Posted on 11/9/16
Alliance One Reports Improved Earnings, But Still a Loss
Tobacco firm Alliance One International Inc. reported a 25.7 percent improvement in earnings in its second quarter, spurred by an increase in volumes despite difficult weather . . .
Posted on 11/9/16
Snyder’s-Lance Beats Estimates Thanks to Diamond Foods Acquisition
Synder’s-Lance Inc. reported third-quarter earnings Monday that beat average analyst estimates by 5 cents, or 16.7 percent.At 35 cents per share, or $29.3 million in net . . .
Posted on 11/9/16
Perkins+Will, Phil Freelon, and Harvard GSD Announce the Philip Freelon Fellowship
Global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, along with Phil Freelon, Managing and Design Director of the firm’s North Carolina practice, recently announced the creation of the . . .
Posted on 11/8/16
X Games and Creative Allies Launch New Design Contest Today
Participants Compete to Design X Games Aspen 2017 Event Poster; Skatedeck Art for X Games MinneapolisX Games and Creative Allies, an integrated marketing firm that drives . . .
Posted on 11/8/16
Creative Allies Inks Partnership with Industry-Leading Customized Gift Shop, CafePress
Collaboration Drives Design Contests for The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones and MoreCreative Allies, a Raleigh-based crowdsourcing design platform for major entertainment, sporting and marketing . . .
Posted on 11/7/16
N.C. African American Heritage Commission Encourages Donations to Support Flooded Princeville
Princeville, the oldest town incorporated by African Americans in the United States, has a long road to recovery from flooding as a result of Hurricane Matthew. . . .
Posted on 11/7/16
North Carolina Symphony Brings Baroque Expert Jeanette Sorrell to Lead Bach’s Double with NCS Soloists
“Baroque music is alive, it’s emotional, it’s also very personal and very intimate,” says Jeanette Sorrell, who will conduct from the harpsichord at the North Carolina . . .
Posted on 11/7/16
Charlotte Metro Credit Union Relocates Branch into Downtown Matthews
Charlotte Metro Federal Credit Union (CMCU), a full-service, not-for-profit financial institution based in Charlotte, today announced the opening of its branch relocation in Matthews. The new . . .
Posted on 11/7/16
Jazz Arts Initiative Brings Preservation Hall All Stars to Charlotte for Christmas Show
Charlotte’s Jazz Arts Initiative (JAI) will be celebrating the holidays this season with "A Preservation Hall All-Stars Christmas" on Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 6:30–9:00PM at the . . .
Posted on 11/7/16
October Jobs Report Looks Promising
Overview:The Nonfarm Payrolls for the month of October were released today after several mixed PMI releases earlier in the week and the confirmation of the Fed's . . .
Posted on 11/7/16
October Jobs Report Disappoints; Fed Move In December Unlikely
This morning's jobs report produced moderate gains, with 161,000 jobs created; however, they did not live up to what the market had expected. The market had . . .
Posted on 11/4/16
Management Matters: Want Listeners? Stop Talking
If you have ever walked away from an interaction and wondered if you talked too much, you probably were talking too much! Sometimes there are clues: . . .
Posted on 11/3/16
Cempra’s Shares Fall 60+ Percent After FDA Raises Concerns About Drug
Shares ofCempra Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing antibiotics, fell more than 60 percent Wednesday after the Food and Drug Administration found issues with . . .
Posted on 11/2/16
North Carolina’s Own Slateplate Launches New Website
Slateplate™, inspiring new ideas for serving and entertaining, has launched a new website for its popular hand-cut boards and trays.The revamped Slateplate.com features easy ordering and . . .
Posted on 11/2/16
Primo Water Reports 85.5 Percent Increase In Profit; Matches Expectations
Primo Water Corp. reported a 85.5 percent increase in its third-quarter profit, driven by an increase in its water business segment, according to a Form 8-K . . .
Posted on 11/1/16
World Premiere by D. J. Sparr Combines Music, Visual Art, Poetry, and Movement at CAM Raleigh
Thomas Sayre’s White Gold is on view at CAM Raleigh. North Carolina Symphony musicians, in partnership with New Music Raleigh and CAM Raleigh, will premiere a . . .
Posted on 11/1/16
Visiting Rotarians Support Classroom Central
Past District Governors Firoz Peera, Luther Moore and Ineke Wilson loading the Classroom Central bus.Almost 500 senior leaders from 26 countries participated in the 2016 Rotary . . .
Posted on 11/1/16
BB&T Director Qubein Sells $737,000 In Stock
BB&T director Nido Qubein, who is president of High Point University, sold $737,398 in common stock last Thursday, Oct. 27.He sold 20,000 shares worth $39.37 each, . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
North Carolina Symphony Performs All-American Program of Copland, Barber, John Williams, and Missy Mazzoli
The wide-ranging talents of homegrown American composers will be celebrated in the North Carolina Symphony’s November 4 and 5 concerts at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh. . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
INC Research Announces Updates to Board of Directors
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 31, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- INC Research Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:INCR), a leading, global Phase I to IV contract research organization, today announced the . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
5 Reasons Why Hillary Clinton Praising America's Largest Employer Is a Big Deal
Any politician praising any company (and its founder) other than Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT)would quickly be filed away as a non-story. But because it's Hillary Clinton heaping praise . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
3 Top Healthcare Stocks to Own If Hillary Clinton Becomes President
If the polls are right, the odds of Hillary Clinton becoming president of the United States are pretty good right now. The conventional wisdom is that . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
1 Thing Donald Trump Doesn't Understand About Social Security
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said that his tax cuts would create enough economic growth that Social Security's financial problems would take . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
39 Million Americans Could Be Affected By Hillary Clinton's Medicare Plan -- Will You Be One of Them?
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton promises to change Medicare in perhaps the most drastic way since the program was created in 1965. At least 39 million . . .
Posted on 10/31/16
Hometrust Bancshares Earnings Rise 49 Percent, Meet Expectations
HomeTrust Bank’s holding company reported a net income that rose 49 percent and matched analyst expectations, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.The . . .
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