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Unprecedented: Sitel workers mount historic union organizing drivenew

North Carolina is the least unionized state in the country — only 2.9 percent of its 3.6 million workers carry union cards — and WNC, many labor officials say, is the state’s least unionized region. But some Sitel employees are trying to form a union.
Mountain Xpress  |  David Forbes  |  08-06-2012  |  Business & Labor

Lights, Camera ... Not So Much Actionnew

The North Carolina movie industry, once touted as the next big thing for the Tar Heel state, is dwindling. North Carolina is losing out to other states offering financial incentives, and to foreign markets.
Mountain Xpress  |  Lisa Watters  |  04-07-2005  |  Business & Labor

Businesses Embrace Ancient Art of Feng Shuinew

Customers won't stay and spend money in your store; buyers keep backing out of deals to buy your house; workers in your office complain of headaches and fatigue. Maybe, a friend suggests, it's time to call in a feng shui expert to cure your building's ailing "chi."
Mountain Xpress  |  Steve Rasmussen  |  08-19-2004  |  Business & Labor

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