Record #:

28573

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

Controversy continues over wind power farms offshore North Carolina’s Outer Banks. While wind development would generate renewable energy, jobs and income, there are issues regarding politics, aesthetics, air navigation routes, and military training.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 3, March 2017, p72-77, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wind power--North Carolina; Renewable energy

Record #:

36283

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

How businesses in North Carolina made the top one hundred list of best employers were offering benefits beyond paid vacations. As for these companies’ productivity, play didn’t generate a dearth of work. Survey results asserted a ninety-two percent engagement rate for these companies’ employees. Businesses such as nCino, Visionpoint Marketing, and N2 Publishing boasted perks such as free food, paid time off to volunteer, employees creating their own schedules, dogs allowed at work, and elder care assistance for employees.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 3, March 2016, p64-69 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Employers--Rankings; Businesses; Employees; Health insurance; Volunteerism; Labor supply; Labor market--North Carolina; Employee benefits

Record #:

27337

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

The High Point Market is the world’s largest home furnishing show bringing in 5.4 billion dollars in economic impact to the state. Over 75, 000 people will attend this year’s show and more than 2, 000 vendors will sell their goods. The influence of cheaper furniture from China, online shopping, competition from other cities, and the effects of House Bill 2 are having negative effects on the market. Despite problems, the show still goes on and provides a unique experience for market attendees.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 10, October 2016, p77-83 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture industry and trade--High Point; Furniture--Exhibitions--High Point; Southern Furniture Market

Record #:

36276

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

The silent killer for decades in the farming industry is nematodes. Possibly ridding plants of this microscopic roundworm by 2020 is the root knot nematode experiment. This research project, backed by the Gates Foundation, is being undertaken by AgBiome, a biochemical company in Durham.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 2, February 2016, p69-70 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biochemistry; Biology; Farmers and farming; Research and development partnership; Durham; Cotton; North Carolina State University; Research Triangle Park; Agriculture; Nematodes

Record #:

36300

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

Employment benefits for the profiled North Carolina companies are not limited to traditional perks like vacation time and health plans. Businesses like Red Ventures, Alston and Bird, Senn Dunn Insurance, and nCino offer benefits such as video games at work, subsidized backup daycare, a paid day off for Christmas shopping, and weekly surf and paddleboard lessons.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016, p22-23 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Employees; Businesses; Health insurance; Health facilities; Insurance companies--Greensboro; LendingTree (Charlotte); Law firms--Charlotte; Research Triangle Park; Designers--Raleigh; Biotechnology; Coffeehouses--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; SAS Institute, Inc. (Cary); Wilmington--Industry; Construction companies--Washington

Record #:

36241

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

Contemporary promotional efforts taken by the hospitality industry entail lodgings that are “a home away from home,” and where visitors feel like locals. For example, Aloft Asheville’s has fostered dogs on site for guests’ comfort. Charlotte’s Marriott Guest Center’s effort to instill convenience has a technological angle, with guests checking in through their mobile devices.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 5, May 2017, p26-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hospitality industry; Asheville--Businesses; Asheville--Buildings, structures, etc.; Tourism--Asheville; Charlotte--Buildings, structures, etc.; Charlotte--Businesses

Record #:

24822

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

National Wiper Alliance Inc. is recognized as the 2015 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year. Company president, Jeff Slosman, founded National Wiper in 1996 when looking for a way to reuse a dilapidated textile mill building in Swannanoa. National Wiper produces nonwoven wipes for restaurants, military contractors, and nursing homes, employs eighty-five, and projects 2015 revenues at $95 million.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 12, December 2015, p54-57, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Buncombe County--Industry; Small business; Textile industry

Record #:

25528

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

Wendell Murphy’s 20-year plan advances Duplin County beyond hog farming. The River Landing subdivision development is looking to expand its reach to Wilmington in hopes to market to second-home buyers and retirees.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 4, April 2016, p8-10, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Duplin County--Industry and agriculture

Record #:

27302

Author(s):

Williams, Allison

Abstract:

Valdese Weavers near Charlotte, North Carolina have been in the textile business for over a century. The employees still learn how to weave, a process that takes years to master.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 7, July 2016, p74-81, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Piedmont--Industry; Weaving; Textile industry