance
Click here to read McClatchy's series on Goldman Sachs
Special Advertising Sections
Selected Local Stocks

Print Ads