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Business & Economy
6:00 am
Thu March 31, 2011

Garner Loses Slim Jim And 600 Jobs With It

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The town of Garner in Wake County is preparing to lose its largest employer, ConAgra Foods.  The company employed about 600 people in its Slim Jim plant there until the summer of 2009 when a fatal natural gas explosion killed four works and injured 67. But instead of rebuilding the plant where the explosion took place, ConAgra announced last year that it would be cheaper to close its Garner plant and move its operation to Ohio.

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Business & Economy
5:00 pm
Thu March 10, 2011

NC Jobless Rate Up Slightly In January

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North Carolina’s jobless rate inched up a bit during the month of January. The latest numbers were released today.

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