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  • Appeals court in Ky. upholds 1998 tobacco deal

    The landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies is valid and doesn't amount to a conspiracy or anti-competitive behavior by the government, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

  • Business Briefs: AT&T opening data center in Kings Mountain

    Global telecommunications company AT&T is opening a new data center in Kings Mountain, a project that could have an estimated economic impact of $935 million over 10 years, state and company officials said Wednesday.

  • Appeals court in Ky. upholds 1998 tobacco deal

    The landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies is valid and doesn’t amount to a conspiracy or anti-competitive behavior by the government, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

  • United Way of Forsyth County exceeds its 2011 campaign goalView Video

    United Way of Forsyth County said Wednesday that it exceeded its $17.3 million goal for its 2011 fundraising campaign.

  • Journal parent company considers sale of newspapers

    Media General Inc., parent company of the Winston-Salem Journal, announced Wednesday that it is interested in selling some of its newspapers.

  • Novant to hire 150 in Fort Mill

    Novant Health is looking to hire 150 people with a variety of health-care and technology experience to implement its new electronic medical records project.

  • AT&T to build data center in Kings Mountain

    Global telecommunications company AT&T is opening a new data center in Kings Mountain, a project that could have an estimated economic impact of $935 million over 10 years, state and company officials said today. The center will create 106 full-time jobs.

  • Appeals Court in Ky. Upholds 1998 Tobacco Deal

    LOUISVILLE, KY. (AP) A three-judge federal appeals panel in Kentucky has turned away a challenge from a defunct cigarette maker to a landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals

  • Wake Forest BioTech Place debuts in downtown Winston-Salem

    Faith may be a belief in things unseen, but it doesn't hurt to gain two tangible pieces of evidence that Piedmont Triad Research Park is delivering on its promise of transforming Winston-Salem.

  • Economic development announcement expected in Davie County

    The N.C. Commerce Department will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. today in Mocksville related to an economic development project.

  • Dow breaks 13,000 but can't hold gains

    It came and went in a flash each time, a number on a board for mere seconds, but its symbolic power couldn't be dismissed.

  • Business briefs

    BB&T sets 16-cent quarterly dividend

  • Occupy Winston-Salem plans protest of Wells Fargo, Reynolds American

    Occupy Winston-Salem is planning to protest outside the offices of Wells Fargo and Reynolds American in downtown Winston-Salem on Feb. 29 as part of the National Day of Protest.

  • The Briefcase: University of Chicago MBA team wins at WFU

    A team of MBA students from the University of Chicago won the $75,000 first prize in the international case competition at the 22nd annual Marketing Summit presented by the Center for Retail Innovation at Wake Forest University Schools of Business.

  • BB&T facing potential problems in deal to buy Florida bank

    BB&T Corp.'s deal to buy BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. — a struggling Florida bank — could be running into obstacles.

  • For car buyers, it's harder to end up with a lemon

    Car shoppers today are less likely to end up with a lemon.

  • Oil prices spike on Iran embargo

    Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high, above $105 a barrel, on Monday after Iran said it had halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program.

  • Officials break ground on Center for Design Innovation

    The Center for Design Innovation broke ground Monday on an $8 million building that local officials hope will serve as a physical and symbolic anchor for the southern part of downtown Winston-Salem.

  • Wake Forest BioTech Place to be unveiled Tuesday

    Wake Forest BioTech Place, a pivotal piece of developing Piedmont Triad Research Park, will make its debut at 10 a.m. today with a media event.

  • Incentives, dining law on council agenda

    The Winston-Salem City Council will discuss tonight whether to give $1.75 million in economic incentives to technology company Inmar Inc., which is considering expansion here. The council will also discuss a new law that would allow food and alcohol to be served outdoors downtown.

  • NC company enables soldiers to design camouflage

    Dominic Cincotti and Cathlena Spencer are working to make soldiers invisible even as their Wilmington company is emerging into plain sight.

  • Consider options before shuffling funds

    Q: My wife and I have a little more than $100,000 in annuities and a 401(k). I will be 70 in March, and my wife will be 69 later this year. The bulk of this money is in teacher retirement annuities spread over six companies. Can we combine all of the annuities in some other tax-free vehicle? Would it be worthwhile, considering her age? My 401(k) is only $10,000, and I have let it ride since I was laid off several years ago. I really don't want to pull money completely out until we might need it. What happens if we pass 70½ and leave the funds where they are?

  • Whole Foods founder weighs in on grocer's resurgence, future

    It's a good time to be Whole Foods. The natural-foods grocer has roared back from the recession, rebounding in sales and profits and again becoming a Wall Street darling.

  • Business calendar

    The networking referral groups of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce will meet at the following times this week:Triad Synergy will meet from 8 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, Winston-Salem chamber boardroom, 601 W. Fourth St.

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