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39761
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Salisbury’s present growth and development comes largely from 400 million dollars of business investments and billionaire Julian Robertson’s philanthropic support. Contributing factors include the town’s proximity to Charlotte and Greensboro and an Internet service company that spurred the multimillion-dollar investment.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 11, November 2016,
p8-10
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Salisbury--Economic conditions; Rowan County--Economic conditions; Rowan County--Industry and agriculture; Philanthropic foundations--The Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation Inc. ; Robertson, Julian H., Jr., 1932-; Internet service companies--Fibrant--Salisbury; Food Lion, Inc. (Salisbury)--History; Carolina Beverage Corporation--Cheerwine--Salisbury; Philanthropists--North Carolina
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43151
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For a number of years, paranormal investigators, including Port City Paranormal of Wilmington and Haunted North Carolina Paranormal Research and Investigations, have visited the Country Squire Restaurant and Winery to explore its multitude of paranormal activity.
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43309
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Founded in 1986, Yellow Branch Pottery & Cheese hold distinction as the oldest farmstead cheese producer
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43498
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"In 1951,at the age of 10, Ron Harris found his firstarrowhead. Featuring a pointed tip, flaked scars and composed of fine-grain rock, he immediately knew what lay in his palm. Today, Ron, who lives in Taylorsville and is a member of EnergyUnited, has a vast collection of Native American artifacts--some discovered, some traded and some significant, like his collection of stone Clovis points dating back 100,000 years, whichdenote the earliest inhabitants of present day North Carolina.?
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43543
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The Local Government Commission and State Treasurer Dale Folwell are presently putting the brakes on Project Grace's application over a clause that would require New Hanover County to pay the project's chief architect, Zimmer Development $2.5 million, if the commission foes not approve the submitted plans.
A public private venture, Project Grace would completely redevelop an entire blighted city block, including a library and Cape Fear Museum of History.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 42 Issue 10, October 2022,
p16-17
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43668
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North Carolina Oyster farmers are facing a "pushback" from homeowners and lawmakers. Bogue Sound, located on the borders of Emerald Isle and Atlantic Beach, is seen as a huge contributor to North Carolina's $30 million oyster industry but may be under scrutiny by locals using moratoriums--temporary prohibitions of activity.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 43 Issue 2, February 2023,
p38-41
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43766
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Venues discussed are: Berkley Manor in Ocracoke; Harvest House and Catering, Ramseur; The Saratoga Springs, Mount Pleasant, The Barn at Rock Creek, Leland, Luna's Trail Farm & Event Center, Westfield; and the Farmstead, mount Pleasant
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43829
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Located in the town of Navassah, Reaves Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church had its beginnings in the 1860s. Closed in 2005, a restoration effort assisted by the Coastal Land Trust in 2016 and later Historic Wilmington Foundation is moving to place the structure as a point of interest along the Gullah Geechee Greenway / Blueway Heritage trail now being developed.
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