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11336
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William R. Schultz heads Kelly-Springfield Tire Company's newest plant near Fayetteville in Cumberland County. Schultz is featured in this month's We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11340
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When W. Roger Soles graduated from college twenty-seven years ago, he went to work for the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company in Greensboro. Today he is president and chief executive officer of both Jefferson Standard and its parent company, Jefferson-Pilot Corporation. Soles is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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Addison H. Reese, former chairman of the board and director of North Carolina National Bank, and chairman of the board, director, and CEO of NCNB Corporation of Charlotte, was honored with the 33rd annual Citation for Distinguished Citizenship given by the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its sixth annual Citation for Distinguished Public Service to William C. Friday, president of the University of North Carolina.
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Twenty years ago Jack Guy started reviving the art of making folk toys, like a gee haw whimmy diddle or flipper dingers. Most of the toys date back 200 years. He sold at first to tourists, but the demand became so great that he hired mountains folks to carve the toys. By 1971, RTC Industries was distributing the toys nationally. Blue Ridge Cottage Industries, Inc., of Boone, which markets Jack Guy Folk Toys nationwide, succeeded it.
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Leon G. Alexander is president and chairman of the WIX Corporation in Gastonia. The business, which began operation in 1939, manufactures over 3,000 filter products for a variety of automotive and industrial purposes. Alexander is featured in this month's We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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This article presents information on the economic potential of the seafood industry in North Carolina, which has rich resources of inshore and offshore coastal fishing territory. The question is often asked, why, if there are such resources, can't the state keep, process, and sell more of its catch at home? Also included is information on what would be required to turn the community of Wanchese at the southern end of Roanoke Island into an economically important fishing port.
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11346
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The North Carolina General Assembly passed the Coastal Area Management Act in 1974 to control development along the state's coast. This article provides an analysis of the controversial law.
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11348
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Black Lake, a 1,400-acre lake in Bladen County, was for years uninviting, unsought, and unwanted. Renamed Bay Tree Lake, the body of water is now the center of a planned 15,000-acre year-round resort. The resort is designed for families who want a second home, or for those who want their primary home in a year-round resort atmosphere.
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The automobile was in its infancy in the state in 1909 when the General Assembly passed a law levying a registration tax on motor vehicles. That was the beginning of highway user taxes in the state. Today this program brings in $400 million a year, and every person, business, or corporation owning or operating a motor vehicle in the state contributes to it. This article presents information on what these taxes were, are, and what they could become.
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11353
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William J. Kennedy III is president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. The company, the largest African American-managed financial institution in the country and one of the largest in the world, is marking its 75th anniversary this year. Kennedy is featured in this month's We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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11355
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In 1969, Bob Timberlake took six of his paintings and drove to Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, to show them to the famous painter Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth advised him to go home and devote himself fulltime to painting. In 1970, at age 33, Timberlake left a successful business career to follow Wyeth's advice. In a few short years he has gained the reputation of being the most popular realist painter in the South.
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11357
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Moussa M. Domit, who is the new director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, discusses his plans for the future of the museum.
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11358
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Mars Hill College, which opened in 1856, is one of the state's oldest educational institutions. This article contains information on the history of the school and the challenging new program the school is instituting which is believed to be unique in the nation.
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11359
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Gilbert M. Dorland is president of Carolina Steel Corporation, the country's fifth largest industry of its sort in steel fabrication. He is featured in We the People of North Carolina magazine's Businessman in the News.
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