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4054
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Carolina Tractor & Equipment Company, now in its seventy-third year, is one of the country's oldest Caterpillar dealerships. The Charlotte company has been run by the Weisiger family for three generations. Edward I. Weisiger, Jr., is the current president and CEO.
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4064
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Starting in the 1970s, the state has grown into a national banking center through the vision of bankers including Tom Storrs and John Medlin. Four banks-Charlotte's First Union and Bank of America and Winston-Salem's BB$T and Wachovia-are among the country's forty most powerful banks. Banking assets in the state are almost $1 trillion.
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Automobile racing is big business in Cabarrus County, from the huge $300 million Lowe's Motor Speedway to the local car builders, mechanics, and public relations firms. The industry has grown with zero public financing and pumps around $124 million annually into the area economy. Activities at the speedway are almost year-round, with 300 events scheduled. The largest is the Coca-Cola 600, which is held for ten days in May, attracts 500,000 fans, and generates $41.6 million.
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In the 1970s, when Cabarrus County's 1876 courthouse was threatened with demolition, concerned citizens saved it. That was the beginning of the county's preservation movement. In downtown Concord many stores and offices now operate from buildings dating back to 1885; Victorian homes were restored; several museums on local history opened; and many examples of 19th-century architectural brickwork have been preserved.
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Video camera usage by governmental and law enforcement agencies proves effective. In 1998, Charlotte mounted cameras at twenty intersections to catch red light violators. In the first year, over 27,000 tickets were issued. When a police officer was shot two years ago, Charlotte equipped all 450 patrol cars with cameras. Now Charlotte is putting cameras on school buses to catch those who ignore a stopped bus.
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Buckeye Technologies, Inc., attracted by $11.5 million in state and local incentives, will build a $100 million fibers plant in Gaston County. Completion date is 2001, and the new plant will employ over 200.
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With population growth outstripping their budgets, some school systems are trying new ways to raise money. Rowan and Burke counties have contracted with Coca-Cola and Pepsi respectively for exclusive rights to sell their products in the schools. The schools get needed funds for items like textbooks, scoreboards, and computers. Some school personnel question the commercialization, possible influence on curriculums by companies, and competition with the food service program.
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Citizens of Mt. Olive are puzzled by the boycott of the Mt. Olive Pickle Company by the Farm Labor Organization Committee, an Ohio-based labor union. The company is the town's civic and business backbone and appears to be a good employer. It offers wages that average over $10 an hour; hires minorities (17 percent Hispanic and 49 percent black) but no migrant labor; and buys all cucumbers from union and nonunion farmers. Many townspeople feel the company is being made a scapegoat.
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The number of corporate jets, which cost between $3.5 and $40 million, has doubled in North Carolina since 1990, with over 450 companies operating their own planes. Increasingly the flights carry fewer CEOs and more computer technicians on critical repair missions at home and abroad. Martin describes various companies that use jets and lists type of aircraft and companies that own them.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 7, July 2000,
p36-46, il
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4787
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Gaston County is one of North Carolina's most historic counties, and preserving its history is important to the community. For example, four buildings that were thought to be ready for demolition in 1996, including the 600,000-square-foot Loray Mill, were saved and rehabilitated. Smaller Gaston County towns, including Dallas, Belmont, and Cherryville, also have preservation stories to tell.
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Gaston County attractions draw tourists from across the nation and abroad. Crowders Mountain State Park's recent expansion now connects the park to South Carolina's Kings Mountain, providing 15,000 acres for outdoor activities. Among the features of Gastonia's Schiele Museum and Planetarium is the largest collection of land mammal specimens in the Southeast. Other attractions include the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens and Belmont Abbey.
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4824
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Between $60 and $120 million in electricity is stolen every year from North Carolina utilities. Martin discusses steps companies take to prevent theft and how thieves are tracked and caught.
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Managed care in North Carolina is evolving into two levels of service - rural and urban. In urban counties having employer-paid plans and multiple hospitals, HMO membership is highest. In rural counties, like Gates and Tyrrell, membership is insignificant. Counties are ranked by the number of physicians per 10,000 population served. Orange County ranks first with 86.4 physicians per 10,000 and Pitt third with 40.7. Twenty-five counties have 6.5 physicians or fewer per 10,000.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 7, July 2001,
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5140
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With the emergence of health maintenance organizations, the county doctor is a vanishing breed. At 76, Joe Liverman has been practicing medicine in rural eastern North Carolina for fifty years. He is Hyde County's only doctor. BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA profiles one of the last county doctors.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 7, July 2001,
p30-35,37-41, il
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5305
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Electronic waste is a product of rapid turnover in computer technology. In 2002, North Carolina alone will generate over 50,000 tons of discarded electronic equipment. CompuTel, a Charlotte-based company founded by John Rhinehardt in 1994, recycles computer parts and materials. The company had revenues of over $500,000 in 2001. Martin discusses the company and computer recycling in the state.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 22 Issue 7, July 2002,
p22-26, il
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