Business: Local and State

Jan. 06, 2013 @ 07:02 PM

Durham office with multi-disciplinary autism services open

During a recent behavior therapy session in Durham, Kimberly Tyler held out two different Play-Doh molds, and asked 11-year-old Chloe Young to choose between them.


Jan. 06, 2013 @ 01:16 PM

CAREER BRIEFS

Chapel Hill firm names underwriting risk analyst


Jan. 03, 2013 @ 07:36 PM

Durham-Chapel Hill metro area November unemployment down

The Durham-Chapel Hill metro area’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down in November compared to what it was in the month last year, and its rate held steady compared with October.


Jan. 03, 2013 @ 07:28 PM

Business briefs, Jan. 4

Biogen Idec, the Massachusetts-based drug company that has operations in Research Triangle Park, announced Thursday that it will discontinue development of a Lou Gehrig’s disease treatment after it did not meet its primary endpoint in a late-phase clinical trial.


Jan. 02, 2013 @ 08:39 AM

Duke buys last of West Village buildings

A downtown building has been sold that was one of the last properties still under the control of the original developers of West Village.


Dec. 31, 2012 @ 05:24 PM

Teen charged in wreck that killed two

An Orange County 17-year-old has been charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle in the deaths of Chase Underhill and Kacie Chamberlain, who died in a wreck in northern Orange County Saturday.


Dec. 30, 2012 @ 03:49 PM

Building up Geer Street: Developer behind plans for The Pit location buys another nearby property

The Raleigh-based developer who’s planning to open a barbecue restaurant in a former bottling company building at the corner of West Geer Street and Rigsbee Avenue has purchased another nearby property.


Dec. 30, 2012 @ 12:26 PM

CAREER BRIEF

IMI Association names executive director


Dec. 26, 2012 @ 07:14 PM

Merchants see modest increase in holiday sales numbers

“We’ll take it.” That was the response that Nancy McKaig, owner of Durham’s independent boutique Smitten, had to this year’s expected holiday sales increase.


Dec. 26, 2012 @ 07:09 PM

Suzuki dealer converted into Toyota Truck Center

Following American Suzuki Motor Corp.’s reorganization bankruptcy filing and decision to discontinue new vehicle sales in the continental United States, Mark Jacobson Suzuki has been converted into a Toyota Truck Center.


Dec. 23, 2012 @ 02:48 PM

CAREER BRIEFS

Chapel Hill Realtors association swears in officers, directors


Dec. 23, 2012 @ 02:22 PM

Local doctors react to planned Medicaid primary care payment increase

Although there’s not really a set policy for how many Medicaid patients doctors and other Duke Primary Care providers can see, Dr. John Anderson, chief medical officer for the network, said that is something that’s monitored.


Dec. 21, 2012 @ 08:18 PM

BUSINESS BRIEFS

American Airlines to offer flight between RDU, Los Angeles


Dec. 20, 2012 @ 05:44 PM

Business briefs

Amgen Inc. will pay $1.18 million to North Carolina as part of a national settlement between the company and state and federal authorities, Attorney General Roy Cooper announced Thursday.


Dec. 20, 2012 @ 05:12 PM

Bayer CropScience buys 70 acres in RTP

Bayer CropScience bought approximately 70 acres adjacent to its Research Triangle Park site to give the company the ability to expand its operations here.