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30504
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The Tax Reform Act of 1986 makes substantial changes in the ways that corporations are taxed. This article summarizes some of the more significant changes in business taxes. Some of the changes pertain to corporate tax rates, depreciation methods and the investment tax credit, capital gains, alternative minimum tax, and the General Utilities Doctrine.
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30505
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This article develops the concept of future-hindsight as a focal point for the application of an Outcomes-Methods-Resources approach to strategic human resources planning in North Carolina. The argument is made that employee displacement problems caused by an increasing rate of technological change will worsen unless strategic planning processes are expanded to include human resources management with involvement of managers at all levels.
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30507
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The year 1986 was a better than average year for the local economy. A mid-year review of local economic activity indicates that 1987 will be similar to 1986, and there is no immediate danger of a national recession. The dollar has continued to fall against other major currencies because of the uncertainty which has characterized United States trade policy.
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30581
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Economic activity in the Wilmington, North Carolina area has grown over the first three quarters of 1987, and growth in the six percent range is forecast for 1988. If the Federal Reserve System follows a moderately expansionary monetary policy, the national economy should grow by approximately three percent over 1988.
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30583
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The Center for Business and Economic Services in the Cameron School of Business Administration conducted a study to estimate the economic impact that the University of North Carolina-Wilmington had on four counties in the state. This article presents measures of the university’s impact based on numbers of students enrolled, faculty and staff employed, and degree programs offered.
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30584
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The Wilmington, North Carolina area economy grew by approximately five percent over 1987. A mid-year review of local economic activity indicates that 1988 will be similar to 1987. At the national level, restrictive monetary policy enacted in 1987 will cause a slowdown in economic activity beginning in the second half of 1988 and continuing into 1989.
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30588
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This article describes and discusses some of the trends as well as specific legal and marketing issues related to alcohol and tobacco advertising and product liability in North Carolina. Examining how these trends have emerged may help businesses understand what directions they may take.
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30589
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This article provides a detailed analysis of the traffic flow, cargo destination, and cargo movement by major commodity category at the Wilmington State Port for the last six fiscal years. This discussion should be of interest to shippers and users of the port facility, and to those who are interested in port activities, economic measurement and forecasting.
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30592
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Over the first half of 1988, economic activity in the Wilmington, North Carolina area grew at an annual rate of twelve percent. Forecasted growth for this area in 1989 is predicted to be approximately nine percent. The national economy should grow during 1989, assuming that the Federal Reserve System does not restrict monetary growth.
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30596
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This article discusses the Federal Home Loan Bank system, regulation of savings and loan institutions in the 1980s, and how some regulations were counterproductive. Key performance figures for both the nation and North Carolina savings and loan industries are provided.
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30597
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The Wilmington, North Carolina area economy grew by approximately three percent over 1988. A mid-year review indicates that the local economy will grow by approximately six percent over 1989. At the national level, the inflation outlook is good and a recession appears very unlikely.
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30601
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On November 2, 1989, Mr. Tadayoshi Yamada, chairman of the International Association of World Trade Centers, made a presentation at the Cameron School of Business Administration as part of the first International Week at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. Yamada’s presentation, which is provided in this article, discusses foreign trade with Japan and changing international relations.
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30602
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This article reviews the history of the employment-at-will doctrine, with special attention on its use in North Carolina. Also discussed is the 1989 North Carolina Supreme Court decision in the Coman v. Thomas Manufacturing Company, Inc. case, in which the employment-at-will doctrine was modified.
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30603
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This article provides data for tonnage at the Port of Wilmington for fiscal 1988-89 and is an update of a previous article on port traffic over the 1980s. The information presented reveals a dramatic change in cargo tonnage movement through the North Carolina State Ports Authority over the last fiscal year.
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30604
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The Wilmington, North Carolina area economy is forecast to grow more than eight percent over 1990. A mild national recession is possible during the first half of 1990.
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