Posted on 6/5/17
Employment Situation: Unemployment Duration May 2017
Today's employment situation report showed that conditions for the long-term unemployed generally worsened in May.Workers unemployed 27 weeks or more increased to 1.663 million or 24.0% . . .
Posted on 6/5/17
Xerium Awards Employment Inducement Award Pursuant to NYSE Rule 303A.08
YOUNGSVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM) (“Xerium” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, today announced the grant of . . .
Posted on 6/5/17
Charles & Colvard Collaborates with American Gem Society
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTHR), the original and leading worldwide source of created moissanite, today announced its collaboration with the American . . .
Posted on 6/2/17
Jobless Claims Hit A 5-Week High
While the ADP report for May was better than expected, jobless claims saw their largest one-week increase in more than a month. While economists were expecting . . .
Posted on 6/2/17
KEMET Expands its Portfolio with New Space Grade Polymer Capacitors
KEMET Corporation (NYSE:KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, announced today the release of its T583 polymer electrolytic capacitors for space applications.
Posted on 6/1/17
James Beard Award Winner Helps Develop Brixx Wood Fired Pizza’s New Focaccia
The next time you bite into a Brixx muffuletta, pimento cheese BLT or chicken club at Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, you’ll taste a delicious new bread . . .
Posted on 5/31/17
Stir Up Chocolate Fun for Father’s Day at The Secret Chocolatier
Sweeten up Father’s Day for dad with chocolate classes and treats at The Secret Chocolatier in Cotswold (2935 Providence Road, Suite 104, Charlotte).· “Chocolate Truffle Making” . . .
Posted on 5/26/17
Management Matters: Become Exceptional in Just One Summer
It is summer! Many of us are thinking about taking the foot off the gas a bit and enjoying the season. But there are almost as . . .
Posted on 5/26/17
QuintilesIMS Prices Secondary Public Offering
DANBURY, Conn. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:Q) announced today the pricing of an underwritten, secondary public offering of 10,571,003 shares of . . .
Posted on 5/25/17
ANEXIO Debuts Carrier Grade LightSpeed Network
Best-in-class IP Network Offers Customized Connectivity SolutionsANEXIO, the leading “Desktop to Data Center” infrastructure as a service company, today announced the availability of the company’s new . . .
Posted on 5/24/17
International Business Organizations Hosting Presentation on Economic Development and Emerging Issues
Featuring Sec. of State Elaine Marshall and Local ExpertsThe Triangle/Eastern N.C. Chapter of the British-American Business Council, (Triangle BABCNC), Organization of Women in International Trade – . . .
Posted on 5/23/17
Bell and Howell Releases Study on Retail Click and Collect Consumer Preferences
More customers buy online and pick up in store, make impulse purchases on-siteDuring the 2016 holiday season, nearly a third of shoppers purchased products online and . . .
Posted on 5/22/17
North Carolina Symphony’s Summerfest Offers Outdoor Concerts Ranging from Steep Canyon Rangers to A Space Spectacular
Each summer, friends and family gather with blankets and lawn chairs, picnics and drinks, and settle in next to the pines and Symphony Lake at Koka . . .
Posted on 5/22/17
LPL Financial and Independent Advisor Alliance Welcome CFG
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 22, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading retail investment advisory firm and independent broker/dealer LPL Financial LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPL Financial . . .
Posted on 5/22/17
Chamber Announces Small Business Month and Details for Awards Celebration
The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce will provide small business activities throughout the month of June and the Small Business Celebration will be held on . . .
Posted on 5/22/17
Tanger Announces $125,000,000 Share Repurchase Plan
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. (NYSE: SKT) announced today the authorization of a $125 million share repurchase plan and the sale of Tanger's outlet center located . . .
Posted on 5/19/17
Michael Baker International Partners with Marines
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced completion of activities to promote environmental awareness and increase participation and engagement . . .
Posted on 5/18/17
Barings Provides Mezzanine Debt, Equity Co-Investment to Support J.F. Lehman and Company’s Acquisition of BEI Precision Systems
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barings, one of the world’s leading asset management firms, announced today that it served as lead agent and . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
Freight Handlers Delivers Ideas, by Ouncefuls
In a new, tiny, hardbound promotional book, titled "The Little Book of Big Ideas," supply chain specialist companyFHI (Freight Handlers, Inc., fhiworks.com), Fuquay-Varina, N.C., unloads 41 . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
Remington Outdoor Reports First Quarter Loss
The North Carolina-based manufacturer of Remington and Bushmaster guns reported a first-quarter decline in sales and a loss, which it blamed on the 2016 presidential election, . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
Are Millennials Disadvantaged?
I worry about the Millennials - their employment, their student debt, their lack of skills training. Society's future rests with the incoming generation, and recently so . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
The 7 Biggest Mergers of All Time (Exxon Didn't Even Make the List)
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Megamergers aren't very common, but when they happen, the numbers involved are truly massive. For example, Exxon's $79 billion merger with Mobil doesn't . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
President Trump Gives Marijuana Stocks a Reason to Celebrate
With few exceptions, everything has seemingly gone right for the marijuana industry, and marijuana stocks for that matter, over the past couple of years.The legal marijuana . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
Piedmont Natural Gas to be Honored by Leadership North Carolina
Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, today will receive the Charles T. Hagan III Chairman's Award from Leadership North Carolina for its longtime support . . .
Posted on 5/15/17
UTC Announces 2017 Award Winners
Utilities Technology Council (UTC) held its annual awards dinner last night in Charlotte at the UTC Telecom & Technology 2017 conference. The celebration dinner, sponsored by . . .
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