McClatchy Co., parent of The Charlotte Observer, fell nearly 16 percent in Tuesday trading after dropping more than 13 percent on Monday. Shares of the nation’s third-largest newspaper chain closed at 75 cents per share Tuesday. The company’s stock dropped to 65 cents per share in trading during the day, an all-time low. Yahoo Finance [...]
December 23, 2008
N.C. among fastest-growing states
North Carolina is among the five fastest-growing states in the nation, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Tar Heel State’s population increased 2 percent between July 2007 and July 2008. Utah was the nation’s fastest-growing state. Its population climbed 2.5 percent. Arizona was the second fastest-growing state, increasing 2.3 percent. Texas, North Carolina and [...]
