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Ericsson buys another piece of Nortel for $70 million
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. Nortel is selling its wireless businesses known as GSM/GSM-R business to Ericsson and Kapsch CarrierCom in a deal worth $103 million in cash.
Reimagining the Science Park in North Carolina
The rolling woods along Interstate 40 in North Carolina between Raleigh and Durham have little in common with a bustling urban streetscape.
Most Viewed Stories on JournalNow: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Most Viewed Stories on JournalNow: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009: News 1. Sony Ericsson is closing Research Triangle Park site.
RTP buys back Credit Suisse property
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Financial services firm Credit Suisse has acted on an option to sell back part of the land it owns in Research Triangle Park, but company officials say the decision will not stifle future growth at the campus.
Sony Ericsson closing RTP site, 425 jobs lost
Sony Ericsson, the beleaguered wireless handset maker, is shutting down its North American headquarters in Research Triangle Park as the company consolidates global operations.
Triangle to lose 400 high-paying technology jobs next year
Sony Ericsson will close its Research Triangle Park operation by the third quarter of 2010, throwing 400 local employees out of work as part of a global consolidation of regional offices projected to cut 2,000 jobs companywide.
Cultural Factors Help Limit Recession's Impact
RALEIGH, N.C. - Until this summer, Loc Tran, 59, was a technician at Nortel, a global communications company that has facilities at Research Triangle Park here.
Talecris announces Clayton expansion
At a time when there seems to be no shortage of bad news, Governor Beverly Perdue delivered some uplifting information for Johnston County on Friday morning.
Drug firm expanding North Carolina operation, adding 260 jobs
A drug company is expanding its operations in North Carolina, adding nearly 260 jobs.
Wake neighborhood schools to help Durham?
The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system as it prepares to undergo historic changes.
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Fast Lane Named to Triangle Business Journal Fast 50
CARY, NC, November 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Fast Lane , a leading worldwide provider of advanced IT training, was honored with a Fast 50 Award from Triangle Business Journal at an awards dinner held Nov.
Talecris reports higher 3Q revenue, profit
Talecris has plotted a path of success in the Triangle. Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.
Innovation center hires president
The new N.C. Advanced Medical Technologies Center of Innovation, a nonprofit that aims to promote the growth of the state's medical devices industry, is up and running.
Bayer CropScience Completes Acquisition of Athenix Corp.
Bayer CropScience announced Nov. 2 the completion of its purchase of Athenix Corp.
Governor Perdue Wants North Carolina To Be Global Player
4 8:54 pm Tweet This! http://mync.com/site/44031/ Governor Perdue says the time and energy she placed into a trade mission to Asia will be well worth it.
Athenix price tag: $365 million
Bayer CropScience today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Athenix, a Research Triangle Park biotechnology company, and also disclosed the purchase price: $365 million.
Quintiles will share risk in development of potential oncology drugs with Eisai
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. In what a Japanese company official described as a "new strategy for development," RTP-based Quintiles is partnering with Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Eisai to develop six potential oncology drugs.
30 October: ISA Outlines InTech Editorial Strategy
International Society of Automation News Release Contact: Jennifer Infantino 990-9287 jinfantino@isa.org Research Triangle Park, North Carolina The International Society of Automation announced today the editorial strategy for the print, digital, and online content of its technical publication, InTech magazine.
Senior IBM official arrested in alleged insider trading case is out
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. With a succinct message on an internal Web site Friday morning, IBM informed its employees that senior executive Robert Moffat is no longer an employee with the firm and that he has been replaced by Rodney Adkins.
Mobile app points out presence of sex offenders
Posted: Today at 5:25 p.m. Updated: Today at 5:29 p.m. It's Halloween. You want to keep your trick-or-treaters safe and you want to avoid the homes of registered sex offenders.