http://www.wfae.org Feed provided by WFAE 90.7 FM: Charlotte's NPR News Source en-us © 2009 WFAE 90.7 WFAE 90.7 wfae@wfae.org Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:16 EST Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00 EST WFAE 90.7 IKEA invades NC furniture country Swedish furniture giant IKEA opens in Charlotte next week. It's the company's 36th store in the U.S. - but the first in America's furniture heartland. WFAE's Julie Rose considers the implications of IKEA for the few furniture makers still manufacturing in North Carolina. http://66.225.205.104/JR20090209pp.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4738&action=display Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:00 EST IKEA invades NC furniture country WFAE 90.7 Recession is Family Dollar's good fortune While the recession has put the hurt on businesses of all kinds, one of Charlotte's Fortune 500 companies is actually thriving in the downturn. In fact, Matthews-based Family Dollar outperformed all other stocks on the Standard and Poor's 500 last year. More now from WFAE's Carolinas Business Bureau, on why the chain with the small store is making big money. http://66.225.205.104/SG20090205.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4730&action=display Thu, 05 Feb 2009 12:00 EST Recession is Family Dollar's good fortune WFAE 90.7 Wells Fargo posts 4th quarter loss Wells Fargo reported its first quarterly loss in eight years. The company says this could mostly be attributed to its acquisition of Wachovia. WFAE's Simone Orendain reports. http://66.225.205.104/SO20090129.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4708&action=display Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00 EST Wells Fargo posts 4th quarter loss WFAE 90.7 NASCAR takes stock of the year ahead NASCAR officials say the sport is well-equipped to make it through the tough economy. Their comments came yesterday as part of the annual state of the sport press conference held in Concord. WFAE's Lisa Miller has more. http://66.225.205.104/LM20090123.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4691&action=display Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00 EST NASCAR takes stock of the year ahead WFAE 90.7 Highly qualified applicants showing up for Carowinds temp jobs High school and college students are facing tougy competition for temporary jobs at Carowinds this year. WFAE's Simone Orendain explains. http://66.225.205.104/SO20090122.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4687&action=display Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:00 EST Highly qualified applicants showing up for Carowinds temp jobs WFAE 90.7 Former Merill CEO quits The troubles tied to Bank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch have resulted in the abrupt departure of former Merrill CEO John Thain today. WFAE's Simone Oredain reports. http://66.225.205.104/SO20090122a.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4690&action=display Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:00 EST Former Merrill CEO quits WFAE 90.7 BofA loss a first in nearly two decades Bank of America reported a quarterly loss for the first time in 17 years. The Charlotte-based bank posted a loss of nearly $2.4 billion in the fourth quarter. WFAE's Simone Orendain reports. http://66.225.205.104/SO20090116.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4674&action=display Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:00 EST BofA loss a first in nearly two decades WFAE 90.7 Freightliner worker: 'Where are we going to find a job making $24 an hour?' WFAE's Lisa Miller spoke to several people Friday in Rowan County, where Freightliner is laying off 1,290 workers at its truck plant in Cleveland. Overall, Freightliner is cutting 2,137 jobs at three plants in Rowan and Gaston Counties. In this segment, Lisa Miller talks to Simone Orendain about these job losses. We also hear from a Freightliner employee who will lose his $24-an-hour job, and Robert Van Geons, executive director of the Rowan County Economic Development Commission. http://66.225.205.104/0109FreightlinerQA.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4651&action=display Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00 EST Freightliner worker: 'Where are we going to find a job making $24 an hour?' WFAE 90.7 Freightliner lays off 2,137 workers in Rowan, Gaston counties Layoffs in the Charlotte region continue to mount. NASCAR racing shops have recently laid off more than 1,000 workers. Many more layoffs in the banking industry are expected as a result of the Wachovia's merger with Wells Fargo, and Bank of America's takeover of Merrill Lynch. Now, more than 2,100 workers at three Freightliner plants in Rowan and Gaston counties will be out of work in two months. Freightliner's parent company is Daimler-Chrysler North American Trucks. WFAE's Greg Collard reports. http://66.225.205.104/GC20090109.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4649&action=display Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00 EST Freightliner lays off 2,137 workers in Rowan, Gaston counties WFAE 90.7 Wachovia shareholders approve sale to Wells Fargo Wachovia shareholders approved the bank's sale to Wells Fargo on Tuesday, clearing the way for an official merger on New Year's Eve. The outcome was no surprise, since Wells Fargo was given nearly a 40 percent voting stake. http://66.225.205.104/22JR.mp3 http://www.wfae.org/wfae/stat_search.cfm?id=4611&action=display Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:00 EST Wachovia shareholders approve sale to Wells Fargo