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Turbulent week on Wall Street trickles down to Wilmington
... November, she said. But she emphasized that if the benchmarks are not met, the payments won't happen. In Columbus County, meanwhile, Georgia-Pacific Corp. said it is indefinitely idling operations at its Whiteville plant, which manufactures plywood ...
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Turbulent week on Wall Street trickles down to Wilmington
... November, she said. But she emphasized that if the benchmarks are not met, the payments won't happen. In Columbus County, meanwhile, Georgia-Pacific Corp. said it is indefinitely idling operations at its Whiteville plant, which manufactures plywood ...
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Brunswick Co. boat factory closing, leaving hundreds unemployed
... The blow to Brunswick County's economy comes just days after Georgia Pacific, a large plywood company in Columbus County, announced it's closing its doors. "There are a lot of people around here who are employed down there," said Navassa resident ...
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Economic slump costs coast jobs
... other major employers are also feeling the sting of the slumping economy. One of the largest employers in Columbus County announced plans last week to lay off nearly 400 people. Georgia-Pacific says the dwindling housing market decreased the demand ...
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Brunswick County boat company closing down leaving hundreds unemployed
... The blow to Brunswick Counties economy comes just days after Georgia Pacific, a large plywood company in Columbus County, announced it's closing its doors. Navassa resident Andre Adams says "There are a lot of people around here who are employed ...
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Local paper plant in good shape
... but she has family members who do. a oeWe're hoping that all things turn around for the best.a She like many Columbus County residents worry that a large industry like International Paper could be the next to close down. That fear started last week, ...
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... Memorial Wall. More than 58,000 names are listed on the black wall. Twenty of them belonged to soldiers from Columbus County. Families stood as their loved ones names were called. Weerene Stevens Turner, wife of a fallen soldier, said, a oeIt was so ...
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Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region
... Memorial Wall. More than 58,000 names are listed on the black wall. Twenty of them belonged to soldiers from Columbus County. Families stood as their loved ones names were called. Weerene Stevens Turner, wife of a fallen soldier, said, a oeIt was so ...
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Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall stops in Whiteville
Another memorial to America's fighting men and women is in Columbus County. The moving wall, a half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, is in Whiteville.
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Gov. Easley orders help to Whiteville
Help is on the way for more than 425 people who will soon be out of a job in Columbus County.
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Land trust, N.C., buy Waccamaw River land
The N.C. Coastal Land Trust has purchased 296 acres along the Waccamaw River in Columbus County with grants from the N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund and the N.C. Attorney General's Environmental ...
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Layoffs in Columbus County could lead to better jobs
Submitted by WWAY on 7 October 2008 - 5:06pm. Columbus County already has one of the highest unemployment rates at 8.5% in southeastern North Carolina.
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Learning to read changes man's life
... when he knows his journey was worthwhile. Webb was a standout athlete at the old Acme-Delco High School in Columbus County. He was an all-conference catcher on the baseball team and a football running back. Only problem was, he couldn't read very ...
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Governor sends Rapid Response Team to Columbus Co.
... said. "It is important that we respond, with all the resources available, to help rural communities such as Columbus County so workers there can be successful in our competitive economy." The Commerce Department's Workforce Development Division has ...
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Georgia Pacific laying off employees
Submitted by WWAY on 6 October 2008 - 6:44pm. Georgia Pacific laying off employees The trickle down effect of the economic crisis is hitting Columbus county especially hard right now.
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The fairgrounds are open in Columbus County
The 29th annual Columbus County Agriculture Fair began Monday. Fair organizers were busy getting all of the activities ready Monday afternoon.
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Georgia-Pacific plant laying off 400 employees
... this community but what are they going to do now? What are we going to do now,a asked Long. Unemployment in Columbus County is currently running at 8.5 percent. Georgia-Pacific officials said they will work with local employment agencies to help ...
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Local News, Weather and Sports for Wilmington, NC and the Cape Fear Region
... this community but what are they going to do now? What are we going to do now,a asked Long. Unemployment in Columbus County is currently running at 8.5 percent. Georgia-Pacific officials said they will work with local employment agencies to help ...
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Whiteville plywood plant to shut down
Columbus County is suffering a major blow after one of its largest employers announced it will be laying off nearly 400 people by December.
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Week Without Work No. 12: In uncertain times, gratitude works
... who have lost their jobs and are floating in the same zone of uncertainty. Consider this from a woman in Columbus County, who closed her letter as 'Without a Paddle': 'I, too, am one of those who does not have a job, and I am looking, at age 61 ...
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