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<title><![CDATA[Attorney General wins reform, refunds from Peak Fitness]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Peak Fitness will make major changes to benefit members of its health clubs thanks to a comprehensive agreement announced today by Attorney General Roy Cooper.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mooresville man named regional head of Edward Jones]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Mooresville's Tim Portelance has been promoted to regional leader of Edward Jones' Lake Norman/North Charlotte region.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TharpeRobbins executive authors chapter in marketing book]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[TharpeRobbin's executive Anthony Luciano recently authored a chapter in the new book from the Inside the Minds series entitled "Implementing a Successful Marketing Strategy."
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:45:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Divine Body Fitness coming to Mooresville center]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Mooresville Town Square has signed Divine Body Fitness as its newest Tenant.  Divine Body Fitness is a specialty fitness center serving women in the Lake Norman community and will open April 2009.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Goody's to close all stores]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Goody's Family Clothing will close all its stores.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:05:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Influx of unemployed workers puts strain on JobLink Centers]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The crowds pushing into the Iredell County JobLink Centers in November made finding a chair hard — and finding a job even harder.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State to release Web portal for business questions]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/07/state-release-web-portal-business-questions/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH<BR>North Carolina's commerce leaders are providing a central location for state workers and executives to find information about business.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:39:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lowe's names Croom Chief Risk Officer]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/lowes-names-croom-chief-risk-officer/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced today the appointment of Marshall A. Croom to senior vice president and Chief Risk Officer (CRO), effective Jan. 31. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:25:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Iredell's unemployment rate over 8 percent]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/06/iredells-unemployment-rate-over-8-percent/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Iredell County's umemployment rate hit a seven year high in November when it jumped from 7 percent to 8.1 percent.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:29:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BBB sets up business grading system]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[In order to help consumers make careful pre-purchase decisions, The Better Business Bureau today announced a new letter grade system for all local businesses with grades ranging from A+ to an F. The letter grade system replaces the BBB's "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" ratings system. The new grading system focuses more clearly on the BBB's degree of confidence that the business is operating in a trustworthy manner and will make a good faith effort to resolve customer concerns. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wells Fargo vows to finish Charlotte Cultural Center]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Wells Fargo Vows To Finish Charlotte Cultural Center]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Charlotte auto dealer to plead guilty]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/05/charlotte-auto-dealer-plead-guilty/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Louis F. Harrelson, one of Charlotte's best known auto dealers, has agreed to plead guilty to aiding in the filing of false auto loan applications with financial institutions.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:37:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[December auto sales drop for Ford, Toyota]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales plummeted 32 percent in December and Toyota Motor Corp.'s fell 37 percent as car and truck buyers continued to steer clear of showrooms due to the dismal economy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:28:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Class action lawsuit filed against Charlotte shipping company]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/05/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-charlotte-shipp/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Horizon Lines Inc. said it will "vigorously defend" itself against a securities class-action lawsuit related to alleged price-fixing at its Puerto Rican shipping operations.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:26:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama to meet Congress leaders on economic plan ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama is meeting with top lawmakers Monday to push for quick action on a broad economic stimulus package that congressional leaders are saying won't be ready until mid-February at the earliest — almost a month later than the president-elect wanted.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:34:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laid-off NASCAR workers shifting gears]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/04/laid--nascar-workers-shifting-gears/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The way Don Gemmell looks at it, laid-off motorsports employees can look at what just happened and either hit the brakes or the accelerator on their careers. Instead of dealing with a nasty traffic jam at the unemployment office, he wants the DontCheckUp.com Web site to give these workers a lead foot and propel them onto the next venture in their lives.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Home improvement chains weather tough storm]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/home-improvement-chains-weather-tough-storm/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A year that started poorly got worse for the nation's home improvement retailers, as the housing market meltdown pushed the economy toward recession and financial institutions sparked a global economic disaster.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:29:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regional beef conference set for Jan. 8]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/regional-beef-conference-set-jan-8/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Statesville Regional Beef Conference will be held on Jan. 8 at the Iredell County Agricultural Resource Center, 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:49:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New filings for jobless benefits drop below 500K ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid off workers signing up for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week but those continuing to draw aid climbed to the highest level since 1982.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:34:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Trucking consolidation leads to layoffs in Kernersville]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/trucking-consolidation-leads-layoffs-kernersville/business/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A trucking company official says hundreds of workers will lose their jobs and a distribution center will be moved following the consolidation of North Carolina operations.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:56:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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