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29185
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North Carolina is ranked the No. 3 filmmaking state in the nation, behind California and New York, since 1985. In 1990, 52 major films and television shows were filmed in North Carolina, an industry that put $426 million in the state's economy.
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29186
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North Carolina's Port Authority is headed in the right direction now that it is piloted by a professional staff and activist board. The Port Authority operated on a profit for the 1990 Fiscal year for the first time in many years, also working with increased tonnage and diversified cargoes.
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29204
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With the help of the NC Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife, and money donated by the Prudential Insurance Co., Alligator River, 141,600 acres, is the third largest wildlife refuge east of the Mississippi River.
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29233
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The member companies of First Wachovia Corp. finally have a new name and logo after the merger six years ago of Wachovia and First National Bank of Atlanta. For North Carolina, that will be Wachovia Bank of North Carolina.
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29246
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Two-hundred and eighty years ago in what is now rural Greene County, North Carolina a fort fell after three days of fighting, ending a bloody war. The fort belonged to the Tuscarora Indians and the war was against the American colonists that lasted from 1711 to 1713. This summer, archaeologists from East Carolina University are excavating to determine what remains.
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29255
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There is an ongoing concern over North Carolina's occupancy taxes, and who they should benefit. For the state's travel and tourism industry, especially Convention and Visitors Bureaus, the occupancy tax should go to travel and tourism, just as gas taxes and other highway-use fees go toward building and maintaining highways.
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29310
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In the past election, the maps that decided the current North Carolina General Assembly--and the presidential winner for the state--were found unconstitutional. This week, the North Carolina legislature must draw new maps to combat racial gerrymandering.
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29325
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With nearly 124,500 full time employees, public schools are North Carolina's largest employer. Although public schools typically get the largest part of the state budget each year, the General Assembly cut the Department of Public Education's budget, eliminating new school bus funds and allotments for textbooks, supplies, and instructional materials.
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29329
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Julianne still Thrift has been named president of Salem Academy and College, the 18th president and first female to hold the administrative office since the school was founded in 1772 by early Moravian settlers.
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29336
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To continue with their 41-year history as one of North Carolina's leaders in serving businesses and professional clients, the Moore and Van Allen law firm is expanding their offices statewide. To better serve clients, the Charlotte-based company will also open doors in Raleigh and Durham.
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29348
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The North Carolina mountains provides a lot of opportunities for the beginner or the veteran alike to hit the slopes and take advantage of the numerous ski lodges.
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29349
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In celebrating 100 years since its charter, Meredith College is also celebrating its competitive edge in the business of women's education. As festivities for the anniversary take place, stellar women in the fields of journalism, law, science, theology, and politics come to celebrate the College's accomplishments.
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29350
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has grown from a two-building campus to a nationally-recognized, doctoral-granting institution. Recent developments for UNC-Greensboro have included an $18.5 million federal grant to the School of Education, an innovative Engineering and Science Research Center, and the move from a Division III school to a Division I level.
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29351
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Through the North Carolina Rate Bureau, insurance companies have filed a proposed 41.8 percent increase in the rates charged employees for worker's compensation. Insurance companies argue that without increased rates their industry is threatened in the state.
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29357
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In a marriage of art and science, the North Carolina Supercomputing Center is using scientific visualization to transform billions of points of data in to comprehensive moving images. This nationally recognized center is helping groups such as the EPA visualize air quality to aid in regulation development.
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