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North Carolina's population is growing, but the state's transportation infrastructure is not. By NC Department of Transportation estimates, transportation needs over the next twenty-five years will exceed funding by more than $30 billion. Carstarphen, the chair of NC Go!, the state's only broad-based statewide transportation advocacy organization, discusses the looming crisis in transportation and presents a five-point plan to address the problem.
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Since 2003, Alleghany County has experienced an economic downturn, and over 2,000 jobs have been lost in the rural area. To spur the economy, county officials are planning to build a $10 million teapot museum in Sparta. Projections from a national firm hired to evaluate the museum's prospects are that the museum would attract 61,000 people annually, add $7.5 million in tourist revenue, and increase local sales and occupancy taxes by $250,000. The schedule for the opening of 300,000-square-foot-building is 2008.
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In August 2006, Lew Ebert became the sixth president and CEO of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI). A graduate of Millersville University, Ebert worked over twenty years for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry in positions that included vice president of marketing. Before coming to North Carolina, he led the Kansas Chamber for three-and-one half years, significantly building up the organization's membership, doubling its yearly revenue, and tripling its reserves. He is best known for crafting tightly-focused legislative agendas based on the needs of members and empirical data.
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Montgomery County is located at the exact center of North Carolina. Five years ago the county's economy had taken a downturn with the decline of the textile industry and the loss of two long-standing manufacturers. Still, several mainstays in manufacturing (Capel Rugs), lumber (Jordan Lumber and Supply, Inc.), and banking (Fidelity Bank) remain strong. Coulthard discusses how industry, tourism, high-end housing, and strong ties with Montgomery Community College are helping lead the way to an improving county economy.
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Felton Capel, the founder of Century Associates of North Carolina, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile. He is an award-winning executive, an honored civic leader, and a former town councilman in Southern Pines. He received the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's University Award and has been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame.
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