Business

Jan. 15, 2013 @ 08:56 PM

Business briefs

About 40 to 50 Nature Conservancy workers are expected to have relocated to downtown Durham’s American Tobacco campus by the end of the month, according to a news release Tuesday.


Jan. 15, 2013 @ 03:12 PM

Northgate Lane Bryant to close

Northgate Mall’s Lane Bryant is closing, according to a sign outside of the store. The chain sells plus-size women’s clothing.


Jan. 15, 2013 @ 01:59 PM

Durham County home sales up in December, 2012

Durham County home sales were up 21 percent in December compared with sales in the month in the prior year, according to data from the Triangle Multiple Listing Service.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 05:40 PM

Business briefs

The nonprofit Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina has opened a satellite office in Durham to serve Durham, Wake, Johnston, Orange, and Alamance counties.


Jan. 13, 2013 @ 04:03 PM

Triangle Restaurant Week coming up

Restaurants will offer special three-course menu options and fixed pricing during the upcoming Triangle Restaurant Week, which is scheduled for Jan. 21-27.


Jan. 14, 2013 @ 12:29 AM

Bayer CropScience mobile lab touts crop protection

A mobile laboratory rolled onto Bayer CropScience’s Research Triangle Park site last week to show off the science behind products that company officials say can be used in organic crop production. The company acquired the line through the purchase of a California-based business last year.


Jan. 13, 2013 @ 03:08 PM

CAREER BRIEFS

Leadership transition announced at A Helping Hand


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 06:12 PM

BASF consolidates U.S. non-crop pesticide operations

BASF is consolidating its U.S. non-crop herbicide, insecticide and fungicide businesses into a single department. About 30 jobs will be moving to the Research Triangle Park as part of the change.


Jan. 11, 2013 @ 06:05 PM

Business briefs

Building permits filed in the last six months with Durham City-County Inspections allow for 123 percent more residential units in the city and county compared to what was filed for in the same period last year.


Jan. 10, 2013 @ 07:13 PM

Business briefs

Digitalsmiths, a Durham-based company with technology that allows users to search for video content by title, actor or genre on their televisions, announced deals Thursday with Time Warner Cable and i.TV.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 06:41 PM

Business briefs

Delta Air Lines will expand its service between the Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Los Angeles to a daily service April 8.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 06:33 PM

Oxford vacuum filter plant closes

A New Jersey-based company that provides vacuum bags, belts and filters has closed a plant in Oxford, affecting 35 workers.


Jan. 09, 2013 @ 06:27 PM

Zinburger to replace Southpoint restaurant Rockfish

A New Jersey-based restaurant and hotel franchise operator is planning to open a Zinburger Wine & Burger Bar at The Streets at Southpoint.


Jan. 08, 2013 @ 08:16 PM

Durham County average weekly wage down in last year’s second quarter

Durham County had the fourth-largest year-over-year decrease in average weekly wage among large U.S. counties in the second quarter of 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The county’s average weekly wage fell 3.6 percent to $1,180 in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the same period in the prior year, according to preliminary data released by the bureau on Tuesday.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 09:21 PM

Durham Rockfish restaurant closes

A spokeswoman for the parent company of Rockfish Seafood Grill said the restaurant in Durham at The Streets at Southpoint closed Monday since it was the only location for the company outside of Texas.