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Fitch rates Charlotte bonds AAA	5/12/2008 7:09 AM
Fitch Ratings has assigned a AAA rating to Charlotte's $183.9 million general-obligation refunding bonds, series 2008.
MedCath names senior VP of finance	5/12/2008 7:08 AM
MedCath Corp has named Art Parker senior vice president of finance and development, effective immediately. (COKE) (MDTH)
Horizon Lines raises fuel surcharge	5/12/2008 7:07 AM
Horizon Lines Inc. has raised its fuel surcharge 1.5 percentage points on ocean shipments to Hawaii and Guam. (HRZ)
Travelocity: Strong summer-travel demand	5/9/2008 12:13 PM
Airfares are up 12 percent this year, fuel prices are soaring and the travel landscape is unpredictable at best. But Texas-based Travelocity says there are no indications of a slowdown in travel this summer. (LCC)
Premier unit signs supply contracts	5/9/2008 11:31 AM
Premier Purchasing Partners has inked supply contracts with four medical-equipment companies. (SYK) (IFLO)
Alcoa withdraws, then resubmits, water-quality application	5/9/2008 9:19 AM
Alcoa Inc. has resubmitted its application with N.C regulators for a water-quality certificate for its hydroelectric operations on the Yadkin River after withdrawing the proposal. (AA)
Charlotte-area home sales drop 32%	5/9/2008 8:02 AM
The number of houses sold in the Charlotte area fell 32.1 percent last month, and the average closing price declined 1.9 percent, according to the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association.
Anpath unit lands supply contract	5/9/2008 7:13 AM
Anpath Group Inc. subsidiary EnviroSystems Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply its EnviroTru disinfectant to a New York-based residential cleaning company.
3D Systems incurs higher losses in 1Q	5/9/2008 6:58 AM
3D Systems Corp.'s first-quarter loss grew 18 percent to $3.7 million, or 17 cents per diluted share. The Rock Hill-based company incurred a loss of $3.1 million, or 16 cents per diluted share, a year ago. (TDSC)
Wachovia separates chairman, CEO roles	5/8/2008 3:43 PM
Wachovia Corp. has separated the roles of chairman and chief executive, naming company board member Lanty Smith as chairman, a post previously held by Chief Executive Ken Thompson. (WB)