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Hey, Lowe’s – Consider The Skinny an ‘outsourced’ customer after offshoring jobs
For years, The Skinny has been a very loyal customer at Lowe’s buying everything from appliances to flowers, fertilizer to tools. No more. The Mooresville-based company says it is laying off some 125 IT workers, and “many” positions are being outsourced to India. So The Skinny is outsourcing home improvement shopping elsewhere. It’s time to take a stand. “Lowe’s lays off over 120 tech workers in Mooresville, will send jobs to India,” reads the headline in The Charlotte Observer. Reporter Katherine Peralta reports: “Many of the affected information technology job functions are being sent to Bangalore, India, where Lowe’s...
Read MoreNote to readers: The Skinny taking a break
A note to LTW readers: The Skinny is on hiatus and will return on Monday, April...
Read MoreOff the grid – The Skinny is taking a break
Note: The Skinny blog is written by Rick Smith, editor and co-founder of Local Tech Wire and business editor of WRAL.com. RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — The Skinny is going off the grid so to speak this week, taking a few days off. Look for Rick Smith’s commentary to return on Nov. 9. News in the meantime? E-mail Ron Gallagher (ronandanne@nc.rr.com) who is filling in for Smith. Get the latest news alerts: at Twitter....
Read MoreFormer White House Tech Advisor To Share the Skinny on Federal Funding Initiatives at UNC Charlotte
Editor’s note: Charlotte Beat is a regular feature on Wednesdays. Beginning today, Local Tech Wire changes the format of Charlotte Beat and other “beat” stories with the addition of names, faces and other happenings. Know something? Hear something? Let LTW know.Universities have guest speakers just about every day. UNC Charlotte is trying something different – bringing in visitors who also will meet one-on-one with students and educating the speakers about what all’s happening in its blossoming technology program. On April 24, UNC C’s second Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program and the Valued Partnerships Series will feature Duncan Moore, associate director...
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A profile in courage: How my little sister’s 50-year fight against disease would have made Jimmy V proud
Editor’s note: Scores of family and friends gathered on March 9, 2020, to honor the life of Cyndi Rose McHolland Boome following a years-long battle against cancer. But Cyndi’s battle against disease actually began 50 years earlier when a tumor was found in her right shoulder. Cyndi was the...
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Novo Nordisk strikes potential $2B-plus gene editing deal with Durham’s Life Edit
Gene editing from a Durham-based firm that will target possible new therapeutics has led to a deal with international drug firm Novo Nordisk worth a potential $2 billion if not more. Here are the details.
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RIoT accelerator program picks 6 Triangle startups for 8-member summer cohort
The RAP XV cohort represents a vibrant mix of individuals from diverse industries, backgrounds, and cities across North Carolina. These talented entrepreneurs are spearheading technological advancements in healthcare, energy, education, entertainment, transportation, and smart cities. Here’s the skinny on what’s happening.
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Red Hat CEO warns Hatters: ‘Required change in the work we all do’ & ‘cultural change’ are coming
Note: The Skinny blog is written by Rick Smith, editor and co-founder of WRAL TechWire, which launched as Local TechWire in 2002. Smith first wrote about Red Hat shortly after the company opened a headquarters in Research Triangle Park nearly 30 years ago. +++ RALEIGH – As sobering as...
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