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Reports that the Carolina Cobras rookie indoor football team in North Carolina has been posting better-than-expected attendance numbers. Attendance to Cobras games in 1999; Expected financial losses in the team's first and second years; Game losses; Strong financial backing for the team; Marketing efforts; Television deal.

Reports on a stock sale planned by Triangle Pharmaceuticals in 2000. Expenses of the company for the first nine months of 2000; Enlistment of Ramius Capital Group, an investment bank; Statement issued by chief financial officer Robert Amundsen on the flexibility of the company in making a selling request and deciding the price of stock.

Focuses on the popularity of casual business suits in Raleigh, North Carolina. Accounts of the wearing of Birkenstocks and jeans in high technology companies; Impact of the dress code on the corporate image; Efforts of banks in imposing the traditional and professional look of employees.

Reports the merger between Glaxo Wellcome Inc. and SmithKline Beecham Corp. in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Implications of the merger for Glaxo employees and executives; Accounts of the department areas for retrenchments; Advantages and disadvantages of mergers.

Focuses on the donors of campaign funds for the 2000 elections in North Carolina. Tobacco industry contributing to the campaign of Bobby Etheridge; Labor unions' financial support for Democratic Party candidate David Price.

Reports that North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine is planning to convert the its BioPark facility into a research institute. Value of the planned research laboratory; Details of the conversion project.

Profiles Jim Blount, a lawyer-partner of the Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell and Jernigan law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina. Career and educational background; Comparison of starting salaries between Smith-Anderson and other law firms; Details of teaching experience and other civic activities; Account of court cases handled.

Reports the plan of Duke University Health System to purchase a site for the construction of a multi-story retirement community in Raleigh, North Carolina. Details of the preliminary negotiations; Design phase of the continuing care retirement community; Provision of a variety of housing options; Investment amount needed by the project.

Reports the power testing of a cancer-fighting technology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Collaboration between Merix Bioscience and Geron Corp. in the telomerase examination; Importance of the Merix vaccines for immune system stimulation; Effect of telomerase on tumor growth.

Features Raleigh, North Carolina-based start-up business FreeSisyphus. Company history; Ownership; Nature of business of the company; Products and services offered.

Reports on venture capital financing for Inceutica, a Wilmington, North Carolina-based Internet firm. Focus on pharmaceutical companies; Uses of the proceeds from the capital raised; Registration of contract research firms on the company Web site to be upgraded.

Reports that Smith Helms Mulliss and Moore, North Carolina's second largest law firm, is losing nearly one third of its lawyers in Raleigh. Establishment by nine attorneys, led by Dick Ellis and Mike Winters, of their own practice in Cary; Possible loss of clients for Smith Helms; Causes of the split.

Reports on software company MicroMass Communications' expansion plans in the wake of founder and chairman David Bulger's resignation. Plan to add employees; Expansion of operations to health care marketing and customer relations; Search for financing; Historical information on the company; Resignation of Paul Rasmussen as chief executive officer in January 2000.

Focuses on a restaurant called Magnolia Grill in Durham, North Carolina. Ownership by chefs Ben and Karen Barker; Nominations for James Beard Foundation awards shared by the Barkers; Increase in the company's share prices; Plans regarding the opening of a second restaurant in Chapel Hill; Release of the book `Not Afraid of Flavor: Recipes From Magnolia Grill.'

Reports on the decision of Cary, North Carolina-based medical equipment maker Hill-Rom to stop selling its baby and mother monitoring systems. Reason for the company's decision; Price of the system; Hill-Rom's efforts to improve the system.

Focuses on the effect of pharmaceutical industry's advertising freedom on health care in the United States. Health insurance companies' efforts to steer patients toward cheaper drugs; Effect of drug advertising on doctor-patient relations; Drugs that are highly-advertised.

Reports on backers' favorable expectations from the move of the Buy.com Carolina Classic golf tournament to Wakefield Plantation golf course in the Triangle region of North Carolina in 2001. Pairing of the Professional Golf Association- (PGA) affiliated event with a PGA-owned golf course; Series of changes undergone by the event, formerly known as Nike Tour.

Reports on the efforts of Glaxo Wellcome PLC to regain consumer interest in its stop-smoking pill Zyban. Advertising campaign launched; Decline of prescriptions in 1999; Market performance of similar products; History of the drug's development; Average annual sales of the product since its 1997 introduction.

Profiles lawyer Jim Maxwell, head of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA). Tenure as head of the NCBA and the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Stint as head coach of t he swimming team of Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina; Factors that make Maxwell a success at coaching.

Focuses on the expansion of northern North Carolina-based Midway Airlines. Number of jobs to be added within a 30-month period; Addition of two leased Boeing 737 airlines to its fleet; Introduction of a stock rights offering on June 15, 2000.

Reports on former BioSignia executive Mark Whitacre's lawsuit against the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based medical products developer over stock ownership. Defendants in the case; Whitacre's tenure in the company.

Focuses on the growth of biotechnology businesses in North Carolina according to the increased number of registrations at the Biotech 2000 trade show. Highlights of the event; Trends in product developments showcased in the show.

Profiles Mike Davis, manager of the Tournament Players Club Golf Course in Raleigh, North Carolina. Construction of the golf course at Wakefield Plantation; Membership costs; Opening of the course in July 2000; Davis' job responsibility; Expertise in golf; Membership in the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) since 1988; Privileges enjoyed by corporate members at the golf course.

Reports on the elimination of jobs at the Durham, North Carolina site of Parexel International Corp. Business activity; Emergence of North Carolina as a hub for contract research organizations; Impact of a series of mergers on the pharmaceutical industry.

Reports on the effort of Brand Fuel Promotions to boost their own brand as of November 2000. Information on a Web store launched by Brand Fuel; Promotional items offered by the company to its customers; Attempt of the company to increase sales.

Speculates on the scheduled vote of nurses at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina to decide whether they want to join the International Union of Operating Engineers. Impact of a union win for the health care industry; Optimism of the labor organizers aware of the workplace issues of the nurses.

Reports on the summit meeting of executives of biotechnology companies in North Carolina. Exhibition of biotechnology equipment.

Reports on the construction of a hangar in North Carolina. Assemble and maintenance of giant airships for moving heavy and oversized loads; Construction of the hangar by CargoLifter Inc.

Reports on Raleigh, North Carolina-based CapTrust Raleigh's management of money for professional athletes in the United States. Partnership of CapTrust with Players Group International; Clients of CapTrust.

Reports the establishment of Outback Trading Co., a fishing equipment store in Raleigh, North Carolina. Details on the various fishing equipment available in the store; Accounts of the fishing career of Charles Toney, owner of the store; Prices of fishing rods.

Focuses on the efforts of the front office of the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team to improve customer service and game experience in Raleigh, North Carolina. Provision of parking discounts and exclusive events to season ticket holders; Designation of an area for selling unused tickets; Plan of launching a scaled-down version of the season ticket package.

Reports the resignation of Gene McDonald as chief financial officer of Duke University Management Co. in Durham, North Carolina. Influence of McDonald to the increase of Duke investments; Reasons for the resignation of McDonald; Contribution of McDonald to the formation of company.

Reports on Rex Healthcare's search for a chief executive officer. Job responsibilities; Candidates for the job; Resignation of chief executive officer Jim Albright.

Reports on Guy Harvey and Paul Munana's formation of MetaPartners in Durham, North Carolina. Career background of Harvey and Munana; Products and services that will be offered by the company.

Reports on the deal between EnSolve Biosystems and Bath Iron Works Corp. Terms of the deal; Nature of business of the two companies; Contact information of EnSolve Biosystems.

Reports on the partnership of Drucker & Falk and Duke University Health System and Resources for Seniors in Raleigh, North Carolina. Terms of the partnership; Services provided for senior citizens.

Focuses on the business success of Raleigh, North Carolina-based Ruckus Pizza and Bar. Founding in February 1999 by a group of former North Carolina State University students; Amenities and attractions that appeal to customers.

Focuses on drug research contractor PPD Inc.'s redefining of its corporate strategy that it hopes will improve its standing in the drug market. Testing of the drug dapoxetine that may be used to treat male sexual dysfunction; Decline in share price due to consolidation in the drug industry; Factors behind the trend among contract research organizations of revamping their strategies.

Reports on life insurance company Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co.'s settlement with the North Carolina Department of Insurance. Penalty for the insurer's sloppy record-keeping and slow response to customer queries; Discovery of the violations during a routine check of the company's business procedures.

Reports on the construction of a shopping center that will house a grocery store of Harris Teeter Inc. in Wake County, North Carolina. Accessibility of the store to residential neighborhoods; Features of the proposed center.

Reports that BTI has dropped out of sponsorship of a tennis tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina. Shift in BTI founder Peter Loftin's charity focus; Consequences of the failure to find a sponsor to replace BTI; Attendance and ticket revenue at the Raleigh Racquet Club.

Reports that Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina is modifying the selection of shops and eateries at its terminals. Possible awarding of the airport's food and beverage contract to Washington D.C.-based Anton Airfood Inc.; Snack food and beverage contract being bid for by Lee Airport Concessions Ltd.

Reports on the efforts of health insurers and businesses to reduce drug costs in North Carolina. Nonprofit coalitions created for the purpose of addressing the issue of drug costs and advertising; Function of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's prescription plan.

Reports on financial planning company Fulcrum Financial Group's sponsorship of the marathon in Raleigh, North Carolina. Amount of money pledged by the company for the event; Reason for Fulcrum's involvement in the sport event; Events of the marathon.

Features Durham, North Carolina-based Starlite Drive-In, which focuses on drive-in movie theater, video rentals, gun sales and flea market. Efforts to sustain the region's only surviving drive-in theater; Small following of the business.

Features the Carolina Ballet based in North Carolina. Funding challenges; Search for donors; Economic impact.

Reports on the plans of Durham, North Carolina-based medical device manufacturer Weck Closure Systems to sell its electrosurgical business and concentrate on making surgical clips that have replaced sutures. Impact on people under its employ; Interest of Sparta Surgical Corp. in acquiring the electrosurgical operations; Sales performance of the electrosurgical products.

Focuses on the appointment of lawyer Jack Cummings as associate chief counsel for the corporate taxation division of the United States Internal Revenue Service. Career background; Achievements.

Reports that Quintiles Transnational Corp. chief executive officer Dennis Gillings has increased his stake in the contract research company. Turnaround effort by the former biostatistics professor; Factors behind the slowdowns for the company.

Focuses on North Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary David McCoy's push for telecommuting. Decision to offer agency employees a chance to work from home; Way of recruiting and retaining the best workers; Success of a pilot telecommuting project; Increase in worker productivity.