Historical Marker Touts Furniture Market
State officials unveiled a historic marker Monday that honors the importance of the state's furniture industry.
Economy
Coal-Mining Area Grapples With How To Keep 'Bright Young Minds'
Residents of Martin County, Ky., where President Johnson traveled to promote his War on Poverty in 1964, say they need jobs more than government aid.
In Appalachia, Poverty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
NPR's Pam Fessler was told that Eastern Kentuckians would be reluctant to talk because they were tired of being depicted as the poster children of the War on Poverty. Instead, she got an earful.
Stronger Patent Protections Sought In Pacific Rim Trade Pact
Diverse industries, from pharmaceuticals to film, are lobbying for strict patent protections in the Trans-Pacific trade deal.
Faster Internet Speed: When Will It Reach The Triad?
Just a few years after Triad cities fell over themselves trying and failing to lure Google's gigabit fiber initiative, superfast broadband appears to finally be finding its own way to the area. But when will it arrive, and what will it mean for you and local businesses?
Greensboro Postal Union Workers Protest Against Staples Partnership
Union workers at the U.S. Postal Service in Greensboro are protesting in front of the Staples retail store on West Wendover Avenue Thursday.
Small Businesses Fight Big-Box Stores By Specializing
As online and mega stores take up more of the retail landscape, small mom-and-pop shops are getting more specific. We examine one of the ways small stores are looking to survive and possibly thrive.
Big-Time Home Sales Stoke Hope For Northeast Housing Market
Realtors are seeing reasons for optimism in the housing market. As Kaomi Goetz of WSHU reports, one historic home sale suggests the high end of the market is booming again — in Connecticut, at least.
McCrory Promotes Tax Credits, Matching Grant to Spark Economic Growth
North Carolina's entrepreneurs and abandoned historic buildings may benefit from two state initiatives.
Urban Libraries Become De Facto Homeless Shelters
San Francisco's library system has hired a full-time social worker to help find housing and other services for the homeless men and women who've set up camp among the stacks.