Power traders go for lowest cost
Progress Energy, citing rising fuel costs, has asked for a 16.2 percent rate increase, one of the largest in a half century. The state is auditing the bid this summer.
Credit unions echo banks: Your money's safe with us
This week, the N.C. Bankers Association stressed that banks are a safe place to keep your money.
And on the fifth day, he does chores
The conventional workweek has come under siege as laptops, BlackBerries and their ilk untether more workers. Now $4-a-gallon gas has given the move toward four-day workweeks added momentum.
Easley signs $21.4 billion budget
The budget includes modest pay increases for teachers and most state employees, no tax increases and a record $857 million in borrowing without voter approval for construction projects.
