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Record #:
39772
Author(s):
Hood, John
Abstract:
Sixty-six percent of North Carolina’s voters live in areas such as small towns and rural communities, translating into a substantial impact on elections across the state.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016, p10 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Political parties--North Carolina; Voters--small towns--North Carolina ; Elections
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Record #:
39774
Author(s):
lea, Amanda
Abstract:
The Fayetteville Observer was sold to a NY based company who owned nine other North Carolina newspapers. The latest sellout leaves only three locally owned and operated newspapers in the state. Such a trend leaves experts concerned about the future of already struggling journalism business.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016, p26 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER (newspaper); THE DAILY RECORD (Dunn); THE GOLDSBORO NEWS-ARGUS (newspaper); THE WILSON TIMES (newspaper); THE CAROLINA OBSERVER (newspaper); Newspapers--Ownership; WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL (newspaper); GREENSBORO NEWS AND RECORD (newspaper); Journalism; Adams, Hoover, 1920-2012; Lilly, Ashton Wilson, 1908-2000; Community newspapers
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Record #:
39783
Author(s):
Blake, Kathy
Abstract:
The author underscored the delicate balancing act: on one side, protection of wildlife and environment of coastal counties like Carteret; on the other, prosperity of the region's tourism industry and its hotspots like the Shackleford Banks.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016, p39-40, 42-45 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Tourism--North Carolina, Coastal; Ecology and conservation--North Carolina; Currituck County--Coastal Management; Tourism industry--Environmental impact; Tourism--Carteret County; Shackleford Banks; Tourism--Outer Banks; Tourism--New Hanover County; Wildlife conservation
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Record #:
39791
Author(s):
Martin, Edward
Abstract:
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, p46-53 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
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.
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Record #:
39795
Author(s):
Williams, Allison
Abstract:
Mother Earth Brewing has help to generate economic growth and a foodie friendly reputation for Kinston. It, among the 180 plus breweries and brewpubs in the state, has also contributed to North Carolina’s top spot in the South for number of breweries and beerpubs within its borders.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016, p60-61 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Breweries--North Carolina ; Beerpubs--North Carolina ; Mother Earth Brewing (Kinston); Kinston--Economic conditions; Lenoir County--Economic conditions; Foodie culture--Kinston; Downtown revitalization
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Record #:
39799
Author(s):
Wood, Suzanne M.
Abstract:
To meet the need for a more technologically trained workforce, a partnership was forged between NC Works, NC Community College System, and NC Commission on Workforce Development. Contributions to the building of technical skills included apprenticeships, Six Sigma Certification, and the North Carolina Career Readiness Certificate.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016, p84-87 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Employees--Training of; NC Community College System ; Apprenticeships; NC Commission on Workforce Development ; Lean manufacturing ; Engineering--North Carolina; Technical skills programs--community colleges--North carolina; Wayne Community College (Goldsboro); Central Piedmont Community College; Catawba Valley Community College (Hickory); Forsyth Technical Community College (Winston-Salem); Gaston College (Dallas, NC); Employee training--apprenticeship program--Guilford Technical Community College; Employee training--apprenticeship program--Gaston College
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Record #:
39805
Author(s):
Thompson, Bill
Abstract:
A community newspaper has been contributing to Bladen County news since 1898. Noteworthy news and accomplishments for The Bladen Journal include Jessie Lee Sugg McCulloch, among the first female editors in the state, and coverage of the Beast of Bladenboro, a mystery that spurred an annual festival.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 12, December 2016, p88 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
THE BLADEN JOURNAL (newspaper); THE BLADEN EXPRESS (newspaper); Newspapers--Ownership; Newspapers--Elizabethtown; McCulloch, Jessie Lee Sugg; Female editors--North Carolina newspapers--Jessie Lee Sugg McCulloch; Legends--Bladen County--Beast of Bladenboro; Newspapers--North Carolina, Eastern; North Carolina Press Association; Community newspapers
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