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NEMC Announces New Name
Thursday, June 28, 2007 (1177 reads)

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Concord - At exactly 12:01 am on July 1, the merger between Northeast Medical Center and Carolinas Healthcare system will be complete. With that, comes a new name for the Concord Hospital, once known as Cabarrus Memeorial. It will now be called CMC-Northeast.

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Hayes Trying to Change Philip Morris’ Mind
Thursday, June 28, 2007 (937 reads)

Concord – US Congressman Robin Hayes, who represents the 8^th district of North Carolina, is starting an initiative to change the minds of the corporate heads who decided, quite surprisingly, to close down the Philip Morris plant in Concord. According to the company, the move is being made purely for financial reasons and that is what makes Hayes believe he can persuade them to reconsider.

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Concord Philip Morris Plant to Close
Tuesday, June 26, 2007 (1179 reads)

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Concord - Since 1983, the Philip Morris plant in Concord, which manufactures cigarrettes, has been a staple of the local economy, employiong thousands of workers and providing millions of tax dollars to the city. That will all be soon come to an end as the company announced today that the Concord plant will be closing its doors in order to consolodate its operations with the plant in Richmond, VA and move some operations overseas. The move will also result in the relocation or lay-offs of over 2,600 employees.

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Open House On Hawthorne St. SW
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 (981 reads)

CONCORD – The City of Concord invites you to an open house this Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 38 Hawthorne St. SW, near the new Cabarrus Avenue roundabout.