Jim Rogers honored by Charlotte Chamber
Jim Rogers, Duke Energy Corp.’s chief executive, called Charlotte a “healthy community” that still faces challenges as he accepted the Charlotte Chamber’s 2009 Citizen of the Carolinas Award at the business group’s annual meeting Monday night at the Charlotte Convention Center. (BAC) bizjournals.com |
Arizona Solar Power Society hopes to help people see the light
The Arizona Solar Power Society is preparing to launch a program in January aimed at getting more people to adopt solar technologies. bizjournals.com |
Report: 6.3M Texans will travel for the holidays
About 6.3 million Texans are expected to travel this holiday season, according to AAA Texas. This represents an 8-percent increase over the 2008 holiday season. bizjournals.com |
Ga. biomass power plant on hold
Georgia Power Co. is delaying the planned conversion of a coal-fired power plant to biomass due to uncertainty over a new federal regulation that could affect the project, the Atlanta-based utility announced Friday. (SO) bizjournals.com |
Inergy fires up public offering to help pay for acquisitions
Inergy LP has begun a public offering of 4.5 million common shares, the company said Tuesday. bizjournals.com |