Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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for "Wood, Suzanne M."
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3158
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For years Raleigh was known primarily as the seat of state government. Now the city is emerging as a major center of business in the state through commercial and industrial growth and development, expansion, and relocation.
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3206
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Many small businesses are unable to offer employees health insurance. Caroliance, a health insurance purchasing co-op, originated by the state in 1991, meets this need by linking businesses with insurance carriers.
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Business travelers increasingly view hotels as a place to continue the workday. To accommodate these travelers, Marriott now has the \"Room That Works,\" which includes such items as a workstation with console table, PC modem, and a writing table.
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9406
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Edward T. Carney, vice president and general manager of Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group in the Research Triangle, is featured in NC Magazine's executive profile.
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30918
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Creating Value Practicum was created by the Center for Innovation Management Studies, an academic-industry partnership within the Poole College of Management at NCSU.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 9, September 2017,
p42-47, il
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39584
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Many universities are adjusting their MBA programs to meet the needs of a changing business world and the lives of individuals. Changes in curriculum design include more collaborative work in the classroom and pairing students with companies to generate solutions. Changes in programs include a shorter finish time, more concentrations, and online courses. Universities with MBA programs profiled include UNC-Greensboro, UNC-Wilmington, and East Carolina University.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 9, September 2017,
p42, 44, 46-47
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MBA programs--universities--North Carolina ; Universities and colleges--North Carolina; Online courses ; University of North Carolina Greensboro--Bryan School of Business and Economics; Elon University--Martha and Spencer Love School of Business ; Campbell University--Lundy-Fetterman School of Business ; Duke University--Fuqua School of Management; University of North Carolina Wilmington--Cameron School of Business ; High Point University--Earl N. Phillips School of Business ; East Carolina University--College of Business
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39585
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The advantages of a community college education, in addition to comparatively lower cost, include programs that can offer additional job skills for current career advancement and skills for success in prospective careers. Among the fifty-eight community colleges in North Carolina profiled were Fayetteville Technical, Guilford, Edgecombe, and Pitt.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 9, September 2017,
p48, 50-51
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Community colleges--North Carolina ; North Carolina Community College System; Career skills programs--community colleges--North Carolina ; Technical skills programs--community colleges--North carolina; Continuing Education; Fayetteville Technical Community College ; Guilford Technical Community College; Edgecombe Community College ; Pitt Community College
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30919
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The NC Community College System prepares students for a variety of careers, while giving members of the workforce opportunities to enhance their skill sets.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 9, September 2017,
p48-51, il
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For one week every April and October the world's furniture manufacturers and retail buyers come to the High Point Furniture Market, the world's largest furniture expo. Business transactions are in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and the local economy benefits by $1 billion. Wood describes the strength of the state's furniture industry as it moves into the twenty-first century.
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There are many successful businesswomen in North Carolina. Wood chose six to highlight as exceptional women in business. They are Sue Cole, principal of Granville Capital, a Greensboro-based investment company and chair of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center board of directors; Mary Clara Capel, administrative director of Troy-based Capel, Inc., the nation's largest importer and manufacturer of area rugs; Susanna Gibbons, a partner in Poyner & Spruill, a 106-attorney firm in Raleigh; Dr. Maureen Hartford, president of Meredith College in Raleigh; Ellen Ruff, president of Duke Energy Carolinas; and Drew Putt, president of RBC Centura.
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If you have been to a Durham baseball game, flown in or out of Raleigh/Durham International Airport, or worked in a lab on several North Carolina university campuses, then you are already familiar with the architectural work of Phil Freelon. Freelon, of the Freelon Group, wants the architecture firm to be known for its creative use of light and joy. This themes can also be seen in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, and the Durham County Human Service Complex.
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Runzheimer International, a management consulting firm, has rated Fayetteville the nation's best business travel bargain for 1997, out of 200 cities surveyed. Items compared included ground transportation, hotels, and restaurant meals.
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8031
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Felton Capel, the founder of Century Associates of North Carolina, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile. He is an award-winning executive, an honored civic leader, and a former town councilman in Southern Pines. He received the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's University Award and has been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame.
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39799
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To meet the need for a more technologically trained workforce, a partnership was forged between NC Works, NC Community College System, and NC Commission on Workforce Development. Contributions to the building of technical skills included apprenticeships, Six Sigma Certification, and the North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016,
p84-87
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Employees--Training of; NC Community College System ; Apprenticeships; NC Commission on Workforce Development ; Lean manufacturing ; Engineering--North Carolina; Technical skills programs--community colleges--North carolina; Wayne Community College (Goldsboro); Central Piedmont Community College; Catawba Valley Community College (Hickory); Forsyth Technical Community College (Winston-Salem); Gaston College (Dallas, NC); Employee training--apprenticeship program--Guilford Technical Community College; Employee training--apprenticeship program--Gaston College
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David McRae's decision to enter the field of physical therapy was influenced by a bout with polio he contracted when he was four years old. In 1976, he came to Greenville, North Carolina, to set up the rehabilitation department in the soon-to-open Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Since 1989, he has been the hospital's CEO.
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