SANFORD – The Pantry, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTRY), the leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern U.S., today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 26.

WASHINGTON – “High-impact” firms create North Carolina's new jobs and growth, according to a study recently released by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

FAYETTEVILLE – Not far removed from terminal renovations, the Fayetteville Regional Airport is moving the toolbox to the runway.

LAURINBURG – St. Andrews Presbyterian College has moved decisively into the digital age with plans to offer online academic programs in the fall.

BUIES CREEK – Campbell University has again been selected as one of the 139 Best colleges in the Southeast by the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review’s annual college guide.

FAYETTEVILLE – The Defense and Security Technology Accelerator, a business acceleration program that assists entrepreneurs with the rapid development of dual-use defense and security technology solutions, has announced the first graduate company, K3 Enterprises.

CARY – Crescent Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CRFN), parent company of Crescent State Bank, has announced unaudited net income for the quarter ended June 30 of $1,031,000, compared to net income of $1,448,000 for the prior year period.

ASHEBORO – Randolph Hospital and Randolph Cancer Center recently received approval by the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation to purchase a CT Simulator to be used for treatment planning.

SANFORD – Central Carolina Community College moves forward into a new era of its 46-year history with the selection of the college’s fifth president.

RALEIGH – The National Bureau of Economic Research , which is a group of several economists, looks in their rear view mirror and tells us if we are in a recession months after the start and finish.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Start-up biotech companies may qualify for up to $1 million in loans under a program unveiled this week by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

PITTSBORO – Biolex Therapeutics has secured a $10.5 million growth capital loan from Silicon Valley Bank and Oxford Finance Corporation, and will use the capital to help fund the development of its pipeline of therapeutic candidates.

RALEIGH – Community college graduates will soon have an easier path to many private colleges and universities.