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38235
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At Levine Children’s Hospital, procedures such as open-heart surgery can repair congenital heart defects. Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center offers pacemaker and defibrillator aftercare. Through such facilities and cutting edge medical procedures, cardiac conditions like an open valve or arrhythmia no longer close the door to a new lease on or extension of life.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 6, June 2018,
p24, 26, 28, 30-33
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Heart--Surgery; Heart--Diseases; Levine Children's Hospital (Charlotte); Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center (Fayetteville); Pediatrics; Congenital heart conditions--Atrial septal defect ; Coronary heart disease; Mission Heart (Asheville); CarolinaEast Medical Center (New Bern); FirstHealth Cardiology Pinehurt Medical Center; Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (Charlotte); East Carolina Heart Institute (Greenville); Vidant Medical Center (Greenville); New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington); Robotic surgical tools--daVinci robot
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38248
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Training and maintaining a quality workforce for North Carolina involved preparing individuals throughout their lives. Examples of programs preparing North Carolinians for the workforce before high school graduation included a partnership between Randolph County schools and local factories, which entailed middle school students receiving on-site tours and engaging in hands-on activities. As for enhancing the preparation of adult students, programs included a partnership between Pitt Community College and Vidant Medical Center, which involved a grant providing nursing program students equipment for a simulation hospital.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 12, December 2018,
p36, 38, 40
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Randolph County schools--workforce training program ; Nursing program--Pitt Community College ; Vidant Medical Center (Greenville); Randolph Community College ; Apprenticeships; Eastern Triad Workforce Initiative ; Wilson Academy of Applied Technology ; Wilson Community College ; Gaston College (Dallas, NC); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ; Manufacturing--North Carolina
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39527
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Counties like Nash and Edgecombe, historically agrarian, have been developing a strong manufacturing base in the past few decades. Generating economic and job growth for towns like Rocky Mount and Tarboro are industrial recruiters like Carolinas Gateway Partnership, companies like Tyson Foods, Inc., and projects like the Carolina Connector intermodal rail terminal.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 8, August 2017,
p90, 92, 94, 96, 98-101
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Nash County--History; Nash County--Industry; Edgecombe County--History; Edgecombe County--Economic conditions; Rocky Mount--Industry; Tarboro--Industry; Carolinas Gateway Partnership (Edgecombe County); Manufacturing industries; Food processing companies; Economic development; Job creation--North Carolina; Nash Community College; Edgecombe Community College
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39660
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Collaborative endeavors between East Carolina University and Pitt Community College are making a positive economic and occupational impact, particularly in local industrial and private sectors. Countywide collaborative yields include PCC’s Walter and Marie Williams Science and Technology Building; VECU, a fusion of ECU and Vidant Health’s 80 medical practices; Farmville’s East Carolina ArtSpace gallery; and Ayden's Quilt Lizzy US LLC.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 11, November 2017,
p73-74, 76, 78, 80-83
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East Carolina University--Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences ; Pitt Community College--Walter and Marie Williams Building ; Vidant Health; Mergers--East Carolina University and Vidant Health--VECU; Mayne Pharma; Thermo-Fisher Scientific Inc. (Greenville); Patheon NV (Greenville) ; Golden LEAF Foundation (Rocky Mount); East Carolina University. Brody School of Medicine; NC Global Transpark (Ayden); Downtown revitalization--Farmville Shark Tank
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39726
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A National Science Foundation grant-funded study examined the relationship between these factors: an economy driven by industries such as tourism and defense; public policies; a 301-mile shoreline vulnerable to elevating sea levels and more frequent hurricanes. The study’s goal: predict how culminated climatic changes will impact people’s receptiveness to buying property in counties such as Dare, Carteret, and New Hanover.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 12, December 2017,
p38, 40-45
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Carteret County--Economic conditions; Dare County--Economic Conditions; New Hanover County--Economic conditions; Brunswick County--Economic conditions; Onslow County--Economic conditions; Tourism--North Carolina, Coastal; Defense industry--North Carolina, Coast; Commercial fishing--Eastern North Carolina ; Hurricanes--Economic aspects--North Carolina; Hurricanes--ecological impact--North Carolina, Coast; Sea level rise--North Carolina, Coastal
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39763
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Pitt County’s future progress largely rests upon contributions from its county seat. Business ventures that may yield economic growth and development include the 10th Street Connector, East Carolina University’s four research campus sites, a burgeoning biomanufacturing industry, and the merger of Vidant and ECU Physicians into VECU.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 11, November 2016,
p70, 72, 74-79
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Greenville--Warehouse District--Prichard-Hughes Warehouse; Greenville--Warehouse District--American Tobacco Co. ; Greenville--Warehouse District--Export Leaf Tobacco Co. ; Pharmaceutical industry--Greenville; Biomanufacturing industry--Pitt County; Infrastructure--Greenville--Tenth Street Connector ; Mayne Pharma; Pitt County--Economic conditions; Pitt County--Industry; Greenville--Warehouse District--National Register of Historic Places; VECU Medical Group Inc. (Greenville)
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39783
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The author underscored the delicate balancing act: on one side, protection of wildlife and environment of coastal counties like Carteret; on the other, prosperity of the region's tourism industry and its hotspots like the Shackleford Banks.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016,
p39-40, 42-45
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40608
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Moore County, once a retirement mecca, is now known for its opportunities in education, health care employment, and tourism. These opportunities, along with a proximity to Fort Bragg, led to this county having the best rural economy in the state and Pinehurst/Southern Pines rising to 27 in an economic-strength ranking of micropolitan communities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 1, January 2019 ,
p71-72, 76, 78, 80
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40617
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Profiles of products like timber and pork, along with statistics showing its international trade potential, help explain North Carolina’s number eleven ranking among exporting states in the US.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 3, March 2019 ,
p20, 22
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40618
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Illustrating the gravity of heart disease’s physical and economic impact on North Carolinians is information specific, as represented by Macon County, and statewide. Solutions designed to combat this negative impact, particularly for citizens in rural regions, are facilities like the Carolina East Medical Center and programs like Passport to Wellness.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 6, June 2019,
p28, 30, 32, 34
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Coronary heart disease; Medically underserved populations--North Carolina, Western; Stroke; Stroke Belt--North Carolina ; Passport to Wellness Program--Angel Medical Center; Angel Medical Center (Franklin); Carolina East Medical Center (New Bern); Vidant Health; Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center (Fayetteville); Cardiovascular disease; FirstHealth Moore Regional (Pinehurst)
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40654
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Pitt County’s pride, its county seat, represents an effective blend of rural and urban. Greenville’s agricultural foundation has been solidly built up by industries like higher education and health sciences, as well as entrepreneurship level start-ups.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 11, November 2019,
p69-70
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Pitt County--Economic conditions; Pitt County Development Commission (Greenville); Greenville--Industry; East Carolina University; East Carolina University--Brody School of Medicine ; Vidant Health; Coworking spaces--Greenville--Nucleus Uptown ; Food Commercialization Center--Ayden; Pitt County--history--agriculture ; Pharmaceutical industry--Greenville; Cash crops--North Carolina--Pitt County
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40655
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Hoping to keep a prospective workforce in Pitt County is a program preparing teens for career paths of interests. Grow Local, partnered with programs like Regional Advanced Pipeline East (RAMP East), fulfills this goal by giving students hands-on experience with local businesses. For students seeking employment in manufacturing, course credentials can also be earned through RAMP East’s Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI).
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 11, November 2019,
p72, 74
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Grow Local--job shadowing--public school students ; Regional Advanced Manufacturing Pipeline East (RAMP East); Weyerhaeuser Co.; Hyster-Yale Group ; Manufacturing industries--North Carolina ; Nonprofit organizations; Community colleges--vocational and technical programs ; Grow Local--Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce
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42824
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“Businesses are sprouting up in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, where agriculture was once the top economic producer. Reaping that bounty took a lot of sowing, including workforce training, small-business assistance and some urban amenities.” Norris Tolson is president and CEO of Rocky Mount-based Carolinas Gateway Partnership, an economic booster for Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount, Nashville and Tarboro.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 11, November 2020,
p70-75
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42906
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The North Carolina Civil War& Reconstruction History Center will expand and replace Museum of the Cape Fear. Both city and county have provided funding for the $80 million endeavor. The center will explain the Civil War through written history, stories and legends passed down through generations.
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42951
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"With an economic past rooted in agriculture, Lee County is sowing seeds in high-tech industries and modern amenities." A lifelong resident of Sanford, Bob Joyce is Sanford Area Growth Alliance's senior director for business retention and expansion. Lee County already has a great record when it comes t manufacturing success. Joyce points to the 250 acre certified Central Park Carolina Enterprise . Access to the area was opened to a greater extent with the four laming of U.S. 1 in the 1990s,
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