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<title><![CDATA[Business Calendar]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Upcoming business events in the area.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DROP BY DROP: DRP strategy has backers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Devotees of dividend reinvestment plans, a favorite strategy of do-it-yourself investors, have had their faith tested over the past year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Working the Holidays - Job market may be tight for those looking for seasonal work at retail stores]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Marissa DeHart sat on the floor in the accessories department at Belk at Hanes Mall with a pen in one hand and a barcode scanner in the other, marking down the price on handbags.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business Milestones]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[&#9632;  <b>Dr. William T. Smith</b> has joined Brookview Hills Internal Medicine at 3333 Brookview Hills Blvd., Suite 207 in Winston-Salem. The practice specializes in the management of chronic diseases and diagnosis and treatment of acute diseases for patients aged 18 and older. Smith earned his medical degree at East Carolina University School of Medicine. He was a partner at Cornerstone Internal Medicine at Jamestown for six years and most recently was the owner of Premier Internal Medicine P.C. in Hickory.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:40:30 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WFU study on hormone may cut prostate biopsies]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A research study, co-led by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has found that a hormone normally occurring in the body may cause some elevated levels of prostate specific antigen in men.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Session to advise textile sector about marketing to military]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Department of Commerce will hold a conference from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in Greensboro that will focus on textile-sector opportunities and developments in military and performance-related markets.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lean & Mean: Companies do more with fewer employees]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/06/lean-mean/business-area/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RJR try falls short: Federal judge rejects request for injunction blocking tobacco law]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/06/rjr-try-falls-short/business-area/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s bid to carve out a "free speech" marketing niche for innovative products received a setback yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Targacept has profit in quarter]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Targacept Inc. posted its first quarterly profit in nearly three years yesterday, bolstered in large part by a $10 million milestone payment by AstraZeneca PLC.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Borders Group to close 200 Waldenbooks, Express stores]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/06/052305/borders-group-to-close-200-waldenbooks-express-sto/business-area/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Borders Group Inc. said yesterday that it would close 200 of its Waldenbooks and Borders Express stores, including the stores at Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem and at Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:53 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troubled Bank of Granite freezes additional benefits]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bank of Granite Corp. said in a regulatory filing yesterday that it has amended its salary-continuation plan for executives to freeze additional benefits, effective Nov. 1.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:49 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sara Lee posts 23% increase in profit for the first quarter]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Sara Lee Corp. reported yesterday that its first-quarter profit jumped 23 percent. The company also raised its outlook for the year.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:40 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bank of the Carolinas reports 3rd-quarter gain of $470,000]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Bank of the Carolinas Corp. said yesterday that it had net income of $470,000 in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $2.7 million in the third quarter of 2008.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:28 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Furniture Brands International reports $23.5 million loss]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Furniture Brands International Inc. reported a loss of $23.5 million in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $41.7 million in the third quarter of 2008.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:05:03 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Workers' compensation premiums to drop in 2010]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Businesses in North Carolina will pay nearly 10 percent less next year for workers' compensation insurance under an agreement between the insurance industry and state regulators.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:01:28 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Area economic officials attending aviation meeting]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Piedmont Triad Partnership said yesterday that area economic officials are attending this week's Speed News Business Aviation Suppliers conference in Phoenix.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:55 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BB&T starts 529 account in partnership with Virginia plan]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/05/050000/bbt-starts-529-account-in-partnership-with-virgini/business-area/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[BB&T Corp. said yesterday that it has started a 529 college-savings account.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:10 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2 execs recovering after plane crash]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two executives of Southern Community Financial Corp. are recovering from serious -- but not life-threatening -- injuries they received in a plane crash in southeastern Buncombe County on Tuesday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fed keeps rate near zero]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve pledged yesterday to keep a key interest rate at a record low for an "extended period," in a sign that the economy is growing but remains deeply dependent on government help.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Windows-maker opens plant in Mount Airy, adding 20 jobs]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/04/040010/windows-maker-opens-plant-in-mount-airy-adding-20-/business-area/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Catalina Tempering, a windows manufacturer, said yesterday that it has opened a plant in Mount Airy, creating 20 jobs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:10:54 EST]]></pubDate>
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