Winston-Salem Journal articles from February 2003

Winston-Salem Journal archives from February 2003

BNC Bancorp Sees Fourth-Quarter Net Income Rise by $205,000.
February 25, 2003... Byline: Richard Craver Feb. 25--Significant growth in noninterest income, particularly mortgage-loan fees and service charges, enabled BNC Bancorp to post a $205,000 increase in net income for the fourth quarter. BNC Bancorp is the...

North Carolina Farm Bureau Moves Convention to Winston-Salem.
February 20, 2003... Byline: Brian Louis Feb. 20--The N.C. Farm Bureau has moved its annual convention from Greensboro to the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem. The contract runs for three years, beginning with December's gathering. ...

Winston-Salem, N.C., Research Park Awarded $405,000.
February 17, 2003... Byline: Kristi E. Swartz Feb. 17--The Piedmont Triad Research Park has been allocated $405,000 in federal money that park officials said will go toward a new building. The grant can be used to help pay for architectural design and...

Winston-Salem, N.C., Biotechnology Center May Get New Tenant.
February 14, 2003... Byline: Kristi E. Swartz Feb. 14--The Piedmont Triad Research Park has made a formal pitch to the N.C. Biotechnology Center to house its Triad office, a biotechnology center official said yesterday. Research park officials submitted...

Winston-Salem, N.C., Propane-Cylinder Exchange Firm Tries to Calm Investors.
February 8, 2003... Byline: Brian Louis Feb. 8--Blue Rhino Corp. executives tried to soothe investor concerns yesterday about a regulatory filing that was blamed for a sharp drop in the company's stock price. Billy D. Prim, the chief executive of the...

Wachovia to Close 44 Branches in North Carolina.
February 4, 2003... Byline: Richard Craver Feb. 4--Wachovia Corp. said yesterday that it would close 44 branches in North Carolina in May as part of its merger with First Union Corp. Three of the branches are in Forsyth County. Nine branches will be...