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A customer returns a video at the Blockbuster store on Eastchester Drive on Monday. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE Blockbuster sites in High Point to stay open
HIGH POINT – Two Blockbuster locations in High Point are not included in a growing number of stores the company plans to close in the Triad and across the country, officials said. Stores at 20...
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A student talks with a representative from the Internal Revenue Service about potential employment opportunities during the job fair Monday at the North Carolina Career Consortium. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE Students get jump on job search
HIGH POINT – Faran Brady knows finding a job in today’s economy can be tough, especially for a graduate fresh out of college. That’s why the senior, scheduled to graduate from High Point Unive...
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Marty Butler, fifth-grader at Hopewell Elementary School in Randolph County, prepares to drop some of the candy that he collected on Halloween into the bowl held by Ali Baldwin, marketing director for Warr Pediatrics. The candy was weighed, and Marty was paid $1 a pound. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE Cash for candy: Local dentists and children help troops
HIGH POINT – Christian Shepherd’s two young sons may have only visited a few houses on Saturday night in their trick-or-treating escapade, but he knows they brought home more Halloween candy t...
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David Bryan, owner of Meridian Timberworks Inc., stands next to two tables created from slabs of a 300-year-old tree. The tree was cut down to make way for a road widening project in Boone. PAM HAYNES | HPE Companies make ‘green’ statements
HIGH POINT – Vibrant colors are splashed all over showrooms at the fall High Point Market, but participants will hear a lot of talk about green this season. The green movement, that is. From t...
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HPU offers start-up funds for businesses
HIGH POINT – Budding entrepreneurs at High Point University now have a way to get their ideas noticed and funded. The newly opened Plato S. Wilson School of Commerce will be home to the new C...
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Kmart Store Manager Robert Hayes sorts items in layaway stock room. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE Layaway gains popularity with consumers again
HIGH POINT – An age old method to financing retail purchases may be gaining popularity with consumers once again after fading into the background. In light of economic struggles and restricted...
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Dan Bryant stands next to vehicles that have been repossessed at Bryant’s Repo of Thomasville. SONNY HEDGECOCK | HPE Repo man stays busy
TRIAD – Dan Bryant’s business has improved during the recession, but there are moments he wishes that wasn’t the case. Bryant operates his small enterprise, Bryant’s Repo of Thomasville, as part...
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Keith Chrisholm, salesperson at Carolina Hyundai on N. Main Street, shows off the only car in the showroom. Sonny Hedgecock | HPE Clunker Hangover: Sales of new cars decline, but local dealers say program worked
HIGH POINT – Local dealerships saw the government incentive Cash for Clunkers program serve as the engine to their success this summer. But now that the program has been shut off, can car sale...
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Advanced Home Care continues growth
HIGH POINT – One of the city’s larger companies has continued its growth through a merger with a home health care agency in Virginia. Advanced Home Care, which specializes in providing a full ...
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Ray Honeycutt is shown with some of his exotic birds at Pets-R-Us. DON DAVIS JR. | HPE BUSINESS PROFILE: Pet store, furry friends weather economy
By Pam Haynes Enterprise Staff Writer HIGH POINT – A pet store with a 26-year presence in High Point moved locations and consolidated operations to make its business stronger. Pets-R-Us,...
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