Deon Roberts, The State Newspaper

Deon Roberts

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Charlotte, NC, United States

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Past articles by Deon:

Duke’s mayonnaise, a Southern staple, is about to get a new owner from NC

Duke’s mayonnaise brand will be owned by Charlotte, NC-based Falfurrias Capital Partners, a private equity firm, as part of an acquisition from Richmond, Va.-based C.F. Sauer Company. Terms were not disclosed. → Read More

Wells Fargo mistakes cost people their homes. It was just the start of their problems

Customers state how a Wells Fargo mortgage modification issue ruined their lives. They are taking legal action after they lost their homes when the San Francisco bank computer glitch denied lower loan payments. → Read More

Truliant sues the banks behind Truist name, claiming copyright infringement

Truliant Federal Credit Union said it has filed a copyright-infringement lawsuit against Truist, the name of the financial institution to be formed from a proposed merger of bank companies BB&T and SunTrust. → Read More

BB&T and SunTrust reveal new name. The merging banks had ‘thousands’ to choose from

What will the name of the new bank be from the BB&T and SunTrust merger? The business, which will be headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is expected to be the 6th largest in the US, and will be called Truist. → Read More

Charlotte region ‘doesn’t have a brand.’ Here’s how this new city leader wants to fix that

Charlotte Regional Business Alliance President Janet LaBar said Charlotte, North Carolina, does not have a brand but that the economic development group plans to work on that problem. → Read More

Charlotte businesses hold back on growth plans amid trade fights, area Fed chief says

Federal Reserve President and CEO Thomas Barkin said U.S. trade disputes with China and Mexico are making some Charlotte, NC, businesses reluctant to make plans for growth. He also talked about recession odds. → Read More

From car repairs to Christmas gifts, here’s how a trade war with China hits Charlotte

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has some Charlotte NC businesses concerned about the effects on them with higher tariffs from the U.S. on Chinese goods and higher Chinese duties on U.S. items. → Read More

‘Our family, our friends, our sons.’ Honoring the UNCC students killed on campus

UNC Charlotte students Riley Howell and Ellis “Reed” Parlier, were killed in a shooting at the Charlotte NC campus. Friends and family recalled them as “big hearted,” “motivated” and “independent.” → Read More

NC attorney general gives reasons why Duke customers shouldn’t pay for coal ash cleanup

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has appealed a North Carolina Utilities Commission decision allowing Duke Energy to charge customers in Charlotte and elsewhere for its coal ash cleanup costs. → Read More

NC attorney general gives reasons why Duke customers shouldn’t pay for coal ash cleanup

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has appealed a North Carolina Utilities Commission decision allowing Duke Energy to charge customers in Charlotte and elsewhere for its coal ash cleanup costs. → Read More

Banking competition ramps up in Charlotte as another major bank plans to debut branches

U.S. Bank said it plans to put its first branch in North Carolina by opening a branch in uptown Charlotte at 201 S. Tryon St., next to Vapiano restaurant. → Read More

The first 4-year med school is planned for Charlotte, Atrium and Wake Forest groups say

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University said they plan to work together to bring a medical school to Charlotte, North Carolina, a city that lacks a 4 year medical campus. → Read More

Bank of America will raise the minimum wage for its lowest-paid workers

Bank of America said it is raising its minimum wage, with the figure rising to $20 per hour by 2021. The Charlotte, NC-based bank said hourly wages will increase to $17 starting May 1, 2019. → Read More

‘There was just too much focus on me.’ Wells Fargo ex-CEO on why he left troubled bank

Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan said he realized over the past few months it was time for him to leave the fourth-largest U.S. bank. He spoke Thursday during a World Affairs Council of Charlotte event. → Read More

Bills for Atrium patients drop after anesthesiology vendor change, hospital CEO says

Atrium’s Health switch to anesthesiology vendor Scope Anesthesia of North Carolina has lowered patient bills, CEO Gene Woods said. Atrium previously used Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants, a Mednax affiliate. → Read More

BB&T, SunTrust announce blockbuster merger as Charlotte gains a new bank headquarters

BB&T and SunTrust Banks announced they have agreed to merge, forming a new bank that will be headquartered in Charlotte, NC, and be the sixth largest bank in the US. → Read More

‘Are all of your online systems down?’ Wells Fargo customers fume over website problems

Wells Fargo’s website went down and customers on Twitter complained of also being unable to access the bank’s mobile app because of the outage. → Read More

How did NC lure Honeywell to Charlotte? It was all about the money, records show

North Carolina awarded a larger incentives package to Morris Plains, NJ, manufacturer Honeywell than the average package offered by four other states to lure its headquarters to Charlotte, NC. → Read More

Furniture maker will create 200 jobs in NC with new plant and ties to Crate and Barrel

Design Foundry, a furniture-maker, plans to open a manufacturing facility in Catawba County, creating 202 jobs and investing more than $3.1 million in the Hickory project, Governor Roy Cooper said Tuesday. → Read More

Wells Fargo shifts many jobs overseas following layoffs in the US, documents show

Wells Fargo has laid off hundreds of U.S. employees during the past year as the bank has pushed jobs overseas, according to an Observer analysis of Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance documents. → Read More