H-1Bs: Can I recoup the costs of my visa holders who quit?
NEW TechLaw: Most tech companies do not flinch at the prospect of sponsoring a highly qualified foreign national for an H-1B visa. Nor are the fees incurred in obtaining the visa important – at least not until the visa holder quits only a few months after the fees have been paid. Can the employer require the employee to pay those fees back if the employee leaves before the end of the visa term?
Durham tops in Triangle? Bull say some; Bull right on, say others
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. - The Skinny’s post Tuesday about Fortune Small Business ranking Durham as the best place to “live and launch” a business in the Triangle triggered a barrage of reactions – negative AND positive.
WRAL.com’s community Web site “golo” carried 94 posts from readers on both sides of the issue – some saying the survey is bull dip and others saying it’s bull right-on about the Bull Durham city.
Thousands of people also read the column - more in fact than those who read...
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Business Writer)
Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp.
Aerospace firm to build plant, create 1,100 jobs at Global TransPark
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‘Top 100’ influential business survey bodes well for SAS
EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia
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What's a 'Breakthrough Company'?
Keith McFarland, author of "The Breakthrough Company," talks about the nine companies - including SAS - that he profiles in his best-selling book.
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NEW Startup Genomatica has plans to turn the chemical industry green
By Chris Morrison, VentureBeat
VentureBeat: Firm isn’t entirely alone in its plans. Novomer wants to revolutionize plastics manufacturing, although it will rely on chemistry, rather than biological processes. Another startup, Segetis, appears to plan on using biological feedstocks,
NEW PricewaterhouseCoopers venture event rescheduled for May 29
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Smalltown expands its scope to the Internet community at large with Webcards.com
Aldagen aims for $80.5 million IPO
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Coupled with mammography, ultrasound finds more breast cancers
By Allen Mask, M.D.
Undergoing breast ultrasound in addition to mammography can detect more cancers in high-risk women, according to a new study.
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Keep `em coming: STEM contest extended
By Noah Garrett, Special to WRAL LTW
Innovation Exchange: The contest is open to parents, companies, students, and anyone else who is concerned about the future of our education system and our nation's future work force.
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Reports: Carl Icahn considering attempt to oust Yahoo board
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Business Writer)
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly loading up on Yahoo Inc.'s stock in preparation for a possible attempt to shove aside the Internet icon's board and bring the company's disillusioned suitor, Microsoft Corp., back to the bargaining table.
Sprint Nextel CEO asks shareholders' patience in turnaround
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MySpace wins $230 million anti-spam judgment
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NEW N.C. Research Campus, Local Tech Wire team up for preview of Kannapolis campus
May 15 Exchange networking event will offer attendees latest updates on $1B-plus effort. Red Hat Exec Tom Rabon will deliver keynote.
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