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  • Governor Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane Support the House Acting to Assist in Creating a Destination Park on the Dorothea Dix Property

    Governor Pat McCrory and Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane have asked the General Assembly to set the effective date of the Dorothea Dix lease bill to next year, in order to give the state of North Carolina and the City of Raleigh time to negotiate an improved deal. "Mayor McFarlane and I strongly believe that we must move ahead to reach a mutual agreement," said Governor Pat McCrory. ...

  • In Pictures State of the Research Triangle Region Forum

    "Collabitition." It's a made-up word that the sellout crowd of 900-plus at the State of the Research Triangle Region Forum Thursday morning heard a ...

  • The ‘best architect in the world’ coming to RTP

    The "best architect in the world?" That is the only hint Research Triangle Park spokesperson Erin Monday would give me about a special visitor coming to the park next week. I am betting this "big deal" meeting has something to do with a planned park redesign. As Monday will tell you, the original RTP as you know it today emerged from dark days, when it suffered from ...

  • PowerSecure extends acquisition streak

    its acquisitions may continue . The company is based in Wake Forest and has facilities in Raleigh, Morrisville and Greensboro. Also on Thursday, PowerSecure said it bought out minority stakes in two subsidiaries in which it held majority interests. One was the remaining 10 percent stake in its solar-installation business from Morrisville's Southern Energy Management. It acquired a 90 ...

  • SciQuest board names CEO Wiehe as chairman

    Tim Buckley as lead independent director. Wiehe has served as president and CEO of Cary-based SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQI), a developer of spend-management software, since 2001 and has overseen 31 consecutive quarters of revenue growth. He also oversaw the company's transition to a private company in 2004 and led a successful initial public offering in 2010. Wiehe will continue to serve as the ...


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Beverly Hills Cop [Blu-Ray]

Beverly Hills Cop [Blu-Ray]

Beverly Hills Cop, one of the first megahits of the early 1980s and the movie that catapulted star Eddie Murphy into the Hollywood stratosphere, is all about attitude. It has to be: Short in the narrative department, filled with caricatures, and largely lacking in any re ... ...

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  • Carolina Hurricanes to unveil new jerseys

    As the Carolina Hurricanes try to put many of last season's memories in the rear view mirror, they will move ahead next season with a new look. Beginning Friday, the team will post small swatch images of the new uniforms for the 2013-14 season on its social media platforms before an official unveiling of the full jerseys on June 4. Team executives are staying mum about the new look so far, ...

  • McCrory backs new Dix legislation

    Gov. Pat McCrory is throwing his support behind new legislation that allows the City of Raleigh and the state to renegotiate the Dorothea Dix property ...

  • Raleigh Arts Commission Requests Arts Per Capita Funding Increase

    requested that City Council increase annual funding of the arts to $5.00 per capita as part of the budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The current $4.50 per capita rate has been in place for six years. City Council referred the request to budget work sessions scheduled in June. According to the recommendation, presented by Arts Commission Chair Sarah Powers, nonprofit arts and culture is a ...

  • Anti-Speeding Pilot Campaign to Be Evaluated During Budget Deliberations

    The Raleigh City Council on May 21 referred an anti-speeding pilot campaign with two levels of funding to the Council's FY2014 budget review sessions to be considered for inclusion in the FY2014 budget. The proposal was submitted to Council by the City's Technology and Communications Committee. Council will begin official budget review sessions on June 3 at 4:00 p.m. and will continue ...

  • For Ply Gem and ChannelAdvisor Ready Set Go

    Two Cary companies have been priced for their public debuts, and one already is off and running on Wall Street this morning. Cary building supply company Ply Gem Industries is trading on the NYSE under PGEM, with a public offering price of $21 a share. The stock already is up about 10 percent ($23.11) after the first few ticks. Underwriters have been granted an option to purchase an additional ...

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