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40614
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The greater popularity of tobacco products overseas makes this plant still a major cash crop for North Carolina. Therein lies a delicate balance: supporting the manufacture of these products in light of reports of e-cigarette related health hazards and controversy surrounding the marketing of such products to youth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 8, August 2019,
p24-25
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40624
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Profiled in this edition of Pillars of North Carolina series is Harvey Gantt. Topics the former senator and Charlotte mayor discussed included how he came to be the first African American enrolled at Clemson University, role models, and the state’s occupational and political climate.
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Gantt, Harvey, 1943-; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Politics--North Carolina; Democratic party--North Carolina; Republican Party--North Carolina; Mayors--Charlotte ; Mayors--Charlotte--African American; Senators (North Carolina); Senators--North Carolina--African American; Social classes--United States--shrinking middle class ; Clemson University--African American students--Harvey Gantt
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41196
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Bed and breakfast owners in towns like Edenton are concerned about the potential negative impacts of short term rentals. They believe these rental properties, not required to comply with hospitality industry regulations, can compromise the safety of their guests, communities, and neighborhoods as much as the tourist trade.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 12, December 2019 ,
p18-19
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Bed and breakfast accommodations--North Carolina--Edenton; Hospitality industry--Bed and Breakfasts--health and safety standards; Hospitality industry--tourist trade--North Carolina ; Tourist trade and state; Edenton--Description and travel; Legislation--hospitality industry regulations--short term rentals ; Edenton--historic properties--Cotton Gin Inn; Inns--Chowan County--Edenton; Roanoke River Lighthouse (Edenton); Legislation--hospitality industry regulations--Vacation Rental Act of 2015
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42818
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Patterson was instrumental in developing the N.C. Rural Internet Access Authority, now the N.C. Broadband Infrastructure Office. After Jim hunt's election to the N,C. Governor post in 1976, she became deputy secretary of the N.C. Department of Administration, a rare opportunity for a woman at that time. she is a native of Columbus County.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 11, November 2020,
p10-12
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42901
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in 1992, Eva M. Clayton made history when she became the first Black woman in North Carolina to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. She first ran for the U.S. House in 1968. After leaving Congress in 2003, she accepted a post in Rome with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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42947
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'"The Asheville native made his mark on North Carolina as an innovator in public relations. His promotional ideas helped attract tourists from around the world to the state's beaches, mountains and gold courses." In the early 1980s, Hensley formed High Country Host, a marketing network for tourism related businesses in Northwest North Carolina.
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42949
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"Elizabeth City State University takes flight with a passionate chancellor, dashing rumors of the historic school's demise.' UNC System President Margaret Spellings made Karrie Dixon interim chancellor in 2018. Dixon is among five female and six Black chancellors currently in the UNC System.
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43022
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After World War II, Marshall Rauch joined his wife's family's textile business in Bessemer City in Gaston County, later starting his own business, Pyramid Mills. A big break came in 1963, when Spiegel Catalog Company placed an order for Christmas ornaments woven with rayon thread., Rauch Industries went public in 1983 and was sold for $50 million in 1996. In addition to business, Rauch used his leadership skills to gain inclusion for blacks and Jewish people in Gaston County . He is currently 97 years old.
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A Winston Salem native, Childress, currently 75 is chairman and CEO of Richard Childress Racing In 2004, Childress Vineyards opened in Lexington.
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43100
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"A pioneer in N.C. banking and investment management carves out a specialty in advising family-owned businesses." Cole's banking career began 1973 at NCNB in Greensboro. In 2011, she founded SAGE Leadership & Strategy
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 41 Issue 9, September 2021,
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43351
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"The civil right's pioneer's career is distinguished by his ability to negotiate and his commitment to public service." Now 91, Durham native Henry McKinley Michaux has served in the North Carolina General Assembly for more than 50 years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 42 Issue 2, February 2022,
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Wehn Dale Halton took over as preident of Charlotte's Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. in 1981, she was a rare female CEO. The franchise originally started by her grandparents in 1905, was nearly insolvent at the time Halton arrived on the scene. By the end of Halton's tenure and its sale to Pepsi Bottling Group in 2005, the business had become the ninth largest bottler in the nation.
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Raleigh Native, Ernie Pit, has become widely recognized throughout central North Carolina. Pitt has gained his admiration through the Winston-Salem Chronicle, a weekly newspaper highlighting the African-American community. The success and influence of the Chronicle have given Ernie a place in the North Carolina Media and Journalism Hall of Fame.
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Heights House Hotel is located on 308 South Boylan Avenue in Raleigh. "When a curious couple stepped inside a mysterious, run-down mansion overlooking Raleigh’s Boylan Heights neighborhood, they saw the perfect setting for a relaxing escape from the chaos of modern life." Completed in 1860, the mansion originally began life as Montfort Hall. William Percival designed the home in the Italianate style, In the early 1900s, land associated with the property was subdivided to create the Boylan Heights neighborhood.
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"When farmers discovered regions in North Carolina provided the right climate, elevation and soil to grow European grape varieties, vineyards sprouted across the state. Now nearly 200 NC wineries produce award-winning wines and feature weekend events, food trucks, restaurants and accommodations. Most locations host wine tastings and provide outdoor seating with impressive views of grapevines and mountains--here are just five examples from around the state."
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