The Nc employment security commission announced that the unemployment rate in all 100 of the state's counties dropped in the month of march. That may be cold comfort for idled workers, with rates hovering above 10 percent in 75 counties – down from 87 in February.

Noting that the plaintiff states allege that the healthcare reform bill "commandeers" the states and their employees "as agents of the federal government's regulatory scheme at the states' own cost" and that such action violates the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, Browning responds: "Medicaid, however, is a voluntary program.

Andrew Rodgers, the executive director of the RiverRun International Film Festival, has acquired the film industry publication formerly known as Reel Carolina and renamed it Carolina Production Journal..

The politically formidable Guilford County Association of Educators, which represents 3,300 education professionals, has made its endorsement picks. The endorsements are helpful to Democrats in the general election, and critical to Democrats in the primary.

Greensboro library receives federal funding for financial literacy.

The city of Greensboro has chosen DHR International of Cincinnati as a search firm to help select the city's next police chief, following Chief Tim Bellamy's announcement that he will retire this summer.

The Us Bureau of labor statistics announced last week that although unemployment held steady at 9.7 percent, the nation added 162,000 new jobs in march. many of the gains were concentrated in healthcare and temporary help services, along with a bump in federal hiring reflecting the employment of temporary workers by the census bureau.

Dale Wyrick, field operations director for the city of Greensboro, reports in a memo to City Manager Rashad Young that the city's snow program overspent by $220,000 this past winter, spending $1 million

High Point University announces that its Knabusch Shoemaker International School of Home Furnishings and Deisgn will host a social media marketing seminar for the home furnishings industry in the Francis Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on April 7. The event is open to the public, but seating is limited, so pre-registration is suggested.

Votes by members of Forsyth and Guilford counties delegations in the US House of Representatives on the historic healthcare reform bill on Sunday broke down along party lines, with Democrats Brad Miller and Mel Watt

David M. Sanchez closed his soccer athletic supply store in Winston-Salem in late February and reopened as Mundo Soccer Sports in the DP Business Center on High Point Road in Greensboro.

The Greensboro Parks and Recreation Commission voted 7-1 on March 10 to approve new recommendations for the Farmers Curb Market. The recommendations reinforce current rules that give preference to locally produced goods. The approved recommendations strengthen managements authority and discourage political interference.

The city of Greensboro issued 102 privilege licenses in the month of February to companies or individuals planning to operate inside the citys corporate limits.

Markers clothes, a piece of cardboard with blood and hair on it and cigarette butts found at the scene will be tested.

Precor, a physical fitness equipment company, opened a new factory in eastern Guilford County last week. The Seattle-based company is investing $26 million in the new facility, which replaces a smaller plant in Valencia, Calif.

From the US Senate to the local school board, the political races this election season offer voters intrigue, excitement and clear choices. As the filing period closed on Feb. 26, a significant number of challengers emerged. Six Democrats have filed for the US Senate seat currently held by Republican and Winston- Salem native Richard Burr,.

Bill Burckley, a Greensboro political consultant who worked on the campaigns of eight out of nine victorious city council candidates in the recent election, predicts a windfall year for Republicans.

Brian Haran and Renee Mendoza Haran, the husband-and-wife team that forms the core of Filthybird, plan to open Fret Sounds in Graham on March 5. The guitar shops name pays homage to the classic 1966 Beach Boys album, Pet Sounds.

Greensboro hotel developers Mike Weaver and Dennis Quaintance filed a complaint for summary judgment in Guilford County court on Feb. 11 seeking to have the Greensboro City Council and Guilford County Commission votes to approve a downtown luxury hotel by rival developer Bridget Chisholm and her group declared invalid.

The company had considered a location in Danville, Va. Based on its decision to locate in Greensboro, the company stands to receive $373,000 in incentive grants from the city of Greensboro, $248,791 from Guilford County and $275,000 from the One North Carolina Fund.