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1375
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The success of a new barbecue sauce depends on more than taste. In this highly competitive food business, a business plan, sufficient capital, and dogged optimism are also required.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Mar 1994,
p50-55, il, por
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1445
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In 1993, North Carolina was the third ranking pork producer in the nation, up from twelfth in 1965. Sound business practices and verticle integration, such as Carroll's Foods, Inc.'s 1986 alliance with Virginia-based packer Smithfield Foods, Inc., allowed for the industry's growth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p30-43, il
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1490
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Mount Airy, the town that inspired Mayberry (setting of the Andy Griffith Show), is no longer a sleepy little hamlet. Yet while diverse industries and modern life have caused changes, the town still tries to live up to Mayberry's mythical standards.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p16-23, il
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1493
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Siler City, where the actress Francis Bavier (\"Aunt Bee\" on The Andy Griffith Show) retired in 1972, is still a fine example of a small town. The future challenge will be to expand economic opportunities without losing the distinctive, small town flavor.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p50-55, il
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1611
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA and Arthur Andersen & Co. have been researching and publishing the top 100 private companies in the state each year since 1984. This list is recognized as the definitive source of annual information about NC's private companies.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 6, July 1994,
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1612
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Since BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA began compiling the North Carolina 100, an annual list of the top 100 private companies in the state, 234 companies have been listed. Several factors account for the disappearance of some companies from the list.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 6, July 1994,
p49-51, por
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1690
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Commercial customers are demanding discounts on medical care for providing hospitals with a large volume of business. State hospitals respond that this discriminates against other, individual customers who don't have this same bargaining leverage.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 7, Aug 1994,
p30-40, il
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2098
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There are eighty-nine full time money managers registered in the state who offer diverse investment choices. Investors who utilize them want excellent service, outstanding performance, and strong investment strategies.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Jan 1995,
p18-28, il
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2414
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Charlotte-based W. R. Bonsal Company has supplied railroad builders, built railroads, and manufactured gravel, sand, and cement-based products from the ton to the bag during its 100-year history. William R. Bonsal, III, now heads the company.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 7, July 1995,
p48-52,54,56-59, il, por
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2417
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Of the state's largest privately owned companies, six are 100 years old, with Harvey Enterprises & Affiliates in Kinston the oldest at 124 years. Of the remainder, almost one-third are over 60 years old.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 7, July 1995,
p37,39-46, il
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3121
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In the late 1960s, Jim Farr led a group of psychologists and researchers in developing one of the country's most innovative and creative management-training programs at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 8, Aug 1996,
p52-57,59-62, il, por
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12039
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There are over eighty wineries in North Carolina, and in 2009 the Haw River Valley, covering 868-square-miles, became the state's third American Viticultural Area. This federal recognition is for the potential of an area to produce distinctive wines. Max Lloyd of Grove Winery discusses winemaking.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 3, Mar 2010,
p58-65, il
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12465
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Home-grown fried-seafood restaurants, like Catfish Cove and Riverview Inn, are thriving across the state with their mega-portion-plus-value meals. A number of them are now in the second- and third-generation of ownership. Bailey discusses the success of these restaurants through several generations.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 8, Aug 2010,
p42-49, 51, il
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12466
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Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants, Inc. started in 1953 when Luke and Elizabeth Conrad opened the first restaurant on the outskirts of Greensboro. Today, the company has four in Greensboro and one each in five other North Carolina cities; the company remains headquartered in Greensboro. Owner-operators run the nine restaurants.
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A chance meeting in the 1940s between Dr. Richard Stelling, a Greensboro physician who formulated flavors in his basement, and Kermit L. Murphy, Sr., a local insurance salesman, led to the formation of a company, now called Mother Murphy's. The company is known for its high-end vanillas, in addition to the other 350 flavors it produces and sells. Its customer base extends from local bakeries to the military.
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