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Posts Tagged ‘Business’

Raleigh soup kitchens see record numbers, white-collar workers

By Darcie Dearth • Mar 28th, 2009 • Category: News, The Latest

Social-service organizations and soup kitchens in Raleigh are reporting longer lines and increased demand in recent months as the effects of the economic slump continues to unfold locally. (Left: The Saturday morning line at the Salvation Army soup kitchen in downtown Raleigh. Photo by Christie Starnes.)


Small business, small problems

By Andrew Mayo • Mar 24th, 2009 • Category: Business, News, The Latest

Despite the barrage of talk about recession, massive bailouts, and staggering unemployment numbers, local Raleigh businesses seem to have quite a rosy outlook. Not booming, not collapsing, but cozy.