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for "North Carolina--Economic conditions"
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3250
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According to the N.C. Department of Commerce, the state ranks first in the nation in economic development for 1996, with $7.4 billion in business relocations and business expansions by in-state companies.
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3543
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Agriculture and manufacturing powered the state's economy for decades. Now, at the start of the twenty-first century, the state is moving toward a mixed economy in which family farms decline and service, trade, and government are major job providers.
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3618
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The state's fifty best places for business are ranked using the criteria of workforce, infrastructure, business climate, and quality of life. Charlotte and Wilmington ranked first and second. Greenville ranked twenty-fourth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Feb 1998,
p16-38,41-44
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3620
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The state's one-hundred counties are profiled using economic indicators, including population, civilian labor force, per-capita income, building permits, and population on food stamps.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Feb 1998,
p122-128, il
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4029
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The state's one hundred counties are profiled for 1998, using economic indicators including population, civilian labor force, per-capita income, building permits, and population on food stamps.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Feb 1999,
p122-128, il
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4440
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The state's one hundred counties are profiled in terms of population, civilian labor force, building permits, per capita income, and population on food stamps.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Feb 2000,
p122-127, il
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4441
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The state's one hundred counties are divided into seven economic regions for the purpose of promoting each region to attract prospective employers. Counties within each region are profiled in terms of population, per-capita income, employment, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 2, Feb 2000,
p112-120, il
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5006
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In 2000, North Carolina lost 27,800 manufacturing jobs. This was the largest such loss in the nation. Many jobs went to cheaper labor markets in Mexico and overseas. Hajian discusses how towns like Erwin and Reidsville deal with the loss of a major employer.
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5510
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The state's one hundred counties are profiled using economic indicators, including population, civilian labor force, per-capita income, farm earnings, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Feb 2003,
p82-87, il
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5512
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The state's one hundred counties are divided into seven economic regions for the purpose of promoting each region to prospective employers. Counties within each region are profiled over a twenty-year period in terms of population, per-capita income, employment, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Feb 2003,
p72-80, il
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5513
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The February issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA discusses the status of the state's economic sectors, including agriculture, banking, construction, furniture, health care, high-tech, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail, textiles/apparel, transportation, travel/tourism, and utilities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Feb 2003,
p28-71, il
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6404
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The state's one hundred counties are profiled using economic indicators, including population, civilian labor force, per-capita income, farm earnings, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p82-88, il
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6405
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The state's one hundred counties are divided into seven economic regions for the purpose of promoting each region to attract prospective employers. Comparative data for each region includes population, per capita income, employment, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p72-80, il, map
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6406
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The February issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA discusses the status of the state's economic sectors, including agriculture, banking, construction, furniture, health care, high-tech, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail, textiles/apparel, transportation, travel/tourism, and utilities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p32-71, il
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Record #:
6878
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Nonpartisanship reigned in the 2004 North Carolina General Assembly as lawmakers worked together to pass legislation on tax breaks and economic incentives. Major accomplishments in these two areas included the following: expanding the Job Development Incentive Grant (JDIG) from fifteen to twenty-five projects; placing more funding into biotechnology; improving port facilities in Wilmington and Carteret County; and expanding the sales tax refund.
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