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Re: N.C. CEO pay
The Charlotte Observer compiles a list of top CEO compensation in North Carolina. Many are based here in the Triad.
RF Micro Devices
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RF Micro: Incentives king
On the subject of incentives, the Winston-Salem Journal crowns Greensboro company RF Micro Devices the incentives king, or least “the Triad’s top requester and collector of incentives.” On the subject…
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The two Howards
Interesting exchange between Rep. Howard Coble and Greensboro City Council member Dianne Bellamy-Small during Coble’s talk with a group of city leaders: “My question is: How much of the stimulus…
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Charlotte envy turned ugly
I didn’t take time to read Saturday’s N&R article on Action Greensboro’s bus trip down to Charlotte, figuring it was just another space-filling display of Charlotte envy. It basically was,…
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RF Micro: Making winners of Greensboro?
Let’s pause from the Skybus deal for a moment (surely there’s more to come since this thing keeps getting stranger) to take a look at RF Micro Devices, which has…
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Slipperier* slope
The Journal marks the two-year anniversary of operations at the taxpayer-supported Dell plant. The Journal marked the anniversary at this time last year, and, unfortunately, it appears that not much…
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N&R’s definition of common strategies
Incredible (as yet unposted) N&R lead editorial in today’s edition. The writers praise the Greensboro City Council for ‘yes’ to RF Micro while chastising Guilford County commissioners for saying ‘no’:…
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RF Micro: No incentives for you!
Guilford County Commissioners last night voted down a $1 million incentives request for RF Micro’s new microchip plant: (C)ommissioners said it was difficult to give money to such a large…
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Arnold update
Stays out of jail; helps turn down incentives for RF Micro.
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Won’t look good in orange
The N&R reports that a Randolph County judge has ordered the arrest of Guilford County Commissioner Steve Arnold for civil contempt involving a development dispute in Archdale. Whether or not…
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Distasteful, alright
The Journal says the Goodyear bill that Gov. Whatshisname just vetoed (in a courageous act of defiance toward economic incentives, let me tell you) simply goes too far: It is…
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LTE of the day
Greensboro’s Bruce Raynor sums it up: Our city fathers and mothers painting what will be under-utilized bike lanes all over town, forcing increasing oncoming traffic closer together because going ‘green’…