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<title><![CDATA[Call center's meetings will describe coming jobs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A financial technology company will hold four meetings this week with prospective employees for its new customer care center in Hickory.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire guts Chesterfield Grill]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A fire early Monday caused extensive smoke and heat damage inside Chesterfield Family Restaurant, also known as the Chesterfield Grill, at 2000 John's River Loop.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:31:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Conference puts spotlight on green energy options]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI — Appalachian leaders are seeking ways to use alternative energy initiatives to spark the 13-state region's long-sluggish economy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scary up real choice: Seasonal Halloween stores help old retail spaces come alive]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The recession hasn't been so scary for Halloween stores. In fact, they are finding better haunts in the graveyards of failed retailers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Duke Energy agrees to a smaller rate hike]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Duke Energy agreed Tuesday to pare its proposed 12.6 percent rate hike for N.C. customers to 7 percent, phased in over two years.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Burke applies for grant to help mystery company bring jobs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A manufacturing company is looking to open in Burke County and bring jobs. 
But the company's identity remains a mystery as county economic development officials try to get it grants. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Convenience store holds job fair]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Wilco-Hess is holding a job fair this weekend, looking for people to staff two locations in Morganton. The company is looking for managers, assistant managers, shift leaders, cashiers and maintenance workers, said Nancy McClellan, a district manager for the company. 
McClellan said the company wants to hire 15 to 20 people. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hamburger joint considers Morganton ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The city may be getting a Cook Out restaurant. 
Lee Anderson, director of development and design for Morganton, said the restaurant is looking at building at the corner of Conley Street and Burkemont Avenue, across from Western Piedmont Community College. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy faces a different 'normal']]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developer releases Walmart timeline]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/18/developer-releases-walmart-timeline/business-investment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The developer of the old Henredon property says construction should start in spring or summer. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recliner sales a bright spot in furniture industry]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Ah, the recliner. The American invention that linked lazing in the living room to television and frozen dinners is one of the few bright spots in a well-worn U.S. household furniture industry.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State jobless rate unchanged in September at 10.8 percent]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The state's jobless rate was unchanged in September at 10.8 percent, the N.C. Employment Security Commission reported today.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:23:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Retiring BofA chief Lewis won't get 2009 pay ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE<BR>Outgoing Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis will receive no compensation in 2009 after a review by the Obama administration's pay czar.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Duke Energy makes rate increase deal on N.C. power]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[North Carolina's utility regulators agreed Wednesday to postpone a hearing on Duke Energy's requested rate increase for the state's electric consumers.
The N.C. Utilities Commission's public staff, which represents consumers, sought a two-day delay of a hearing planned for Monday so a negotiated agreement and supporting information could be prepared.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:31:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[States raise limits on creditors as debtors squirm]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[With many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow crosses 10,000 for first time in a year]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Dow crossed 10,000 in afternoon trading Wednesday, seven months after it hit a 12-year low of 6,547.05 on March 9. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Couple hopes they scream for ice cream in Glen Alpine ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/13/couple-hopes-they-scream-ice-cream-glen-alpine/business-investment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It might be a new shop for Glen Alpine, but the owners are more than a novice when it comes to offering a little something sweet.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:02:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Perdue says Dell will pay back every "red cent"]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[DURHAM<BR>Gov. Beverly Perdue says North Carolina has no choice but to keep offering incentives packages to attract out-of-state companies even with the closing of the Dell computer plant.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:47:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Signs of Life? Stores show 1st sales gain in 14 months ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The nation's stores saw their first sales gain in 14 months in September, a sign of life from shoppers that fuels some hope for the holiday shopping season.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. LED-maker to create 575 jobs at Durham plant]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A maker of energy-efficient lighting elements is expanding and plans to add 575 jobs in the next three years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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