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162
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Nelson profiles First Travelcorp. executives Jack Lucas, Kenneth Taylor, and Peter Swenson.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Feb 1992,
p32-37, por
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433
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Business North Carolina's annual list of North Carolina's top 100 companies also profiles three companies: Mebane Packaging Corporation, Spectrum Dyed Yarns and Charles Craft.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 6, June 1992,
p26-42, il, por
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1610
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For the 10th year in a row, BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA lists the top 100 private companies in the state. Only 23 companies have remained on the list for the past 10 years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 6, July 1994,
p30-43, por
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15566
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A third movie studio will soon join the ones in Wilmington and Shelby. The $750,000 Carolina Atlantic Production Co. is under construction in High Point, with completion scheduled for March 1987. The first movie will be shot there in the spring. Titled MOONSHINE, it is about the life of North Carolina revenue agent Garland Bunting.
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15567
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Since 1922, inventors have been coming to the Charlotte law firm of Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson to secure patents and patent protection. Patent law makes up about 60 percent of the firm's business, and the firm is also active in trademark and copyright law. For lawyers who practice patent law, a background in science or engineering has become a prerequisite.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 1, Jan 1987,
p26-29, il, por
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15574
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Nelson discusses how abandoned plants in the state, such as textile mills, are finding new life as real estate brokers match relocating or expanding existing companies with buildings that fit their needs. Some of the reasons for reusing a plant or mill include cost and timing. Also, although a business has moved, the old workforce is still there, the access to highways and airports and distributions centers still exists, and a local government always be ready to make a new company welcome.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Mar 1987,
p61-64, il
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15691
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Tourism has always been popular in the state's mountains, and it dates back to pre-Civil War days. Now skiing has added a new dimension to it, and the tourist season is a year-round activity. Currently there are ten ski resorts in the mountain counties. Although the new activity has affected some local economies, such as new construction and restaurants and stores staying open almost year round, skiing hasn't been a big lift everywhere.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 5, May 1988,
p58-61, 6364, 66-68, il
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15700
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine and Arthur Andersen & Company present their annual ranking of the state's top one hundred privately-held companies. It was a tough year for real estate developers and building contractors, but for the textile industry it was a very good year. Cone Mills Corporation and McDevitt & Street Company ranked first and second, a reverse of the positions the companies held in 1987.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 1988,
p56-62, 64-67, il
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15737
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Only four women are CEOs of the North Carolina 100, the state's largest private companies. They are Ann H. Gaither, of J. H. Heafner Co. Inc., a Lincolnton distributor of rubber tire products; Annabelle L. Fetterman, of Lundy Packing Company, a Clinton pork processor; Dale F. Halton, of Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte; and Lola Richardson, of Star-based Clayson Knitting Co. Inc. Nelson discusses with the four women how they got to be CEO's without being SOBs (Sons of the Boss).
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 1988,
p68-74, 76-77, por
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24334
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A planned extension of I-26 begins in Charleston, South Carolina and ends in Asheville, North Carolina. The project has angered environmentalists but much of the region’s business community anticipates and interstate that links western North Carolina to the Ohio Valley and industrial Midwest. This article examines the pros and cons of the expansion.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993,
p48-55, il
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24344
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The Pigeon River and the area around it has become vastly polluted as a result of industrial businesses. This article discusses the history of the river, how it became polluted, and the economic impact of such pollution.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 11 Issue 4, April 1991,
p36-47, il
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24368
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The tourism industry in North Carolina boomed in 1987, and the industry's impact is steadily increasing. Charlotte is just one community where hotels are providing jobs close to home and capitalizing on the tourism market.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 9 Issue 4, April 1989,
p66-77, il
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24407
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Mark Conrad is the general manager of Channel 46-WJZY, a TV station based in Charlotte. This article presents how he got into the business and his successes in the television industry.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 11, November 1987,
p48-55, il
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230
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Outside the domain of the metropolitan centers, smaller cities control their own economic principalities. Moderate growth suited North Carolina's second-tier regions in the 80s, but attracting jobs that slow the migration of talent remains a major challenge.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 4, Apr 1992,
p38-46, il
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13632
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The authors identify ten North Carolinians who have what it takes to be the movers and shakers of the 1990s.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Jan 1990,
p30-33, 36-39, il, por
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