AltWeeklies Wire
Muslim parents and Guilford schools join forces against bullyingnew
Karen Mujali sat at a table apart from her three children, who crowded into a booth at Nazareth Bread Co. Bakery and Restaurant with the children of the restaurant and bakery's owner on a recent Friday night.
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Jordan Green |
03-04-2012 |
Politics
Winston-Salem council okays incentives for local company Inmarnew
Members of Winston-Salem Council unanimously approved an "aggressive" incentives package for a local company, while lamenting a skills gap preventing many unemployed residents from taking advantage of the new jobs.
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Jordan Green |
02-27-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: inmar winston-salem
'Green Shoots,' Creative Destruction
I have never had the pleasure of meeting Keith G. Debbage, professor of urban geography at UNCG, but I greatly respect anyone who thinks deeply about the intersection of economy and public policy and marshals intellect to "foster positive growth in the local economy."
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Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Economy
Tags: urban geography
Forsyth revaluation expected to cut into county budget
The Forsyth County budget is expected to take a $11.4 million revenue hit in two years following the scheduled 2014 tax revaluation, which is anticipated to show a 12-percent depreciation in aggregate property values.
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Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Forsyth county budget
Downtown Winston-Salem contends with growing pains
City leaders hope to avert a collision between the interests of residents and business owners in downtown Winston-Salem by revising the city’s sidewalk café ordinance as the district’s vitality reaches a new level.
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Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Downtown Winston-Salem
Cost of Greensboro Police Lawsuits Escalates
The city of Greensboro has spent about $1 million to date in payments to outside legal counsel to defend lawsuits against the police department stemming from allegations of racial discrimination under the administration of Chief David Wray, who resigned in early 2006.
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Jordan Green |
02-16-2012 |
Race & Class
Creditor Seeks to Seize Assets of Convicted Staffing Executive in N.C.new
A New York creditor has asked the NC Business Court to appoint a receiver to take control of staffing companies believed to be controlled by Greg Harrison for the purpose of collecting on a $7.5 million debt.
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Jordan Green |
01-05-2012 |
Business & Labor
Tags: greg harrison
N.C. Businessman Convicted on 63 Counts of Tax Evasionnew
A jury returned a verdict of guilty on all counts against Greensboro businessman Greg Harrison in a tax evasion case that wrapped up Tuesday evening in federal court in Winston-Salem.
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Jordan Green |
12-22-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Greg Harrison, Winston-Salem
Government: Unpaid Payroll Taxes Diverted for Personal Benefitnew
The United States government rested its case against Greensboro businessman Greg Harrison last week, following testimony from an IRS revenue officer that the defendant’s staffing companies failed to pay nearly $16 million in payroll taxes to the federal government over a five-year period, and that $6.2 million was transferred from staffing company accounts over the years to entities for Harrison’s benefit, including homes, movie productions, a yacht and other businesses. What the testimony didn’t explicitly point out but what is deducible through basic math is that those transactions still leave almost $10 million unaccounted.
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Jordan Green |
12-15-2011 |
Politics
Greensboro Businessman on Trial for Federal Tax Fraud
A Greensboro staffing agency executive whose opulent lifestyle once included the adornments of luxurious homes, a yacht and the financing of movies and nightclubs has been reduced to answering charges of tax evasion in federal court with the assistance of a public defender.
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Jordan Green |
12-08-2011 |
Politics
Laurelyn Dossett’s Gathering
From the Green Room in the basement of Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh, a cascade of banjo notes can be heard trailing down the hallway from the dressing room shared by Joe Newberry and Mike Compton. Soon, the virtuosic voice of Rhiannon Giddens Laffan — classically trained but steeped in traditional music practices — fills the air with operatic scales.
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Jordan Green |
12-03-2011 |
Music
Tags: Banjo, Laurelyn Dossett
10 Economic Distress Indicators
10 Economic Distress Indicators
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Jordan Green |
11-23-2011 |
Commentary
Praying for Rainnew
North Carolina scrutinizes finances of local Weatherization agency that has been troubled by quality control.
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Jordan Green |
09-08-2011 |
Housing & Development
Federal Judge Dismisses White Officers Lawsuit Against Greensboronew
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Greensboro police officers against former City Manager Mitchell Johnson, a number of other employees, an outside investigative agency and the city itself.
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Jordan Green |
09-01-2011 |
Race & Class
Vendor Selection in Landfill Decision Questionednew
Gate City Waste Services, which was incorporated five months ago, had been rumored to have an inside track on the contract to operate the White Street Landfill.
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Jordan Green |
08-24-2011 |
Policy Issues
