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"Raleigh-bsed Natrx believes it can turn the tide on soil erosion along coastlines in a way that also helps the environment." The company has patented a 3D printing process that creates environmentally friendly blocks that can be used in waterways to control erosion in much the same way as old tires and other materials. The company was founded in 2016 by Leonard Nelson and Matt Campbell.
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"A homegrown restaurant chain revives under a new proprietor." A quarter of a million dollars was spent in 2023 upgrading the Charlotte based Hickory Tavern restaurant chain with its 20 locations in North and South Carolina. CEO Mark Eason has been leading the charge to resurrect the chain. The business was originally founded in Hickory in 1997. A new menu was rolled out in August.
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"Creative approaches are required to sustain the states once-dynamic regional malls." The last regional mall built in North Carolina was Northlake Mall in Charlotte in 2005. Existing mall operations are turning to adding housing, restaurants and medical facilities. Major owners of North Carolina Malls are CBL Properties, Brookfield Properties and Simon Property Group.
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At 78, Bob Page, CEO of Replacements LTD. is not slowing down. The company has 370 employees and does 2,00 to 2,500 orders daily, edging up to 6,000 daily during November and December. Replacements did a record $100 million in business during COVID in 2021. Discontinued an in-stock china still makes up 60% of its sales.
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"How Bob Timberlake, a nice guy from Lexington, became a global phenomenon." In the mid 1960s, Timberlake became influenced by the artist Andrew Wyeth. Timberlake has since become a renowned painter, his works selling the millions and has contributed a multi-billion business with his brand of home decor through Lexington Furniture.
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"A Cary company says tasty kombucha isn't an oxymoron." Cary -based company Tribucha is betting on the increased popularity of health drinks. It was the first company in the industry to package its product in cans and six packs, ahead of similar brands owned by Pepsi and Coca-Cola.
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Some North Carolina cities consider soccer tournaments as an income source. The state has become a prime location for some of the biggest college tournaments, including the 2004 women's Final Four in Cary. Many youth leagues and high school conferences exist across the state. Cities see tournaments as a way to fill hotel rooms, pack restaurants, and attract shoppers.
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Charles Peters, the new chief financial officer of Raleigh-based Red Hat, Inc., is profiled. He was chief financial officer for Burlington Industries before assuming his present position. Red Hat sells and services the Linux computer-operating system.
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Susan Devore is president of Charlotte-based Premier Purchasing Partners LP. The company helps over 1,500 hospitals around the country cut costs by buying supplies in bulk. Each year she oversees the purchase of over $19 billion in medical equipment and other supplies. Because of her work, MODERN HEALTHCARE magazine named her the 67th most powerful person in health care, ahead of the U.S. Surgeon General.
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Real estate mogul Steven Bell is profiled in this BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA article. Bell presides over Greensboro-based Steven D. Bell & Co. which owns and manages two dozen shopping centers and other commercial properties, eighteen thousand apartments, and eleven retirement homes in eight states. The company is worth around $1.7 billion and employs 675.
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In the Atlantic Coast Conference, intercollegiate sports teams bring nationwide attention to the member universities and revenues to fund programs. Roush discusses a secondary source of revenues from sports-–royalties from items sold with college logos. Revenues from this source vary from year to year, fluctuating with the successes or failures of the conference teams.
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At colleges and universities, only football and men's basketball are considered revenue-producing sports. Nonrevenue sports, such as baseball, softball, track and field, soccer, lacrosse, and wrestling, usually generate very little money for athletic department coffers. Roush discusses approaches schools in North Carolina and elsewhere are taking to increase revenues from these sports.
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Pinehurst hosted the 1999 U.S. Open Golfing Championship, and the tournament returned in June 2005 to play on Pinehurst Resort's No. 2 course. Roush discusses the five-year planning that goes into hosting a golf tournament and how the 2005 event compared with the 1999 one.
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A strike canceled the hockey season for 2004-2005, and a settlement was finally reached in July 2005. When professional sports teams go on strike, a drop in fan attendance is typical for the following season. Raleigh's National Hockey League team, the Carolina Hurricanes, hope the fans haven't forgotten them. Roush discusses some things owners are planning to attract fans. Hockey fans say putting a competitive Hurricane team on the ice will bring them back.
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HFN, a trade publication, ranks Nancy Webster the third-most-powerful person in home fashion and design, behind French designer Philippe Stark and Martha Stewart. For the past two years, Webster headed Target's design team. In September 2005, she became CEO of Thomasville Furniture and the first woman to run a large furniture maker.
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