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 Charlotte Business News - Local Charlotte News | Charlotte Business Journal View Breaking Local News Headlines in Charlotte from the Charlotte Business Journal. Access business resources, company profiles, business advice columns, local jobs and more. General Growth offered $3.9B infusion Carolina Place mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. has received proposals to receive $3.9 billion from two investment firms. The company hopes a capital infusion will help speed its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (GGP) (SPG) Carolinas HealthCare System nets $470M in 2009 Carolinas HealthCare System netted nearly $470 million for 2009, improving on a loss of more than $551 million the previous year. BB&T chief exec?s compensation up by $1M BB&T Corp.?s profit plunged 42 percent in 2009, but its top executive?s total compensation rose by $1 million. (BBT) (WFC) (BAC) Hanesbrands sells Kings Mountain buildings Hanesbrands Inc. has sold two industrial buildings in Kings Mountain to a Pennsylvania real estate company as part of a sales-leaseback deal. (HBI) Textron Financial files suit vs. Firethorne Country Club Textron Financial Corp. has filed a lawsuit against the Firethorne Country Club near Marvin, the Union County town five miles south of Ballantyne. Maxon Furniture to close Salisbury plant Maxon Furniture Inc. will close its plant in Salisbury, permanently cutting 132 jobs. Sonic Automotive launches $210M offering Sonic Automotive Inc. will launch a private offering of up to $210 million in senior subordinated notes. (SAH) SouthPark offices get LEED gold rating The two office towers at Piedmont Town Center in Charlotte?s SouthPark area have earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (PNY) March Madness may cost companies $1.8B Workers distracted by March Madness could cost employers as much as $1.8 billion in unproductive wages during the first week of the NCAA Men?s Basketball Tournament, according to Chicago-based outplacement agency Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Nexxus Lighting expands product line Nexxus Lighting Inc. has begun production and shipping of its Array Quantum LED light bulb. (NEXS) |
 DBusiness News - Charlotte dBusinessNews :: Daily Business News Delivered to Your Desktop Baker & Taylor to Offer Rich Digital Media Content From Elsevier on Blio Charlotte - CHARLOTTE -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest distributor of physical and digital books and entertainment products, is proud to announce it has entered into an agreement with Elsevier - a leading publisher of scientific, medical and technical books - to provide rich, highly-formatted content on Blio. Blio is the revolutionary e-reader software application created by knfbReading Technology and powered by Baker & Taylor. Jackrabbit Attends Two Events to Demonstrate Its Business Management Solution... Charlotte - CHARLOTTE, NC – March 9, 2010 – Jackrabbit Technologies, provider of web-based business management solutions for the child care industry, will participate in two April events that provide attendees with the opportunity to participate in software demonstrations. Two key child care industry organizations will host conferences during April. The National Afterschool Association’s (NAA) April 19-21 Conference meets in Washington, D.C., at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, with the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP) occurring April 20-23 at the Chicago Hilton. Both events provide forums for communicating, learning and networking with industry leaders and those from peer organizations. Local MLS Listing Information is Displayed Directly onto Realtor Hana Melton'... Charlotte - S.T.A.R. Resources Launches WeekendAttitudeAdjustment.com Charlotte - S.T.A.R. CEO Inc. Welcomes Godwin On Board Charlotte - CEO Inc. (www.ceohr.com) Lee Price of WebsiteBiz Earns Google Analytics IQ and Microsoft adExcellence ... Charlotte - Interactive marketing agency WebsiteBiz (www.websitebiz.com) is pleased to announce that campaign MORTON'S CELEBRATES WOMEN ENTREPRENUERS AT A LUNCHEON HONORING RADIO PERSONAL... Charlotte - Networking is always important to successful business relationships, especially in a challenging economy. Morton’s The Steakhouse is taking it up a notch with a networking opportunity supporting area business women with a luncheon on Wednesday, March 24th featuring radio personality Ramona Holloway of the “Matt And Ramona Show”. Falfurrias Capital Partners Invests in Commercial Credit Group Inc. Charlotte - Private equity group founded by McColl, Oken targets specialty finance industry Corder Philips Recognized at 2010 Charlotte ADDY Awards Charlotte - ADDY Award Presented for Design of Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association Logo MORTON'S GETS ITS GEEK ON FOR NATIONAL PI DAY - Delicious Key Lime Pie Offere... Charlotte - As we all learned in junior high, but have probably long since forgotten, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is 3. |
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