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29376
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After 43 years practicing law, Ruffin Bailey of Bailey and Dixon, has a 25th floor view of downtown Raleigh. Bailey has worked his entire career in insurance and banking law and is recognized as one of the most influential lobbyists in North Carolina.
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29377
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New Bern, North Carolina has pulled itself out of urban decay and is taking advantage of some major economic arenas. Government employment with the military, growing manufacturing, tourism, retirees, and agriculture are putting New Bern on the might, despite national and regional recessions.
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29420
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With the growing influx of retirees to North Carolina, a new industry is booming in the state, with retirees spending over $574 million a year. In both the western and coastal counties, an upswing in medical, housing, and recreational spending is making an overall economic impact of up to $1.1 billion.
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29422
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With the fast growth of retirees in North Carolina comes the rapid growth of development of retirement housing and continuing care communities. Developments across the state have made North Carolina the fourth-largest state in terms of such communities.
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29430
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Although North Carolina is one of the most competitive banking states in the country, there is currently a small number of businesses borrowing from the banks. Due to tight funds, the long decision-making process, and new guidelines are making corporations across the state wary of incurring new debt.
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29431
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In the state's first ever true audit, North Carolina's state government performance will be evaluated based on organizational structures, staffing, and overlapping efforts.
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29432
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In the 40 years since Tom Smith set his eyes on high goals, he has risen to the presidency of one of the nation's fastest growing supermarket chains: Food Lion, Inc. Based in Salisbury, North Carolina, Smith manages the business in terms of minimizing extra steps, expenses, and waste.
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29433
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Air cargo has become a booming business for North Carolina. An estimated 36000 tons of goods leaves Raleigh-Durham International Airport a year. But some say demand is outpacing capacity and are pushing for the Global TransPark to handle the estimated six-fold increase in air cargo traffic. Such a place would also need to have capacity for commercial development and manufacturing.
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29440
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Although the North Carolina General Assembly rescinded a 20% surtax on unemployment insurance, worker's compensation rates have risen nearly 16% or more for fields such as construction and mining. Along with skyrocketing rates, a recent NC Supreme Court ruling exposed employers to liabilities brought by injured workers, breaking the worker's compensation barrier.
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29441
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Five years ago, Greensboro, North Carolina-based Wrangler was headed in the wrong direction, business doing a slow fade. But now, as one of the top three US jeans brands, Wrangler is the only major company in the declining denim market to see increased market share. In reacting to market changes and consumer trends, sales and stocks are rising.
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29443
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East Carolina University's School of Medicine trains doctors in the practice of primary care and family medicine, which have become critical areas in healthcare both nationally and in North Carolina. ECU's medical school is also advancing students into their careers in family medicine with the Three Plus Three Program that combines the fourth year of medical school with the first year of residency.
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29444
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After a year-long feasibility study, it has been concluded that there are three possible site types for the proposed Global AirCargo Industrial Complex, or Global TransPark: existing airport expansion, joint use of civilian/military airport, undeveloped green site. The top pick currently is for the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base near Goldsboro, but if this fails, North Carolina's three major airports are next picks.
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29447
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Formed in 1898, N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. is the largest black-owned financial institution in the United States, and Bert Collins, CEO and president, has helped reposition the company as its clients and mission has changed over the years.
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29448
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Although North Carolina's furniture industry has long benefited from domestic sales, sites are being set toward international markets. North Carolina furniture currently only accounts for seven percent of US exports, but there are more opportunities for growth, and furniture exports have been rising for the past five years.
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29450
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Going back nearly 100 years, the economic history of Cabarrus County, North Carolina has been almost exclusively tied to the Cannon Mills textile empire. But since the 1980s, Cabarrus can be described as diversified. From tourism and stock-car racing to high-tech manufacturing and traditional textiles and tobacco, is competing with neighboring counties.
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