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Triangle Business Today
Jeremy Salemson, CEO of Corporate Investors Mortgage Group, blogs about economic trends and data and their impact on Triangle business. Each week, he interviews a Triangle-area business leader for a personal look at the local economy.
Greece has seemingly reached an agreement to control its debt. Details are still being worked out, but the overall feeling is that this is a done deal.
For the week ending Feb 3rd, mortgage applications increased by 7.5%, primarily due to higher refinance demand.
The growth in popularity of soccer in the United States means has brought plenty of business opportunities as well, says Curt Johnson, president of the Carolina RailHawks.
The economy added 243,000 Non-Farm Payroll Jobs in January, helping to push the Unemployment Rate down to 8.3 percent.
This week, a trio offer insights into the housing market, the agent-buyer relationship and what to know when buying a foreclosure.
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Charity events planned around Hoops 4 HopeThe Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation is sponsoring Play 4Kay events on Hillsborough Street starting Feb. 8 to support Hoops 4 Hope and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
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American Idol and Garner native Scotty McCreery performs at N.C. State's Hoops 4 Hope. The circus is in town. And Olympic-level table tennis stops in Cary. Here's what's happening this weekend.
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