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Raleigh mayor urges people to shop localIn an effort to help local independent businesses thrive, Mayor Charles Meeker declared this week “Independent’s Week.”
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Older job seekers struggle to overcome age barrierLike many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role coordinating an international health assistance program. A recruiter set him straight: "The people applying for that are young."
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Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leavesFederal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she had asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press.
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Jobless data sends stocks reeling; Dow loses 223The stock market found little to celebrate heading into the long holiday weekend.
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Bank of America sets $713 million TARP paymentBank of America Corp. said Thursday its board has authorized roughly $713 million in dividend payments to the U.S. government under the troubled asset relief program.
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- Cary third fastest growing city in ’08; Raleigh is 8th, Atlanta 13th, Durham 16th, Charlotte 23rd
Jul. 1, 2009 - Metering technology firm Sensus acquires Idaho company
Jul. 1, 2009 - Charlotte-based FairPoint's new CEO seeks to avoid bankruptcy filing
Posted at 7:25 a.m. - Virginia firm launches largest satellite, to provide wireless service
Posted at 7:12 a.m. - Google silences news commentary feature
Posted at 7:20 a.m.
- Cary third fastest growing city in ’08; Raleigh is 8th, Atlanta 13th, Durham 16th, Charlotte 23rd
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- Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
Updated at 9:08 p.m. - Companies pledge more openness about Web tracking
Posted at 12:11 a.m. - PC makers voluntarily supply Web filter in China
Updated at 9:09 a.m. - Facebook plans to simplify privacy settings
Jul. 1, 2009 - Sony struggling as Walkman hits 30th anniversary
Jul. 1, 2009
- Web retailers, states tussle over tax rules
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- As economy drops jobs, paychecks drop some weight
Posted at 5:30 p.m. - Exelon raises hostile bid for NRG to $8 billion
Updated at 5:22 p.m. - Boeing maintains deliveries in 2nd-quarter
Updated at 5:24 p.m. - 7 more banks fail as FDIC mulls rules for sales
Updated at 8:02 p.m. - GM waits for judge's ruling on sale plan
Posted at 6:29 p.m. - Oil prices tumble as Europe and the US shed jobs
Updated at 3:21 p.m. - ECB keeps interest rate at 1 pct
Updated at 12:48 p.m.
- As economy drops jobs, paychecks drop some weight
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- Global warming now shrinking sheep
Updated at 2:40 p.m. - NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol
Posted at 4:46 p.m. - Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution
Updated at 11:01 a.m. - Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline
Jul. 1, 2009 - Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles
Jul. 1, 2009
- Global warming now shrinking sheep
- Philanthropy Journal
- High Point funder responds to downturn
Posted at 8:25 a.m. - Former teacher leaves $2.7 million bequest
Jun. 30, 2009 - YMCA holds top nonprofit brand
Jun. 30, 2009 - Free governance guide published
Jun. 30, 2009
- High Point funder responds to downturn
