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10940
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The Research Triangle forged the state's reputation as a biotechnology power. Murray, managing editor of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA, discusses with leaders of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center the efforts of the industry to extend the sector to other sections of the state. The center is a nonprofit that promotes biotechnology and lobbies on its behalf.
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11637
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Murray moderates a discussion between leaders in eastern North Carolina. In this edited transcript, they discuss what the eastern part of the state needs to help it grow and develop economically.
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10108
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Sweden's Volvo Group purchased Clark Equipment in Asheville in 1987 and renamed it Volvo Construction Equipment. The newly-expanded 400,000-square-foot factory is Volvo's North American headquarters for its construction-equipment subsidiary.
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10258
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A round-table discussion, moderated by Murray, discusses whether promoting biotechnology in other sections of North Carolina will weaken its base in the Research Triangle region.
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10557
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Tigertek, Inc., with headquarters in Stoneville, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's 2008 North Carolina Small Business of the Year. The company began in 1983 as a repairer of all kinds of industrial equipment, and was later purchased by Peter Mitchell in 1998. The company still is an emergency responder day or night, but now it has an international reach, with repairs including advanced electronic and computer-driven equipment. It has a staff of forty-four and projects revenues in 2008 of $3.5 million.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 12, Dec 2008, p48-50, 53, 54, il, por Periodical Website
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8491
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Steve Harrell is curator of exhibit design at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. He is in charge of maintaining whatever is being displayed at the seven-story, 200,000-square-foot Raleigh museum. Harrell discusses the requirements of his job, which include dusting whale bones the dangle from the ceiling and making certain the mechanical exhibits work.
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24204
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McDowell Lumber Co. is a sawmill just outside of Asheboro that produces about 100,000 board feet a day and has expanded in size since 2001.
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24210
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Mark Packer is a radio talk show host at WFNZ-AM in Charlotte's South End. He delivers sports news and generated an impressive following of his 'Primetime with Packman,' which has spread to ten stations across the Carolinas.
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In 1976, Grant Dial, a Maxton native and Lumbee Indian, quit college with one semester remaining to begin making and selling jewelry. He opened his business, Grant Dial Silversmith, in Red Springs. His work is an adaptation of Navajo-style pieces that use turquoise, onyx, and coral. Prices for his jewelry range from $50 to $10,000.
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NASCAR racing is big business. Racing teams require over $15 million a year to keep their cars in competition. Primary sponsors of teams, like Mooresville-based Lowe's, pay up to $10 million a season, and secondary sponsors pay up to $1 million. In return, the sponsors get their logos displayed on the racing cars and the drivers' outfits. Sponsors believe the money is a good advertising investment since the thirty-six NASCAR Nextel Cup races attract over thirteen million fans, besides the 200 million who view the four-hour races on television.
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Broad Street Software Group, Inc., headquartered in Edenton, is a runner-up in the 2005 Business North Carolina Small Business of the Year competition. The company, founded in 1995 by Tully Ryan and Kim Winslow, makes artificial intelligence software. Broad Street Software projects revenues in 2005 of $2.5 million.\r\n
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There are two historically black, women's colleges in the United States -– Spelman, in Atlanta, and Bennett, in Greensboro. Johnnetta Cole has been president of both. She revived Spelman and has, since coming to Bennett in 2002, brought the school back from the brink of bankruptcy. Cole is profiled in this BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA article.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 6, June 2004, p56-60, 62-65, il, por Periodical Website
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Using 2003 revenues, the Grant Thornton Accounting Firm ranked the state's 100 private companies for BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. General Parts, Inc., of Raleigh, a distributor of replacement parts for vehicles, retained its No. 1 ranking from 2003. Manufacturers hold twenty-seven positions on the 2004 list, and these companies contribute 31 percent of the revenue. Two textile companies and a furniture manufacturer hold three of the list's top seven positions.
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Kannapolis-based textile manufacturer Pillowtex Corp. closed its doors, causing more than 5,000 people to lose their jobs. This article highlights unemployment and the difficulties of finding a job without a high school diploma or many skills.
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24221
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Century Furniture in Hickory has been operating since 1947, making custom pieces for a hefty price, even though the furniture industry in North Carolina has decreased since 1993.