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15028
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The average citizen of North Carolina doesn't associate Wake County with industry, but when you make a survey of the County, you discover there are a variety of industries within its boundaries. Everything from awnings, cabinets, concrete, cotton, farm machinery, sausage, and wash boards is made in Wake County.
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19023
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Most North Carolinians do not associate Wake County with industry, probably because with the state capital within its borders, it is the center of politics. However, there is industry which the article lists by the dozens. The county is also a large dairy and farming area.
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24120
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Hopscotch Design--a multidisciplinary visual communication studio--will hold its second annual festival on September 9 and 10, 2015. In an attempt to acquire a more populist following without scaring away industry insiders, the festival is tailored to make their products more relevant to all and features a keynote speaker.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 35, September 2015,
p14-15, il, por
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24128
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Developer, James Goodnight, purchased a building in Raleigh for renovation, but did not plan to begin construction on the building until 2016. N.C. State School of Design student, Shelley Smith, contacted Goodnight and is now leasing the space as an art studio and exhibition area until construction begins. Smith hopes that this example of using free space will become a trend in the Raleigh area, for it is a great opportunity for local artists.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 38, September 2015,
p42, il, por
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24176
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Greenfield North, near Garner, North Carolina, is developing business parks near busy roads, such as I40 and US70, to bring in money and create jobs.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 6, June 2008,
p66-71, il
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24256
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is the world's eighth-largest pharmaceutical company and its U.S. headquarters are in Research Triangle Park. Despite high productivity, the company's profits have plummeted. This article surveys the profit plunge and layoffs while also discussing the future of the company and North Carolina's pharmaceutical industry as a whole.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 9, September 2015,
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24263
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Gabe Bratton owns and operates Gabrielle Handmade Jewelry in Raleigh. As a metal works artist, she specializes in jewelry made with lace. She creates bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings from table clothes, wedding dresses, or veils, among other garments.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 3, August 2015,
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24824
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Color Masters Painting Inc. is a runner-up in the 2015 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. Zeb Hadley opened the Raleigh business in 2003 after hearing a friend brag about making $400 in a weekend power washing houses. Color Masters Painting provides commercial painting for major corporations and small businesses, employs sixteen, and expects to make $8 million in 2015.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 12, December 2015,
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27298
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The now country-wide franchise, Wine and Design, got its start in Raleigh in 2010. Six years later, there are 66 locations from the East Coast to the west. The franchise—which offers an evening of wine drinking and painting for an affordable price—is a huge hit with women in particular.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 7, July 2016,
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30960
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Located seventeen miles east of Raleigh, Wendell, North Carolina is best known as a progressive tobacco market. But it also has other thriving industries in poultry processing, furniture, and shorts and shirts. The progressive and friendly community draws a labor of 10800, particularly in textiles, electronics, food, concrete, and woodworking.
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39791
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A preference for North Carolina tobacco and the state’s business friendly environment have helped yield a solid relationship. This profitable and peaceful relationship was undermined, though, by threats to America’s food and national security. Statistics and stories related to job growth and investment illustrate the necessity of overcoming such challenges.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016,
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Business relations--North Carolina and China; International firms; Investments, Foreign; Investments, Chinese ; Warren County--Industry and agriculture; Export marketing; Cleveland County--Industry; Wake County--Industry; New Hanover County--Industry; Lenovo Group, Ltd. (Whitsett); NC Tobacco Foundation, Inc. ; IBM; Smithfield Foods, Inc.