By Staff and Wire Reports GREENSBORO ---- VF Corp. stock hit a record high Tuesday after a better--than--expected first--quarter financial report. The stock closed at $88.70, up $2.86, or 3.33 percent.

By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Sep. 17--Wangfujing Street in central Beijing is a shortcut to the other side of the world. Above the Mercedes-Benzes and Audis whizzing nearby, a billboard promotes Adidas.

AT&T Inc. has been awarded a four-year, $5 million contract from VF Corp., one of the world's largest apparel companies, to provide voice and data services to VF locations around the world. The network supports VF Corp.'s voice, video, e-mail and supply chain needs.