CONCORD – A superior court ruling making it illegal to draw more from the paychecks of veteran public employees to support their pensions could cost the state retirement system at least $25 million a year. The state’s five largest public employee labor unions scored a victory with a lower court ruling, but they weren’t entirely pleased with the decision. It declared legal the Legislature’s most ...

VF Corp.'s acquisition of Timberland last September paid off big in the fourth quarter, according to the North Carolina-based apparel company's earnings report.