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3025
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Retail chains competing with Wal-Mart often find sales declining. However, results are mixed for two state-based retailers - Cato and Family Dollar - with Cato struggling and Family Dollar continuing to expand.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 7, July 1996,
p22,24-25, il
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3033
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An unknown photograph of part of the south front of the State Capitol has been discovered. The picture was taken in the 1870s by Rufus Morgan, one of the state's most accomplished itinerant photographers of the 19th-century.
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Carolina Comments
(NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 44 Issue 5, Sept 1996,
p117-121, il, por
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3034
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Bentonville Battleground was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 19, 1996, by Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt. The Civil War battle was the largest ever fought in the state.
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3035
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H. G. Jones was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine on July 11,1996, for outstanding service to the state and its citizens. Dr. Jones is a former director of the North Carolina Department of History and Archives.
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3042
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The Raft Swamp Post Office, the only free-standing Confederate post office in the South, is 150 years old in October, 1996. The 15-by-18-feet structure stands on the Humphrey-Williams-Smith Plantation in Robeson County.
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3063
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The accounting firm of Arthur Anderson yearly ranks the state's 100 largest companies. To be listed, companies must be based in the state, have fewer than 500 stockholders, and not be engaged in financial services, real estate, or retail business.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 7, July 1996,
p55,57-59,61,63,65, il
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3090
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Hurricane Fran's 1996 blow across the state brought not only destruction to a number of towns and cities, but also a swift response to the emergency by local governments.
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3091
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Dedication, ability, creativity, and leadership have earned eight state mayors Hometown Leadership Awards from the National Association of Towns and Townships. Towns include Cherryville, Kingstown, Holly Springs, and Canton.
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3108
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The Tower Award, sponsored by AIA North Carolina, recognizes excellence in preservation-related architecture. The 1996 award winners include Stephens & Francis, P.A. of New Bern for restoring the fire-damaged Palmer-Marsh House in Bath.
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3122
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The state's health-care industry is profiled with statistical data pertaining to hospitals, health maintenance organizations, physicians, and nursing homes.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 16 Issue 8, Aug 1996,
p50-51, il
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3150
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The North Carolina Transportation Museum at Historic Spencer Shops underwent a $7.8 million renovation in 1996. September 12-15, 1996, the newly restored Bob Julian Roundhouse opened, along with other renovated areas.
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3151
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Lee Nichols Helper Architecture, a Charlotte firm, received the 1996 Kamphoefner Prize. This is the first time a firm and not an individual received the award, which is named for North Carolina State University School of Design founder, Henry Kamphoefner.
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3152
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Three state architectural firms and two architects received two honor and three merit awards in the 1996 North Carolina Design Awards competition, which recognizes the best design work in the state.
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3162
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The economic vitality of the state's one hundred counties is profiled with data that includes 1996 civilian labor force, per capita income, building permits, and population on food stamps.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Feb 1997,
p122-128, il
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3165
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Fifty years ago, the prime responsibility of the Wildlife Resources Commission's Division of Wildlife Management was game species management. Now duties include inventorying and restoring wildlife, and managing non-game and endangered species.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 1, Jan 1997,
p8-15, il
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