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5372
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East Carolina University professor Joe Kalinowski dealt with stuttering all his life; now he easily conducts interviews. The reason is a device he invented - the SpeechEasy. Worn in the ear like a hearing aid, the device \"records someone's speech and instantaneously plays it back.\" Each SpeechEasy sells for $4,000.
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The Robert E. Stipe Professional Award is given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their jobs. John C. Larson, architectural historian and Vice-President of Restoration for Old Salem since 1991, received the award for 2001.
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Business Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in North Carolina. Durham architect G. Edwin Belk received the award for 2001 for \"successfully adapting historical buildings and industrial complexes for new uses.\" Among Belk's creations is Durham's Bright Leaf Square.
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The 2001 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious preservation award, was given to Amy B. Averill, of Brevard, for her many \"contributions of time, resources, and energy to historic preservation in North Carolina.\"
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Boney Architects, with offices in Wilmington, Raleigh, and Charlotte, received the AIA North Carolina Firm Award for 2002. The award is given to the firm producing quality architecture and having a high level of customer satisfaction for a ten-year period. The firm was founded in 1922 by Leslie N. Boney, Sr.
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5409
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. The Caswell County Horticultural Club received the 2001 award for reviving the square around the historic courthouse.
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Two years ago Cary-based SAS Institute, Inc., the world's largest privately held software maker, was considering going public and reaping the rewards. In this METRO magazine interview, Jim Goodnight, who founded the company in 1976, discusses the last two years, going public, and why he decided to keep his company private.
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Legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly places the state in the forefront in the fight against air pollution. The law, popularly called the \"Clean Smokestacks Bill,\" requires power plants to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from 245,000 tons in 1998 to 56,000 tons by 2009. Reductions in sulfur dioxide are also required. Power suppliers, including Duke Energy and Progress Energy, support the legislation.
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Leanne Campbell, and her partners Merwin Gross and Tom Barktedt, are going into the movie business. They plan to open Blue Ridge Motion Pictures in Asheville in the spring of 2002. The studio will boast the nation's biggest soundstage. The company plans to spend $16 million over the next eight years developing the studio's forty acres.
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Tony Golding's career in sauces began in 1972 when he purchased Mrs. Campbell's Chow-Chow. Today the Winston-Salem-based Golding Farms Food produces 250 products, including steak sauces and relishes. The company recently doubled the size of its bottling plant, due to a 30 percent sales increase in 2001. The company expects a 70 percent rise in sales in 2002.
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5459
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Using 2001 revenues, the Grant Thornton Accounting Firm ranked the state's 100 private companies for BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA. Companies doing business mainly in finance, real estate, retail, or healthcare do not qualify for the list. Twenty-one companies made their first appearance or returned after at least one year's absence. General Parts, Inc., of Raleigh, a distributor of replacement parts for vehicles, retained its No. 1 ranking from 2001.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 22 Issue 10, Oct 2002,
p45, 47, 49, 51-53, il
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Among the winners of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation's Governor's Conservation Achievement Award for 1994 are Hunter Safety Award, John C. Hopkins (Greensboro) and Legislator of the Year, Betsy Cochrane (Advance). A committee of conservation professionals and members of the NCWF Board of Directors selects the most qualified nominee from among the nominations.
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Among the winners of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation's Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards for 1993 are Conservationist of the Year, Molly Diggins; Youth Conservationist of the Year, Michael John Byers, II; and Soil Conservationist of the Year, Dr. George Naderman.
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Winners of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation's Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards represent a cross-section of the population from students to scholars, conservation professionals to volunteer laypeople, and non-profit organizations to industries. Winners include Conservationist of the Year, John Garton (Huntersville); NCWF Hall of Fame, Thomas W. Reese (Hickory); and Wildlife Enforcement Officer of the Year, Sgt. Keith Templeton (Salisbury).
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Among the winners of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation's Governor's Conservation Achievement Awards are Sportsman of the Year, Chuck Blalock (Raleigh); Environmentalist Educator of the Year, Anne Taylor (Raleigh); and NCWF Affiliate of the Year, Guilford Wildlife Club (Greensboro).
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