RALEIGH – When you create or build something – say a child or a business – you typically try to nurture it so it can grow and thrive, right? Officials at the state’s new public-private economic development agency don’t believe…
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Senator Thom Tillis on taxes, Trump and more
Menu Sign In Erik Spanberg Senior Staff Writer Charlotte Business Journal Erik Spanberg Senior Staff Writer Charlotte Business Journal Sponsor Listing Enlarge Nancy Pierce Thom Tillis celebrated his campaign victory over Kay Hagan with an election night rally… more Thom…
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Prominent pastor of NC church shot dead while cleaning gun
The pastor of a Southern Baptist church in Charlotte is dead from a gunshot wound while cleaning his gun. The Union County Sheriff’s Office said Bishop Phillip Milton Davis of Nations Ford Community Church died Saturday. Authorities say Davis was…
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Business in the new Fort Lauderdale goes beyond beaches and boats
When outsiders think of Fort Lauderdale, they may see images of tourists relaxing on sunny beaches, retiree communities, yachts, and college students on spring break. These images still hold true, though spring break has shrunken dramatically since its wildest days…
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Record year for Asheville tourism, new ad campaign running
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — It’s another one for the record books in Asheville. Tourism officials tell local media outlets that 2014 again set records for tourism in the area. Officials say an estimated 10 million visitors flocked to Asheville during 2014…
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International tourists flock to mountains, NC – Asheville Citizen
German natives and current New York residents Ilona Edell, left, and her friend, Ursula Giewat Merolla, discuss a potential purchase at Street Fair, a clothing and jewelry store in downtown Asheville owned by Susan Turner, far left. Turner says the…
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Israel releases African migrants from detention center
By MIRIAM BERGERAssociated Press HOLOT DETENTION FACILITY, Israel (AP) – Faysal Hussein from Sudan walked out of Israel’s desert detention center Tuesday already sweating with just a backpack, barely enough cash for bus fare and lunch, and after 19 months…
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Tourism spending continues to surge in county
Posted Aug. 29, 2015 at 7:04 PM Updated at 7:15 PM
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Asheville restaurants face labor shortage – Asheville Citizen
Christen May, a trainee from the GO Kitchen Ready Training Program, works at Blue Dream Curry House.(Photo: Bill Rhodes/Citizen-Times) ASHEVILLE – Duane Fernandes used to take it personally when job candidates failed to show for their stage — a working…
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Manteo hopes to turn a national spotlight on its history
By JEFF HAMPTON, The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk MANTEO, N.C. — The town of Manteo is hoping to get a historic designation to raise its prestige and boost tourism. Incorporated in 1899, the town of about 1,500 hopes to get federal…
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