Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "Gray, Tim"
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8488
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Elizabeth City Glass Co., headquartered in Elizabeth City, is a runner-up in the 2006 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. The company was founded in 2001 and employs eight people. Company president Shawn LeMond projects revenues of $320,000. Elizabeth City Glass Co. recycles glass, crushing it into a sandy material for such uses as sandblasting, making concrete, and filtering swimming pools.
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9646
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Gray discusses how the state's economy got where it is and where it will go over the next twenty-years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 10, Oct 2006,
p84--88, 90, 92, 94-95, il, por
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10365
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Mark Higgins operates funeral homes in Durham, Pittsboro, Oxford, and Franklinton. His company does about 450 funerals and cremations a year and generates around $2.5 million a year in sales, making it a medium-sized company.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 10, Oct 2008,
p56-63, il, por
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11822
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Art & Décor Kingdom, Inc. dba Rugs and Home is a runner-up in the 2009 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. The business, headquartered in Asheville, is a seller of rugs and other home goods. Founded in 1995, the company employs fifty-five people and projects revenues in 2009 of $15 million.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 29 Issue 12, Dec 2009,
p54-55, por
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11823
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Storm Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Albemarle, is a runner-up in the 2009 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. Founded in 1992, the company employs forty-two people and projects revenues in 2009 of $8 million. Storm Technologies specializes in consulting to the power industry and making boiler parts.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 29 Issue 12, Dec 2009,
p58-59, por
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11824
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W. P. Hickman Co., headquartered in Asheville, is a runner-up in the 2009 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. Founded in 1945, the company employs fifty-two people and projects revenues in 2009 of $15 million. The company makes commercial-roof edging.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 29 Issue 12, Dec 2009,
p62-63, por
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12348
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Although there are ten beer makers in and around Asheville, the Highland Brewing Company is the state's oldest craft brewer dedicated solely to beer production and the largest based on total volume. Highland produces 775,000 gallons of beer a year. Oscar P. Wong and John McDermott began the company, and McDermott left in 1997 over a disagreement in strategic direction.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 6, June 2010,
p62-69, il, por
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24181
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Dave King is chief executive of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, North America's second largest clinical laboratory. King discusses how he became the Corporations CEO and his plans for its future.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 8, August 2007,
p34-43, il
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24186
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Bill Cecil, the grandson of a diplomat, discusses his plans for the Biltmore and how the inn can turn a profit while maintaining its preservationist standards.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 10, October 2007,
p38-49, il
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24195
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Lew Ebert is president and chief executive of North Carolina Citizen's for Business and Industry and plans to bring in members and money to the state.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 5, May 2007,
p28-35, il
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24289
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Spencer Stolpen, an ex NBA executive, now trains, boards, and sells guard dogs for use by police forces. This article discusses how he initially became involved with the guard dog business.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 11, November 2001,
p44-49, il
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24290
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Bill Cavanaugh is chairman, president, and CEO of Carolina Power and Light Co., and brightened the company's prospects by buying Florida Progress Corp. in Florida and turning the business into a super regional power.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 1, January 2000,
p22-31, il
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24297
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Steve Shroud owns Carolantic Realty Inc., the company that is building a 19,722 seat entertainment arena in Raleigh. Shroud has recently come under fire because the completion of the arena is behind schedule and drastically over budget.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 5, May 1999,
p20-28, il
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24301
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Erskine Bowles is the Clinton administration's chief operating officer. This article discusses the impacts Bowles had in the office and throughout Clinton's term, touching on Bowles' background in business and finance.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 1, January 1998,
p34-41, il
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24304
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Bill Graham is a private investigator on a case between Tohato Inc., a Japanese cookie company, and Club Corporation International Inc., a golf club company. The two companies are fighting over Pinewild, a 2,100 acre gated development in Pinehurst. Tohato sued ClubCorp for mismanagement and hired Graham to find evidence against the company.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 9, September 1998,
p40-48, il
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