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13633
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Economic development, banking, manufacturing, technology, and tourism all shape North Carolina's economy. Business North Carolina magazine asked five top executives in these fields to discuss what forces they expect to shape their industries during the 1990s.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Jan 1990,
p40-45, por
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13688
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Edgecombe and Nash Counties geographically compete for four towns: Rocky Mount, Battleboro, Whitakers, and Sharpsburg; Sharpsburg and Rocky Mount are claimed by additional counties. This article discusses the history of these shared borders as well as the governmental implications of communal county lines.
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Formed in 1787 from Bladen County, Robeson County was named for Colonel Thomas Robeson. Encompassing 604,160 acres, approximately half of which is forests, Robeson has the largest acreage under cultivation in North Carolina. Statistics related to population, rainfall, temperature, agricultural production, and wages, are given.
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North Carolina's Civil Defense at the state level ranks among the top six in the nation. However, lack of interest by local public officials makes North Carolina weakens this program.
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Only a few of the lakes in North Carolina are natural, but they are full of water and most of them provide good fishing and boating as well.
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The first chief executive of the territory known as the Province of North Carolina, William Drummond served as the first governor in the state. Drummond was Governor of the Albemarle from 1663 to 1667. Drummond was hung for staging an uprising against Virginia governor Sir William Berkeley.
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This article lists the names and terms of every governor to serve in North Carolina and offers statistics regarding who was the first governor, who served the most terms, etc. Included is an illustration of the old capitol in Raleigh, destroyed by fire in 1831.
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13825
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The state flag now in use was adopted in 1885. This article discusses the history of the state flag and the reasons behind its design.
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13827
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Selected on 4 March, 1943, for their abundance, color, singing abilities and tendency to remain in the state year round, the Cardinal became the state bird of North Carolina.
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Required by the Constitution of North Carolina, Article III, Section 16, the Governor must seal all grants and commissions in the name of the state with \"The Great Seal.\" Two and one-quarter inches in diameter, the Great Seal depicts the figures of Liberty and Plenty looking toward each other, but not more than half fronting each other.
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13829
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Written in honor of Dr. Alexander Gaston, an Irish doctor who was murdered by Tories, the North Carolina state song is titled, \"The Old North State Forever.\"
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13832
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This article offers population and race statistics, ranking counties in North Carolina by their percentage of white inhabitants.
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13836
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The State Parks Department is slowly restoring the Town Creek Indian Mound near Mt. Gilead. This village with attached museum will become one of the state's most valuable and historic attractions.
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13862
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When the merger of Progress Energy and Duke Energy is completed later in 2011, it will create the country's largest utility. This article presents a capsule view of what the merger will look like.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 31 Issue 3, Mar 2011,
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13871
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Seventy-five buses in twenty-six states have been dispatched as the new fleet of highway post offices. Approved in 1940 by an Act of Congress, the new bus post offices will take over mail carrying duties at the end of rail lines.
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