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January 28, 2012
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Military braces for another round of base closings and spending cuts

(The Fayetteville Observer)

Military leaders in North Carolina and elsewhere are bracing for another round of base closings and spending cuts, as well as a reduction of force of 100,000. About 80,000 of the personnel reductions would come from the Army, with the rest from the Marine Corps. It's too early to determine the effect on Fort Bragg in Fayetteville or Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville.

 
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NRC: Accident at Progress plant a result of poor training

(News & Observer, Raleigh)

An accident last year at Progress Energy's Brunswick nuclear plant near Southport was the result of a lack of worker training, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The accident briefly shut down the Brunswick Unit 2 reactor.

Brunswick workers weren't trained properly, report says

(Wilmington Star News)

 
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Henderson County officials look forward to boost from brewery

(The Times-News, Hendersonville)

Henderson County officials say they expect the new Sierra Nevada Brewing campus in Mills River will have an impact far beyond the 200 jobs it will create. They say they view the project as a tourism driver that will make the county a destination for visitors all over the East Coast.

 
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Sailboat maker to open shipyard near Nags Head

(News & Observer, Raleigh)

Gunboat, which makes upscale sailboats, plans to open a shipyard in Dare County near Nags Head. It will employ about 70 at salaries averaging nearly $27,100 and receive a $213,000 grant from the state.

 
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TSC employees file complaint alleging improper layoff

(The Charlotte Observer)

Hundreds of employees of Charlotte-based TSC Group say they were laid off by the retail distributor without proper notice. The federal complaint filed in Illinois says about 380 employees in that state and 120 in Charlotte were terminated without the 60-day notice required under federal law for larger employers.

 
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Perdue won't seek second term

(News & Observer, Raleigh)

Gov. Beverly Perdue announced Thursday that she is abandoning her efforts to win a second term, opening up the Democratic gubernatorial nomination just 15 weeks before the May primary. Perdue says she wants to focus on boosting funding for state education without politicizing the fight.

Governor bows out of race

(News & Record, Greensboro)

Perdue cites partisanship in opting out

(Asheville Citizen-Times)

First woman governor faced a fight from the start

(The Charlotte Observer)

No hint of decision surfaced all week

(News & Observer, Raleigh)

Dalton and others ready to fill void

(News & Observer, Raleigh)

Governor's decision could set up Charlotte mayoral face-off

(The Charlotte Observer)

Winston-Salem mayor won't rule out campaign

(Winston-Salem Journal)

 

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