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Phyllis Crain is executive director and chief executive officer of Crossnore School, Inc., a school that helps troubled kids overcome long odds. Crain, a former teacher and principal, was superintendent of Avery County Schools before accepting her present position. She is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Lucius Morse and his brothers purchased Chimney Rock in Rutherford County in 1902, for $5,000 and planned to develop it as a tourist attraction. Brafford discusses the Morse family's vision and the special events honoring the park's 100th anniversary in 2002.
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5277
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Professional sports have a foothold in North Carolina, with the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team in Raleigh, the Carolina Panthers football team in Charlotte, and the recently departed basketball team, the Charlotte Hornets. Brafford discusses whether the state is a viable market for professional sports teams.
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William V. Muse began his administrative career at Appalachian State University in 1970. In 2001, he returned to North Carolina as chancellor of East Carolina University. Muse is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Brafford describes five new golf courses that have opened in the state since Labor Day 2001: Farmstead Golf Links (Calabash); The Heritage Club (Wake Forest); The Links at Cotton Valley (Tarboro); Old Chatham Golf Course (Durham); and The Preserve at Jordan Lake.
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This special NORTH CAROLINA magazine community profile supplement discusses Johnston County, a county that benefits economically from its location. Two interstates and two U.S. highways pass through it, carrying products and attracting new businesses and people. An available work force, nearness to customers and access to ports in Wilmington, Norfolk, and Charleston are other reasons for its attractiveness to business.
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The Louise Wills Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington opened in April 2002 and is the new home of St. John's Museum of Art. The 42,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is the only museum in the country dedicated solely \"to collecting, preserving, archiving, and displaying the art of North Carolina.\"
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Not everyone finds the job of his or her dreams, but Connie Majure-Rhett did. She is president and CEO of the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. Wilmington is a city she \"absolutely adores.\" Majure-Rhett is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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In 1959, Paul Barringer and two associates purchased Coastal Lumber from his father and uncle. Today the Weldon-based company is one of the state's ten largest privately-owned companies and \"one of the largest independent wood products companies in the United States.\" Barringer is featured in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Sharon Allred Decker is president of Doncaster. Headquartered in Rutherfordton, it is the largest direct selling division of the Tanner Companies, a woman's apparel manufacturer. Decker is featured in this month's NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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\"Bodie\" Bodenheimer has served as many things in his life -- school teacher and coach, bank president and brigadier-general in the North Carolina Army National Guard. In his 60s and dissatisfied with retirement, he bought a fledgling company and turned it around. Today he is chairman and CEO of Zickgraf Enterprises, Inc. Bodenheimer is featured this month in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile\".
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Before beginning his career in banking, Edward Dolby was a Peace Corps volunteer in India from 1966 to 1968. Today he is president of Bank of America Carolinas. Dolby is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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CargoLifter, Inc., a Raleigh-based subsidiary of the German company CargoLifter AG, will build one of the world's largest dirigible plants in Cove City, twelve miles west of New Bern. When completed, the building will be three city blocks long and as tall as a 35-story building. The company will build 825-feet-long dirigibles capable of carrying heavy cargoes over 6,000 miles.
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Fayetteville received the first franchise in the new National Basketball Development League, for players 20 and older. The league has eight teams in the Southeast and plays a 56-game season beginning November 2001. Cumberland County expects to net around $123,000 the first year.
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5061
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North Carolina is home to eleven minor league baseball teams, from Class A to Triple AAA. Several new ball parks, a commitment to customer service, and clever marketing will bring two million fans to ballparks in 2001.
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