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Businesses of any size can keep workers' compensation costs to a minimum if they have the proper policies in place and get expert advice on avoiding common errors. Considerable assistance is available online with information to cover all manner of safety and occupational practices for office and industrial workers. Bivins lists ten steps to follow to control costs and provides answers to workers' compensation questions, such as how much does it cost, does the owner have to be covered under the policy, and are there waivers on workers' compensation coverage in North Carolina.
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Bivins discusses the sixteen counties that comprise the North Carolina Northeast Partnership. The region extends from the Outer Banks westward to Halifax County and southward to Beaufort and Hyde counties. SITE SELECTION magazine named the area one of the top ten economic development organizations in the nation. While the area is historically significant, it generally has not prospered through the years because of its agrarian landscape, sparsely populated communities, and sheer remoteness from the rest of the state. With improving infrastructure, transportation upgrades, Internet access, and expanding agribusiness and commercial investments, the area is seen as a region on the rise.
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Beaches on the Outer Banks are among the finest on the East Coast. Vacationers on the way there often stop to enjoy the rich colonial-era heritage in towns, including Manteo, Hertford, and Edenton. Bivins discusses some of newer attractions opening in the region -- Halifax County's Roanoke Canal Museum & Trail Project in Weldon; the new home of the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City; and the North Carolina Civil War Trails Campaign in Chowan County.
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A favorable climate and the availability of retirement havens that stretch from the mountains to the coast attract many retirees to North Carolina. Because retirees are more mobile than those of yesteryear, many of these retirement areas offer golf, luxurious homes, fishing, tennis, spas, and other aspects of the good life.
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This special NORTH CAROLINA magazine community profile supplement discusses Rockingham County, a county currently in a state of economic transition. Longtime employment mainstays, like textiles, furniture, and tobacco, have declined, but the manufacturing knowledge of the residents and the county's location near major commerce-ready highways attract diverse industries to bolster the economic downturn. New industries include distribution, transportation, plastics, automotive parts, and tourism.
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6.Military Money Fires Up N.C. Economy by Bivins, Lawrence North Carolina Vol. 63 Issue 12, Dec 2005
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North Carolina ranks fourth in the country in the number of military personnel. The military contributes $18 billion per year to the gross state product. More than 330, 000 jobs are linked to the military. But when it comes to obtaining military contracts, the state is near the bottom. Bivins discusses what can be done to change this.
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Carteret County is the subject of this month's North Carolina magazine community profile. The county provides visitors with miles of beaches; historical sites, including Beaufort, the state's third-oldest town, and Fort Macon, a Civil War site; environmental attractions, including the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores; and water adventures, including diving, kayaking, and sailing. The county boasts a number of art galleries, fine restaurants, and shops. Tourism is a big driver of the economy as well as residential and commercial development that is fueled by high-end retirees and second-homeowners. Located just north of Beaufort, Open Grounds Farm, at 45,000 acres, is the largest farm east of the Mississippi River.
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Fueled by the growth of smaller airports, North Carolina's aviation industry is a $12 billion force that is a keystone of economic development, business travel, tourism, and educational opportunities.
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Small businesses in North Carolina are important to rural economies, and have been the creative fuel for the technology revolution. The North Carolina Technological Development Authority has contributed grants and loans to the state’s business incubators. Local organizations, authorities, and community colleges have also provided support where economic development resources are scarce.
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North Carolina's Southeast is a public-private partnership that pulls together 20 counties in the southeastern portion of the state to nurture successful regional economic development. An advantage for this region is that it covers principal military bases like Fort Bragg, Seymour Johnson and Camp Lejeune. In the mid-1990s, the North Carolina General Assembly created regional economic development commissions to ensure all of the state's 100 counties had access to meaningful job creation strategies.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 43 Issue 4, April 2023,
p69-80, il, map
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The North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation, along with Duke Power, North Carolina’s municipal electric utilities, and others, are members of the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council, a regional group established to ensure a reliable and adequate bulk power supply. This article describes how electricity is transmitted throughout the region, and discusses deregulation and other potential changes which may impact North Carolina’s utility industry.
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