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John Skvarla moves to NC Commerce Department, replaces Secretary Sharon …
RALEIGH After two years overseeing the state’s environmental regulations, John Skvarla has a new challenge: leading the state Commerce Department as it navigates a new public-private partnership to recruit jobs. Skvarla, who heads the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural…
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Visitors bureau director named
The governing board of Greenville-Pitt County Convention Visitors Bureau on Monday announced the appointment of one of its longtime managers as its new executive director. Andrew Schmidt is a 23-year veteran of the hospitality industry with a mix of hotel,…
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Back over the river and through the woods – Asheville Citizen
“Over the river and through the woods” is the song that conjures up fond memories of holiday trips to celebrate with loved ones. Shortly after the first Thanksgiving, early settlers started migrating west in search of cheaper, less crowded and…
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Stella D’oro’s Popular Lady Stella Cookies Return to Shelves Just in Time for …
–> and imageUrl: http://visit-nc.com/wp-content/plugins/RSSPoster_PRO/cache/918af_161520 –> TripAdvisor Logo. (PRNewsFoto/TripAdvisor) Stella D’oro’s Popular Lady Stella cookies return to store shelves just in time for National Cookie Day on Dec. 4. Facebook Twitter Pinterest left 0 Stella D’oro’s Popular Lady Stella cookies return…
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North Carolina researcher estimates coal ash damages to equal $300 million
DANVILLE, Va. – $300 million. That’s the estimated pricetag one North Carolina researcher is putting on the coal ash spill from February. And he’s predicting it could go even higher. Dennis Lemly from Wake Forest University looked at economic, clean…
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Buncombe commissioners swear in DeBruhl and name Belcher vice chair
New and smiling faces populated the crowd at the Buncombe County Commissioners meeting on Dec. 1, as four winners of the Nov. 4 elections took their oaths of office and commissioners elected a new vice chair. Buncombe County Commissioners Ellen…
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Tech Visionaries Form K4Connect: "Transforming the Internet of Things into the …
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A pair of veteran technology experts have joined forces to focus on making peoples’ lives better by seamlessly connecting the rapidly expanding number of electronic devices and services that make up the “internet of…
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Countdown to college: What not to say in your ‘Why this college?’ essay
Local News James Street Road in Bellingham wont reopen until January
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North Carolina’s privatized economic development group gets new CEO, former …
North Carolina’s privatized economic development group already has a new leader, less than two months after the group officially launched in October. Christopher Chung, 38, an experienced economic developer from Missouri, will begin Jan. 12 leading North Carolina’s job recruitment…
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