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Joe Preteroti had planned to get out of the restaurant business when he closed Miami Subs Grill in Garner a couple of years ago. But when he would visit friends in town, he wasn't thrilled with the food options.
The following is from N.C. State University.
For nearly five decades, workers made sausage and later Slim Jim meat snacks at a sprawling factory near Interstate 40.
Free seminars
Cummins Atlantic has donated a 6.7-liter diesel engine to Johnston Community College.
Clayton could be the first town in Johnston County to welcome a "cash mob" to one of its stores.
Some 20 years ago, while running a grill in a Raleigh gas station, Tookie Gullie experimented with a family friend's chicken salad recipe.
For nearly three decades, Garner leaders had big dreams for land around the interchange of Interstate 40 and U.S. 70. They envisioned an industrial hub filled with manufacturers and offices that would bring new jobs and boost the town's tax base.
Five years ago, a developer wanted to build about 90 sprawling, expensive homes in the southern part of town. The plans were a symbol of good times: People had money, and they wanted to spend it on elaborate houses.
Some companies in Greenfield South Business Park aren't thrilled with the thought of having a concrete plant nearby.
New-member breakfast
Holly Johnson has had plenty of fast-food jobs over the years. But she has higher ambitions for her food-service career than making hamburgers.
The following real estate transactions, listed by township, were recorded recently at the Johnston County Courthouse.
Rhett Turner was shooting pool at his uncle's bar just outside of Garner one night in 1997. On his way home, a rear tire blew out and the wreck left Turner with a broken back.
Banner
Advanced Metal Roofing has good reason to feel proud this month.
Chamber seeks event sponsors
The following real-estate transactions were recorded recently at the Johnston County Courthouse.
While many chambers of commerce struggle through their annual membership drive, the Garner Chamber of Commerce will host a membership event like no other.
