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29184
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Betsy Y. Justus, Secretary of Revenue for the State of North Carolina, believes in innovative and resourceful management, and her ideas are saving state tax payers substantial dividends by cutting department costs.
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29201
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The city center of Greensboro, North Carolina is sprouting up high-rise buildings. With nearly $190 million in new construction, soaring skyscrapers are turning Greensboro into a 21st century skyline.
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29215
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The economic impact of Interstate Highway 40 is highly anticipated for those in six counties that the highway traverses between Raleigh and Wilmington, North Carolina. Along this corridor, residents are hoping for widespread growth in jobs due to tourism, retail, and other services.
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29218
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Whether it is chairing the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce economic development division, lobbying for the Carolina pro-football team, chairing at an investment banking firm, or developing the University Research Park, Seddon 'Rusty' Goode, Jr., is working to make Charlotte, and North Carolina, a better place to work and live.
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29223
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Carteret County, who's Crystal Coast has attracted visitors for centuries, is growing thanks to continued travel and tourism. Along with tourism, commercial fishing is also thriving, as well as beach recreation, and various manufacturing ventures (i.e. boat building, phosphate, fiberglass, fish meal and oil, apparel, port facilities, and others).
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29234
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The General Fund, Highway Fund, and N.C. Highway Trust Fund have all exceeded their previous quarter's net rate. Despite the net collections of the General Fund, the amount was less that projected for the fiscal year.
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29237
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J. Daniel Brock, Jr. has always known he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps to become an airline industry executive. Brock, Jr. made good on his word, entering the industry as the senior vice president of marketing for Piedmont Airlines in 1972, and now part of USAir operations in North Carolina, after their takeover of Piedmont in 1987.
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29238
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In 1992, the North Carolina General Assembly will have to redraw the state's congressional districts, and House and Senate districts to reflect ever population growth. Partisan politics and racial issues complicate the process along with constant Census updates.
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29239
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North Carolina State Secretary of Transportation Thomas J. Harrelson is dispelling myths about the state's Highway Fund and Highway Trust Fund, and the Department of Transportation, including funding cuts, programming constraints, and projects.
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29252
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Momentum is building to get the proposed Global Air Cargo Industrial Complex (GACIC) up and running. The combination airport and industrial complex could rocket North Carolina's distribution system, providing 55,000 jobs and bringing in $2.8 billion annually.
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29253
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Joe S. Epley is an introvert in a profession of extroverts, but he has made it work to his advantage. Epley, founder and president of Epley Associates, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, is now the president of the Public Relations Society of America.
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29256
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Iredell County, North Carolina has three regions: the agricultural north, the bustling crossroads of the Piedmont, and the industry magnet of the south. With cities like Statesville and Mooresville, Iredell County offers up-and-coming activities with a small-town atmosphere.
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29257
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In the face of a cooling economy, office buildings and high-rise skyscrapers have become impossible to finance through traditional lending practices. Thus, some of North Carolina's city centers are overbuilt with recently finished or nearing completion towers.
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29299
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At just five and half years at the helm of the UNC Board of Governors, C.D. Spangler, Jr. is already showing resilience and determination. Following in the footsteps of revered UNC President Emeritus William C. Friday, Spangler is dealing with the good and the bad of the highly acclaimed University of North Carolina System.
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29302
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Educational reform in North Carolina has become a concern for corporations. Supplying schools with funds for cut budgets, serving on school committees, school boards, and foundations, running for office on a school reform platform, and participating in groups such as the Business Committee for Education are some of the ways North Carolina businesses are attempting to take action against low test scores, dropout rates, and a shortage of qualified applicants.
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