OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — Officials in North Carolina have tested a 91-foot passenger ferry from Boston that they hope will help reverse a trend of declining tourism on the Outer Banks. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reports (http://bit.ly/1PdNKIq ) the Provincetown…
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KURE Continues Store Expansion
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — KURE Corp. (“KURE”), announced today the opening of its first Vaporium Lounge in Florida, located in Boca Raton at 555 North Federal Avenue. This is KURE’s third store opening in four months, continuing the…
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Bicycle tourism: a growing factor in Western North Carolina
May flowers are here, bringing National Bike Month along for the ride. In anticipation of future tourists on bikes, a coalition of organizations in the western counties gave them a boost by supporting a new study by Kostelec Planning. The…
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Biltmore Winery, America’s most-visited wine-maker, turns 30 – Asheville Citizen
Biltmore Winery is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. Pictured are estate winemakers Sharon Fernchak and Bernard Delille.(Photo: Biltmore/Special to the Citizen-Times) Long before Asheville was Beer City USA, the Biltmore Winery was turning out reds, whites and sparklers and…
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North Carolina Senate panel OKs tanning-bed ban for youths
Local News Manatee County roads could get new speed limits
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Wake County considers longer but fewer school days
Wake County students could spend five more minutes in school each day in return for having two fewer days of classes for the 2016-17 school year. Wake school leaders say they’re only considering having fewer, but longer school days because…
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Generational Equity Announces the Acquisition of Ridge Runner Fast Foods dba …
DALLAS, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Generational Equity, a leading mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately-held, middle-market businesses, is pleased to announce the acquisition of its client, Ridge Runner Fast Foods dba Burger King, headquartered in Boone, North Carolina, by Carolina Quality LLC…
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Morning Roundup: OSU School of Music director caught in TBDBITL mess, Ohio …
Former Ohio State University Marching Band Director Jon Waters. Doug Buchanan Managing editor-digital- Columbus Business First Email | Google+ | Twitter | LinkedIn In today’s roundup: OSU School of Music’s director isn’t pleased fired OSU Marching Band Director Jon Waters…
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Contract awarded to build Clover schools’ aquatic center
Clover School Board approved a $17.8 million bid to build an aquatic center in Lake Wylie during a special board meeting May 11. After an executive session, school board members awarded the contract to Beam Construction Co. of Cherryville, N.C.…
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In Case You Missed It: News of Interest From Around North Carolina (week of …
Technology Overtakes Tobacco in Winston-Salem, N.C. – New York Times “The idea that universities and government could jointly build a business park framed around technology was born 55 years ago in North Carolina, on farm and forest land eight miles…
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