Triangle Area Business News

General Motors Co.'s board begins a two-day meeting in Detroit on Tuesday with European labor organizations pressing for a decision on the fate of its European unit Opel, where thousands of German jobs are on the line.

Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units - shaking up the country's intensely competitive market and forming the country's biggest mobile operator.

Rising commodities prices and stirrings of corporate takeovers are making investors more optimistic about the economy.

If you're job hunting in the fourth quarter, look to Durham, according to a survey out today.

With 18 neighborhoods already built or under construction in four counties, H&H Homes' motto could be, "We've got BRAC Covered."

Kelly King has muscled BB&T into the ranks of the nation's top 10 banks after orchestrating its purchase of a failed Alabama-based competitor last month. However it turns out, it will help define his term as chief executive.

Turkington USA, which makes industrial ovens and baking equipment, has moved from Goldsboro into its new Clayton plant on U.S. 70 Business.

News about people who have been named or promoted to positions in area business.