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Robeson County is examining its strengths and weaknesses in an effort to aid its business climate and to improve all aspects of the county. This community profile analyzes Robeson County's self-assessment.
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With federal and state funding for the arts declining, a number of the state's corporations are making financial contributions to support programs. For example, NationsBank has given $15 million to support uptown Charlotte art projects.
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Public education in North Carolina has definitely shown improvement over the last twenty years. The state is the fourth fastest growing K-12 system in the nation. Its 1.3 million students speak over 150 different languages. Towle discusses where state education has been, its status now, and what must be accomplished to meet the 2010 deadline of having the nation's best school system.
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Employers often find themselves entangled in employee lawsuits. In 1995-96, discharge and harassment were the top two types of suits filed. Companies can reduce the number of suits by adopting policies, including documenting each allegation.
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Once a mere offshoot of Raleigh, Cary is growing rapidly and is well-prepared to meet its promising future.
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Oliver discusses each of the major military bases in North Carolina, the impact they have on the state's economy, and how that impact will be affected by the Clinton administration.
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Agribusiness is North Carolina's biggest industry, accounting for one-third of the gross state product. The industry's ability to keep abreast of today's business practices and technology accounts for much of its success.
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Adrienne Oxendine is the director of Robeson County's Communities in Schools program, one aspect of the county's education reform movement. The effort seeks out educators, business people, civic leaders, and parents to address and rectify problems.
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In North Carolina the retail auto industry is a $15 billion enterprise. The industry generates 20 percent of the state's retail sales tax and ranks ninth nationally in the number of car dealerships. Eighteen more workers are employed per dealer than the national average. While dealerships declined from 50,000 to 20,000 nationally between 1949 and 1999, they remain a continuing, successful small business in the Southeast.
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The author describes the economic expansion in and the industries of Duplin County.
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Kenneth R. Hyde, Jr. is president and CEO of Wilson-based Hackney Brothers Inc., the nation's largest manufacturer of custom-built refrigerated truck bodies and the fifth-oldest manufacturing firm in North Carolina.
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Work First, Governor James B. Hunt's tough welfare reform plan, seeks to get recipients off welfare and into jobs. Between July 1, 1995, and May 31, 1997, almost 39,000 families were dropped from welfare rolls and found jobs.
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The philanthropy of many prominent citizens across the state, as well as businesses and citizens of modest means, supports charities, colleges, universities, and many community causes. A representative sampling is profiled.
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Seeking to enhance the state's international trade activity, the N.C. State Ports Authority, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, spent $2 million to build the Perishables Handling and Chill Facility at the Wilmington Terminal.
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Investments of time and money and creative use of existing structures are elements in Durham's revitalization of its downtown area. Since May, 1993, over twenty businesses have relocated there.
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