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Can AI Bring Dead Musician's "Sound" Back to Life...And Should It Be Copyrighted?

Music fans, be prepared to be wowed, and have notions of musicality tested by tech: A North Carolina company will be performing robotic recreations of old masterpieces, with an artificial intelligent recreation of their musical ...READ»

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North Carolina Used Car Dealer Nominated For Ernst & Young Award

One of the most prestigious awards available to entrepreneurs may go to a Winston-Salem, NC used car dealer.READ»

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The Bonk Show to headline annual convention for North Carolina Teachers in May.

The Bonk Show to headline annual convention for North Carolina Teachers The Comedy Game Show; "The Bonk Show" to headline annual convention for North Carolina Teachers in May. Special event and meeting planner Ruth ...READ»

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Winston-Salem Used Car Dealer Named to Top 100 List

RALEIGH, N.C. - Business Leader Media is proud to recognize Frank Myers Auto Maxx of Winston-Salem, North Carolina as one of the Top 100 small businesses in the entire state for the second year in a row. The hugely successful and ...READ»

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The Vision Thing

Here’s a cool new book that has nothing to do with business, but a lot to do with vision. "Seeing Beyond Sight: Photographs by Blind Teenagers," is out this month from Chronicle Books. It was created by Tony Deifell, a visual ...READ»

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Used Car Sales in North Carolina Follow National Trend

Used car sales at Village Motors in Conover, NC continue to rise as buying a used car continues to be the smarter, more economical choice among consumers.READ»

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Education: Growing Up Green

The November issue of Fast Company includes a feature on "50 Ways to Green Your Business." Indeed, concern for the future of the environment has become a key component of social responsibility, and companies looking to enhance their ...READ»

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Is Solar Power Now Cheaper Than Nuclear Energy?

Solar power took a big step toward becoming the alternative energy of choice with this week's news that energy from sunlight might be cheaper than nuclear power. The analysis, which comes from a Duke University report entitled Solar ...READ»

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A Day in the Life of Work: Shear Heaven

Doug Briscoe sharpens the tools of the trade for hair salons all over eastern North Carolina. But he won't do barbershops--or knives.READ»

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Donuts of London

The stunning growth of Krispy Kreme continues, as the North Carolina-based donut-maker opens its first store overseas. I can't remember ever seeing a chain that creates such a buzz when it opens each new store.READ»

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Energy-Aware Internet Routing Could Save Big Bucks

It's no secret that access to endless energy is the lifeblood of data centers. At the same time, energy costs vary widely depending on location. What if data centers could use that price variability to their advantage? That's the ...READ»

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Is having a long work commute such a bad thing?

  If you would have asked me that question when gas prices were not only through the roof, but also through the cumulonimbus clouds (take that 8th grade science class!!), I would have likely had a much different response. But ...READ»

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Charles Hayes

President and CEO, Research Triangle Regional Partnership, Raleigh-Durham, North CarolinaREAD»

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Suburbia R.I.P.

Does the downturn spell the beginning of the end for suburbia? Some experts say yesterday's cul-de-sac is tomorrow's ghost town.READ»

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Suzanne Shine

Diary of a Serial GeekREAD»

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Winston-Salem Business Named To Top 100 Business List

RALEIGH, N.C. – Business Leader Media is proud to recognize Frank Myers Auto Maxx of Winston-Salem, North Carolina as one of the Top 100 small businesses in the entire state for the second year in a row. The hugely successful and ...READ»

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Sarah Susanka - Fast 50 2002

33. Take a Not-So-Big StepREAD»

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No More Career Ladders

Report From the FuturistREAD»

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A Generation of Emerging Designers Who Design With Purpose

This emerging generation of designers wants to do more than create handsome and functional products. It’s out to protect the environment, improve health, reform education, and empower communities.READ»

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Barack Obama, David Axerod, David Plough and Optimism

I was watching 60 Minutes last night. They did a piece on the Obama campaign featuring David Axelrod and David Plough, the campaign’s chief strategist and campaign manager. Steve Kroft asked how President Elect Obama was able to ...READ»

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Carolina Solar Energy Employs Sheep to Keep Solar Panels Efficient

Why use lawnmowers when farm animals can get the job done just as easily? We already know that Bayer Health rents sheep to graze grass on its Richmond, California campus, and Google made news a few months ago with its campus-grazing ...READ»

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Selling “Sex and the City”

Sure Sex and the City has become a cultural phenomenon regarding relationships and the challenges 30-something women face. But let’s get real -- this film is all about the money. And money it has certainly delivered. According to ...READ»

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Used Car Dealer in Winston-Salem, NC sees Generation Y Baby Boomers as the Key; Young Car Buyers Go Used

Industry experts such as Tracy Myers of Frank Myers Auto Maxx in North Carolina agree...young people are the key to the resurgence of the used car industry.READ»

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Mighty Mints

Hospitality Mints' confections are less about the candy inside than the wrapper outside.READ»

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Road Trip!

 ARTICLENovember 04, 2009Road trip!By: Bob Ulrich Alray Tire & Muffler of Conover“How come you never do stories on southern tire dealers?”That question was posed to me by a dealer from Alray Tire & Muffler of ...READ»