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Category: Business

Preparing Tomorrow’s Green-Collar Workers

Posted on December 22, 2008December 22, 2008 by Staff

As part of Orange County’s quest to grow and nurture its local economy, area economic-development officials are investigating ways to create green-collar jobs and the talent to fill them. “There is a conversation going on right now with the two school systems about how to prepare students for this type of work,” explains James Harris,…

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Underwear uncovered in Carrboro

Posted on December 19, 2008December 19, 2008 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer You read it on message boards or overhear it being discussed at Weaver Street or the Open Eye. It’s a virulent meme that spread faster than the Andromeda Strain. In fact, Carrboro Board of Aldermen candidate Katrina Ryan mentioned it in this very paper: “The same residents in Carrboro…

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Business brief: Preliminary property re-evaluations released

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Staff

If you own property in Orange County, you may want to avoid the sticker shock and check out a preview of its new tax value at www.co.orange.nc.us/assessor/reval08.asp.

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Business brief: Coworking hosts Wii party

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Staff

You work hard all week. Isn’t it time you played hard, too? Head over to Carrboro Coworking (205 Lloyd St., Suite 101) at 7 p.m. on Friday to make music, drive go-karts and play table tennis. Attendees are invited to bring their favorite games to expand the available options. For more information, call 442-5300.

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Few bright spots in local unemployment picture

Posted on December 5, 2008December 5, 2008 by Staff

By Margot C. Lester Staff Writer When the state released October’s unemployment figures just before Thanksgiving, there was little to give thanks for (see chart at the end of this story). The number of out-of-work North Carolinians inched closer to 7 percent and local figures were essentially unchanged. Unemployment rolls in Orange and Chatham counties…

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What else can the government do?

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Staff

With the federales quick to bail out the banks – and maybe the Big 3 – it’s only natural to wonder if the fine folks in Washington will bail out the jobless. Don’t hold your breath. Short of extending unemployment benefits (which they’ve already done), legislators can’t to do much to ease the direct pain…

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