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29820
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In Greensboro, North Carolina a commitment to entrepreneurial opportunities has been incorporated into the Greensboro Partnership Entrepreneur Initiative. This initiative seeks to blend its local resources with national and regional programs to help entrepreneurs grow like other economic development endeavors.
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29821
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In a collaboration between North Carolina A&T University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering is coming together at an opportune time. Nanotechnology is believed to have a $2.6 trillion impact on the world's economy in the coming years. The Joint School will take advantage by enhancing the talents of highly skilled workers and researchers in the manipulation of atoms and molecules to form systems with customized properties.
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When North Carolina's officials need help with improving education procedures and standards, they often turn to the state's employers for guidance. North Carolina collaborates with champions of education like Albert Eckel, Chairman of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education; Dr. William Friday, president emeritus of University of North Carolina; Tony Habit, president of North Carolina New Schools Project; Linda Harrell, president and CEO of Communities in Schools of North Carolina; Governor Jim Hunt, four-term governor of North Carolina; and Howard Lee, executive director of the North Carolina Education Cabinet.
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Several programs across North Carolina work to train youth in handling money. From kindergarten to high school, The north Carolina Bankers Association, NC Council on Economic Education, the North Carolina Jump-Start Coalition, Communities in Schools of North Carolina, and other local programs show children to use money properly and provide skills to last a lifetime.
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10186
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This special NC Magazine county profile supplement features Cabarrus County, highlighting biotechnology, NASCAR, tourism, and the economy.
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10233
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Davidson County is featured in this month's NC Magazine community focus.
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10266
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Watauga County is profiled in this special community focus supplement. Among the topics discusses are economic growth, Appalachian State University, the second-home market, and tourism.
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10267
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In November 2007, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that heart disease was no longer the leading cause of death in the state. Zulovich discusses some of the heart work being conducted at heart centers in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Greenville.
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In the next five years, ending in 2013, Fort Bragg, in Cumberland County, will grow by 2,600 active-duty military personnel and 2,000 civilian employees. Counting family and other individuals, the county population will expand by 27,000. Zulovich discusses how this growth will affect public education, transportation, health care, and housing.
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Zulovich describes the changes taking place in Fayetteville's central business district.
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10502
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This special NC Magazine county profile supplement features Lee County, highlighting manufacturing and education. About 40% of the county workforce is involved in manufacturing.
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10503
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Dr. Bud Marchant, the new president of Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, is featured in this Zulovich article. The college currently enrolls 4,700 students in its curriculum offerings and over 20,000 in various continuing education.
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Harry Brown of Jacksonville was a national finalist for the TIME MAGAZINE Quality Dealer Award which the National Automobile Dealers Association presents at its annual convention. Besides running a successful dealership, he has done community work in Jacksonville and Onslow County and served as a senator in the North Carolina General Assembly.
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Besides operating a successful automobile dealership in Burlington, David Westcott holds important positions with the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association. He also serves as the state's representative to the National Automobile Dealers Association, chairing committees that shape policy and regulations for dealers for the fifty states.
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29654
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The University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have been afforded $65 million of state funds over the next two years. Through the University Cancer Research Fund, UNC will provide the top cancer research and treatment operations in the country.
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