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The North Carolina Utilities Commission noted rising electricity costs due to inflation-influenced increases in the cost of financing and constructing new generating facilities to satisfy growing customer demand. Lester Teal, president of Control General Corporation of Raleigh, discusses the problem and how computer energy management systems can help to control the time and rate of electricity usage.
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32525
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Hazardous wastes have become a serious problem in North Carolina, especially with the state’s strong ties to agriculture and industry. O.W. Strickland, head of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Branch of the Department of Human Resources, discusses hazardous waste management and regulations.
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32526
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Implantology is the practice of implanting artificial, workable teeth in the mouths of people. Dr. Paul A. Homoly of Hildebran is North Carolina’s first active member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. Hildebran is opening offices in Charlotte and Asheville, while training other dentists for this new specialty.
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32544
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Norman E. Johnson is Weyerhaeuser Company’s North Carolina Region Vice President in New Bern, where the company operates a market pulp mill and small sawmill. In this article, Johnson discusses his background in agribusiness and operations of the company.
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32545
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Thomas J. Hackney, Jr. is president of the Hackney Brothers Body Company of Wilson, and Chairman of the Board of North Carolina Citizen’s Association. This article discusses Hackney’s background and the history of the Hackney Brothers company, which was founded in 1854.
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32554
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William S. Lee of Charlotte is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Duke Power Company. This article discusses Lee’s business background, his views on nuclear power, and the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating plant in Pennsylvania.
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Nuclear fuel rods were loaded into the reactor vessel at Unit Number One of Duke Power Company’s William P. McGuire Nuclear Generating Plant at Lake Norman in January. As of mid-April, the company still had not been authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin producing power at the facility. Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant near Southport is the only facility in North Carolina currently producing electricity through nuclear fission.
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32556
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John Harden has been the best-known public relations counselor in North Carolina since 1958. At age 77, Harden recently sold part of his public relations firm, John Harden Associates, but he continues to serve the business. This article describes Harden’s background and contributions to public relations.
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32557
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Historically, China has been a profitable market for North Carolina’s tobacco and textile products and a recruiting ground for missionaries. Dr. John E. Thomas, Chancellor of Appalachian State University, is facilitating an innovative educational exchange program with the Northeast Institute of Technology in Shenyang, China. As a former engineer and communications officer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Thomas believes the exchange program will lead to advantageous opportunities.
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32558
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North Carolina’s population of people over the age of sixty-five is increasing and searching for alternative accommodations. Dr. W. W. Dickson, a veterinarian in Gastonia, founded Covenant Village, Inc., a combination retirement home and nursing center. The center aims to provide comfortable living with access to recreation and health services.
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George R. Herbert has been president of the Research Triangle Institute in Raleigh since 1958. Under Herbert’s leadership, the institute has developed into one of the nation’s top five research institutes. This article discusses Herbert’s background in business administration and his contributions to the institute’s growing success.
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32602
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Leaders of government, business, industry, and academia work together at the Research Triangle Park in Raleigh-Durham. For the past twenty-two years, the Research Triangle has enhanced North Carolina’s economy and research potential. An important milestone was the International Business Machines Corporation’s decision to build a complex of research, development and manufacturing.
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32603
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The growth of the Research Triangle Institute has been cited as a barometer of the Research Triangle Park’s success. Much of the institute’s development and growth can be attributed to its president, George R. Herbert. This article discusses the contributions of the institute to the area’s growth in industry, development and economy.
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32604
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Spencer Robbins and his brothers Grover and Harry Robbins are known for their development ventures in the Blowing Rock area. The Robbins brothers converted the Tweetsie railroad into a tourist attraction, and developed ski slopes on Beech Mountain. This article discusses the history of the Robbins’ business ventures, and highlights Spencer’s contributions.
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32605
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The cost of constructing interstate highway interchanges have escalated steadily during the past couple decades, while North Carolina Highway Fund revenues have failed to keep pace. Maintaining the eighty-thousand-mile North Carolina highway system now consumes the bulk of available road dollars. This article discusses the highway system, construction, maintenance, and financing.
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