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Business

Dollar daze in Boykins

Customers were treated to $50 gift cards, and town officials were treated to welcoming a popular new business to town, as Dollar General held its ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:31 am

News

Chamber, DFA help area businesses

Businesses in downtown Franklin and in the region are making preparations to survive and move forward without International Paper Co.’s Franklin mill, thanks to efforts ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Saturday, January 16, 2010 9:50 am

News

Navy: Only Congress can approve PILT

If Congress approves the U.S. Navy’s plans for an Outlying Landing Field, it would also need to approve any payments to the host localities to ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Friday, January 15, 2010 8:47 am

News

COMING FRIDAY: Navy says bids to build OLF open to all

Officials with the U.S. Navy insist that construction bids to build an Outlying Landing Field would be open to any company that wants to bid ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:05 am

Archive

Warner talks jobs, economy, IP

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner visited Franklin on Tuesday to give community and business leaders a pep talk in the wake of the closure of the ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 9:16 am

Archive

Mill affects OLF debate

Against the backdrop of the looming closure of the International Paper Co. mill at Franklin, some in the community — but not all — are ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Saturday, January 9, 2010 10:25 am

Business

VACANCY!

Local motel owners and managers say business is down and not expected to rebound anytime soon due to a sluggish economy and the impending closure ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, January 6, 2010 8:08 am

Archive

Bounty of incentives will be offered in enterprise zones

Both Southampton County and the City of Franklin will offer several incentives for companies to come to their localities, fulfilling their promise to do so ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Saturday, January 2, 2010 10:07 am

Business

Mill machine to shut down

The first of approximately 1,100 workers at International Paper Co.’s Franklin mill will lose their jobs during the final hours of 2009, as the company ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Wednesday, December 30, 2009 8:25 am

News

IP workers get extra aid

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday that it has approved Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits to the 1,100 workers who will be affected by the ... Read more

by Charlie Passut, Saturday, December 26, 2009 9:43 am

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