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by Will Petty   Bella Ragazza, a newly-opened Italian restaurant in Jefferson, is doing business its own way. The restaurant offers a full Italian menu, much like you see at a dine-in establishment, but there is no seating. All of the food is carry-out and delivery.   "The way our space is set up does not lend itself for us to al...

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by Pat Kimbrough   N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker recently joined city officials to celebrate the opening of an Italian snack food maker in north High Point. LC America began operations in January at 8221 Tyner Road in a 68,000-square-foot plant previously occupied by Streuli Sales, a wooden door manufacturer. A ribbon-cutting c...

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A family-style Italian restaurant is in the works for uptown Charlotte. Demolition on that roughly 8,000-square-foot space started Monday in the 300 block of North College Street, says Tim Dolan. The restaurant will be located in the former Cosmos site, which closed earlier this year. He and Jason Astephen are behind 300 Bar Group, which...

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After landing a Sturm Ruger & Co. plant in Rockingham County, North Carolina is under consideration for a Beretta gun plant. The world's oldest active gun manufacturer is considering Georgia, North Carolina and five other states for a gun plant that could eventually employ about 400 people.   Read more   Source: http://www.b...

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Bacci America has opened a technical and sales services branch in Charlotte, NC, to provide direct support to its North American customers.   The U.S. office has two specialized technicians on staff to install new machines and service existing machines. Among U.S. customers are Vaughan-Bassett Furniture and Hunter Douglas.   Read more...

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Gatherings at Josephine Strednak's property constantly included meals and hugs. "She was a tremendous Italian cook. We under no circumstances bought cookies, cakes or pies," said her husband, Raymond R. Strednak. Josephine A. "Josie" Cifone Strednak of Acme died Monday, March 23, 2015, in Cary, N.C., from complications of dementia and Par...

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By Kim Hasty   The banging of hammers and whirring of drills will soon give way to glasses clinking in toasts and to the murmur of companionable conversation. That aroma of new construction so pervasive these days? That soon will give way to the aromas of made-from-scratch marinara and freshly baked bread. Alfredo's Italian Ristorante,...

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ARCA today announced a series of investments to transfer the assembly of CM18 cash recyclers from Italy to its manufacturing facility in Mebane, NC. The facility, which will produce the only cash recycler assembled in the United States, will be fully operational by April 2014.   "Manufacturing plays a big role in North Carolina's economic co...

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Paul Reitano has a healthy respect for his elders. While he never got to meet his great-grandfather, he grew up with stories of his immigration at age 21 from Reggio Di Calabria, Italy, his love of his wife, Carmella, and his successful bakery in New York.   Reitano made his own immigration of sorts by moving from New York to the Mountain I...

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For the past three years, Aggie Westerhoff a.k.a. "The Italian Cookie Lady," has a created raving fans throughout Western North Carolina as the go-to for true Italian desserts. Individuals throughout Western North Carolina seek her out for their "just desserts" for family events and special occasions. Her biscotti, Italian wedding cookies and...

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