An NCNN affiliate exclusive. http://www.ncnn.com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:32:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6189&Itemid=124 (CHARLOTTE) -- Sonic Automotive, Inc. reported its second quarter adjusted earnings from continuing operations were $15.6 million. This is up 41% from adjusted earnings from continuing operations in the same period in 2009. The Charlotte-based company saw new vehicle sales increased 19% in the quarter and sale of used vehicles increased 23%. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6184&Itemid=124 (NEW YORK, NY) -- IMG Worldwide inc., a global sports, entertainment and media company announced Wednesday that it will buy Winston-Salem based ISP Sports. ISP is a multi-media rights holder to over 50 university athletic programs across the country, including Duke, Wake Forest and East Carolina. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6179&Itemid=124 (CHAPEL HILL) -- With the help of a grant from the North Carolina Energy Office, a new internship and fellowship program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will focus on building a skilled clean energy workforce in North Carolina. A renewable energy student fee will be combined with the nearly $325,000 grant to fund the program. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6174&Itemid=124 (SAN JOSE, CA) -- The Raleigh Convention Center will be the site of Plug-In 2011, set for July 2011. Raleigh-based Progress Energy announced that it worked with the City of Raleigh in the effort to land the major event organized by California-based The Electric Power Research Institute. http://www.ncnn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6167&Itemid=124 (CHARLOTTE) -- Lance, Inc. and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. have agreed to a merger. The new company will use the name Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. The combining of the two companies will be a stock for stock merger of equals.