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Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham became national players in the 1980s by taking advantage of the state's advantages.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 12 Issue 4, Apr 1992,
p18-27, il
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3158
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For years Raleigh was known primarily as the seat of state government. Now the city is emerging as a major center of business in the state through commercial and industrial growth and development, expansion, and relocation.
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24355
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Throughout its two-hundred year history, the city of Raleigh has enjoyed importance as a center of business with considerable impact on North Carolina’s economy overall.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 11 Issue 12, December 1991,
p32-39, il
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24394
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Almost 30,000 people now work in the two million square feet of office space built along the I-40 corridor in Raleigh. The buildings, however, still have high vacancy rates as the city tries to attract business. Some people consider the I-40 corridor as the new main street in Raleigh, while others maintain that Fayetteville Street has and always will be the main street. Both areas, however, have much to offer the city by way of access to state capital business and finance.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 12, December 1988,
p46-55, il
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27160
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Raleigh city manager Ruffin Hall unveiled his proposed budget last week, and it gives city employees a three-percent merit pay increase. But for the more than twenty-five hundred employees, that raise could effectively be erased by proposed changes to their health insurance coverage. In some cases, employees will actually take home less money.
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27491
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North Raleigh was the site of major growth during the 1980s. As people flocked to the Research Triangle and Raleigh grew, many of its more wealthy citizens moved north to new subdivisions and the suburbs. Author Melinda Ruley was a teenager during that movement and experienced the move to Raleigh firsthand. Looking back, she suggests that life was good, but devoid of personality and life. Ruley looks back on that the growth, the changing of Raleigh, and the citizens who lived there.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 36, September 5-11 1990,
p8-10
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27682
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Phase Two of the Hillsborough Street Revitalization Project is underway. New turnabouts, sidewalks, and bike lines will be extended on the west side of the street and developers are building new mixed-use developments. Current small business owners on the street are unsure how their businesses will be affected by four years of construction and if the city cares about protecting them.
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27831
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Raliegh’s City Council is debating whether or not to push for a new public safety center. The center would house administrative offices for the police, fire, telecommunications, and emergency management departments. The building would require an increase in property taxes to complete. Councilors worry about the tax increase during a recession, but some feel the building is necessary and now is the best time to complete it.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 4, January 2010,
p5, 9
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9.Economic Growth, Political Renewal by Lancaster, Michael North Carolina Vol. 49 Issue 10, Oct 1991
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29345
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Raleigh, North Carolina is known as the state's capital, but there are many other economic, political, and cultural developments that make the city stand out. With proximity to top universities, high-tech research and development, bustling construction, prosperous retail, Raleigh/Wake County has weathered the recent recession and plans to expand with a new history museum and education building.
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36238
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Being personally impacted by skyrocketing wireless plans prices inspired David Morken to found Republic Wireless. His Raleigh based company offered features for Republic customers such as wi-fi calling. Android phone customers could also access Republic’s wi-fi feature by purchasing the SIM card that allows download of the company’s app.
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36259
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The nine individuals interviewed represented the Carolina Biological Supply Company, Ward and Smith PA, Family Enterprise Center, Capel Inc., Conrad Industries, TradeMark Properties Inc., and Qualified Builders Inc. Topics included growing up in the family business, other career paths explored, family business histories, challenges unique to family-owned businesses, and how they anticipated keeping their family businesses for the next generation.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 7, July 2017,
p24-28, 30
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36285
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North Carolina’s contribution to industries such as biotechnology and its quality of life may define it as a wonderful place to live and work. Supporting this belief were six experts, offering insights about its place in the biotech global market, the importance of industry in the state, appeals the area has to international biotech companies, the importance of workforce training to international biotech companies, and what will keep such companies in North Carolina.
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Biotech industries--North Carolina; Biotechnology; Research and development partnership; International business enterprises; Community colleges; Research Triangle Park; North Carolina State University; Kannapolis--Economic conditions; Raleigh--Economic conditions; Winston-Salem--Economic development