High-tech Workers Are Target of Triad's Talent War
In practices reminiscent of the late-'90's dot-com bubble, high-tech workers are being poached by competing employers.
Economy
Honest Tea Founders Tell Their Story Of Not-Too-Sweet Success
Back in the 1990s, Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff were tired of the super sweet iced teas available in stores. So they started their own company to cater to "more sophisticated, grown-up tastes." They chronicle their adventures and misadventures in a graphic novel called Mission In A Bottle.
Old Salem Receives $1.25 Million Toward Capital Campaign
The town of Salem was founded in 1766 by the Moravians, a Protestant group of people that began in what is now known as the Czech Republic.
Mayer Shines At Yahoo After Spotlight Dimmed At Google
Yahoo has redesign some of its major sites — the latest step in CEO Marissa Mayer's dramatic turnaround of the Internet company. Before Mayer interviewed for the job at Yahoo, her career at Google appeared to have stalled. Renee Montagne discusses this with Nicholas Carlson, who wrote a profile of Mayer for the news website Business Insider.
Turning Off The Spigot In Western Kansas Farmland
If Kansas farmers keep pumping water out of the High Plains aquifer as they have in the past, the amount of water they can extract will start to fall in just 10 years or so, scientists predict. That will cause big changes in the agricultural economy. But reducing water use now could help delay and ease that disruption.
A College Kid, A Single Mom, And The Problem With The Poverty Line
A college student getting help from his parents may be below the poverty line. The mother who earns $23,000 a year is not.
Residents Of Hot Weather States Sweat Air Conditioning Bills
As the number of Americans living in Sunbelt states grows, air conditioning is increasingly becoming a necessity — not a luxury — for a larger swath of the population. Yet the main federal energy assistance program uses a formula that favors cold weather states for heating help over hot weather states that need cooling help.
American Idol Hopefuls Compete for a "Golden Ticket" in Winston-Salem
The American Idol Audition Tour Bus rolled into the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem Monday.
Cash, Cows And The Rise Of Nerd Philanthropy
Most charities get money from donors and spend it on things they think will help people — schools, medicine, farm animals. GiveDirectly just gives money away. And that poses a challenge to the more traditional charities.
The Charity That Just Gives Money To Poor People
There are no strings attached. People can spend the money on whatever they want, and they never have to pay it back.