Economy

If You Want Flextime But Are Afraid To Ask, Consider Moving

11:23am July 18, 2014

by Jennifer Ludden

In Vermont and San Francisco, the right of employees to ask for flexible work schedules is now enshrined in law. That doesn't mean, however, that employers are compelled to grant them.

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Economy

The Smoke Has Started to Clear, But Questions About Reynolds American & Lorillard Merger Remain

11:58pm July 17, 2014

by Keri Brown

Reynolds American Inc. will acquire Lorillard Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $27.4 billion.

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Tuition and fees at most community colleges these days are pretty reasonable but according to a new report, students in a fifth of these schools do not have access to federal student loans.

Federal Loans Tough To Come By For Community College Students

9:50am July 16, 2014

by Claudio Sanchez

Nearly a million community college students don't have access to federal student loans, according to a new report.

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Economy

Reynolds Acquisition of Lorillard a "Blockbuster of a Deal for the Triad"

11:00pm July 15, 2014

Reynolds American announced last week that it was in talks with Lorillard about a possible acquisition, a deal that had been rumored for months.

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Economy

Residents React to Reynolds’ Acquisition of Lorillard

5:39pm July 15, 2014

It's official. Reynolds American, Inc. plans to buy Greensboro-based Lorillard in a nearly $27 billion dollar acquisition deal. Reynolds American is based in Winston-Salem and company official said t will remain a part of the city's downtown skyline.

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Economy

Reynolds American Will Remain Headquartered in Winston-Salem

10:26am July 15, 2014

by Keri Brown

Cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. is planning to buy rival Lorillard for about $27 billion in a deal to combine two of the nation's oldest and biggest tobacco companies.

Economy

Reynolds American to acquire Lorillard in $27.4B deal

10:06am July 15, 2014

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Economy

Chocolatier Lindt To Buy Russell Stover

7:53am July 15, 2014

by Frank Morris

Russell Stover has a long history, a large distribution network and loyal U.S. customers — the world's largest chocolate market. Lindt specializes in higher-end brands like Ghirardelli and Lindor.

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Author Beth Macy worked for years as a reporter for the Roanoke Times. "When I became a journalist, I gravitated to those kinds of stories of what I call 'outsiders and underdogs,' " she says.

How A Factory Man Fought To Save His Furniture Company

3:34pm July 14, 2014

Virginia furniture owner John Bassett III was determined to beat out foreign competitors. Author Beth Macy documents him, and the collapse of the U.S. furniture industry, in her new book, Factory Man.

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Villas in a luxury compound in Wuxi, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, sit empty after a year while more apartment blocks rise in the distance.

China's Booming Real Estate Market Finally Begins To Slide

8:54am July 11, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

After years of stunning growth, China's go-go real estate market is in retreat. It has been one of the engines driving the world's second-largest economy, so economists are watching it closely.

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