Record #:

4055

Author(s):

Brown, Kathy

Abstract:

After almost ninety years, Duke Power Co. is closing, in January, 1999, the last remaining twelve of its once sixty-three appliance stores. In a time when electric customers lacked outlets to purchase appliances, the stores, which were located mostly in the company's branch offices, were a convenience. With the coming of Wal-Mart and other megastores, the company can no longer compete pricewise.

Source:

North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 57 Issue 1, Jan 1999, p42

Subject(s):

Company stores; Duke Power Co. (Durham)--History; Electric apparatus and appliances; Trade shows--Concord; Simpson, Brenda; Motorcycles

Record #:

24149

Author(s):

Exum, Steve

Abstract:

A factory in southwest Charlotte produces the equipment used to produce more than a third of the electricity in the United States. The author pre4sents the history of the Westinghouse Pant, now known as the Siemens Plant.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 30 Issue 11, November 2010, p48-55, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Electric apparatus and appliances; Electricity; Electric industries