Record #:

12040

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Malt-O-Meal, Inc., founded in Minnesota in 1919, makes ten of the nation's fifty best-selling cereals. Their cereals cost less than major brands through cost-cutting techniques, such as packaging in bags instead of boxes. Major grocery chains and small town ones, like Family Dollar and Dollar General, sell the products. In September 2009, Malt-O-Meal opened a 350,000-square-foor factory in Asheboro.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 3, Mar 2010, p66-71, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cereal products industry--Asheboro

Record #:

12236

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

The ferries Southport and Fort Fisher, which carry cars and pedestrians across the Cape Fear River, are part of the country's second-largest ferry fleet. Only the state of Washington has more ferries than North Carolina, which operates seven routes and twenty-one ferries carrying over one million vehicles and 2.5 million passengers.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 5, May 2010, p42-47, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ferries--Cape Fear River

Record #:

12350

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Roxanne Quimby and Burt Shavitz started Burt's Bees Maine, transforming a roadside honey stand into a multimillion dollar business. In 1994, the company moved to Creedmoor. The founders have since gone their separate ways, and the Clorox Company purchased the business three years ago for $925 million. The company expects to gross $250 million in 2010.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 6, June 2010, p80-87, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Burt's Bees (Research Triangle Park)

Record #:

12467

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Located in Charlotte, the Hyatt Coin and Gun Shop is the country's largest independent gun store.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 8, Aug 2010, p52-57, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Firearms industry and trade--Charlotte

Record #:

13154

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Located in Rutherfordton, in Rutherford County, the American Miso Company makes more miso the traditional way than anybody else in the world. This year, the company will produce over 400,000 pounds worth almost $3 million on the retail market.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 9, Sept 2010, p48-55, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Miso industry--Rutherfordton

Record #:

13312

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Martin discusses the lack of contracts in the construction industry which is dampening expectations for a building boom anytime soon. A list of the top twenty-five North Carolina general contractors is included. Balfour Beatty Construction of Charlotte ranks first.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 12, Dec 2010, p40-41, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Construction industry--Statistics

Record #:

13338

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Navitat Canopy Adventures Inc., a new eco-tourism business located near Barnardsville in Buncombe County, gives people an opportunity to soar through a forest at 35 MPH and 200 feet above the ground

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 12, Dec 2010, p54-59, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ecotourism--Buncombe County

Record #:

13861

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Autobell Car Wash, Inc., founded in Charlotte in 1969 by the late Chuck Howard, Sr. and currently overseen by his son Chuck, Jr., is the nation's largest regional car-wash chain. Still privately owned, the company recently opened its sixty-first wash. Each new one costs an average of $2 million.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Mar 2011, p66-71 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Autobell (Charlotte); Car wash industry; Family-owned business enterprises--Charlotte

Record #:

15114

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

The U.S. Open returns to the state's premier golf course, Pinehurst No. 2, in 2014. A bold renovation has restored the rough edges of Donald Ross's original plans for the course.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 8, Aug 2011, p54-59, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Golf--Tournaments--Pinehurst

Record #:

15136

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Open Grounds Farm in Carteret County is the country's largest farm east of the Mississippi River. Its 57,000 acres cover almost a fifth of the county and 63 percent of its farmland. The land passed through several owners from the early 20th-century until it was sold to an Italian concern in 1974. The farm is known to few outside the agricultural world.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 9, Sept 2011, p44-51, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Farms--Carteret County; Farming--Carteret County; Open Grounds Farm (Carteret County)

Record #:

15522

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

The USS North Carolina was one of the most famous fighting ships of World War II. Now it is moored in Wilmington as a memorial to those who served during the war. Corrosion on the hull has been discovered, and Taylor Brothers Marine Construction Inc. of Beaufort has been hired to remove it. The first phase will cost $2.1 million with another $15 million to follow.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 10, Oct 2011, p64-71, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

USS NORTH CAROLINA (Ship); Ships--Maintenance and repair

Record #:

15554

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

On October 15, 2011, Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, one of North Carolina's most famous names fades away, to be replaced with Wells Fargo & Company signs. Wells Fargo purchased the bank in 2008. John Grimes Medlin, Jr., who joined Wachovia in 1959 and who was CEO of the bank for sixteen years, recalls his days with the bank and what made Wachovia an outstanding bank.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 10, Oct 2010, p42-49, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Banks and banking--Winston-Salem; Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. (Winston-Salem); Wells Fargo & Co. (Winston-Salem)

Record #:

15760

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Hans Doellgast and his twenty-seven employees at Jade Mountains Builders LLC build award-winning houses in the Asheville area that are healthy for both people and the environment. He started his company seven years ago, and the houses combine Asian aesthetics with mountain materials. He calls the architectural style Jappalachian.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 12, Dec 2011, p54-59, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

House construction--Asheville; Jade Mountains Builders LLC (Asheville)

Record #:

15981

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

Reggie Fountain managed his successful motorboat company for 30 years building approximately 10,000 speed boats for celebrities, dignitaries, and presidents. After years of successes his company and subsidiaries declared bankruptcy in late 2009. Fountain's company meant more than making him a millionaire but kept hundreds of Beaufort County citizens employed, becoming the county's largest private employer.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 8, Aug 2011, p46-53, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boats and boating--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

16289

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

David Campbell is CEO of Charlotte-based Boxman Studios LLC. The company refurbishes cargo containers for reuse as places where vendors and exhibitors can sell and show their wares. Used containers can be purchased for under $2,000, and his staff will spend three to four weeks modifying them. Campbell then leases them for $2,500 the first day, then $500 for each day thereafter.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 32 Issue 3, Mar 2012, p68-73, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Boxman Studios (Charlotte); Cargo containers