News that Deschutes Brewery executives came courting in Roanoke, Virginia, this fall sparked a Facebook campaign aimed at sending much love to the Bend-based brewer, the nations seventh-largest craft brewer and the 12th largest overall. The Deschutes 2 Roanoke Facebook…
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Weekly business briefing (Nov. 5)
New service Jordan Chiropractic Acupuncture, 2604 W. Ninth St., Suite 100, has added massage therapy services that will be provided by Bobbie Goodwin, previously a massage therapist at Health Strategies for the past 12 years. For more information, call 316-269-2692.…
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Activists rally against offshore drilling – The News
CONTACT FILED: OIL-TEXAS. 06/06/1996 – Offshore Oil Drilling Platform. The sun sets behind one of the three floating rigs that Texas Drydock is upgrading for Diamond Offshore Drilling in Port Arthur. SILHOUETTE. HOUCHRON CAPTION (09/13/1998): The sun sets behind an…
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Our view: TDA grants take care of the home folks – Asheville Citizen
Lacrosse action at the Buncombe Sports Park from June of this year at the Asheville Lacrosse Classic. The tournament drew 88 teams from all over the Southeast to play at Buncombe County Sports Park and John B. Lewis Field. A…
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No. 17 FSU-No. 3 Clemson, Duke-UNC games mark ACC’s Week 10 – The San Diego Union
A look at things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference for Week 10: GAME OF THE WEEK: Florida State at Clemson. First place in the Atlantic Division is on the line once again when the 17th-ranked Seminoles (7-1, 5-1,…
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City leaders descend on Nashville for ideas, solutions
National League of Cities Executive Director Clarence Anthony(Photo: Submitted) They’ve toured the Gulch, visited Nashville’s newest police precinct and made it to Stratford High School to check out the Academies of Nashville. Next on the agenda: Drive through Music Row,…
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Council members to vote on concealed weapons ban
Hendersonville City Council members and three city officials likely will be added to a list of persons exempt from an ordinance that bans carrying concealed weapons on city-owned property. Council members voted 3-2 in favor of the measure on first…
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Asheville voters agree on issues, not candidates – Asheville Citizen
Voters in Tuesday’s City Council election agreed on many issues but differed on which candidates could best handle them.(Photo: Maddy Jones/mjones@citizen-times.com) ASHEVILLE – Voters in different parts of the city — north, south, east and west — sounded similar themes when it…
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Two NC Towns Pass Alcohol Referendums
WALNUT COVE — Residents in two North Carolina towns are raising their glasses to alcohol sales. On Tuesday, voters in Walnut Cove approved the sale of hard liquor in restaurants, community theaters and convention centers. For years, the owners of…
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Sacramento airport smooths over turbulence with Southwest
Sacramento International Airport officials got a surprise – and pleasant – call from Southwest Airlines representatives recently. Instead of holding the annual business meeting between the two entities at the airline’s Dallas headquarters as usual, Southwest executives wanted to visit…
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