Talecris joins crowd of stock offerings
As Talecris Biotherapeutics prepares to test the waters on Wall Street, its top executives will be watching others who dive in first.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2009 4:11 AM | Full StorySoftware cuts power bills
A Raleigh technology venture trying to make a name for itself in the Smart Grid arena says its software can cut customers' electricity costs by 20 percent on average.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2009 10:06 AM | Full StoryForeclosure wars
Those who have attempted a mortgage modification talk of the same frustrations: paperwork sent and re-sent, endless phone calls, conflicting information from the same lender, arbitrary deadlines and no answers.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2009 8:21 AM | Full StoryHelp for saving homes
If lenders and servicers already are swamped by homeowners requesting mortgage help, you might think everyone who needs help knows how to get it.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2009 8:21 AM | Full StoryEvent boosts M&F accounts
Mechanics & Farmers Bank recently profited from a national campaign urging people to open accounts at black-owned banks.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 6:11 AM | Full StoryEnable America raising its profile
A Florida-based nonprofit that helps disabled people find work is expanding its presence in Raleigh.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 6:11 AM | Full StoryIBM shares up 45% this year
IBM shares are on a winning streak, a plus for the technology company's thousands of local shareholders.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 6:16 AM | Full StoryAdvertisers may stick with Delhomme
Jake Delhomme's recent on-field performances have left Carolina Panthers fans stewing about his turnovers. But for companies relying on the quarterback to endorse their products, the question is whether he'll still be able to effectively pitch biscuits.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 6:16 AM | Full StoryAgency gears up to serve big client
The Durham ad agency McKinney is in the midst of a recession-defying hiring spree intended to add about 70 workers, an increase of more than 40 percent.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 8:31 AM | Full StoryWorker charged with taking $121,038
An office manager for an Apex robotics equipment company confessed to her employer, then admitted to police, that she embezzled more than $100,000 during August.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 7:51 AM | Full StoryJobs still scarce in Triangle
The state's unemployment rate dropped slightly in August. But it remains in double digits at 10.8 percent, and many area job-seekers are still waiting for relief.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2009 10:01 AM | Full StoryIce cream shop is licked
It seems illogical that ice cream sales would be slow in the summer, but Jane Keser says that's exactly the case.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2009 4:45 AM | Full StoryMainline files for Chapter 11
Durham-based Mainline Contracting filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, joining a growing list of real-estate companies that have fallen hard since the credit crunch hit.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2009 6:35 AM | Full StoryExpected job cuts grow for Nortel
Nortel Networks won bankruptcy court approval to sell its Enterprise Solutions division, a deal that will lead to more job cuts than initially indicated.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2009 11:27 AM | Full StoryGSK expands drug assistance
GlaxoSmithKline is expanding a program that provides free medicines to low-income and uninsured patients.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2009 11:27 AM | Full StoryYes for WakeMed nursery, not Rex
WakeMed has won state regulators' approval to expand its nursery for premature and at-risk newborns.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2009 6:35 AM | Full StorySlim Jim plant to cut 300
ConAgra Foods will lay off about 300 of its 750 employees at its Slim Jim plant in Garner as a result of the June explosion that killed three workers and severely damaged the building.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2009 6:35 AM | Full StoryWakeMed wins neonatal approval; Rex rejected
WakeMed won approval from state regulators to expand its nursery for premature and at-risk newborns.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2009 2:35 PM | Full StoryGSK says flu vaccine approval is coming
GlaxoSmithKline issued assurances today that its swine flu shot will be approved by federal regulators "as soon as possible."
Updated: Sep. 16, 2009 2:35 PM | Full Story