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3620
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The state's one-hundred counties are profiled using economic indicators, including population, 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. 18 Issue 2, Feb 1998,
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3623
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An emergency management mutual aid agreement has been signed by about 200 counties and municipalities. Signees of the pact, developed by the N.C. League of Municipalities and local governments, can request help from other signees in time of disaster.
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The N.C. Environmental Management Commission approved on December 11, 1997, the Neuse River Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy. The new rules contain requirements for riparian buffers, wastewater discharge, and nutrient management.
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Water Resources Research Institute News
(NoCar HD 1694 N8 N48x), Vol. Issue 309, Jan/Feb 1998,
p1,3-5, il
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In January, 1998, Peter Ridder will assume the position of publisher of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, the state's largest newspaper. Previously, he was publisher and president of the ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS in Minnesota.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 12, Dec 1997,
p88, por
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3634
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Patti Wheeler is president of Charlotte-based Wheeler Sports Enterprises, Inc. The company produces over 100 racing broadcasts a year for The Nashville Network and Turner Broadcasting System. It also works with ESPN and CBS.
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In December, 1969, the state submitted its first property nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. On July 4, 1997, the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the Michael Ferrall Family Cemetery in Halifax became the 2,000th nomination.
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The 1997 General Assembly enacted new state tax credit laws to make rehabilitating historic buildings and residences more attractive. The goal is not to preserve them as museums but to preserve them for continued use.
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3650
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Mark Yusko is the new chief investment officer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will oversee the university's $650 million in endowment and foundation money. He held a similar position at Notre Dame.
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Isaac Horton is president and CEO of Remote Source Lighting International, Inc., based in the Research Triangle Park. His patented Light Pump enables fiber optics, instead of the traditional light bulb, to provide illumination.
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Tom Peacock of Hamlet built the state's first alligator farm in 1997. Hatchlings cost $35 and take three years to mature. A market-ready alligator sells for around $240. Peacock got the idea when a friend needed a way to dispose of dead chickens on his poultry farm.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 5, May 1998,
p80-81, il
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3690
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Ask a person to name a tree representative of the South and they will probably answer, \"magnolia.\" In this pictorial essay, Melissa McGaw follows a spring bud through blossoming to fall's demise.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 6, June 1998,
p14-17, il
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3708
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Marty Tharpe's Spevco, Inc., located in Pfafftown, creates unusual tractor trailers. When companies want to advertise at fairs or sporting events temporarily, Spevco creates trailers that unfold into stages, sales kiosks, and A-V systems - even a 63-foot Walt Disney castle.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 7, July 1998,
p61-63, il
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3709
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In 1996, Dave Boliek founded ExplorNet, Inc. The nonprofit, Durham-based company matches schools needing computers with companies disposing of their old ones. To date, the company has received 200 computers from 25 businesses.
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14.Ex-CFO Was Sold Down the River by Sharpe, Bill Business North Carolina Vol. 18 Issue 7, July 1998
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Larry Pitt gave up the corporate world to become executive director of the North Carolina Outward Bound School in Asheville. The school handles over 5,000 people yearly who participate in such activities as rock- climbing and kayaking.
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John Hoffman is founder and CEO of Raleigh-based Aerial Images, Inc. In 1995, he completed negotiations with the Russians to use their satellite photo archives and also future photos. These he sells to countries who need high-altitude photos of their terrain.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 7, July 1998,
p60, por
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