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43977
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"canton looks for a new role after the shuttering of its landmark." When Pactiv Evergreen paper mill closed in May, about 1,050 jobs with yearly salaries ranging above $80,000.
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36274
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Medical advancements possible over the next decade included cryopreservation, controlling prosthetic limbs with the mind, and nanotechnology. Areas projected for improvement or further development over the next ten years included gene therapy, noninvasive technology, and cure of Dementia diseases. As for an area the author acknowledges is not clear, it involves medical ethics: when to cease providing procedures, especially where age is concerned.
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43384
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Despite civil unrest and a worldwide pandemic, memorabilia collectors still expressed much passion during The Eddie Vannoy Collection auction. In Ashe County, NC more than 300 auctioneers joined together to bid on some of Vannoy’s nostalgic pieces. The collection ranged from items like antique gas pumps priced at $60,000 to the rare 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona supercar priced at $231,000.
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Former Army Green Beret and Duke University professor, Jim Segrave, plans to take his prive-jet company public this year (2023). Segrave's company, flyExclusive, has high hopes for the future and is "expected to be valued at $600 million and trade on the New York Stock Exchange."
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5788
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One of North Carolina's plans for decreasing highway congestion is the development of a train system that will compete with cars and airplanes. A high-speed rail system between Raleigh and Charlotte that will include seven stops is projected for completion in 2010.
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9643
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine lists the top 100 private companies in the state. The International Group, Inc., a Raleigh distributor of automotive replacement parts, ranked first. Conbraco Industries, Inc., a valve manufacturer in Matthews, is profiled.
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43862
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BB&T's merger with SunTrust made it the nation's sixth largest bank in 2019. BB&T originally began in Wilson County in 1872. Currently anchored in Charlotte, the bank has faced challenges since it merger but leaders still feel good about its future strength.
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11431
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At one time dredging by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the state's 300 miles of Intracoastal Waterway and the six inlets that access it was a year-round project. Now reduced funding allows nature to overtake the dredging and reduce commercial and recreational travel on the waterway.
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22617
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The headquarters of Stewart-Haas Racing draws thousands of visitors to Kannapolis, North Carolina. It was also now be the home of Haas Formula LLC's Haas F1 Team, the first US team to race internationally since 1986. Industry hunters hope Haas F1 will give the world a new view of North Carolina's $6 billion per year racing industry, and open the door for other automotive enterprises.
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22618
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Dunn, North Carolina-based Godwin Manufacturing Co. Inc., began in Pat Godwin Jr.'s father's garage but now spans over a million square feet in four states. It is the nation's largest family-owned manufacturer of truck bodies, and among the three biggest body-builders in the nation. Products include almost every type of open-truck body including truck mounted snowplows.
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24161
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Merlefest is one of the most popular music festivals in western North Carolina and was created after the death of Eddy Merle Watson in October 1985.
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24164
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Reynolds American, Inc., a tobacco company, is moving out of the building it has occupied since 1929 in favor of a plaza next door with more space. The building in Winston-Salem is an icon of art deco architecture and provided the inspiration for New York's Empire State Building.
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24168
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The author presents Red Oak Brewery LLC., located in Whitsett, and discusses the company's brewing process and equipment.
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24173
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Potters in Seagrove, Randolph County, discuss the exceptional quality of the clay found in North Carolina. Celebration of Seagrove potters will hold a festival to highlight the craftsmanship of local potters.