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2313
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Business travelers increasingly view hotels as a place to continue the workday. To accommodate these travelers, Marriott now has the \"Room That Works,\" which includes such items as a workstation with console table, PC modem, and a writing table.
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Companies across the state and nation spend about $1 billion yearly on investment-quality artwork, often from local artists, to hang in offices and reception areas. Wachovia Corp. has an 8,000-piece collection it has been building since the 1930s.
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2392
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With the cost of health care on the rise, many large and small companies in the state are focusing on wellness and prevention programs. This approach not only helps keep health costs down, but also increases worker productivity.
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2393
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With workers' compensation costs and claims rising, the 1994 General Assembly instituted reforms including capping medical fees, redrawing the statute of limitation on medical claims, and expanding the Industrial Commission staff handling appeals.
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William R. Kress was one of the first employees at IBM's new site in the Research Triangle Park in 1965. Now, he's the company's senior state executive, as well as site general manager and vice president of manufacturing.
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Lloyd V. Hackley is the new president of the North Carolina Community College System. His goal is to get K-12 schools and two- and four-year colleges to coordinate their efforts to produce a literate, job-ready workforce.
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The General Assembly, through Chapter 388 of the 1995 Session Laws (SB 426), sought to answer questions on accessing and copying public records, which previous legislation did not satisfactorily answer.
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After years of flat enrollment because of a drop in the number of high school graduates, independent colleges like Barton are seeing increases resulting from state tuition grants to independent schools, out-of-state students, and aggressive advertising.
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2521
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Nationally known Ed Briggs of Granville County combines traditional methods of making wooden bowls with his own interpretation to produce traditionally shaped bowls and free form burl sculpture bowls.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Wntr/Spr 1995,
p35-51, il, bibl
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2523
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Although the state has an indigenous scorpion, accidentally transplanted scorpions from Florida and the southwestern United States have been found in the state since 1991, for example, in Wake, Dare, and Nash Counties.
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2539
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The state's smallest mammal is the pygmy shrew, weighing two to three grams. Recently the first ever from the Coastal Plain and also the first in fifty years statewide were collected.
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2586
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Broadcasters Charlie Gaddy, Lee Kinard, C. J. Underwood, and Greensboro artist William Mangum combined their talents to produce NORTH CAROLINA: BEHOLD THE BEAUTY, a book on life in the state.
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2650
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North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill updated their sports programs' logos in 1995. Team logos are licensed for royalties.
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2652
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Advances in technologies permit individuals, workers, and businesses to be faster and more efficient through use of the Internet, multimedia products, and wireless communication devices.
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2725
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The N.C. Workers' Compensation Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act have distinct purposes. Employers must give careful attention to each when dealing with an employee affected by them.
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