Practically human: Can smart machines do your job? - Charlotte Observer

Practically human: Can smart machines do your job? Charlotte Observer In the U.S., more than 1.1 million secretaries vanished from the job market between 2000 and 2010, their job security shattered by software that lets bosses field calls themselves and arrange their own meetings and trips. ... Computers thrive on ...

Piedmont Natural Gas Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering - Equities.com

Piedmont Natural Gas Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering Equities.com CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Piedmont Natural Gas (NYSE: PNY) announced today that it has priced a public offering of 4,000,000 shares of its common stock at $32.00 per share. Of the 4,000,000 shares of Piedmont common stock ... are ... and more »

Nucor Reports Results For Fourth Quarter And Year Ended 2012 - Equities.com

Nucor Reports Results For Fourth Quarter And Year Ended 2012 Equities.com CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced today consolidated net earnings of $504.6 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, for the full year 2012, compared with consolidated net earnings of $778.2 million ... and more »

UPI NewsTrack Business - UPI.com

UPI NewsTrack Business UPI.com Prices dropped from October in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, New York, Portland, Ore., Tampa, Fla., and Washington. Prices rose from October in Atlanta, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Phoenix, San ... and more »

SPEED(TM) Expands iPowow Second-Screen Platform with First-Ever, In-Event ... - MarketWatch (press release)

SPEED(TM) Expands iPowow Second-Screen Platform with First-Ever, In-Event ... MarketWatch (press release) CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan 28, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- As part of its expanding relationship with FOX Sports Media Group, iPowow, the Participation TV specialists, now offers SPEED viewers in-race LIVE voting as part of network coverage of the 2013 Monster ... and more »

Marten Transport Reports Record Profits - Truckinginfo

Marten Transport Reports Record Profits Truckinginfo 1/9/2013 - YRC Freight Appoints Darren Hawkins Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing YRC Freight, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc., announced that Darren Hawkins has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing, effective Jan. ... 1 ... and more »

Duke Energy and Xtreme Power Announce Completion of Notrees Energy ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Duke Energy and Xtreme Power Announce Completion of Notrees Energy ... PR Newswire (press release) The integrated facility at Notrees provides both environmentally friendly and flexible capacity to the Electric Reliability Council Of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the electrical grid in Texas and manages 75% of the deregulated market in the state ...

Hillary Clinton: What difference did she make? - Washington Times

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Hillary Clinton: What difference did she make? Washington Times CHARLOTTE , January 24, 2013 – The 2016 presidential campaign officially kicked off just two days after the inauguration of Barack Obama with a congressional love-fest for Hillary Clinton. Four years ago, Obama gave Clinton a plane, told her to travel ... and more »

Charlotte, NC Metro Ethernet Services, Dark Fiber Providers, Fiber Internet ... - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Charlotte, NC Metro Ethernet Services, Dark Fiber Providers, Fiber Internet ... DigitalJournal.com (press release) The launch in Charlotte not only sought to serve Charlotte businesses and residents, but also facilities in the nearby cities of Mount Holly, Matthews and Cornelius, NC. SolveForce has a product list that includes all the important of high-speed ... and more »

WRAL examines gun control, access in North Carolina - WRAL.com

WRAL examines gun control, access in North Carolina WRAL.com Earl Woodham, spokesman for the Charlotte division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, says there is not a federal, criminal background check required for the personal purchase of a long gun or a handgun. Thousands ... People ... and more »