Record #:

5057

Author(s):

Jones, Patrick

Abstract:

Manoochehr Javidi arrived in the United States from Tehran twenty-six years ago speaking no English and having only $100 in his pocket. Today he is a North Carolina State University tenured professor and the founder and CEO of Digiton Corp., a successful Internet technology company.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 59 Issue 5, May 2001, p29-30, il

Subject(s):

Javidi, Manoochehr; Businesspeople; Internet industry

Record #:

5058

Author(s):

Wood, Suzanne M.

Abstract:

Darleen Johns founded Alphanumeric Systems, Inc., in Raleigh in 1979, as a reseller of word processing machines. In 2001, through hard work, Johns has transformed the company into a leading information-technology solutions provider. The company employs 240 and had revenues of $60 million in 1999.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 59 Issue 5, May 2001, p31-33, por

Subject(s):

Women in business; Alphanumeric Systems, Inc. (Raleigh); Computer service industry--Raleigh; Johns, Darleen M., 1947-

Record #:

5059

Author(s):

Hensley, Bill F.

Abstract:

In 1951, William Neal Reynolds willed his home and property, Tanglewood, near Winston-Salem, to Forsyth County, to use as a public recreational park. The park offers a wide variety of recreational activities on its 1,100 acres. Golf is a major attraction, and visitors can also enjoy tennis, cycling, hiking, fishing, boating, and swimming in an Olympic-size pool.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 59 Issue 5, May 2001, p44, il

Subject(s):

Parks--Forsyth County; Tanglewood (Forsyth County)