North Carolina State Highway Patrol Issues Telemarketer Alert

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is receiving an unusual amount of calls from citizens across the state complaining that the Highway Patrol is soliciting contributions for various reasons. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol does not solicit financial contributions from private citizens. NCSHP is funded from tax dollars. If you have been contacted by [...]

Ten Coworkers Win Powerball

Ten coworkers from IBM and OCS got an exciting surprise Thursday morning when they realized that their Powerball ticket for Wednesday night’s drawing matched all five white balls and was worth $200,000. The coworkers, who have only been playing Powerball together for two months, bought their ticket for the Dec. 17 Powerball drawing at Cruizers [...]

Public Hearing Set on Air Permit Revision for Duke Power Plant

The N.C. Division of Air Quality has scheduled a second public hearing in January on a proposed air quality permit revision for the new coal-fired boiler that Duke Energy is building at its Cliffside plant in Rutherford County. Duke Energy Carolinas has applied for an air permit modification to limit the release of hazardous air [...]

NCDOT to Shift Traffic in Raleigh

Commuters beware — the N.C. Department of Transportation will shift all traffic on Leesville Road (State Road 1839) into a new pattern between Darling Street and Mt. Herman Road / Shady Grove Road (S.R. 1981) in Raleigh on Friday Dec. 19, weather permitting. Both northbound and southbound lanes will be shifted onto the new pavement [...]

Dealmakers’ Confidence Reaches All-Time Low

The latest twice-yearly survey of middle market merger professionals by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and Thomson Reuters reveals the most negative outlook in the history of the survey, with 86% of dealmakers saying the current M&A environment is fair or poor. The percentage of those who say the current deal environment is good [...]

Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant Gets License Renewal

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the operating license renewal of the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, in New Hill for an additional 20 years. The Harris plant is a pressurized water reactor located about 7 miles southwest of Apex. The operator, Progress Energy, submitted an application for renewal of the license Nov. [...]

Candles for A Cause Event Underway

Candles for a Cause. Help an Apex, single-parent family this holiday season and give the gift of light

Public Hearing Announced on Major Changes to Apex Planning Process

By David D. Menzies, Editor/Publisher, ApexBusinessNews.com
The Town of Apex has announced a special hearing of the Planning Board for 6 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16 in advance of the regular 7 p.m. Town Council meeting. The hearing will be to consider significant changes to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) which would have a major impact [...]

Interest Rates Drop for the First Quarter of 2009

The Internal Revenue Service has announced in Revenue Ruling 2008-54 that interest rates for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2009 will drop by one percentage point. The new rates will be:
* Five (5) percent for overpayments [four (4) percent in the case of a corporation];
* Five (5) percent for underpayments;
* Seven (7) percent for [...]

NCINPAC Hosting Discussion and Rally Against Terrorism

The Triangle-based North Carolina Indian-American Political Action Committee (NCINPAC) is hosting a discussion and rally to fight against terrorism and condemn the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The event will be held on Saturday, December 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Cambria Suites hotel (300 Airgate Drive) in Morrisville, N.C. and is free [...]

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