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6884
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Using 2003 revenues, the Grant Thornton Accounting Firm ranked the state's 100 private companies for BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. General Parts, Inc., of Raleigh, a distributor of replacement parts for vehicles, retained its No. 1 ranking from 2003. Manufacturers hold twenty-seven positions on the 2004 list, and these companies contribute 31 percent of the revenue. Two textile companies and a furniture manufacturer hold three of the list's top seven positions.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 10, Oct 2004,
p54-58, 60, 63, il
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18829
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA presents its annual ranking of the top 100 private-sector employers in the state. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., with 50,070 employees, and Duke University, with 46, 075, ranked first and second.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 33 Issue 2, Feb 2013,
p48-57, il
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5459
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Using 2001 revenues, the Grant Thornton Accounting Firm ranked the state's 100 private companies for BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. Companies doing business mainly in finance, real estate, retail, or healthcare do not qualify for the list. Twenty-one companies made their first appearance or returned after at least one year's absence. General Parts, Inc., of Raleigh, a distributor of replacement parts for vehicles, retained its No. 1 ranking from 2001.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 22 Issue 10, Oct 2002,
p45, 47, 49, 51-53, il
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24231
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This article presents the ranking of the top private companies in North Carolina in 2003 and compares them to last year's winners to shed insight about economic change in the state.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 10, October 2003,
p28-41
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10364
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA ranks the top 100 private companies in the state, and company executives discuss economic forces affecting their businesses. General Parts International Inc., of Raleigh, a distributor of automotive replacement parts, ranked first, followed by SAS Institute, Inc., of Cary, a software developer.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 10, Oct 2008,
p48-55, il
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18085
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Epic Games, Inc., a video-game developer located in Cary, is featured in Dunn's article on the state's private companies. Epic moved from 91st position in 2011 to 30th in 2012. Belk Inc., General Parts International Inc., and SAS Institute Inc. retained their first, second, and third rankings from 2011.
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13155
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA ranks the top 100 private-sector employers in the state. Belk, Inc. claimed the top spot in this year's ranking.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 10, Oct 2010,
p36-43, il
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7424
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Using 2004 revenues, the Grant Thornton Accounting Firm ranked the state's top 100 private companies for BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. Participation by companies is voluntary. Distribution and manufacturing companies continue to dominate the list. Five of the top ten companies that grossed in excess of $500 million were manufacturers. Two of the top ten were distributors. General Parts, Inc., of Raleigh, a distributor of replacement parts for vehicles, retained its No. 1 ranking from 2004.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 25 Issue 10, Oct 2005,
p40-49, il
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36312
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FLS Energy, a solar energy company, joined the ranks of other privately owned businesses with bright economic and occupational futures in North Carolina. Among the other 99 companies highlighted were Ennis-Flint, Rodgers Builders, Camco, Hissho Sushi, and Allen Industries. Factors these businesses often held in common included employees retaining majority ownership, being family owned, and starting with a single product.
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36309
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Giving a considerable kick-start to America’s economy and job development is small businesses. Experts are hopeful the recent uptick in entrepreneurial ventures will bring the needed economic and occupational boost. The author believes this trend’s continuation includes making establishment of innovative and disruptive businesses possible for the next generation. Hood believed this was possible through activities such as entrepreneurship education programs through 4-H clubs and the Raleigh Children’s Business Fair.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 10, October 2016,
p12-13
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15521
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine ranks the top 100 private-sector employers in the state for 2011. Belk, Inc. retained its 2010 ranking, with General Parts International Inc., a Raleigh distributor of automotive replacement parts, and SAS Institute, Inc., a Cart software developer, taking second and third place.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 10, Oct 2011,
p56-63, il
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5194
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Using 2000 revenues, the Arthur Anderson Accounting Firm ranked the state's top 100 private companies for Business North Carolina. All companies listed had revenues greater than $50 million. On 1999's listing, 11 companies had less. Companies reporting of over $500 million increased from six to seven in 2000.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 10, Oct 2001,
p24-25,27-29,31,33,35, il
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14279
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine and Arthur Andersen & Company provide, for the first time, a ranking of the state's top one hundred privately-held companies. McDevitt & Street Co., a Charlotte general contractor, headed the list.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p15-18, 20, 22-24, il
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42827
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Richard Boyd owns Tanjo, a Carrboro-based artificial intelligence company which uses virtual simulations and machine learning to improve market research and assist organizations in spotting redundancies in their internal processes. Tango’s clients include insurers, banks, the North Carolina Community College System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. among others.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p20-21
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13307
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Bill Carl and James Maynard founded their first steakhouse in Fayetteville in 1973. A success from the start, Golden Corral is now one of the country's 100 fastest-growing private companies in the country.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 5, May 1982,
p24-25, 27-28, il, por
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