I got a news release the other day from SBR Consulting, a Charlotte human-resources company, touting its study of how the recession has changed the views of young workers — “millennials,” specifically those in the workforce born after 1977.

There are certain words and phrases which, when spoken out loud, tend to provoke expressions of regret as bad memories cascade.

Ponder this: Mike Easley might be a victim of the housing bubble.

If you failed to trade in that gas guzzler for an Earth-friendly fuel sipper in a deal greased with federal money, don’t despair.

Coastal homeowners have long lived in fear that a big storm could force them from their seaside sanctuaries.

Once a Wall Street darling with a stock price that peaked at nearly $50 a share in 2003, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has been serving up annual losses since 2004, and its stock hasn’t surpassed $5 in more than 18 months.

To Garner Mayor Ronnie Williams, it’s simple: Wake County commissioners talk big about recruiting and retaining jobs, but they don’t follow through — at least not for his town.

When it comes to recession, even casinos have trouble beating the odds.

Max Lloyd stands atop a ridge in northeastern Guilford County. A steady breeze from the nearby Haw River combs his hair as he surveys long rows of neatly espaliered chardonel vines.

Kevin McDonald moves around the main campus of the nonprofit he founded in Durham with the confidence of someone coaching a championship team.