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2297
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Injuries from a company's product or services can result in large damage awards from juries. Fear of this has resulted in 95% of cases filed being settled out of court and is moving the General Assembly toward tort reform to cap large awards.
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2446
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Although the 1995 General Assembly reduced funding for regionalism, grouping the state's one hundred counties into seven consortia, the Commerce Department still sees it as an effective way to recruit new industries.
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2455
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The Governor's Industrial Competitiveness Fund provides financial incentives to encourage businesses to relocate to the state. The fund is controversial, however, and the 1995 General Assembly reduced funding by 80 percent, to $2 million.
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2503
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John Biggers of Gastonia is the state's premier African American muralist. A Texas resident since 1949, he helped found Texas Southern's art department and taught there until he retired in 1983.
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2511
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Jay M. Robinson, chairman of the State Board of Education, must implement processes critical to public education: restructuring of the state education bureaucracy and decentralization of control of local schools.
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2722
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In May, 1996, the General Assembly is expected to pass HB 817, a bill on environmental pollution that will allow businesses to monitor their emissions and not be punished if they quickly correct a problem.
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2845
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The state's newest court is the Business Court, which will handle corporate cases of over $1 million in claims, such as shareholder lawsuits. Ben Tennille is the first judge of the court.
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3009
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The state, which was first in the nation in 1992 in attracting new businesses, was replaced by Ohio from 1993 to 1995, and faces increased recruiting competition as other states become more aggressive in using business incentives.
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3049
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The 1995 General Assembly passed legislation authorizing charter schools, or schools operated by a private, non-profit organization. The hard question that remains to be answered is how these schools are supposed to operate.
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3126
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On October 26, 1996, over 26,000 volunteers took part in NetDay '96. Eight thousand classrooms in 700 schools in 111 school districts were connected to the Internet. Without donations and volunteers, NetDay '96 would have cost the taxpayers $13.5 million.
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3159
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James B. Hunt, Jr. is the first person to serve four terms as governor. During the next four years he plans a vigorous pursuit of a 10-point plan that includes statewide expansion of Smart Start, raising teacher pay, and reducing pollution.
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3207
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Brownfields are underused or abandoned commercial or industrial sites that could be used profitably except for on-site contaminants. Several Charlotte redevelopment projects have overcome obstacles. State and federal governments foster such efforts.
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3250
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According to the N.C. Department of Commerce, the state ranks first in the nation in economic development for 1996, with $7.4 billion in business relocations and business expansions by in-state companies.
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3471
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Norris Tolson is the new secretary of commerce appointed by James B. Hunt at the start of his fourth term as governor. Tolson seeks not only to attract new businesses, but also to assist existing ones in selling their products.
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3490
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To be attractive to new and expanding industries, Cabarrus County instituted a business incentives program in 1996. Several industries have built facilities, including a $300-million Corning fiber optic plant. Other counties have adopted the program.
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