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for "Economic conditions--North Carolina"
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27412
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The state will cut 400 million dollars from its budget for the fiscal year and almost half will be cut from education. Meanwhile, the highway construction package will receive zero cuts and will cost 9.2 billion dollars. Money could be shifted from the highway fund to prevent cuts in education which provide a greater return on investment than does building roads. NC legislators are unlikely to do this as lobbying is strong, but cutting education spending will likely hurt the students of NC.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 19, May 8-14 1991,
p5-6
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27421
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Bankruptcies are on the rise during the national recession. NC ranked 10th in the percentage increase in the US between 1989 and 1990. A typical day in the US Bankruptcy Court in Raleigh sees approximately 100 cases a day. Paul and Kathy Oakley, victims of bankruptcy, and John Orcutt, a Raleigh bankruptcy attorney, are interviewed about their experiences with bankruptcy.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 22, May 29 - June 4 1991,
p6-7
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29363
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Despite the 1990s being a decade of economic shakedowns, some of North Carolina's core industries--textiles, furniture, and other heavy manufacturing--are adjusting to the new economic reality. Taking advantage of global partnerships and technological advances are keeping these industries running successfully.
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30613
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Four new measures of economic activity in Wilmington, North Carolina have been developed during the past year. The local economy is forecast to grow five percent over 1991. The current national recession should end by third quarter 1991 if the Federal Reserve System takes appropriate actions.
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Carolina Coast Business Review
(NoCar HF 5001 C38x), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Winter 1991,
p14-17, il, bibl, f
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30615
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The Wilmington, North Carolina economy did not escape the effects of the 1990-91 national recession, but a recovery should be well underway by third quarter 1991. Over the next year, the national economy is forecast to grow about five percent.
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Carolina Coast Business Review
(NoCar HF 5001 C38x), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Summer 1991,
p8-12, il, bibl, f
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27466
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To promote the next economic “boom” in NC, the state needs to grow its own jobs instead of focusing on attracting out-of-town companies. This growth would be slower, steadier, and better for local entrepreneurs. Startups would be more likely to succeed and entrepreneurs thrive if the state reconsiders its priorities.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 24, July 4-10 1990,
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27499
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North Carolina has undergone an economic transformation over the last 20 years. Strip malls and jobs in the service industry have overtaken industrial jobs as the employers in the state. Many people have been forced to accept jobs that make them work longer hours for lower wages and fewer benefits. With the recession and the reduced cost of manufacturing outside the US, NC factories are cutting back more. A call to organize is being heard by many to try to protect the jobs that are left.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 42, October 17-23 1990,
p11
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Record #:
30604
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The Wilmington, North Carolina area economy is forecast to grow more than eight percent over 1990. A mild national recession is possible during the first half of 1990.
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30606
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Over the last eighteen months, economic activity in the Wilmington, North Carolina area has shown mixed signals. Employment has been flat, but retail sales and building permits have continued to grow. At the national level, economic growth is expected to increase and the inflation rate is expected to fall during the second half of the year.
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30607
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The Cameron School of Business Administration at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington completed a study of the 1989 economic impact of the four North Carolina State Ports on the state of North Carolina. Figures and statistics are provided for the actual and potential impacts of the state ports on output or gross sales, earnings, taxes, and employment.
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30592
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Over the first half of 1988, economic activity in the Wilmington, North Carolina area grew at an annual rate of twelve percent. Forecasted growth for this area in 1989 is predicted to be approximately nine percent. The national economy should grow during 1989, assuming that the Federal Reserve System does not restrict monetary growth.
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30597
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The Wilmington, North Carolina area economy grew by approximately three percent over 1988. A mid-year review indicates that the local economy will grow by approximately six percent over 1989. At the national level, the inflation outlook is good and a recession appears very unlikely.
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26975
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The Triangle has grown in affluence over the past five years, and there is an increasing gap in our shifting economy between the prosperous and the impoverished. A wave of newcomers have flooded and fueled the Triangle’s economy, but others lack the resources and skills needed to get the good jobs in the expanding labor market.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 6 Issue 6, Mar 24-Apr 6 1988,
p24-26, por
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30581
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Economic activity in the Wilmington, North Carolina area has grown over the first three quarters of 1987, and growth in the six percent range is forecast for 1988. If the Federal Reserve System follows a moderately expansionary monetary policy, the national economy should grow by approximately three percent over 1988.
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30584
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The Wilmington, North Carolina area economy grew by approximately five percent over 1987. A mid-year review of local economic activity indicates that 1988 will be similar to 1987. At the national level, restrictive monetary policy enacted in 1987 will cause a slowdown in economic activity beginning in the second half of 1988 and continuing into 1989.
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