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Golfing is big business in the state. The North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development has actively promoted golfing to travelers from England and Canada for years. In 2007, golfing promotions are taking place in Germany. The promotions go beyond just a trip to the tees and highlight the state's distinctive lodgings, food and wine, arts, shopping, and historic attractions. Wright highlights promotional activities to attract golfers.
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The spa trend is sweeping the state's golf courses, as men and women golfers seek relaxation after a strenuous play of eighteen holes. Wright highlights several of them and what they have to offer, including The Spa at Pinehurst, the Grove Park Inn and Resort and Spa at Asheville, and the Grandover in Greensboro.
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The great flood following Hurricane Floyd in 1999 devastated portions of Rocky Mount. A number of attractions, including the visual arts center and the children's museum, were destroyed. Wright discusses how civic leaders responded by spending $50 million from the public sector to enhance the city's quality of life and public facilities. For example, using the abandoned Imperial tobacco factory, Rocky Mount replaced the lost cultural attractions. In the downtown area, the city is in the midst of a revival, with a refurbished 1903 train station and renovations of historic properties.
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4.Chimney Rock Joins the State Park System by Wright, Renee North Carolina Vol. 65 Issue 3, Mar 2007
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Visitors have been coming to Chimney Rock in Rutherford County since 1883. Lucius Morse and his brothers purchased it in 1902, for $5,000 and planned to develop it as a tourist attraction. The park has belonged to Morse family ever since. Over the years millions of people have visited the rock and made the climb to the top to enjoy the spectacular view. Recently there were fears that the Morse family would sell the 1,000-acre property, which was valued at $55 million, on the open market. However, in January 2007, Gov. Michael Easley announced that the state had purchased the property, and it will be added to the state park system.
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IKEA, founded by Ingvar Kamprad of Sweden, is the top furniture retailer in the world, with more than 250 stores in 34 countries and sales in excess of $22 billion annually. It is a privately held company. The company recently announced a Charlotte location opening in 2009. The 345,000-square-foot IKEA Charlotte will occupy 25 acres and employ over 400. IKEA stores in Atlanta, Georgia and Woodbridge, Virginia are the closest to North Carolina at present.
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9334
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Wright describes the vacation offerings of three counties located at the southern extreme of eastern North Carolina--Pender, New Hanover, and Brunswick.
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Jim Early, of Winston-Salem, the author of THE BEST TAR HEEL BARBEQUE: MANTEO TO MURPHY, has selected twenty-five barbecue establishments to make up the North Carolina Barbecue Society's Historic Barbecue Trail. To qualify, each restaurant had to be in business a minimum of fifteen years; make its own sauce; offer sit-down dining; and cook real North Carolina-style pork barbecue on site. That means the pig must be cooked in a pit over wood or charcoal.
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Since the North Carolina Film Office was created in 1980, over 800 motion pictures, 14 network and cable television series and countless television commercials have been made in the state. The film industry has generated over $7 billion for local economy. The industry revenues peaked in 1993, and competing states and other countries has lured business away from North Carolina. Wright discusses the current resurgence of the industry around the state.
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9339
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Wright discusses how film tourism is bringing visitors to the state.
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9340
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Tom Nelson, Chairman, president and chief executive officer of National Gypsum Co., is featured in NC Magazine's “executive profile.â€
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Although they look unified on a map, the barrier islands known as the Outer Banks are part of three separate counties--Currituck, Dare, and Hyde. Wright describes the offerings travelers will find on a visit there.
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Fayetteville is the first town named for the Marquis de Lafayette, and the town is celebrating the 250th anniversary of his birth with a year-long series of events. Wright discusses some of the town's early history, its heavy involvement with the military, and downtown revitalization.
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Wright describes the vacation offerings of western North Carolina. These include Ghost Town in the Sky at Maggie Valley, scenic mountain drives, mountain heritage sites, waterfalls, and the Appalachian and Bartram trails.
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Seen from the outside, the new Billy Graham Library in Charlotte looks like a dairy barn complete with silo. It is representative of the farm where he grew up just four miles away. Inside the $27 million structure, the library's state-of-the-art exhibits detail the evolution of Graham's ministry from the days of the “canvas cathedral†in Los Angles, where Graham conducted a record-breaking eight-week campaign in 1949, to the present day and the ends of the earth.
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North Carolina's three geographic regions--Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Mountains--provide many choices for vacationers. Wright examines vacationing in the mountains, including historic places to stay, like the Chetola Resort; scenic golfing areas; sumptuous camps, like The Lodge at Eagles Nest, near Banner Elk; and lake and river retreats.
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