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On December 1, 1941, R. Y. Sharpe opened his business, Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc., in Winston-Salem. Today, the company, still family-owned, is among the country's major truck lines. Pilot has forty-four terminals along its routes, with 850 tractors, 1,700 trailers, and other specialized carriers to move the freight. The staff numbers around 2,200. Sharpe, president of the company, is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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17300
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Richard Berrier learned about barbecue in Lexington and opened his first restaurant in Winston-Salem in 1991. What he serves is Lexington-style that is cooked over wood to get the smoky flavor. The restaurant is considered one of the state's best. In 1999 Berrier received a \"Certificate of Barbecue Excellence\" from the North Carolina Barbecue Club.
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19611
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Joe and Edna Hill opened Hill's Lexington Barbecue in 1951 in Winston-Salem. At that time there were few barbecue restaurants in town and none served the Lexington style. In 1971 the restaurant moved from a 35-seat restaurant to its present location, which seats 200. At sixty years, Hill's is now a third-generation family business.
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