CHARLOTTE (AP) — Charlotte department store chain Belk is considering a possible sale. The company issued a statement Thursday saying it was considering all options for its future. Belk said it has retained the Goldman Sachs investment bank to help ...
Read More »Chiquita postpones meeting on Fyffes to October
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Chiquita is postponing a vote on its proposed merger with the Irish fruit seller Fyffes as it awaits a new bid from another potential buyer. Chiquita said it has received a waiver from Fyffes allowing it to ...
Read More »Dollar Tree buying Charlotte-based Family Dollar for $8.5 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Dollar Tree is buying rival discounter Family Dollar, giving it a wider reach in the intensifying fight for deal-seeking customers. The $8.5 billion deal will give Dollar Tree more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and ...
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Read More »No bids in 1st round for NC state helicopter
RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s first crack at selling a seldom-used government helicopter online appears to have been a bust. The Department of Transportation confirmed there were no bids on eBay for its Sikorsky S-76 helicopter before the auction closed ...
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