Satellite TV merger push draws North Carolina officials
Proponents from Echostar and DirecTV urged support for a nationwide merger in Raleigh meetings with congressional staff and state officials. Opponents, led by the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, warned a monopoly could raise prices and limit channels for rural customers. Supporters argued the deal would boost rural broadband and make local channels more available, while regulators monitor potential impacts in North Carolina.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Echostar
Dish Network
Directv
Marc Lumpkin
Adam Schwartz
National Rural
Telecommunications Cooperative
Schwartz
National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
Lumpkin
United States
Noelle Taylor
N.C
Andersen on trial for shredding Enron documents
In Houston, Arthur Andersen LLP goes on trial for alleged obstruction of justice over shredding Enron related documents. Sixteen jurors hear opening statements after a daylong voir dire. Key witnesses include Nancy Temple and Sharon Thibault with the trial expected to last several weeks.
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Arthur Andersen
Enron
Houston
Arthur Andersen LLP
Enron Corp
Andersen
Rusty Hardin
U.S
Matt Friedrich
The
Melinda Harmon
Friedrich
David Duncan
Duncan
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hardin
Nancy Temple
Chicago
Temple
Congress
Car
Harmon
Enron memo details California power price manipulation
Federal energy regulators released a confidential Enron memo from December 2000 describing tactics to raise California power prices. The document cites strategies named Death Star and ricochet, where transactions moved energy to relieve congestion or rerouted power to dodge price caps. Officials call it smoking gun evidence of market manipulation.
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Washington
Enron
California
Sean Gallagher
California Public Utilities Commission
Steve Mavighio
Gray Davis
Federal Energy
Ulators
Dianne Feinstein
Dcalif
Justice Department
Lawsuit shows winding down as Contract Knits seeks relief
The suit against Southeastern and Horton continues unresolved issues from failed equipment resale. Jana’s account ties Contract Knits to founder Aniel Jana with bankruptcy crippling the business, while Fruit of the Loom was its main former customer. Both sides drop claims, pay their own fees, and the judge calls the settlement realistic.
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Southeastern
Horton
Beaver
United States
Jana
Aniel Jana
Calloway
Superior Court
Jesse Caldwell
Nancy Moore
Waccamaw Factory Shoppes eye future amid sale and rumors
In Myrtle Beach, the Waccamaw Factory Shoppes, former 125-store mall, faces a new owner American International Life Insurance Group following a December 46 million loan loan defaulted and foreclosures. Potential uses include theme park plans, with area officials noting tourism season limits and observers weighing land value against redevelopment.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
South Carolina
Grand Strand
American International Life Insurance Co. Group Inc
Horry County Planning Commission
Outlet Park Rpfiv Associates LLC
Mall 3
Total Catalog Liquidation
Mall
Richard Nolan
Syracuse
N.Y
Richard Clodfelter
University of South Carolina
Clodfelter
Don Alford
Holiday Inn West
Gerry Soud
Paramount Theme Parks
Soud
Paramount
Chris Cox
Goldman, Sachs & Co
New York
Six Flags
Horry County
North Carolina
Raleigh
Charlotte
Burroughs & Chapin Co. Inc
Myrtle Beach Pavilion
Pat Dowling
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Association For Competitive Technology
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Microsoft
Ebay
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Greene Funeral Service
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le Ann
Honolulu
British Airways
Aa-American
Al-Alaska
Ba-British Always
Co-Continental
Dl-Delta
Ew-Eastwind
Ff-Tower Air
Fl-Airtran
F9-Frontier
Ha-Hawaiian
Arica West
Ib-Iberia
Jl-Midway
Nj-Vanguard
Nw- 1
Nz-National
On-Noouthwast
Sa-Sun Country Air
Trans World Air
T27
Wren Air
Ua-United
Us-Us Airways
Va-Vanguard Airlines
Burton Fills Family Hair Center
Gaston County
Barber & Beauty
Imp
E. Ozark
Gastonia
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