Provides the latest RSS feeds for Raleigh News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page North Carolina Daily.com http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/cat/cb19bea104b69ae5/ en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:48 -0400 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:03:48 -0400 30 Raleigh, N.C. - A woman was killed Wednesday morning in a wreck involving a school bus and a car, Raleigh police said.Officers closed Atlantic Avenue between Spring Forest and Millbrook roads in north Raleigh for about four hours following the wreck.  The woman, who was in the car, was not immediately identified. Police said she was in her 20s. No students were on the bus at the time of the ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696968/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:30:50 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696968/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission will conduct a public meeting on Thursday June 13, 2013 at 7:00 pm (registration opens at 6:30 pm) concerning the proposed modification of Water Quality Permit No. WQ0001730, Land Application of Residuals at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant. The city has spent over ten years investigating, sampling and modeling groundwater beneath ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696969/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:12 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696969/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Citrix Systems office building in downtown Raleigh could be happening sooner rather than later. The developers of the building project have filed a new site plan for "phase 2" that, if approved, would allow for construction of an additional two floors of office space, or 39,346 square feet that would be built atop the 126,646-square-foot building currently under construction at 120 S. ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696136/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:48 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696136/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 a new report by Redfin that tracked the speed of homes sales in April highlighting the fastest- and slowest-moving markets across the country. The Triangle housing market ranked as the slowest-moving market among the 22 real estate markets measured ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696137/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:47 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696137/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Raleigh's city government says it has set aside $3.73 million to acquire 12 contiguous parcels covering 1.7 acres downtown for economic development. The land is next to a former Salvation Army property that is also being bought by the city. The 12 parcels are located at 330 E. Hargett St.; 210, 214, 218, 224, 226 and 228 S. Bloodworth St.; and 317, 319, 323, 325, and 327 E. Martin St. In ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696970/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:46 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696970/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 A Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) spokesperson confirms that "steps" are being taken to support commercial manufacturing of Plegridy in Research Triangle Park, should the new multiple sclerosis treatment be approved. RTP is already a Biogen hotbed when it comes to its MS portfolio, as both Avonex and Tysabri are already manufactured here. Additionally, there has been talk of Biogen's ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696971/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:45 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214696971/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Raleigh, N.C. - Three people have been arrested in the death last week of a 30-year-old Elizabethtown mother of two who recently moved to Raleigh and was found covered in blood inside her apartment last week, Raleigh police said Wednesday.Ronald Lee Anthony, 23, of 1800 Bloodworth St., Raleigh, Travion Devonte Smith, 20, of Raleigh, and Sarah Rene Redden, 18, of 3209 Scotch Pine Trail, Wake ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214694483/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:20 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214694483/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 says it has gained a new credit facility from Square 1 Bank, of Durham, with plans to use the cash to fund its growth and product development. Terms were not immediately released. You'll recall that ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214695432/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:08 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214695432/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 the latest CoreLogic Case-Shiller report , BI ranks the top 15 by the projected annualized change in home prices between Q4 2012 and Q4 2017. Wilmington ranks No. 13 on the list, with annualized expected growth of 7.1 percent over the next five years. The analysis also notes that current home prices in the Wilmington metro area are down by 25.6 percent from their Q2 2007 peak. To provide further ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214694343/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43:07 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214694343/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Two oil companies are in litigation in the North Carolina Business Court. An Asheboro-area oil company is suing a former employee in Fuquay-Varina, claiming that he and a competing oil company conspired to steal customer lists and other private information. Pugh Oil Co. alleges that Jeff Zimmer copied vast quantities of information from its computers on March 19, while he was still an employee, ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214694513/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:33:48 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214694513/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed May 22, 2013 1:00pm EDT May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Wednesday that it was launching a special inspection at Duke Energy Corp's Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina over a "quarter-inch flaw" on the plant's reactor vessel head. Duke shut the 900-megawatt (MW) plant on May 15 when further analysis of ultrasonic data gathered ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214695431/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:47 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214695431/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 RALEIGH, N.C. – Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. Two Nuclear Regulatory Commission specialist inspectors will join the on-site NRC inspectors ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693776/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:31:48 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693776/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Sufficient testing has not been done to ensure the state's new computerized Medicaid claims paying system, NCTracks, will be ready for primetime when the go-live switch is thrown July 1, says North Carolina ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693777/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:23 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693777/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Salix Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: SLXP) says it successfully completed trials to evaluate the efficacy and treatment for active mild to moderate ulcerative proctitis (UP) or ulcerative proctosigmoiditis (UPS). Salix reported that in each of the two Phase 3 studies, "a statistically significant proportion of subjects treated with budesonide foam (the Salix treatment) achieved clinical remission ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693780/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:22 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693780/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 In its simplest form, graphic design is using any visual medium - be it a poster, a newspaper advertisement or a business logo - to convey a message. We see all sorts of designs in our daily lives, from candy wrappers to T-shirts. There are a number of firms in the Triangle that do this type of work on a daily basis. These firms work with a myriad of clients, including public companies such ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693779/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:22 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693779/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) is teaming with the U.S. to fight bioterrorism. The company, which has its U.S. headquarters in Research Triangle Park, is collaborating with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in a deal to develop antibiotics to treat resistant infections and bioterrorist threats. The agreement ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693778/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214693778/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Twisted Fork, located at 3751 Sumner Boulevard, is a restaurant at north Raleigh's Triangle Town Center. While the Twisted Fork's entrees primarily are pasta, the restaurant does have a number of ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690440/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:25 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690440/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Raleigh City Council has awarded a contract capped at $2.7 million to Chapel Hill-based Resolute Building Inc. to construct Fire Station 29 at 12117 Leesville Rd. Work is scheduled to begin this summer with completion in approximately 10 months, according to the city. The 10,000-square-foot station will house Raleigh's Engine Company 29. The design calls for three apparatus bays, sleeping ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690441/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:45 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690441/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 J. Russell Allen wants to increase spending by nearly 5 percent to $705 million in a new fiscal 2014 budget that gives existing workers a 3 percent merit bump and adds 40 new employees to the payroll. Allen presented his proposals to City Council Council on Tuesday. On April 17, the Raleigh City Council ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690443/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:44 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690443/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 When life science consulting firm Compliance Implementation Services moves into its new office next year in the new Perimeter Two office building in Morrisville, the move will represent a nearly tripling of the company's operations in the Triangle. Compliance Implementation Services, or CIS, was one of three companies that ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690444/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:43 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690444/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Aldona Wos blamed the previous administration's forecasting models, which apparently did not properly calculate how much Medicaid would cost the state. The shortfall for this year will now come to an estimated $333 million. On May 2, state ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690445/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:42 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690445/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Chinese leadership has reportedly listed seven topics that may not be discussed in university classrooms there. This calls into question the academic freedom ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214689976/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:41 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214689976/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Bull City has netted another number one ranking, this time as the number one best city for women in the workforce. Specifically, the Durham-Chapel Hill metro ranked number one in the "medium cities" category in the ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690446/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:40 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690446/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 N.C. Department of Transportation is granting $6.2 million for a project that aims to reduce air pollution in the Triangle by promoting vehicles that run on electricity, propane and natural gas. The Clean Fuel Advanced Technology project was launched in 2006 and is led by the N.C. Solar Center at N.C. State University. It focuses on improving air quality in 24 North Carolina counties, including ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690447/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:39 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214690447/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The City of Raleigh Stormwater Utility Division would like to present the final design for construction for the Brockton Drive Lake and Dam project. Please join us as we discuss what to expect during the construction phase and share any questions you may ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214688976/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:14:48 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214688976/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Roy Cooper issued a statement on Tuesday cautioning people who plan to donate to the Oklahoma tornado relief efforts to make sure they aren't dealing with scam artists. Although the state's consumer protection division hasn't received any complaints about fraudulent fundraising activities in connection to Oklahoma disaster relief, previous natural disasters have elicited scams, ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214688977/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:45 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214688977/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 NBA franchise's application Tuesday to re-claim the name of the city's original basketball team : the Hornets. A name change requires approval from the 30 members of the NBA board of governors. The league will vote on the name change in July. If approved, Charlotte would play one more season as the Bobcats and become the Hornets for the 2014-15 season. Until last month, New Orleans was ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214687049/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:09 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214687049/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 One of the pleasures of visiting the North Carolina coast is the chance to ride one of the ferries. It's a fun trip, and it has the purpose of getting you to neat places. Ferry service is being increased in preparation for summer vacationers, with the Ocracoke-Hatteras ferry now offering 36 trips each day. It's the busiest route in the ferry ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686842/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 07:34:08 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686842/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Jordan Tampa Bay Water has hired the CEO of the Cape Fear Utility Authority in North Carolina as its general manager. Matthew Jordans hiring must still be approved by the Tampa utilitys Board of Directors on June 17, but if approved, he will begin work on July 8, WHQR said. No salary details were provided in the report. Tampa Bay Water serves three counties and the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686884/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:10 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686884/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 JUDITH Durham of The Seekers is continuing to make positive improvement following a stroke after her Melbourne concert last ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214685945/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:31:44 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214685945/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wake Forest University in the Triangle may be happy to hear that, after three years of negotiations, the Winston-Salem City Council has approved the sale of the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum to Wake Forest University. The university will pay $8 million for the coliseum, where its basketball team plays its game, and spend another $10 million on ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686240/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:18 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686240/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The answer to the question of whether schools in North Carolina are ready to protect kids, teachers and employees from the ravages of tornadoes is this: Plans are in place, but there's no guarantee against a storm of the speed and magnitude of the one that struck in Moore, Okla. Wake County's plan outlines where teachers and kids should go and what the should do when warned of a storm ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686239/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:26:17 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214686239/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 North Carolina lawmakers want to increase the consequences for drivers who fail to stop for school buses picking up or dropping off students. The bill approved unanimously by the House would require those convicted of the misdemeanor charge to receive a minimum $500 fine. A driver who hits a child and faces a felony would receive a minimum $2,500 fine, while a death conviction would mean at ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214685661/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:19:38 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214685661/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Raleigh, N.C. - Raleigh City Councilors are waiting for state and county decisions before taking any action against Raleigh's sweepstakes parlors.At Tuesday's Law and Public Safety Committee meeting, City Attorney Tom McCormick said city staff has prepared a draft ordinance that would regulate where sweepstakes parlors can operate, but should wait for more direction from the state and ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214676089/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:36:48 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214676089/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 An Army green megawatt generator shipped from Austria is now in operation approximately two miles from the Orange County landfill. The generator will be used to convert methane emissions into electricity to power the local energy grid and the construction of Carolina North. "It's a reciprocating engine, so it's much like the engine in your car except it runs on landfill gas ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214675518/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:03:34 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214675518/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The Raleigh City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 4, at 7:00 p.m. to receive comment on the proposed sale of two retail spaces and parking areas in the City-owned Blount Street Parking Deck to Edison Land, LLC. The appraised value of the property is $627,627. The option to purchase will be granted to Edison Land, LLC for cash consideration of $12,500, and will provide for the ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674768/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:42 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674768/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 One of Downtown Raleigh's most prominent corporate residents, Red Hat Inc., is hosting a free concert on Friday, August 2 at Red Hat Amphitheater. Alternative rockers Silversun Pickups will headline the event with supporting acts to be announced in the coming weeks. Raleigh-based Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, recently moved its headquarters to ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674767/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:42 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674767/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The Raleigh City Council today saluted Fayetteville Street for being named "North Carolina's Main Street." Ben Hitchings, president of the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NC) presented council members with a framed certificate honoring Fayetteville Street as a 2013 "Great Place in North Carolina." The honor is part of the "Great ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674770/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:41 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674770/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The City of Raleigh has been selected to receive eight 2012-13 Solutions Awards from the Public Technology Institute (PTI). The national awards recognize outstanding achievements in local government applications of technology that enhance community services, improve internal operations and reduce costs. The City's Office of Sustainability will receive six PTI awards and the City's ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674769/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:41 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674769/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The City of Raleigh is applying for a federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) V grant to complete Phase I of the Union Station project. The City Council voted unanimously today to authorize City staff to apply for the grant. Renovation of the Dillon Viaduct Building at 510 W. Martin Street in Downtown is the first phase of construction of the Raleigh Union Station ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674771/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:41 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674771/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it could put a former fabric mill in Oxford on a list of Superfund sites that could require cleanups costing millions of dollars. Cristex Drum mill, on the town's southwestern edge, is contaminated with chlorinated solvents similar to those used in dry-cleaning, ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674774/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:44 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674774/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Rich Clifton , the Research Triangle Park-based senior vice president of technology enablement and solutions organization at NetApp, who says that while the company's RTP site is certainly impacted by the reduction, the storage giant isn't slowing its plans to expand locally. "We're doing some specific restructuring to focus on efficiencies and some of the key market ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674773/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:43 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674773/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Bank of America , Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Ally/GMAC. The March 31 data was self-reported by the banks according to Smith's office, which will verify the numbers. So far, only GMAC has received credit under the program. Among the types of relief have been first lien modifications, short sales, second lien cancellations and forbearance for unemployed borrowers. In North ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674772/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:50:42 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674772/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 -- North Carolina woman is charged with attempted murder all because her failing wouldn't share. 24 -- old -- Drake won -- some cheese when one of her family members did it feel like ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674381/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:49:13 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214674381/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Raleigh City Council has scheduled a June 4 public hearing on the sale of two retail spaces and parking areas in the city's Blount Street parking deck to Edison Land LLC. The appraised value of the property is $627,627. Edison Land has agreed to pay the city $12,500 in cash in exchange for an option to buy the property at the appraised value. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. in the ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214671236/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:59 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214671236/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP) confirmed it is reducing its workforce by about 900 employees. Details on the impact to its Research Triangle Park were not immediately available. The confirmation came during the release of the ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214671965/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:38:58 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214671965/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Athleta, the women's fitness apparel competitor to LuLuLemon, has signed a deal to open a second store location in the Triangle at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh. Athleta opened its first store in North Carolina at Durham's Streets at Southpoint mall in June of ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214669495/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:37 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214669495/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford has received conditional approval from the state to expand its emergency department. The state, through ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214669606/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:36 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214669606/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Despite the growth of mobile and other forms of electronic banking, the traditional brick-and-mortar branch office remains a key part of the industry. Regulators, both state and federal, methodically keep tabs of branch numbers and whether they are declining or growing. That counting continues even as industry experts debate the future of the branch, with its smiling tellers and coffee pot, ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214669423/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:25:35 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214669423/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 City Manager J. Russell Allen today submitted a proposed budget to the City Council that continues to promote fiscal sustainability and cost competitiveness, while maintaining high quality core services. The proposed budget does not increase property taxes or solid waste, stormwater or privilege license fees. It does include an additional $13.9 million in revenue for the City's Public ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214668676/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:42:56 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214668676/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Call it a Snapback revolution . As in the retro-cool of Charlotte Hornets gear stirring sentiment as much as anything in recent years. Burying the Bobcats brand a decade after it arrived reminds me of a conversation I had with the then-newly hired marketing and public-relations ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:50 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214668473/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Durham has a not-exactly-new addition - a recently uncovered Coca-Cola mural on East Main Street. A team of workers, armed with fingernail files, have been delicately chipping away plaster for years, and their work is almost complete. The owner of the three-story building initially discovered the mural while stripping plaster off of the walls during the building's renovation. The image is ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214667606/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:10:49 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214667606/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval of its first interferon-based treatment for multiple sclerosis since its blockbuster 1996 drug, Avonex. Biogen Idec (Nasdaq: BIIB) has submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seeking approval of its first interferon-based treatment for multiple sclerosis ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214668472/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:25:11 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214668472/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 "We’re going to continue our acts of civil disobedience because the General Assembly has made a cruel attack on the most vulnerable people in this state," declared Rev. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina chapter of the ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666784/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:12:59 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666784/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 An appeals court agreed that the N.C. Industrial Commission can block a settlement that's not "fair and just." An employer and an injured worker cant agree to an unfair settlement once the North Carolina Industrial Commission gets involved, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The decision involves Exceptional Landscapes Inc., of Hillsborough, and employee Danny Allred, who was ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214667842/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:08:38 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214667842/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Mark Fronmuller as its president, the company said Tuesday. Fronmuller joins Elster from SAIC Energy, where he was its senior vice president for global utilities. Raleigh-based Elster Solutions is the utility meter division of Elster Group SE, which is headquartered in Germany's Ruhr Valley. That company is in turn owned by the investment firm Melrose PLC (LSE: MRO). Elster Solutions has ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666785/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:44 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666785/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Mallinckrodt, the St. Louis-based pharmaceutical firm with two production plants in north Raleigh, has started cleaning house for its anticipated spinoff from its parent company Covidien on June 28. Mallinckrodt has confirmed that it eliminated nearly 100 job positions last week, but it was unclear whether any employees from the company's two production plants in Raleigh were impacted. The ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666786/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:43 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666786/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 The City of Raleigh has released a mobile version of the iMAPS mapping application found on the city's website, allowing users to access building photographs, deed information and civil service data over cell phones and other devices. Currently mobile users account for 23 percent of visitors to the city's website, up 10 percent from the prior year. Some 53 percent of the time, city ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666787/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:42 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666787/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 A Massachusetts company armed with UNC-developed technology has announced terms for an initial public offering. Epizyme Inc., which develops enzyme-based treatments for genetic cancers, plans to raise $60 million by offering 4.3 million shares at a price range of $13 to $15. In ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666788/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:41 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214666788/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Ernie Kapopoulos, site vice president for the Shearon Harris nuclear plant, prepares for Monday's public meeting about the plant. Seated to his left are Plant Manager John Duffner and Regis Repko, senior vice president for the Harris and Brunswick nuclear ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214665488/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:51:40 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214665488/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 . Swift Drive is currently closed between its intersections with Bryn Mawr through Merwin Road. Additional time is needed to complete the improvements being made to the Swift Drive culvert. Swift Drive will remain closed through Monday, June 17, 2013. Questions regarding the project should be directed to the Stormwater Utility Division, ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214664423/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:12:03 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214664423/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Two expansive apartment communities in Cary have been sold for a second time in three years, this time with a combined price tag of almost $56 million. Tampa, Fla.-based Elco Landmark Residential has acquired the neighboring Hidden Oaks and Woodbridge apartment communities, located at the intersection of Northeast Maynard Road and Gregory Drive in Cary, that together have 788 apartment units ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214664424/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:06 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214664424/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 According to the Financial Times Global MBA 2013 rankings, the UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler School of Business and Duke Fuqua School of Business have an overall ranking of 45th and 18th, respectively, but both rank lower in terms of value. The value ranking was calculated by comparing salary earned by alumni today with course length, fees and other costs, including the opportunity cost of not working ... http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214663435/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:42:05 -0400 http://www.northcarolinadaily.com/index.php/sid/214663435/scat/cb19bea104b69ae5