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for North Carolina Vol. 52 Issue 7, July 1994
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Paul Fulton, former president of Sara Lee Corp., has taken over as dean of the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler School of Business. His goal is to make the Top Ten-listed business school even stronger and more elite.
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Agribusiness is North Carolina's biggest industry, accounting for one-third of the gross state product. The industry's ability to keep abreast of today's business practices and technology accounts for much of its success.
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Research performed at state universities and research facilities fosters the growth of agribusiness by keeping the industry abreast of the latest technologies and techniques.
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Sara Lee Corp., North Carolina's fifth-largest private employer, is restructuring and downsizing, which will affect a significant number of its employees.
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RJ Reynolds, Winston-Salem-based tobacco manufacturer, has opened its fourth manufacturing plant in two years in the former Soviet Union. RJ Reynolds Tobacco International sold 34 billion more cigarettes than RJR's domestic division last year.
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Airports in the Piedmont region, including Piedmont Triad International and Raleigh-Durham International, have played and continue to play integral roles in the economic success of the region.
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North Carolina's Piedmont region has experienced unsurpassed physical and economic growth in the past decade. Consequently, once-small towns in the Piedmont Crescent have been transformed into the economic peripheries of major urban centers.
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North Carolina is one of the leading retirement destinations in the country. Trends in retirement are changing, and retirement facilities in the state, such as Carol Woods in Chapel Hill, are remodeling and redesigning to suit the needs of retirees.
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North Carolina's Piedmont area has experienced a significant and sustained economic growth in the last two decades. The prosperity of the region is self-perpetuating, and future prospects for economic vitality are promising.
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The Denny's restaurant chain, a division of Flagstar Companies, Inc., recently settled the largest racial discrimination suit involving public accommodations in U.S. history. Denny's will pay $46 million to African-American customers nationwide.