By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jan. 16--LENOIR -- State and local governments could hand Google more than $100 million in tax breaks over the next 30 years.

By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Sep. 1--Lenoir city officials want to turn a tract of land into an industrial park, hoping to lure a major employer to the city, which has been hard hit by a slumping economy.

By ANN HINCH, Special to the News Sentinel A new ordinance banning open burning of trees and other vegetation solely for development in Loudon County may, ironically, not hold up against one of the area's biggest developers: Tennessee Department of Transportation.

By ANN HINCH, Special to the News Sentinel Nearly two years have passed since Knoxvillian Rick Dover gave the public a look at his blueprints for change along the riverfront in Loudon.