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Stewart Tonissen wheeled a cart full of books through the Plaza Midwood library branch one recent afternoon, pausing occasionally to file a slim paperback or glossy hardcover...For the former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools library assistant, the work reminds...
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AJ Khubani has spent 26 years selling products through television and mail, a career that's made him wealthy...To capitalize on the pop culture phenomenon that has vaulted "direct response" products out of their traditional TV graveyard shift and into...
Tags: AJ Khubani, New Jersey-based TeleBrands, Charlotte Observer, Newark, Television commercials, Business Finance, Marketing, Direct marketing, As seen on TV, Advertising, Billy Mays, Salespeople, Telebrands
Bank of America Corp. shares jumped nearly 3 percent today as the Charlotte bank raised $19.3 billion in a securities offering and entered an “advanced stage” in its search for a new chief executive. Bank of America announced the surprise news Wednesday...
Tags: Bank of America, advanced stage, Bloomberg News, U.S, securities offering, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, Primary dealers, Merrill Lynch, Business Finance, Ken Lewis (executive), Troubled Asset Relief Program
Baird & Co., a Milwaukee-based financial services firm, has hired a Charlotte brokerage veteran to open a new wealth management office here. Landrum Henderson Jr., most recently with Bank of America Corp., is scouting out a SouthPark office location...
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As Duke Energy spends heavily to control the coal ash stored at its power plants, millions of tons of the potentially toxic byproduct lie unchecked across the Charlotte region...The liners are intended to keep ash that is laden with arsenic, mercury and...
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Could Charlotte host the next Democratic National Convention? A former national party chairman met with city leaders Tuesday to explore the possibility. Charlotte was among more than three dozen cities, including Tampa and Dallas, that the Democratic...
Tags: Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, Charlotte Observer, Don Fowler, Democratic National Committee, democrats national, Charlotte
A nonprofit group is bringing a mortgage-modification marathon to Charlotte this week that aims to provide speedy help for struggling homeowners. In the 12th stop on its "Save the Dream" tour, the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America said it...
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8 p.m., Halton Arena The Pirates beat South Dakota State and UNC Greensboro to snap a four-game losing streak. Junior guard Brock Young leads East Carolina in scoring, averaging 14.4 points a game. Charlotte owns an 11-5 all-time record in the series...
Tags: Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, Shooting guards, Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC Athlete of the Year, allnews
DiJuan Harris had 17 points and six assists and Charlotte continued its impressive start to the season with an 80-68 victory over East Carolina on Wednesday night. A year after going 11-20, the 49ers (5-1) used their newfound depth to hold off a late...
Tags: East Carolina, Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, allnews, Twenty-one, San Francisco 49ers, Key, ECHL, San Francisco 49ers season, Free throw, Basketball position, Phil Jones, Minor league hockey, Charlotte 49ers, Bobby Lutz
Mecklenburg County commissioners have approved more than $13 million in financial incentives for an unnamed company that they say could create more than 600 jobs in North Carolina. The Charlotte Observer reported Wednesday that the county is referring...
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