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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

Game company returns to play

J.W. "Wild Bill" Stealey is rebooting video game company iEntertainment Network ... again.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:56:26 PM

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

Amid job-cutting, Dell's profit falls

Just a day after Dell laid off about 400 workers at its Winston-Salem computer factory, the company reported weaker quarterly sales and profit.
Modified: 11/20/09 11:50:53 AM

Economy, ash spill mean no TVA executive bonuses

Tennessee Valley Authority's top executives were told Thursday during a meeting in Kentucky not to expect performance bonuses this year because of a drop in electricity sales due to the poor economy and the massive coal ash spill at the Kingston plant in Tennessee.
Modified: 11/19/09 03:54:23 PM

Triangle may disappoint hungry vulture investors

Real Deals: With fewer ill-conceived projects dotting the local landscape, there's a chance the swelling crowd of vulture investors circling overhead may not have much to prey on.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:52:28 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

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

Salvation Army kettles to allow credit card swipes

Shoppers can punch in the amount of their donations and collect a receipt.
Modified: 11/19/09 08:19:10 AM

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

Solar electric system put in service in West Tenn.

A solar design and installation company says it has put in service the largest solar electric system of its kind in the state.
Modified: 11/19/09 04:06:28 AM

Social Security leases RTP space

Highwoods Properties announced Wednesday that the Social Security Administration has leased 68,000 square feet of office space in Research Triangle Park.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:08:08 PM

Investment losses hurt N.C. Mutual

N.C. Mutual Life posted a $1.1 million loss in the third quarter, a slight improvement compared with a $1.2 million loss a year ago.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:08:07 PM

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