Home
News
Sports
Neighborhoods
Featured Advertiser:

Man dies after struggle at county clinic

Tagged with:

mecklenburg

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 12:08 p.m.

A man died Monday after struggling with and being restrained by security guards at a Mecklenburg County Health Department clinic, police said ... Police officers were called about 11 a.m. to deal with a disturbance at the facility at 2845 Beatties Ford Road ... The clinic offers a range of medical services, such as testing for sexually transmitted diseases, immunizations and tuberculosis treatment ... Investigators say a man came in, apparently to receive health care, then slipped into the

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

BofA names heads of capital markets

Tagged with:

bank of america

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 11:11 a.m.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has named co-heads of its global capital-markets division. (BAC) ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Felton, Chandler plan to play for Charlotte Bobcats tonight

Tagged with:

bobcats

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

Injured Charlotte Bobcats Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton both plan to play tonight against the Washington Wizards, although Chandler might be the safer bet of the two ... Felton sprained his right ankle at practice Monday and he showed up at shootaround Tuesday morning with some swelling in the joint. Felton said he'll play, but coach Larry Brown said he'll wait until gametime, to make sure Felton can be effective. Felton is generally one of the tougher Bobcats when it comes to playing with

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Peppers Doesn't Want Long-Term Deal With Panthers

Tagged with:

panthers

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 10:02 a.m.

Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with Carolina, saying the Panthers have ignored him this offseason ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Peppers speaks out about team's silence

Tagged with:

panthers

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 8:42 a.m.

Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers remained noncommittal about his future plans Tuesday, and said the team’s lack of communication with him and his agent “is kind of a turnoff.” ... “Because of the lack of communication they’ve had with us, if someone were to ask me do I want to stay in Carolina and play for the Panthers next year, it’s like, ok, how can you say you want to be somewhere when you’re not really sure if they want you here because they’re not even talking to you,”

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Time for bonus round at banks

Tagged with:

bank of america, mecklenburg, wachovia, wachovia's

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 8:32 a.m.

Bank bonuses are bouncing back, at least to some extent ... To be sure, they're not climbing to the heady levels of three or four years ago. And for many bankers, a bigger portion of their bonus pay will be tied to company stock and isn't immediately spendable, a nod to populist anger about perceived fat cats on Wall Street. Still, there is some cause for celebration inside the Charlotte towers of Bank of America and Wells Fargo ... At Bank of America, employees have been learning this month

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Judge has questions on Bank of America's SEC pact

Tagged with:

bank of america, bank of america's

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 8:10 a.m.

(By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press) A judge promised Monday to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch ... U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said he will decide only after giving lawyers on both sides a written list of questions he has and hearing their responses ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Brown won't rush Chandler back into Bobcats mix

Tagged with:

bobcats, bobcats'

Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 12:04 a.m.

This much is certain; the Charlotte Bobcats' top two centers have each other's back ... Nazr Mohammed endorses giving up his starting spot to Tyson Chandler, saying he'd expect the same if he'd lost his spot to injury. Chandler replies that, as well as the Bobcats have played in his absence, he wants no part of disrupting the mix ... The coach is in-between those two positions ... "Under normal circumstances, you'd always start'' the guy who lost his spot to injury, coach Larry Brown said

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

Defense firm quits Mecklenburg County

Tagged with:

mecklenburg

Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 2:28 p.m.

Defense Venture Group is relocating to Lancaster County from Charlotte, taking about 60 jobs. The company plans to grow to 220 employees within the next five years ...

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback

City saw need grow, and rose up to meet it

Tagged with:

bank of america, wachovia

Published Dec. 25, 2009 at 3:05 a.m.

Double-digit unemployment, 10,000 foreclosures in the first 10 months, the worst recession in a generation, and the loss of a coveted bank ... But how did Charlotte-area residents react? ... The Foundation for the Carolinas received $12million more in financial commitments than last year. The Urban Ministry Center's Moore Place project has raised nearly all its $10 million cost in a matter of months. And the financially beleaguered Charlotte Symphony reached its $1.77 million year-end goal due

Read Article Read    Post Talkback Post Talkback