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2729
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Employers having difficulty deciding on a health care plan will have even more choices in the years ahead, as the state is glutted with managed care companies. In 1996, 22 are in operation, with 14 others planning entry applications.
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2810
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Although the 1996 summer Olympics will occur in Atlanta, the event's impact is being felt across North Carolina, as a number of foreign teams use athletic facilities in Charlotte, the Triad, Raleigh, and Greenville for training.
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2859
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Charlotte's new convention center has doubled the business of its predecessor, hosting 285 events in 1995, compared to 87 events in 1994, and bringing $270 million to the metropolitan area. Nearly 350 events already are booked through the year 2010.
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2966
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John Harris chose a graduate school close to Jockey's Ridge on the Outer Banks. He never got his degree. Instead, he and a partner founded Kitty Hawk Kites, the world's largest hang gliding school and kite retailer in the East.
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3012
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Calling on small-town doctors as a sales representative was the start of Robert Ingram's career in the pharmaceutical industry. Today he is president and CEO of Glaxo Wellcome's U.S. operations.
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3054
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Convention facilities bring areas additional revenues and an opportunity to show off their communities. Projects for new centers or expansions are planned for Greenville, Hickory, Raleigh, and Cumberland County.
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3055
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Convention and visitor bureaus represent regions, counties, or cities in attracting pleasure or business travelers to their areas and in helping to arrange accommodations. A resource directory is included.
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3070
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Thomas Day of Milton, a free African-American craftsman, handcrafted furniture during the 1840s and 1850s. His business, which employed twelve workers, included such clients as Governor David Reid and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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3103
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The Fodderstacks, 4,200 feet granite peaks outside Highlands, have been preserved for future generations. The Nature Conservancy purchased the tract on which they are located for inclusion in the Chattooga Watershed protection program.
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3157
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Meredythe Holmes is one of those persons able to pursue cherished interests: being of service to people through teaching; as president of Monarch Temporary Services, headquartered in Durham; and being an arts volunteer.
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3158
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For years Raleigh was known primarily as the seat of state government. Now the city is emerging as a major center of business in the state through commercial and industrial growth and development, expansion, and relocation.
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3206
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Many small businesses are unable to offer employees health insurance. Caroliance, a health insurance purchasing co-op, originated by the state in 1991, meets this need by linking businesses with insurance carriers.
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3248
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Tourism is the state's number two industry, creating 161,00 full-time jobs in 1996 and $9.2 billion in revenue. The industry feels the state should double its current marketing budget of $6.2 million to allow better competition with neighboring states.
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3249
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Tom Bradshaw, who became chairman of the N.C. Citizens for Business and Industry on March 19, 1997, has a background in business, government, and politics. A former mayor of Raleigh, he was North Carolina secretary of transportation, 1977-1981.
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3372
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Rising air fares and hotel costs can make travel budgets a major company expense, forcing businesses to seek ways to economize. Wachovia, for example, purchased a company jet for two daily round trips between Winston-Salem and Atlanta.
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