March 2010
Working to stay clean
Kevin McDonald moves around the main campus of the nonprofit he founded in Durham with the confidence of someone coaching a championship team.
Time in a bottle
Max Lloyd stands atop a ridge in northeastern Guilford County. A steady breeze from the nearby Haw River combs his hair as he surveys long rows of neatly espaliered chardonel vines.
Regional Report Western March 2010
When it comes to recession, even casinos have trouble beating the odds.
Regional Report Triangle March 2010
To Garner Mayor Ronnie Williams, it’s simple: Wake County commissioners talk big about recruiting and retaining jobs, but they don’t follow through — at least not for his town.
Regional Report Triad March 2010
Once a Wall Street darling with a stock price that peaked at nearly $50 a share in 2003, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has been serving up annual losses since 2004, and its stock hasn’t surpassed $5 in more than 18 months.
Regional Report Eastern March 2010
Coastal homeowners have long lived in fear that a big storm could force them from their seaside sanctuaries.
Regional Report Charlotte March 2010
If you failed to trade in that gas guzzler for an Earth-friendly fuel sipper in a deal greased with federal money, don’t despair.
More than just a bubble burst
Ponder this: Mike Easley might be a victim of the housing bubble.
How to end the incentives war
There are certain words and phrases which, when spoken out loud, tend to provoke expressions of regret as bad memories cascade.
Generation app
I got a news release the other day from SBR Consulting, a Charlotte human-resources company, touting its study of how the recession has changed the views of young workers — “millennials,” specifically those in the workforce born after 1977.