NAGS HEAD, N.C., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Carolina Aquarium Society today announced that Dominion Resources, the parent company of Dominion North Carolina Power, has donated $500,000 to fund alternative energy demonstrations at Jennette's Pier in Nags Head: http://www.ncaquariums.com/aquarium-piers/jennettes-pier The ocean pier is under construction and is expected to begin operating in the spring 2011.

By JEFF HAMPTON By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pilot camden, N.C. Building even a first phase of an earth-friendly business park not far from the Chesapeake border could cost more than $4 0 million, and it could struggle to attract investors, a new study says.

By Steve Jones, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Jan. 29--One of the state's most powerful elected officials wants to see details of a developer's proposal for N.C.'s first privately built highway, which the N.C. Department of Transportation recently rejected.

By JEFF HAMPTON By Jeff Hampton The Virginian-Pi

By David Ingram, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Nov. 18--FIGURE EIGHT ISLAND -- Some of the seaside mansions of this exclusive island rise three stories into the sky. Down below, all that's keeping back the waves are giant sandbags.