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Leo Jenkins was president and chancellor of East Carolina University from 1960 to 1978.
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29331
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The North Carolina Department of Economic and Community Development--including the Office of Minority Development and Small Business Division--, the Business and Industry Development Division, and the NC Film Office all took large budget cuts this fiscal year. These cuts have curtailed some development across the state and pushed North Carolina down the list of top film-making states.
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Despite the cap being raised only two months ago by the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's prisons over-crowding problem reached a height of 19,900 by the end of August, 254 over the cap. To reduce the prison population, the Parole Commission is give emergency powers to accelerate the release of parole-eligible, non-violent offenders.
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James Daniel Brock, Jr., is Vice-President-Marketing Services for USAir, Inc., located in Winston-Salem. He is featured in North Carolina magazine's Executive Profile section.
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J. Daniel Brock, Jr. has always known he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps to become an airline industry executive. Brock, Jr. made good on his word, entering the industry as the senior vice president of marketing for Piedmont Airlines in 1972, and now part of USAir operations in North Carolina, after their takeover of Piedmont in 1987.
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Stung by criticism that they are awash in money while the General Fund is lacking, Department of Transportation officials claim that they too have felt the budget knife. Meanwhile, North Carolina's many bridges and roads are crumbling in disrepair.
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29239
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North Carolina State Secretary of Transportation Thomas J. Harrelson is dispelling myths about the state's Highway Fund and Highway Trust Fund, and the Department of Transportation, including funding cuts, programming constraints, and projects.
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29201
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The city center of Greensboro, North Carolina is sprouting up high-rise buildings. With nearly $190 million in new construction, soaring skyscrapers are turning Greensboro into a 21st century skyline.
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Frank Dunn became president of First Union Bank of North Carolina in Charlotte in 1988. He began his career with the bank in 1964-65 as a credit analyst and has held other positions including credit manager, executive vice president in charge of the Western North Carolina region, and vice chairman of the board. Dunn is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's “executive profile.â€
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29162
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Despite the challenges that threaten the market, such as deteriorating asset quality and declining margins, Frank H. Dunn, Jr., President of First Union National Bank of North Carolina, provides dynamic leadership that inspires employees to do their best for the customers, stakeholders, and employees themselves.
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624
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\"Billy Bathgate\" was partially filmed in Hamlet. The movie industry in North Carolina continues to grow.
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29179
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Recently, Hamlet, North Carolina was chosen as the backdrop for a new film because its buildings and Main Street date to the era needed for story. Hamlet, and many other places, are making millions as filmmakers and actors utilize towns, landscapes, and actors from the state.
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From 1980 to 1990, the annual growth rate of health care products companies in North Carolina increased by 13.3% each year.
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29178
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Despite pinching of a contracting economy, North Carolina's health product industry is growing and expanding. The value of products and the amount of them being produced in and shipped from North Carolina has rapidly grown in the last decade, sometimes quadrupling the numbers seen in 1980.
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567
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Computers and new-age communications systems are opening new frontiers for the public relations and advertising professions, speeding the evolution of practitioners into management consultants.
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