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White Lake, once a popular place for showboats and waterski shows, holds an enduring place in North Carolina’s tourist industry. Asserting its value is White Lake: A Historical Tour of the Nation’s Safest Beach, written by a year-around resident, Cathy Faircloth. Asserting its value also is the population on summer weekends, reaching as high as 10,000.
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36298
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Contentions between America’s political parties arise from misunderstandings as much as differences of opinion, according to the author. Clearing up some misunderstandings is Hood’s analysis of how the first amendment, tax cuts, war on poverty, and fight to improve education impact American society.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p12-13
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36299
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A positive economic and occupational impact in North Carolina is possible through its growth in industries such as alternate energy. Such an impact is also perceived worldwide. Attesting to this domestic and international impact is insights from eight of the industry’s experts.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p14-20
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Energy industries; Energy industry--North Carolina; Alternative fuel industry; Electric Vehicles; Renewable energy; Manufacturing industries; Solar energy; Solar power; Research and development partnership; Fayetteville Technical Community College--Research; Community colleges; Tax credits; Wind farms--North Carolina; Sustainable development; Natural gas; Service industries; Engineering--North Carolina; Retirement
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36300
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Employment benefits for the profiled North Carolina companies are not limited to traditional perks like vacation time and health plans. Businesses like Red Ventures, Alston and Bird, Senn Dunn Insurance, and nCino offer benefits such as video games at work, subsidized backup daycare, a paid day off for Christmas shopping, and weekly surf and paddleboard lessons.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p22-23
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Employees; Businesses; Health insurance; Health facilities; Insurance companies--Greensboro; LendingTree (Charlotte); Law firms--Charlotte; Research Triangle Park; Designers--Raleigh; Biotechnology; Coffeehouses--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; SAS Institute, Inc. (Cary); Wilmington--Industry; Construction companies--Washington
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36301
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An educational software and e-textbook company has proven to be a maven for North Carolina’s current educational system. Promoting Discovery Educations’ endeavor is a discussion of receptivity already found among today’s students and growing receptivity among educators for their products.
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36302
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On the road to making life easier for injured military members is autonomous vehicles. Getting this type of vehicle closer to this destination—being completely driverless—is the testing measures. As for the wounded warriors’ destination, in place already is the system’s communication methods to help them make and keep their appointments.
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36306
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Supplementals offer an alternative treatment measure for conditions ranging from allergies to stress. Offering credibility to alternative medicines were descriptions of popular brands such as Adrenal Health and Tumeric Supreme, as well as a profile of a supplier, Gaia Herbs.
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36307
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The ELF—a conglomeration of a car, bike, and trike—intends to ease traveling in an increasingly urbanized world. Companies on a roll with this form of transportation include the profiled Organic Transit of Durham and its European counterpart, Schaeffler AG. Promotion of the product included these advantages: safer than a bicycle, more weather resistant than a scooter, and not subject to laws related to the electronic bike market.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p82-87
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