UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School plummeted in the Financial Times’ latest Global Master of Business Administration rankings.
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BOCC on retreat
The Orange County Board of County Commissioners will go on retreat this Friday.
Activists march at UNC
UNC system students and immigrants-rights activists will march down South Road on Friday in protest of proposed tuition hikes and layoffs in the UNC school system.
Cuts to farm programs
Funds for the Carrboro Farmers’ Market “Truck Bucks†and other programs could quickly dry up if a GOP plan to tap money from the state’s Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund is approved, farm advocates say.
Almore pleads not guilty
Angela Almore, a former nurse at Britthaven nursing home, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder on Tuesday in Orange County Criminal Superior Court.
ERB seeks new members
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners seeks volunteers to serve on the county’s Environmental Review Board.
Board reiterates focus on local businesses
As Carrboro leaders ponder the town’s participation in a new Orange County economic-development collaboration, they’re underlining support for a focus on growing local businesses.
Fired workers receive unemployment benefits
Two Chapel Hill Public Works Department employees who were fired in October have been awarded unemployment benefits by the state Employment Security Commission.
Council retreat to focus on plan rewrite
The Chapel Hill Town Council goes into its annual retreat this weekend with a big decision looming on the potential for moving the town library.
County approves legislative package
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve the county’s legislative package for the 2011 North Carolina General Assembly Session.
Shope appointed interim director
Gary Shope has been appointed interim economic-development director for Orange County.
County decides against sales ordinance
The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday not to create an ordinance regulating door-to-door sales and solicitation in residential areas of the county.
Over-occupancy enforcement
The Town of Chapel Hill is actively enforcing over-occupancy issues in rental housing.
Hillsborough police officer honored
Hillsborough police Officer Douglas Hemingway will be honored by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers of North Carolina on Feb. 11.
Transportation plan workshop
A public information workshop on the development of the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan will be held on Monday.