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    <title><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/2010/03/17/13669/real-estate.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The following real-estate transactions valued at more than $50,000 were recorded Feb. 24 to Mar. 2 at the Johnston County Courthouse.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:09:10 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13669</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hat store opens in Smithfield]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Cyndi Smith owns about 300 hats -- so many that she needs an entire "hat room" in her house to store them.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:47:10 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Business Notes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Grand re-opening]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13549</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hospital to close day care]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Johnston Health is closing its day care in Smithfield. At an open discussion last week, hospital officials heard tearful pleas, heated condemnations and piercing questions from parents of children enrolled in the Early Learning Center.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Commissioners say no to 24-hour gas station]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Developers, residents, rival businessmen and a lawyer all had their say last week in a debate before County Commisioners about plans for a 24-hour gas station on N.C. 42.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13567</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The following real estate transactions valued at more than $25,000 were recorded Feb. 17-23 at the Johnston County Courthouse.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:50:55 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13550</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Food distributor buys land in Johnston]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[U.S. Foodservice is set to expand after buying nearly 38 acres just across the Johnston County line from its existing distribution center.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:43:57 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13486</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hospital to close caf&eacute;]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Johnston Health will close one of its eateries, saying its new Smithfield cafeteria has drawn away too much business.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:31:26 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The following real-estate transactions valued at more than $25,000 were recorded Feb. 10-16 at the Johnston County Courthouse.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:30:52 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13477</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[JCC honors Waste Industries]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Some 200 business, community and civic leaders attended the Breakfast before Business event at Johnston Community College.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Business Notes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Free seminars]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fast-food supplier to build bakery in Johnston]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Northeast Foods, which supplies buns to McDonald's, plans to create 84 jobs and invest $25.4 million to build a bakery in Clayton.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:19:59 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13392</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mobile Waiters launches in Cleveland community]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mike and Julie Collins say the phone rings off the hook at their home in the Cleveland community.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:58:53 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13396</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[business Notes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[KS Bank officers]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/2010/02/24/13393/real-estate.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The following real estate transactions valued at more than $25,000 were recorded Feb. 3-9 at the Johnston County Courthouse.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:04:31 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13393</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Shop mixes guns, faith]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Vickie Jordan and her husband, Eddie, were all set to open a gun store in Smithfield, but they were missing one thing: the name.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:16:02 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Divided board increases open-space requirement]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[An amendment to county land-use rules aims to seed more open space and outdoor amenities in future subdivisions. At its January meeting, a divided Board of Commissioners agreed to place greater open-space requirements on residential developers.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:18:54 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13294</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Downtown aiding earthquake victims]]></title>
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    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:58:09 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13352</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Selma taking steps to keep dollars downtown]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Spurred by a state commerce program, Selma hopes to beautify its downtown and draw more dollars to the district. Dozens of people came to a meeting last Thursday to discuss the ideas that the Small Town Main Street program has set percolating.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:20:41 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13301</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Clayton man sees market for green cars]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Rich Cregar's front yard reveals a lot about the man.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:45:56 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Council treads carefully on request to store vehicles]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Town Council last week tabled a request to store wrecked and repossessed cars behind Wendy's in West Smithfield.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:30:28 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13227</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/2010/02/10/13215/real-estate.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The following real estate transactions valued at more than $25,000 were recorded Jan. 20-Jan. 26 at the Johnston County Courthouse.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:29:50 EST]]></pubDate>    <guid isPermaLink="false">www.theherald-nc.com/13215</guid>
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    <title><![CDATA[Business Notes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Chief credit officer]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Theater has new owner]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Howell Theatre, a Smithfield institution, has changed hands. Its owners, new and old, say the cinema is still a profitable business and an anchor for downtown.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:02:10 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Benson presents awards]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Fifteen Benson-area residents -- and one industry -- picked up awards last Thursday during the annual banquet of the Benson Area Chamber of Commerce.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:59:59 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.theherald-nc.com/2010/02/03/13135/real-estate.html]]></link>
    <description><![CDATA[The following real estate transactions valued at more than $25,000 were recorded Jan. 13-20 at the Johnston County Courthouse.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Business Notes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Bank earnings up]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hospital Calendar]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Blood drive]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[College gets boost from Novo Nordisk]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. recently made a significant gift to the Johnston Community College Foundation in support of business and industry training.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tea time comes to Cleveland]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The antique wooden table is set with fine china, teacups and candelabras. A porcelain doll stands watch from across the dimly-lit room.]]></description>
    <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:28:09 EST]]></pubDate>
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