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Tesla Service Center in Raleigh Portends NC Showroom
Take a peek inside the Tesla service center in Raleigh, not far down the road from the Angus Barn steakhouse, and you will get a glimpse at what some believe is the future of the American automobile. The single bay garage is just big enough to squeeze in a pair of lifts, shelves of wipers and battery packs stacked in wooden crates. But notice what's not there: no motor oil, no belts, ...
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O2 Fitness pumps up Wilmington presence
O2 Fitness will open a second club in Wilmington, this one in Hanover Center. O2, the largest privately owned independent fitness operator in the state, already has 11 locations, mostly in the Triangle. This newest club is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter this year. The club will cover 28,000 square feet of space in the Mayfaire Town Center, five miles from the other Wilmington ...
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Changing face of legal billing in corporate America
survey of firms by the consulting firm Altman Weil. The survey found firms continuing to offer discounted hourly rates more frequently than in the past, and taking in about 10 percent of their revenue under alternative fee arrangements. Revenue has continued to grow for most firms, but at a more modest pace than before the recession, according to the survey. And the use of contract lawyers and ...
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A sad warning from N.C. Secretary of State
Salvation Army . They are group's equipped to respond immediately. o Beware of "pop-up charities" that seemingly come out of nowhere and purport to be able to directly help those in need. o Also resist emails or Facebook requests phishing for donations. o Potential donors can check the track records of existing charities on-line at the secretary of ...
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First-time jobless claims drop by 23000
The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 23,000 to 340,000 in the week that ended Saturday. The department revised last week's estimate from 360,000 to 363,000, meaning the prior week's gain in initial claims filed came to 35,000, not 32,000. The four-week rolling average for the week fell by 500 to 339,500. The largest increases in initial claims ...
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Governor Raleigh mayor to talk Dix deal Thursday
Gov. Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane will come together Thursday morning to discuss the ongoing wrangling in the General Assembly over the original deal to lease the Dorothea Dix campus to the city.Details of the pair's 9:30 a.m. news conference have not been released, but the meeting comes less than 24 hours after a Hose committee voted to rewrite Senate-passed legislation ...
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Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in ...
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Triangle Rock Club to receive award from Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Kratz and Joel Graybeal run Triangle Rock Club. The Triangle Rock Club in Morrisville will receive the 2013 Steady Growth and Profitability Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards luncheon next week. The award recognizes companies exhibiting steady growth and profitability for the past three years. The company has grown from revenue of $366,000 in 2009 to ...
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One Drone Victim’s Trail From Raleigh to Pakistan
WASHINGTON -- When Jude Kenan Mohammad was about 18 and living in Raleigh, N.C., according to people who knew him, he came under the influence of an older ...
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North Carolinas Raleigh Adding City Jobs Giving Workers Raises
As Raleigh continues to recover from the recession, City Manager Russell Allen's proposed budget keeps property taxes steady while increasing utility bills, adding 40 new positions and giving employees a 3 percent raise. The budget for fiscal year 2013-14 totals $705.23 million in spending. Up from $679 million this past year, it's the highest in city history and a reflection of ...
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House bill lets Raleigh state renegotiate Dix property lease
The N.C. House judiciary committee approved a bill that gives Raleigh and the state of North Carolina one year to renegotiate terms of a lease agreement for the Dorothea Dix ...
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Cisco survey Bringing your own device is what all the cool kids are doing nowadays
a new survey from Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) that shows nearly half of all respondents prefer BYOD over corporate devices. Additionally, those BYOD-ers back up their mindsets with cash, spending on average $965 purchasing devices for work, and an additional $734 annually on mobile voice and data plans. But BYOD is also a factor in job selection. The survey finds that the average BYOD-er would require ...
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Report Coach K to return to U.S. men’s Olympic team for 2016
Mike Krzyzewski has reportedly agreed to remain the coach of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team. After winning gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic games, it was originally thought that Coach K would step down, but it appears now that he will make a run at a third consecutive ...
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Assistant COY Honorable Mention Mike Litzinger North Carolina
Surprisingly, when asked whether they would prefer to be a the big boss or an assistant, many college head coaches will tell you they'd rather be an assistant. It's a role where they often get to coach without the outside obligations a head coach must deal with.Many can talk the talk, but Mike Litzinger has walked that walk, and fewer have done it more successfully. Prior to his ...
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Durham 259 Middlesex 11-2 | County Championship Division One match report
Durham's Phil Mustard reached his half-century with a disciplined display against Middlesex in the Division One match. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty ...
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AAA Expect more Memorial Day traffic with lower gas prices sunny skies
Lower fuel prices and a sunny weather forecast will probably put more American drivers on the road this weekend than last year on Memorial Day weekend, according ...
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MetLife to bring offshore reinsurance unit back to U.S.
MetLife, the nation's largest life insurer and a company slated to become one of the largest employers in Cary, has announced it will move its offshore reinsurance unit back to the United States. MetLife (NYSE: MET) is merging its reinsurance unit, Exeter Reassurance that is currently based in Bermuda, with three state- and federal-regulated subsidiaries in Missouri, Delaware and ...
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Raleigh’s $750M budget calls for utility rate hikes
Requested utility rate hikes in Raleigh's proposed $750 million fiscal 2014 budget, while drawing attention and comment, actually fall into the category of more of the same. Departing City ...
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NC House Finance Chairman resigns blames Tillis
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A chairman of the state House Finance Committee says he's stepping down over displeasure with decisions of the Republican-led legislature and mistreatment from Speaker Thom ...
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Country diary Crook County Durham Ive often seen bees infested with mites but rarely one so heavily laden
, fell from a truss of flowers and landed almost at my feet, brushing her legs over her furry back as if to rid herself of some irritation.When I knelt to look closely I could see the source of her apparent torment - dense clusters of pink mites, clinging to her fur in crevices that were beyond the reach of grooming. I've often ...
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More teens sharing more sensitive info on social media
Parents, pay attention. Your teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than ever before, and you might want to know what they're sharing. Some quick numbers parents need to know: + 91 percent. That's how many teens post photos of themselves, up from 79 percent in 2006. + 71 percent. That's how many teens post their school names, up from 49 ...
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Woman killed in Raleigh crash
Raleigh, N.C. - A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a wreck involving a school bus and a car, Raleigh police said.Officers closed Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh for about four hours following the wreck. The woman, who was in the car, was not immediately identified. Police said she was in her 20s. No students were on the bus at the time of the ...
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Land Application Permit Public Meeting
The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will conduct a public meeting on Thursday June 13, 2013 at 7:00 pm (registration opens at 6:30 pm) concerning the proposed modification of Water Quality Permit No. WQ0001730, Land Application of Residuals at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The city has spent over ten years investigating, sampling and modeling groundwater beneath ...
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Citrix’s downtown Raleigh building could add two floors
Citrix Systems office building in downtown Raleigh could be happening sooner rather than later. The developers of the building project have filed a new site plan for "phase 2" that, if approved, would allow for construction of an additional two floors of office space, or 39,346 square feet that would be built atop the 126,646-square-foot building currently under construction at 120 S. ...
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Redfin The Triangle is the slowest-moving housing market
a new report by Redfin that tracked the speed of homes sales in April highlighting the fastest- and slowest-moving markets across the country. The Triangle housing market ranked as the slowest-moving market among the 22 real estate markets measured ...
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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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