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for "Blake, Kathy"
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28608
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Gaston County its businesses, its tourism, and its residents are profiled. The county has been recognized in the past for its manufacturing and is the tenth most populous in the state.
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40655
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Hoping to keep a prospective workforce in Pitt County is a program preparing teens for career paths of interests. Grow Local, partnered with programs like Regional Advanced Pipeline East (RAMP East), fulfills this goal by giving students hands-on experience with local businesses. For students seeking employment in manufacturing, course credentials can also be earned through RAMP East’s Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI).
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 11, November 2019,
p72, 74
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Grow Local--job shadowing--public school students ; Regional Advanced Manufacturing Pipeline East (RAMP East); Weyerhaeuser Co.; Hyster-Yale Group ; Manufacturing industries--North Carolina ; Nonprofit organizations; Community colleges--vocational and technical programs ; Grow Local--Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce
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42951
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"With an economic past rooted in agriculture, Lee County is sowing seeds in high-tech industries and modern amenities." A lifelong resident of Sanford, Bob Joyce is Sanford Area Growth Alliance's senior director for business retention and expansion. Lee County already has a great record when it comes t manufacturing success. Joyce points to the 250 acre certified Central Park Carolina Enterprise . Access to the area was opened to a greater extent with the four laming of U.S. 1 in the 1990s,
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23898
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With the decline and sale of North Carolina's independent community hospitals, the proceeds often form foundations that support local nonprofits. These nonprofits typically provide services for people in need and long-term benefits for their communities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 7, July 2015,
p30, 32-33, il, map
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38235
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At Levine Children’s Hospital, procedures such as open-heart surgery can repair congenital heart defects. Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center offers pacemaker and defibrillator aftercare. Through such facilities and cutting edge medical procedures, cardiac conditions like an open valve or arrhythmia no longer close the door to a new lease on or extension of life.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 6, June 2018,
p24, 26, 28, 30-33
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Heart--Surgery; Heart--Diseases; Levine Children's Hospital (Charlotte); Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center (Fayetteville); Pediatrics; Congenital heart conditions--Atrial septal defect ; Coronary heart disease; Mission Heart (Asheville); CarolinaEast Medical Center (New Bern); FirstHealth Cardiology Pinehurt Medical Center; Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute (Charlotte); East Carolina Heart Institute (Greenville); Vidant Medical Center (Greenville); New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington); Robotic surgical tools--daVinci robot
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43301
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"Tourism was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But North Carolina's hospitality industry adjusted better than most states and is poised for a rebound, thanks to diverse attractions, open space andpublic health programs."
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40618
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Illustrating the gravity of heart disease’s physical and economic impact on North Carolinians is information specific, as represented by Macon County, and statewide. Solutions designed to combat this negative impact, particularly for citizens in rural regions, are facilities like the Carolina East Medical Center and programs like Passport to Wellness.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 6, June 2019,
p28, 30, 32, 34
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Coronary heart disease; Medically underserved populations--North Carolina, Western; Stroke; Stroke Belt--North Carolina ; Passport to Wellness Program--Angel Medical Center; Angel Medical Center (Franklin); Carolina East Medical Center (New Bern); Vidant Health; Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center (Fayetteville); Cardiovascular disease; FirstHealth Moore Regional (Pinehurst)
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28477
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Economic developers must work together when developing and recruiting companies to industrial sites. Industrial megasites offer tenants utilities, transportation, and nearby community colleges and universities whose graduates possess in-demand skills. Details of how various North Carolina counties are preparing megasites to attract industry and how the states resources make it well-positioned to do so are detailed.
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43292
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"Transportation improvements, including the Monroe Expressway, are changing agrarian Union County. They're making business easier, spurring academic opportunities and creating an inviting quality of life." At a cost of $731 million, the Monroe Expressway opened in 2018.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 41 Issue 11, November 2021,
p72-75
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40654
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Pitt County’s pride, its county seat, represents an effective blend of rural and urban. Greenville’s agricultural foundation has been solidly built up by industries like higher education and health sciences, as well as entrepreneurship level start-ups.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 11, November 2019,
p69-70
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Pitt County--Economic conditions; Pitt County Development Commission (Greenville); Greenville--Industry; East Carolina University; East Carolina University--Brody School of Medicine ; Vidant Health; Coworking spaces--Greenville--Nucleus Uptown ; Food Commercialization Center--Ayden; Pitt County--history--agriculture ; Pharmaceutical industry--Greenville; Cash crops--North Carolina--Pitt County
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38248
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Training and maintaining a quality workforce for North Carolina involved preparing individuals throughout their lives. Examples of programs preparing North Carolinians for the workforce before high school graduation included a partnership between Randolph County schools and local factories, which entailed middle school students receiving on-site tours and engaging in hands-on activities. As for enhancing the preparation of adult students, programs included a partnership between Pitt Community College and Vidant Medical Center, which involved a grant providing nursing program students equipment for a simulation hospital.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 12, December 2018,
p36, 38, 40
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Randolph County schools--workforce training program ; Nursing program--Pitt Community College ; Vidant Medical Center (Greenville); Randolph Community College ; Apprenticeships; Eastern Triad Workforce Initiative ; Wilson Academy of Applied Technology ; Wilson Community College ; Gaston College (Dallas, NC); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ; Manufacturing--North Carolina
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27690
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Colleges and universities in North Carolina are now using high-tech classrooms and partnerships with major industries to help educate the next generation of energy workers.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 1, January 2017,
p46-47, il, por
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28741
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Health care providers across the state are adding technology, treatment centers, and outreach programs to slow heart disease. Heart disease is the second-leading cause of death in North Carolina behind cancer. The various tools, innovations, and work being done to combat the disease across the state in places like Nash County, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Lumberton, and elsewhere are described.
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38214
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North Carolina’s take off into the aerospace manufacturing industry had soared to the top ten in the United States by 2017. Factors attributed to its rank at number four in the nation and success of airports like Charlotte-Monroe Executive were a low corporate tax rate and electricity rates, along with an extensive rail network.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 2, February 2018,
p44-45
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38219
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Several factors were attributed to business booming between North Carolina’s Southeast, an economic development partnership, and international firms from nations such as Australia, China, and South Africa. Among the factors were its waterways, such as Wilmington’s seaport; advantageous infrastructure, such as highway connectivity; military members that are also viewed as lucrative potential employees; comparatively lower costs, such as corporate tax rate.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 38 Issue 4, April 2018 ,
p83-84, 86, 88, 90-93
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International business enterprises; International relations; Economic development; Infrastructure--North Carolina; International firms; Tourism; Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina ; NCEast Alliance (Greenville) ; Textile industry--North Carolina ; Tobacco industry; Pharmaceutical industry; Pitt County Development Commission (Greenville); Carolinas Gateway Partnership (Edgecombe County); Seaports--Wilmington