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Averages see modest declines
The key averages settled with modest declines, failing to sustain a rally connected to a sharp drop in oil prices.
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Business Milestones
Alan Koontz, the founder and a co-owner of Carolina Pondscapes in Thomasville, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Pond Professionals, based in Georgia.
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Mountain State Fair brings rides, cowboys and concerts
Listen up, partners. The 2008 Mountain State Fair is going western this year, complete with cowboy-style mounted shooting demonstrations and an old-fashioned chuck wagon.
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Cotton Ketchie Arts Festival slated for Aug. 22-23
The fifth Mooresville/Lake Norman Exchange Club's Cotton Ketchie Arts Festival returns Aug.
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Basnight could be green leader
Legislation that killed the proposed Black Bear Landfill in Camden a year ago set new state policies for waste management including a stipulation preventing landfills from being built within five miles of a ...
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Singing
Is the Democratic Party really an aphrodisiac? Will John Edwards, Bill Clinton and former New York Gov.
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Cox to sell North Carolina holdings
Cox Enterprises Inc. announced today that it intends to sell the Rocky Mount Telegram and its other community newspapers in North Carolina, Colorado and Texas along with the Austin American-Statesman. The ...
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An Obvious Need
With the price of gas and just about everything else up, the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation is on a roll.
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Philippine share prices rise 3.64 per cent on easing oil prices
Philippine share prices soared 3.64 per cent on Wednesday as investors cheered sliding oil prices and Wall Street's overnight gains.
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Mountain State Fair tickets on sale
Comments on Topix forums : FLETCHER Discount admission and ride tickets for the N.C. Mountain State Fair are now on sale at Ingles supermarkets and other locations.
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Canadian Markets: Oil pullback reins in Canadian stocks
A downturn in crude oil prices pressured the Toronto Stock Exchange's energy sector, pulling Canadian stocks lower in Thursday trade.
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Camden official: Resist Navy airfield
Residents of a northeastern North Carolina county should step up efforts to counter a proposed Navy landing field, according to the county manager.
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County official urges opposition to Navy field
Residents of a northeastern North Carolina county should step up efforts to counter a proposed Navy landing field, according to the county manager.
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Advance Fair Tickets Go On Sale Online Aug. 1
Advance tickets for this years North Carolina State Fair go on sale Friday, Aug.
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Tanglewood aims for new start
The sources said Tanglewood Development encountered cash-flow problems in February when lenders sued the company, claiming it had defaulted on loans totalling $17.6 million.
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A sampling of editorials from NC newspapers
From The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City, July 2 Camden Sheriff showed poor judgement in Blackwater firearms deal The federal investigation into a firearms deal involving the Camden County Sheriff's Office and ...
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Canadian Markets: Materials, energy lead Canadian stocks to gains
Canadian stocks finished higher Friday on big gains from the materials and energy sectors.
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Bank of the Carolinas Corporation Declares Cash Dividend
MOCKSVILLE, N.C., June 25 NC-Bank-Carolinas-Div MOCKSVILLE, N.C. , June 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bank of the Carolinas Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of ...
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Tech Stocks: Advancers claim edge at market close
Technology stocks managed to find some upward momentum in late trading Thursday as several sector leaders posted gains in an attempt to turn around the previous session's losses.
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Canadian Markets: Advancers balance decliners among Canadian stocks
Canadian stocks barely advanced Wednesday as gains in energy, materials and utilities offset losses in other sectors.
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