Film to Raise Awareness of Soldier Suicide
The rate of soldier suicide is reportedly 10% higher than the civilian rate. Every day, 22 veterans and 1.5 active duty soldiers commit suicide. While the Veteran’s Administration has resources to...
View ArticleThere's Help for Those Facing Foreclosure
According to RealtyTrac, the foreclosure rate for Forsyth County in September was one in every 472 homes. That was the highest rate in North Carolina. Guilford County came in third, with one out of...
View ArticleYouth Giving Summit Helps Teens Pay It Forward
This weekend in Greensboro, 200 high school students with gather for the Youth Giving Summit. It's a statewide youth philanthropy event, and these teens will have a pool of $150,000 to distribute in...
View ArticleRural Counties Weigh Economic Development Options
The Piedmont Triad Partnership began as an economic development tool to market the Triad to prospective businesses both domestically and internationally. That's been affected by reorganization at the...
View ArticleDowntown University Campus to Anchor Greensboro Development on South Elm
This week, a parcel of land on South Elm Street in Greensboro was identified as the site of the future downtown university campus, which will provide a collaborative space for the city's seven colleges...
View ArticleEntrepreneural Immigrants Have Made It in America
Immigrants have long come to our country to create the businesses they envisioned and live the American Dream. This week, the Business Journal is profiling some of these very successful entrepreneurs....
View ArticleNC A & T Alzheimer's Disease Study Seeks Participants
Alzheimer's Disease remains a mystery – with no known cause or cure. In 2007, North Carolina A & T University began studying the disease and genetic factors that might make African Americans more...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Join Artists on Crowdfunding Sites
Kickstarter launched in 2009 and quickly created a buzz among artists, musicians and filmmakers looking for alternative ways to fund and distribute their creations. Now traditional entrepreneurs are...
View ArticleClosings and Delays for Monday, Dec. 9
Alamance/Burlington Schools: 2 hour delayCaswell County Schools: 2 hour delayElkin City Schools: 2 hour delay
View ArticleGetting There from Here: Local Writer Publishes Book About GPS
We live in a world dependent on the Global Positioning System, or GPS. It powers our navigation systems, smart phone apps and lets us here at WFDD synch perfectly with NPR programs like Morning...
View ArticleLocal Authors Suggest Congress Is Caught in a Spell of Limitation
Wayne Gerber and Dusty Staub are organizational consultants who work with corporations and organizations to identify their true purpose and to find ways to operate within that ideal.
View ArticleIt's Not Too Late to Save on Your 2013 Taxes
With only a few days left in 2013, there are still a few things you can do to reduce your taxes. Many people make year-end charitable donations, both in cash as well as gifts of personal items to...
View ArticleClosings and Delays for Friday, Jan. 3
The following organizations are reporting delays or closings due to weather issues:Stokes County Schools (Friday, January 3, 2014): 2 hour delay
View ArticleSchool Closings and Delays
Galax City Schools will close early today, Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m.
View ArticleClosings & Delays for Thurs., Jan. 16
The following schools have announced weather-related delays and closings for Thursday, January 16, 2014:Wautaga County Schools - 2-hour delay
View ArticleTriad Manufacturers Are Making Smart Fabrics
Technology is making even the clothes on your back a little smarter. Business Journal reporter Katie Arcieri covers textiles, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, aviation, tobacco and furniture.
View Article50 Years of Smoking Warnings
It's been 50 years since U-S Surgeon General Luther Terry issued the first report on the health consequences of smoking. On Friday, Acting Surgeon General, Boris Lushniak, released the 32nd report....
View ArticleWinston-Salem Lawyers to Argue Gun Law Before U.S. Supreme Court
Three Winston-Salem lawyers are preparing to argue a gun law case before the U-S Supreme Court Wednesday. At issue is the 'straw purchaser' doctrine, a law intended to keep guns out of the hands of...
View ArticleClosings and Delays for Wednesday, Jan. 22
The following are weather-related school closings and delays in the WFDD listening area for Wednesday, January 22nd:-- Stokes County Schools - 2-hour delay-- Watauga County Schools - closed for both...
View ArticleClosings and Delays for Thursday, Jan. 23
The following schools have announced closings or delays for Thursday, January 23:Rockingham County Schools - 2-hour delayStokes County Schools - 2-hour delay
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