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The state's ten largest private-sector employers include a computer-manufacturing firm, a university, three retail chains, two textile manufacturers, an electric utility, a tobacco manufacturer, and an airline. The Employment Security Commission of North Carolina did rankings.
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13013
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In this We the People of North Carolina interview, Thomas Harrelson, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, discusses what revenue shortfalls mean for the Highway Fund, abandonments of railroad corridors, and public transportation initiatives.
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Murray Whisnant received the 1990 Kamphoefner Prize, administered by the North Carolina Architectural Foundation, which goes annually to a NC architect or architectural firm that has made a sustained contribution of excellence to the Modern Movement. The award is worth $10,000.
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13016
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This article contains information on architects who won top prizes in the 1990 Design Awards presented by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (NCAIA).
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Petree Stockton & Robinson, with offices in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem, is one of North Carolina's oldest and largest law firms. The firm was founded in 1918, and its approximately one hundred and ten lawyers handle a broad range of legal issues.
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13022
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Caldwell County and the city of Lenoir are featured in this month's We the People of North Carolina magazine Community Profile.
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13037
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Charles Zeigler, Sr. retires as chairman of Public Service Company of North Carolina in January 1992, after a career of forty-five years. The gas company was founded by his father in Gastonia in 1938.
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J. Ruffin Bailey is senior attorney and of counsel for Bailey & Dixon located in Raleigh. He is an effective lobbyist for insurance and transportation interests and has been a player in four decades of change in the law and public policy.
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Carolina Container Company, Inc. is North Carolina's largest independent manufacturer of corrugated shipping containers. The company also promotes one of the most aggressive recycling programs in its industry.
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10.Recalling Events on Their Watch by Norris, Jeannie Faris North Carolina Vol. 50 Issue 3, Mar 1992
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During its fifty year history, forty-seven business executives have served as chairmen of the board of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI). Some of them relive the battles they fought for business.
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The North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry presented its 1992 Citation for Distinguished Citizenship to Ralph Ketner of Salisbury for his work as an outstanding entrepreneur, philanthropist and civic volunteer. A small-town grocer, Ketner founded Food Lion.
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North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry presented its 1992 Citation for Distinguished Public Service to C. C. Cameron, retired president and CEO of First Union National Bank in Charlotte.
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Halifax County and the city of Roanoke Rapids are featured in this month's North Carolina magazine Community Profile.
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13048
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This article presents a brief sketch of the state's top business leaders who were chosen for their skills and perseverance in building successful companies in the fields of technology, manufacturing, service, and retail.
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Champion International is a large economic anchor in western North Carolina. Two plants at Canton and Waynesville employ about 2,000 with average annual wages of $42,000, in addition to contributing over $3 million a year in taxes to Buncombe and Haywood counties. This article presents information on the company's $300 million dollar investment to protect the area's air and water quality.
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