Thousands of local workers navigate layoffs and other shake-ups that thin out weak companies, give rise to new employers in the region, and restock opportunistic competitors with a highly trained work force.
Your most expensive piece of electronics probably is not your flat-panel TV or computer. More likely, it's your car, which can pack 50 microprocessors to control everything from the fuel mix to the mirrors.
GlaxoSmithKline, one of this region's largest private employers and the foundation of North Carolina's pharmaceutical industry, will continue to shrink.
Chinese PC maker Lenovo exceeded analysts' expectations and achieved its highest worldwide market share ever last quarter because of surging sales in China and emerging markets.
Andrew Witty, who took over as GlaxoSmithKline's chief executive in May 2008, has been remaking the company from a pure pharmaceutical business to a diverse health care conglomerate, a strategy most rivals now are pursuing.
What appeals to me about a supersize iPod Touch - which is more or less what Apple brought into the world last week - are the possibilities of that lovely 9.7-inch touch screen.
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