Senate leader Phil Berger, left, and Gov. Pat McCrory(Photo: Special to the Citizen-Times) Tags Pat McCrory Republican Party RALEIGH Here is today’s legislative weather report: Storm clouds and increasingly higher winds between the Legislative Building and the governor’s office with…
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‘We’re not for sale’: Coastal leaders at odds with S.C., federal officials on …
When Charleston’s City Council voted this week to oppose offshore drilling in South Carolina, the decision widened a fracture over U.S. energy policy between local government leaders and their counterparts at the federal and state levels. Gov. Nikki Haley, U.S.…
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Asheville restaurant workers unite for labor rights – Asheville Citizen
The restaurant industry sometimes asks its employees to be professional jugglers. Now some restaurant workers are finding out it also pays to have a grasp of labor law.(Photo: USA TODAY) ASHEVILLE – Alia Todd, a restaurant worker and mother of…
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TDA awards $20000 in tourism grants
ASHEBORO — The Randolph County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) board approved three grants for upcoming tourism-related projects this year at the meeting on Wednesday. Beneficiaries include the Liberty NC STEP Program, the American Legion Southeast Regional Baseball Tournament and the…
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Awtry: Lessons from planning an imaginary Asheville – Asheville Citizen
I always suspected that being a city planner only required a degree in common sense. I spent the past two weeks proving just how wrong I was. At the urging of a friend last week, I purchased the game “Cities:…
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‘Freedom’ theme of Historic Triangle marketing push
WILLIAMSBURG — President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously had his Four Freedoms. More modestly, the Historic Triangle will be touting three freedoms this summer. As laid out by Brad White, president of Luckie, the destination’s advertising agency, and Corrina Ferguson, head…
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Electrolux Takes Home Four ADEX Awards For Design Excellence
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The ADEX Awards for Design Excellence, the largest and most prestigious awards program for project design in the Architecture Design industry, honored Electrolux with three Platinum awards for their Double Wall Oven with…
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Picking NCAA winners — for economic impact at Final Four
Kentucky fans took over Nashville for the SEC Tournament. Expect the same for the Final Four.(Photo: AP) The men’s Final Four will generate many millions in economic impact for Indianapolis regardless of the teams playing. But the teams that reach…
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Charleston area’s hotel room count to grow as new hotel opens Friday in Mount …
Room count Charleston hotel room inventory by geographic area: North Charleston: 7,179 Peninsula: 3,731 Mt. Pleasant: 2,148 West Ashley: 1,569 Berkeley: 1,307 Beaches: 1,117 Dorchester: 724 Total: 17,775 Source: Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau The first 133 keys for…
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AT&T Invests More Than $725 Million Over Three-Year Period To Enhance …
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