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29367
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North Carolina's export industry is still booming--despite hindrances in Europe and the Middle East--thanks to textiles and apparel. Textile mill exports were up 30% to $138 million, while apparel increased 45.8% to $80 million.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 49 Issue 11, Nov 1991, p32, il
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29373
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With a homegrown, laid-back vibe, Hatteras Hammocks, owned and operated by Walter Perkins and J.A. Branch, is making a wave abroad. Built from scratch, the backyard hammock company now does $1 million in overseas sales in France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and Austria.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 49 Issue 12, Dec 1991, p10, por
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29416
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Training in Japanese-style management techniques is paying off for the American Avenue Plant of AMP Inc. in Greensboro, North Carolina. For the second year in a row, the plant, which makes electric and electronic switching devices, has won AMP's Excellence in Quality Improvement Award.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Jan 1992, p8, il, por
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29419
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As the president and CEO of Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, the largest operating unit within Wachovia Corp, you would expect L.M. 'Bud' Baker, Jr. to be hard as nails. But with Baker's keen mind and humanitarianism, he has won over clients and the community alike.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 1, January 1992, p10, 12-13, por
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29424
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To deal openly and frankly with a disconcerting topic--hazardous waste management--Cleveland County, North Carolina's leaders, industrialists, and educators have come together to form the Cleveland County Industrial Environmental Exchange (CCIEE). The group works as a mechanism for educating the public, sharing information, and promoting awareness of and compliance with laws.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 1, January 1992, p28-29, por
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29452
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Whether environmental protection or education, public interest and non-profit groups are gaining the ear of powerful North Carolina legislators. Through research and funding, these groups are shaping debate over public policies in the state.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 5, May 1992, p12-13
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29453
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Over three-quarters in the fiscal year and North Carolina's budget is showing resilience. With revenue collections on target and spending slightly below appropriation, state officials are expecting to end the year with a positive balancve of $100 million.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 5, May 1992, p14
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29472
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With the backing of Bill Friday, president emeritus of the university system, and H. Smith Richardson Jr., former CEO of Richardson Vick, Walter De Vries has founded the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership in Wilmington, North Carolina. The bipartisan, non-profit campaign school identified fellows though to have the capability and backgrounds to succeed in public office, and then trains them in techniques in practical politics.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 50 Issue 6, June 1992, p16, 18, por
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36041
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The standing room only event was the debut of ECU’s Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival. Spotlighted for the special event included the unveiled drawing of ECU’s planned new Performing Arts Theatre. Other visual accompaniment were photos of performers, Chancellor Steve Ballard, the New York Metro Alumni Chapter, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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36045
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Greek and Latin, part of classic curriculum, was a source of dread for many students of yesteryear. Therefore, news that Greek and Latin for Vocabulary Building was a popular course for ECU students may seem surprising. An explanation was the appeal of vocabulary words perhaps regarded as profane. Evidence not surprising, but perhaps not considered during course registration, was their role in the development of later born languages like English.
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36080
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For ECU’s Generation Y students, reality TV truly hit home. The Loft was filmed in a local condo and featured other students. While targeting people who came of age in the Internet age, it discussed age-old roommate issues associated with the pleasures of first-time adult freedom and challenges of first-time adult responsibility.
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36106
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Away games yielded aspects that made these experiences unique from ones played on home turf, Participants on the court and off noted the unique effects on student-athletes academically and kinesthetically.
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36110
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An ECU professor didn’t have to travel far to find treasure. Among treasure discovered by Ashley White was a shipwreck, originally found around the Outer Banks in the late 1930s and much later confirmed as Blackbeard’s flagship. Another treasure trove, discovered near Ocala, FL, were coins minted during the reign of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
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25465
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Along with new coaches, to promote the potential success of a competitive men’s basketball team, supporters are attempting to raise funds to pay for the construction of a separate practice facility for basketball.