A month-old report issued by the NC Division of Public Health that was distributed to Greensboro City Council members last week explains the methodology of a NC Central Cancer Registry study that found elevated rates of pancreatic cancer in the area of the White Street Landfill and the nearby EH Glass dumpsite.

The city of Greensboro is considering an aggressive schedule for a new request for proposals, or RFP, for private companies to operate the White Street Landfill. A draft copy of the RFP, dated July 8, called for proposals to be received by July 25 and contract negotiations to be completed by Aug.

Tourism is often referred to as the truest form of economic development, Executive Director Glenn Dobrogosz said in a prepared statement. Motivating people to spend their hard-earned disposable income in your city whether on gas, food, a hotel room or an admission ticket benefits the much broader business community.

The city of Greensboro issued a request for proposals on July 1 seeking a contractor to create a strategic neighborhood based outreach plan for BetterBuildings, a federal program funded by a $5 million grant from the US Department of Energy to the city to increase the energy efficiency of residences and businesses.

Downtown Greensboro Inc. is offering matching grants of up to $25,000 to renovate buildings for retail use, including for flooring, walls, plumbing, wiring, heating and air conditioning, according to a recent press release. Restaurants, nightclubs and offices are ineligible.

This bill is a dangerous intrusion into the confidential relationship that exists between women and their doctors, Perdue said in a prepared statement. The bill contains provisions that are the most extreme in the nation in terms of interfering with that relationship.

The electronic cigarette, a product that has been on the market for about five years, has now reached a mall near you. All About the Vapor opened a kiosk at Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro on June 1. The device allows users to inhale vaporized nicotine rather burn tobacco.

Within weeks of the Greensboro City Council becoming the direct employer of the city attorney by virtue of legislative action in Raleigh and hours of a giving notice of a closed-session meeting to discuss a personnel matter, the city announced City Attorney J.

Slated to open in August, the Greensboro Aquatic Center has landed the 2012 YMCA National Short Course Swimming Championship, according to an announcement from the Greensboro Coliseum. The April 2-5, 2012 event is expected to draw more than 5,600 attendees, including about 1,600 swimmers, and generate more than $6.

Hoffman has been managing director of Preston/Reffett, an executive headhunting company since 1998, and is a reading tutor at Bluford Elementary School.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has begun construction of a six-floor addition to its Comprehensive Cancer Center. According to a press release, the $125 million project adds four inpatient floors, a single day hospital floor and one administrative floor.

and domiciles of all those who spoke during the May 31 committee meeting. Godinez said after the brief conversation, Folwell later returned and demanded to know who called him a coward in a press release earlier that week. On the NCDreamTeam.

The wine bar will complement the baked goods emerging from Caminos ovens daily, including an assortment of muffins, scones, croissants, Danishes, cakes and pies. When Clifford started the business three years ago, she was a staff of one. At her new location, she will have a staff of 15, including bakers, baristas and a store manager.

Greensboro at-large Councilman Robbie Perkins officially announced his mayoral candidacy on Tuesday, setting up a contest with one-term Mayor Bill Knight, who has said he plans to seek re-election. Former Councilman Tom Phillips has also indicated plans to run for the seat.

The clubs at 113 S. Elm St., Hussami said, comprising some 10,000 square feet, have been closed since May 13 and are now undergoing light renovation. And while he would not disclose an asking price, he said he will be taking serious offers at 336.202.2544.

The study is clearly an invalid indicator of the state of transit in Greensboro, Fischer opined, noting that the report considered a three-county area that includes rural areas with no fixed-route transit services.

The Really, Really Free Market has been a periodic tradition in Greensboro since at least the mid-part of the last decade. At the Interactive Resource Center, which serves people who are homeless, at risk of being homeless or recently homeless, the emphasis is on providing material goods to help people set up housekeeping.

After hundreds of hours of scouring the county budget, a group convened by Conservatives for Guilford County presented alternatives to a 6.32-cent tax increased proposed by County Manager Brenda Jones Fox. All commissioners, with the exception of Chairman Skip Alston,.

The space shared by the new bookstore and caf is about 1,300 square feet, while a back room that has been requisitioned for live music performances is about 2,000 square feet. The new location at 1310 Glenwood Avenue formerly served as a T-shirt printing firm.

During a marathon eight-and-a-half-hour meeting and after two public hearings, the Greensboro City Council approved a new redistricting plan that moves about 5,500 residents and reduces the population variance to 3.4 percent.