Business North Carolina

My old man and HMOs.

Up Front - Managed health care; personal narrative - Brief Article

Trend.

North Carolina; economic indicators - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

He's sowing seed money to grow rural businesses.

Economic Outlook - Rick Carlisle interview; venture capital market in North Carolina - Brief Article - Interview

Krispy Kreme goes for too much dough.

Money Matters - High stock price - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Tar Heel Stock Watch.

Money Matters - North Carolina share prices - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Gambler figured he could win this hand with a boat.

Tar Heel Tattler - Brunswick County, North Carolina; gambling case - Brief Article

In a crunch, it could save lives in a crash.

Tar Heel Tattler - New car bumper designed to increase NASCAR safety - Brief Article

Tattle Tales.

Tar Heel Tattler - Brief Article

Tragedy might give a little lift to TIMCO.

Tar Heel Tattler - TIMCO, aircraft-maintenance company - Brief Article

Tough times send builders to schools.

Tar Heel Tattler - North Carolina, school construction market - Brief Article

Former managers of Alamac Knits bought the company for an undisclosed sum and reopened its plant in Lumberton in October.

Eastern - Brief Article

Greensboro-based hosiery maker Kayser-Roth plans to add 125 jobs.

Lumberton - Brief Article

Minneapolis-based food processor and distributor Cargill and Prestage Farms.

St. Pauls - Brief Article

Onslow Memorial Hospital.

Jacksonville - Efforts to meet North Carolina fire codes - Brief Article

Reasor Chemical.

Castle Hayne - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, cleanup of former Reasor Chemical plant in North Carolina - Brief Article

TeleSpectrum Worldwide.

Fayetteville - Closes call center in Fayetteville, North Carolina - Brief Article

Community Software Acquisition, which does business as Media-span.

Research Triangle Park - Brief Article

Glaxo SmithKline.

Research Triangle Park - Offering discounts for disabled and those who lack health insurance - Brief Article

In-migration is fueling Triangle growth, with five counties exceeding 20% between 1990 and 2000.

Triangle - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Litespec, a fiber-optic cable maker, is eliminating 20% of its staff of 284.

Research Triangle Park - Brief Article

MedCovers, a maker of protective cases for medical equipment, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.

Raleigh - Brief Article

PhyAmerica Physician Group.

Durham - Settling shareholder lawsuit - Brief Article

Piedmont Triad International Airport.

Greensboro - Airport expansion put on hold - Brief Article

Pilot Therapeutics.

Triad - Brief Article

Quintiles Transnational.

Triangle - Laying off 1,000 - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Raleigh-Durham International Airport Authority.

Morrisville - Postpones expansion - Brief Article

Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork processor, is buying Stadler's Country Hams.

Elon - Brief Article

VP Buildings.

Kernersville - Laid off 15 percent of its workforce - Brief Article

A.C. Furniture.

Eden - Buys plant which had been leased by company - Brief Article

Among Charlotte-region counties, Alexander has the smallest gap between its average and highest wages. Mecklenburg has the largest gap.

Charlotte - Brief Article