[05/08/2008 02:32 PM] RALEIGH – Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN) announced first-quarter GAAP earnings of $209 million, or 81 cents per share, compared with GAAP earnings of $275 million, or $1.08 per share, for the same period last year. [more]

[05/08/2008 02:22 PM] RALEIGH – Workers commute to jobs throughout the 13 counties that comprise the Research Triangle Regional Partnership with little or no regard for county lines. [more]

[05/08/2008 02:06 PM] WASHINGTON – Entrepreneurs considering franchising can now access a new online course from the U.S. Small Business Administration and FranNet to help them navigate the competitive franchise industry. [more]

[05/08/2008 01:54 PM] LILLINGTON – Heading into its eighth year, the nonprofit Harnett Forward Together Committee has established a new logo to represent its goals and purpose. [more]

[05/07/2008 04:42 PM] ARCHDALE – Thomas Built Buses, Inc. recently secured a $90 million contract to supply Type D, Saf-T-Liner flat-front transit-style buses to First Student, Inc. over the next three years. [more]

[05/07/2008 04:30 PM] CHAPEL HILL – Bridges to Excellence, the nation’s largest effort to reward physicians for delivering high-quality care, announced today that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has received BTE Certification. [more]