Article Archive
November 20, 2008
Print Works Bistro to close for 3 days
GREENSBORO - The menu for Print Works Bistro is growing and consequently, so is the kitchen. To accommodate the installation of...... Continue
More layoffs affect Winston-Salem area
MOCKSVILLE (AP) — More layoffs are being announced in the Winston-Salem area as companies adapt to an ailing economy. The Wins... Continue
Report: Steve & Barry's stores to be liquidated
Steve & Barry's stores will be liquidated by early next year after their new owners said they can't obtain the financing to...... Continue
Dueling festivals widen rift
For pottery lovers, the weekend before Thanksgiving has long been a time to go to Seagrove for an annual festival, a time for wh... Continue
November 19, 2008
Plug into tech on the cheap
DALLAS - Americans spent $129 billion on consumer technology last year, but it's a good bet that number could fall in 2008, than... Continue
Hanesbrands announces layoffs in Winston-Salem
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — A North Carolina textile company says it is laying off white collar workers in its home city as part of a... Continue
New bike shop peddles to frugal travelers
On a field trip a few weeks back, a UNCG student asked the startup businessman the class was visiting about the future. What was... Continue
CEO says business landscape shifting
GREENSBORO - Constantly updating the personal computer would be enough of a challenge for any company, but Lenovo takes a new vi... Continue
November 18, 2008
Commission OKs Progress Energy cost hike
RALEIGH (AP) - Progress Energy will be allowed to recover some of its higher fuel costs by raising prices on the average househo... Continue
Target to cut prices
NEW YORK (AP) - Target Corp. said Monday it will aggressively cut prices to give consumers bargains during the holiday season, a... Continue
November 17, 2008
Greensboro man wins $200K in Powerball
James Lewis always trusted his luck by picking his own lottery numbers. But this time the Greensboro man let the computer do it...... Continue
IRS issues warning about scam emails
The Internal Revenue Service issued a warning Monday about scam emails regarding undelivered Economic Stimulus payments. "We're...... Continue
Living through your first economic downturn? Tell us about it.
The alphabet generations - X and Y - have never lived through an economy like this. Layoffs and hiring freezes are becoming the...... Continue
Lowe's reports 24 percent decline in profits
MOORESVILLE (MCT) — Lowe's earnings dropped 24 percent in the third quarter as shoppers continued to hold back on home-related... Continue
Citigroup to cut another 53,000 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup Inc. is cutting approximately 53,000 more jobs in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles t... Continue
N.C. gas prices drop by nearly half
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Gasoline prices in North Carolina have dropped about $2 in the past 60 days. The Charlotte Observer reported...... Continue
November 16, 2008
Savvy Shopper: Store sells mementoes for Obama's biggest fans
The life-size cutout of President-elect Barack Obama has loomed from its tabletop perch at the front of African American Art as...... Continue
November 15, 2008
Some Triad gas stations dip below $2 a gallon
Gas prices in the Triad dropped below $2 a gallon at some stations Friday, a figure not seen in these parts since March 2005. As... Continue
Local YWCA faces financial crisis
GREENSBORO - The YWCA Greensboro faces a growing financial crisis that left the 105-year-old nonprofit unable to make its payrol... Continue
November 14, 2008
General Tobacco lays off 31 workers
MAYODAN - General Tobacco laid off 31 of its employees here on Wednesday. "In an effort to cut operating costs, it is with regre... Continue
N.C. loses jobs as auto industry struggles
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina has lost hundreds of manufacturing jobs amid the crippling multibillion-dollar losses in the Ame... Continue
Tweeter closing all stores, including Greensboro location
Audio equipment store Tweeter is closing all its stores, including the location at 5417 Sapp Road in Greensboro. End-of-business... Continue
Gas prices beginning to drop below $2 a gallon
Gas prices in the Triad dropped below $2 a gallon at some stations Friday, a figure not seen in these parts since March, 2005. A... Continue
City Council to consider High Point Road sites
Two key slices of land on High Point Road could soon become city property. The City Council on Tuesday night will debate whether... Continue
Stores lower prices to entice shoppers
Lea Frederick ’s task seems paradoxical: Shrink the product but keep it substantial. In the three years she’s run the niche... Continue
