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LipoScience partners with Mayo Medical Laboratories
Mayo Medical Laboratories . LipoScience announced that its testing platform will be accessible to Mayo Clinic physicians and patients. The company says via statement that the partnership will help "drive adoption and decentralization" of the Vantera Clinical Analyzer. The analyzer can currently identify and quantify concentrations of lipoproteins, providing doctors with an assessment ...
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Highwoods expansive plans for MetLifes Cary campus
a lakeside campus project off Weston Parkway , all but confirming what some are calling the "worst-kept secret in town." Though the documents do not identify MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET) as the tenant, the company announced in March that it would ...
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Groups say repealing Jordan Lake Rules makes no sense
Pittsboro, N.C. - Before crowds descend on Jordan Lake to swim, boat and fish over the Memorial Day weekend, environment groups held a news conference Friday to express concern over legislation that would repeal water-quality rules for the lake.Environment North Carolina, the Sierra Club, the Haw River Assembly and local businesspeople said they were puzzled by the Senate's passage last ...
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Bill preventing UNC opposite-sex housing returns
RALEIGH, N.C. - A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget. The proposal was inserted in the $20.6 billion plan approved this week. It seeks to prevent a UNC-Chapel Hill policy giving students the option to choose opposite-sex roommates from taking effect this fall. The proposal ...
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Local pools spraygrounds open Saturday
Temperature might not be at summer levels, but Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will open its outdoor swimming pools and spraygrounds for the season Saturday. In addition, most of the private swim clubs also will open their pools this weekend. Forecasters say temperatures will be about 7 or 8 degrees below seasonal averages Saturday, but highs could reach 80 degrees by Monday. County ...
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United Way show focuses on volunteers
The newest “United Way & You” television show, which airs for the first time Sunday afternoon, will focus on the need for volunteers to work with children. Annabelle Suddreth of A Child’s Place and Blair Campbell of the YMCA will discuss how programs and volunteers can make a significant difference in reading skills for at-risk youth. The show airs at 12:30 p.m. on WTVI ...
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2 NC elementary schools placed on lockdown
Officials say Statesville Road Elementary School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after police said a man walked into the school. Police said the man went to school's cafeteria. A school administrator called police and placed the school on ...
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Workers at NC recycling plant find mans body
Authorities say workers at the American Recycling plant in Enka found the body in cardboard waste being separated Friday morning. Trucks bring recyclable materials from several counties to the plant for ...
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Testimony about his son brings Raven Abaroa to tears
Durham, N.C. - Raven Abaroa was brought to tears Friday as the jury of seven men and five women who will decide whether he is guilty of killing his wife saw photos of their 8-year-old son, who is now being raised by Raven Abaroa's mother and stepfather in Utah."He is really smart," Abaroa's stepfather, Jim Bolton, said. "He's a good speller. He's participating ...
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Sonic Automotive buys BMW Mercedez-Benz dealerships in Denver
Charlotte-based Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has purchased a BMW dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Denver. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has agreed to purchase two Colorado franchises from Murray Motor Imports Co. of Denver, according to a statement from the Charlotte-based company. Joining Sonics portfolio of dealerships are Murray BMW of Denver and Mercedes-Benz of Denver. The ...
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Biographer regrets affair with former CIA director
The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship and the harm and grief it caused her ...
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Several graduation events this weekend
Students from seven Charlotte-area private schools and public schools in Caldwell and Catawba counties are receiving diplomas Friday and Saturday. It’s the first big weekend of high school graduations in the region. Most Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools commencement activities take place June 8-12. Graduation ceremonies scheduled this weekend in the area: Today: Cannon School (Concord), 9 ...
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ID released on man shot in Union home invasion
the Union County Sheriff's Office says Robby Charles Blount, 25, of Monroe, was the man killed by a gunshot blast when he allegedly broke into a home early Thursday. An occupant of the home fired the shot, the sheriff's office says. (Union County Sheriff's Office ...
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McColl Smaller banks starved for talent
The health of Charlotte’s banking industry: McColl says Charlotte’s banking industry is doing well, adding that the large banks are adding jobs. “You can’t tell it, because all that gets publicity is when they cut jobs. They need people to make new loans and to build the company. And then we’ve got a lot of smaller banks that are doing well. I think we’re ...
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Super PAC created for possible Tillis Senate bid
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Supporters of North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis have formed an independent committee to support his potential U.S. Senate bid next ...
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The highest-paid CEOs in N.C.
CEOs of sizeable public companies typically earn millions of dollars a year, once you account for the options and restricted shares included in their pay packages. But CEOs in the Triangle got relatively modest raises in 2012, and several even took pay cuts. What's more, recent filings by companies in Charlotte and the Triad actually leave the Triangle's CEOs looking a little bit ...
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Why you should use Twitters enhanced security measures
Do you use two-factor authentication with your Twitter account? I'm not a super geek. I didn't know what two-factor authentication was before I wrote a story about how security company executives approach their online security. But after I interviewed those folks for that story, I sure did two-factor authenticate my gmail account. It was fear, mostly. There were the well-publicized ...
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Sunshine cool temps returning ahead of perfect weekend
Raleigh, N.C. - Cool, dry air and abundant sunshine will return to central and eastern North Carolina Friday, setting up a beautiful holiday weekend, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said. A dry cold front will push through the state during the morning hours, allowing more stable air from Canada to flood into the region. Winds will pick up as the front clears, helping keep daytime highs ...
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Does North Carolina really want an auto plant
Steve Googe, executive director of the Davidson County Economic Development Commission, looks out over the I-85 Corridor Park in Davidson County. In The Business Journal's May 24 edition, reporter Catherine Carlock chronicles the rocky road that Davidson County officials have traveled putting together a large industrial site capable of attracting new industry and the jobs that would come ...
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NASCAR appeals panel upholds crew members suspensions after fight
Veteran sports writer Jim Utter covers NASCAR for The Charlotte Observer and its racing site, ThatsRacin.com. In this space, Jim writes about all things NASCAR and other forms of racing which may also be relevant or ...
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Today Speedway walk concert much more
Thousands of NASCAR fans will get a chance to take a lap at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon, but at a considerably slower speed than the cars they’ll watch later this weekend. The annual Coca-Cola Family Track Walk is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. at the speedway, and fans with tickets to this weekend’s racing events are invited to take a jaunt around the 1.5-mile racing ...
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Duke aims to develop diverse scientists
With the help of a $1.8 million grant, Duke University is launching a program to promote diversity and develop scientific talent in undergraduates and graduate students. It's an area where Duke has room for improvement. For the 2012-13 school year, the graduate school received 3,005 applications, of which 62 were from United States African-Americans. Some three-quarters were from foreign ...
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TB tests from South Meck negative officials say
Mecklenburg County officials say they found no cases of tuberculosis among people they tested at South Mecklenburg High School. TB tests were given to 33 people at the school after a former South Mecklenburg student contracted the illness. That student graduated in January, but health officials decided to test those who had been in close proximity with the patient. “There is no need for ...
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Group formed after uptown melee expands vision
McKinley Morning-Johnson got a job in construction with help from Men Who Care Global, a group started two years ago to model good behavior for young black males that has evolved and grown in its mission. JEFF WILLHELM - ...
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Man charged with indecent exposure near York school
Derrick Hensley, 44, a Gaston County employee, was arrested Monday and accused by police of urinating near York Intermediate School while classes were being dismissed. (York County Detention Center ...
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Raleigh high speed rail causing concern
The South East High Speed Rail Corridor is envisioned to provide better mass transit transport options between the major cities of the South East in the US. Raleigh as a state capital is an important part of the project, but some residents have voiced concerns about the railways routing in the city.
The Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor is a massive infrastructure project identified by the federal government as necessary to facilitate the long-term needs of transport in the southeast of the United States, but many in Raleigh are concerned about the part Raleigh will play in the government’s plans and how the city will be effected. Read more
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