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Biz owners: Amendment One could harm business, economic development

Posted on April 19, 2012April 20, 2012 by Staff

Much has made of the moral and religious reasons to be for or against Amendment One, the constitutional change that would make marriage between a man and a woman the only domestic union legally recognized by the state.

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro real estate outperforming Triangle

Posted on September 22, 2011September 22, 2011 by Staff

“Be glad you’re here, because these numbers are a lot better than the Triangle and the rest of the country.”

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SORS: Riding to the rescue for 40 Years

Posted on June 2, 2011June 2, 2011 by Staff

My mother would never call the South Orange Rescue Squad, even when she had chest pains (twice) or a collapsed lung.

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BIZ BEAT: New Year’s resolutions for your business

Posted on January 20, 2011January 22, 2011 by Staff

Before I start into the news: I ran into Carrboro Board of Aldermen member Dan Coleman last week and he said he wants a locally made soda.

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BIZ Beat : Buy lo-ho-ho-cal!

Posted on December 16, 2010December 16, 2010 by Staff

’Tis the season to give. And not just to the people on your list, but also to local businesspeople. Rather than a nicely wrapped gift, all they want is your business.

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BIZ BEAT: What’s next for local economic development?

Posted on November 18, 2010November 18, 2010 by Staff

Show me the money; Open for business? Visart going dark

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Good news for ‘food-preneurs’

Posted on November 4, 2010November 4, 2010 by Staff

“The pickles must be out of the jar,” quipped Orange County Board of Commissioners Chair Valerie Foushee as she called to order the groundbreaking ceremony for the Piedmont Food & Agricultural Processing Center in Hillsborough last Wednesday.

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BIZ BEAT: Architects have designs on Carrboro

Posted on October 21, 2010October 21, 2010 by Staff

Carrboro’s where it’s at for all kinds of artists, but did you know it’s home to almost a dozen architecture and design firms? That’s a lot for a community of around 16,000. Some architects have been here a while […]

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BIZ BEAT: Lessons from the Land of the Sky

Posted on September 16, 2010October 20, 2010 by Staff

Unlike other visits, this one ended with a commitment to keep the momentum going, to bring the group together again to consider options and propose actions and to have an inter-city visit among Orange County’s municipalities for a fact-based discussion of where each is headed. More than one person said to me, “I think this time we’re ready to do something.”

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Economic malaise persists

Posted on August 19, 2010August 19, 2010 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester, Columnist With unemployment continuing and credit markets remaining tight, the folks in charge of the balance sheet are understandably pessimistic. This according to the Quarterly Economic Outlook Survey by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. The survey polled 1,584 CPAs serving as financial executives (CEOs,…

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BIZ BEAT: Mid-year economic outlook

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Staff

Back in January, I surveyed a handful of local business owners to find out what they thought 2010 had in store for their enterprises. Now that we’ve hit the mid-point of 2010, I wondered how things were going.

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Get yer beer here

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Staff

It’s an old story that Wall Street still isn’t helping Main Street when it comes to lending to small business. And even though the folks in Washington say they’re working on that, tangible results are still a ways off.

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BIZ BEAT

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Staff

Support your local producers and purveyors; Easier parking; Greener car care; Agents certified; State holds stead

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BIZ BEAT

Posted on April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 by Staff

New business in Pittsboro; Fair Trade Chapel Hill; Glazed Expectations relocates; Survey says…; There’s an app (or 2) for that; Carrboro Planning Board vacancy

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When immigration and job creation collide

Posted on March 18, 2010March 18, 2010 by Staff

A couple weeks ago, U.S. senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) introduced the “Start-up Visa Act” to promote job creation in businesses owned by non-U.S. citizens. The proposal …

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