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2610
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Stage plays, movies, and two popular television shows - \"The Andy Griffith Show\" and \"Matlock\" - have made Andy Griffith possibly the most recognizable North Carolinian in the nation.
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6534
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Galax is a little plant with a heart-shaped leaf that grows on mountain slopes in western North Carolina. “Goin' Galackin'†is a mountain term for a trip deep into the mountains to harvest the leaves. Each year millions of these leaves end up in funeral wreaths and Christmas decorations around the country. Five thousand leaves can bring in as much as $12 from a wholesaler. DeLaughter describes the plant, the people who pick them, and â€goin' galackin.'â€
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14327
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Yancey County is located in the heart of the state's high country. It is a place of magnificent scenery, but at the same time a place with few farms, no natural gas, no water transportation, no airport, and since the 1977 flood, no railroad. It was hit hard by the recession of the early 1980s. DeLaughter explains how the county has overcome the severe impact of the recession.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 9, Sept 1984,
p43-44, 46, 48, il
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14872
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Bob Lowry heads a Charlotte commercial janitorial service called Better Cleaning Service. The firm provides full or part-time jobs to over 200 people and grosses nearly $2 million a year.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 5 Issue 9, Sept 1985,
p64-65, por
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15110
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Bob Wilson knew from the ground up how intensive the floor-cleaning business can be, having pushed a heavy buffer around stores during his high school days. At his business in Sparta in Alleghany County he set to work building a new type of buffer. What he came up with revolutionized the industry and created such a demand that he started his own manufacturing company. Sales for the machine, the Pioneer/Eclipse, reached $800,000 the first year. In 1986, five years later, sales are projected at $18 million.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 6 Issue 11, Nov 1986,
p36-38, por
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15568
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The Cherokees who live on the Qualia Boundary Reservation in western North Carolina depend on tourism and bingo as their main sources of income. While successful in comparison with other tribes, 30 percent of the workforce is unemployed, 40 percent have incomes below the poverty level, and almost half receive federal aid. To improve this, the tribe is engaging in their first venture outside the reservation, purchasing Carolina Mirror of North Wilkesboro for $28.8 million. The company is the largest mirror manufacturer in the nation.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan 1987,
p44-46, il
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15571
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Four-year-old Biltmore, Campbell, Smith Restorations of Asheville has built a nationwide and international reputation for restoration and preservation of artwork. When the firm was established in 1982, it was jointly owned by Biltmore Co. and Campbell, Smith of London. Biltmore Co. recently bought out the London side to become sole owner. While the company has taken on restorations as small as $250, it has also taken on some of the nation's largest restoration jobs. For example, the company spent two and a half years on the $2.3 million restoration of the Pennsylvania State Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg, as well as state capitol projects in Texas, New Jersey, Alabama, and Tennessee.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Feb 1987,
p41-43, il
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15573
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The Mast General Store was opened for business in Valle Crucis in 1883 by Henry Taylor, who later sold a half interest in the store to W.W. Mast in 1897. The store closed in 1977. John and Faye Cooper, who were attracted to the site in 1976, purchased it. Friends thought they were crazy, but the Coopers resurrected it and turned it into a multimillion dollar business that employs sixty-five people. The store is treasured by locals and visitors for its mix of the old and the new.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Mar 1987,
p12-13, 15-20, il
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9.The Business of Skiing by DeLaughter, Jerry Business North Carolina Vol. 4 Issue 12, December 1984
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24417
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There are ten ski resorts in North Carolina and this article presents the ups and downs of the industry since the first lodge opened in 1961. Pivotal to the ski industry in the south is the snow-making machine, which has helped the industry steadily increase over the years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 12, December 1984,
p19-24, il
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