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CargoLifter, Inc., a Raleigh-based subsidiary of the German company CargoLifter AG, will build one of the world's largest dirigible plants in Cove City, twelve miles west of New Bern. When completed, the building will be three city blocks long and as tall as a 35-story building. The company will build 825-feet-long dirigibles capable of carrying heavy cargoes over 6,000 miles.
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With six stories and 600,000 square feet of floor space, the Loray Mills in Gastonia was once the South's largest textile mill. Now owned by Preservation North Carolina, the old mill is being restored. The project calls for 240 condominiums, restaurants, office space, retail space, and a possible hotel. Developers plan to begin work on the project in 2001.
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Often cities and counties that build their economies on one major industry face difficulties when that industry declines. Tobacco was Durham's mainstay for decades, but its decline did not heavily affect the city's economic base and quality of life. Rather, Durham moved on to a diversified industrial base, a technology and research and development sector, and a first-rate medical and university system.
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Greater Durham's nickname, \"A City of Medicine,\" is well-earned. For example, almost 28 percent of Durham County's population works in healthcare; over 50 percent of the state's biotech firms are in the county; three Nobel Laureates did their prize-wining research in Durham; and the Duke University Medical Center is ranked the nation's sixth-best medical center.
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Mike Easley, elected governor of North Carolina on November 2000, grew up on a Nash County tobacco farm along with six siblings. He earned a law degree in 1976 and six years later was elected district attorney in Brunswick, Bladen, and Columbus Counties. In 1990, he ran for statewide office; he lost. In 1992, he was elected North Carolina Attorney General and served two terms. In January 2001, he was inaugurated governor.
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In an interview with Steve Tuttle of NORTH CAROLINA magazine, newly-elected governor Mike Easley shares his thoughts on the Bill Lee Act, economic development in rural counties, educational priorities, and a tight budget.
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