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12088
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North Carolina has over fifty inns scattered around the state which are famous for their quality and diversity. The article includes information on several, including The Nu-Ray Inn (Burnsville) and The Jarrett House (Dillsboro) and provides a listing of others.
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12090
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Closed in 1973 because its building was unsafe, the East Carolina Summer Theatre is making a dramatic comeback. A multi-million dollar construction project has renovated and expanded McGinnis Theatre on the campus of East Carolina University and 1982 will mark the start of summer theatre again. Productions are under the direction of Edgar R. Loessin, chairman of the ECU Department of Drama and Speech.
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12091
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There are over one thousand architects practicing their profession in North Carolina. Some are single-member establishments while others are members of large concerns with scores of personnel. This article presents information on the state's architects and their work.
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12092
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Dellinger/Lee Associates, a twenty-member staff architectural firm in Charlotte, entered two extremely difficult national open design competitions, and although the firm did not take first place, it astonished many of its major competitors by finishing in the top five for two years in a row.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 6, June 1982,
p20, 22, 24, 57-58, il
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12093
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William R. Howard is president and chief operating officer of Piedmont Aviation, Inc, which operates Piedmont Airlines. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 7, July 1982,
p9-10, 12, 14, 66-67, por
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12094
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This article contains information on improvements at North Carolina's four major airports: Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte-Douglas International, Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, and Asheville.
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12101
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John A. Forlines, Jr. is chairman and president of the Bank of Granite, located in Granite Falls. We the People of North Carolina magazine features him in the Businessman in the News section.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 8, Aug 1982,
p9-10, 12, 46-47, il, por
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12102
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The long-awaited School of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University has opened. The school is located on a 182-acre site west of Raleigh in a $32-million, 350,000-sqaure-foot building. Dr. Terrance M. Curtin is dean of the school.
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12104
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Paul H. Broyhill, board chairman and chief executive officer of Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc., is featured in the Businessman in the News section of We the People of North Carolina magazine.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 11, Nov 1982,
p9-10, 12, 14, 121-122, por
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12106
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LADD Furniture, Inc. of High Point is marking its first birthday as the industry's youngest firm.
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12107
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This article provides an overview of the state's furniture industry as it stands today.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 40 Issue 11, Nov 1982,
p24, 26, 28, 123-124, il, por
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12108
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Wood and metal contract furniture, or furniture designed for office and institutional use, has continued to sell well during the current recession while residential sales have plummeted. Several North Carolina makers of this type of furniture discuss their product, including Alma Desk Company (High Point), Bernhardt Industries (Lenoir), Boling Company (Siler City), and Comforto Incorporated (Lincolnton).
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12109
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Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc. was formed from a merger in 1956 of two outstanding furniture companies - Drexel, founded, in 1903 and Heritage, started in 1934. With nineteen plants and over five thousand workers, it is one of the largest companies in the industry.
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12110
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Two brothers, Clarence and Thayer Coggin, founded Thayer Coggin of High Point in 1952. The company, which manufactures over 1,200 items, is a national style leader in residential furniture.
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12111
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Henry Talmadge Link started Dixie Furniture in Lexington in 1937 with eighty-six people, five salesmen, and three hundred customers. Today, the company has eight plants with five million-square-feet of floor space, 4,000 employees, 100 salesman and over 10,000 customers at home and abroad.
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