Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
1940 results
for "Business North Carolina"
Currently viewing results 1 - 15
|
PAGE
OF 130
|
Next |
Record #:
4798
Author(s):
Abstract:
One of the more interesting web sites is \"How Stuff Works,\" the creation of Marshall Brain. The Cary company is less than a year old, but it is ranked in the top 500 web sites. Each month the site receives around 1.5 million visits. Brain and eight other writers prepare articles on how \"stuff\" like chocolate bars, TVs, and toilets work. The site also has an on-line store featuring items with the company logo.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 20 Issue 10, Oct 2000,
p66-73, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
43483
Author(s):
Abstract:
Charlotte NASCAR Hall of Famer and CEO of NASCAR Speedway Motors, Bruton Smith, died on June 22, 2022, at the age of 95. During his life, Smith secured a spot on the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans through the massive success of Sonic Automotive Inc. Bruton's impact on the racing world will be continued by his son, Marcus G. Smith, the new Chief Operating Officer of Speed Motors Inc.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
24775
Author(s):
Abstract:
Joe Colopy and Chaz Felix discuss their 13 year journey creating and strengthening their Durham-based email marketing company, Bronto Software Inc. In April 2015, the pair sold the company to San Mateo, California-based NetSuite Inc. for $200 million, making it the fifth-largest deal for a North Carolina tech company in the last decade.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 1, January 2016,
p10-12, il, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
28575
Author(s):
Abstract:
In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Reynolds American Inc. agreed to be sold to British American Tobacco PLC for $49 billion. Under Susan Cameron, former CEO and current executive chairman of Reynolds, the company transformed tobacco and became a leader in products that are reduced risk.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 3, March 2017,
p10-11, por
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
16337
Author(s):
Abstract:
Marshall Rauch, who turned an old textile business into a fast-growing manufacturer of Christmas ornaments, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA'S Entrepreneur of the Year for 1990. Rauch founded his company, Pyramid Mills, in Gastonia in 1957, and it is the largest Christmas tree ornament manufacturing company in the United States. He has represented the Twenty-fifth Senatorial District since 1967.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 10 Issue 10, Oct 1990,
p16-22, il, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
36291
Author(s):
Abstract:
Built in 1899, the building once housing the Caffe Phoenix got a new lease on life, courtesy of developer magnates such as James Goodnight. Part of his vision for downtown Wilmington is it becoming the hub for tech startups and companies seeking office space in an urban area.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
14038
Author(s):
Abstract:
This directory was compiled from questionnaires returned to Business North Carolina by agencies which paid a fee for a listing. Information includes year founded, number of employees, agency specialization, current clients, and president/partners.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p28-30, 32-34, 36
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
30193
Author(s):
Abstract:
Business North Carolina’s 2016 annual Law Journal features advice from lawyers on spotting, preventing and dealing with some of the legal pitfalls common to businesses. Information is provided on modern estate planning, eminent domain, and upcoming additions and changes at the North Carolina Business Court. There is also advice for business owners who are going through a divorce.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 5, May 2016,
p87-95, il, por
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
28579
Author(s):
Abstract:
To give a snapshot of North Carolina’s economy, a diverse group of business leaders share their perspectives on important trends. Statistics are provided for agriculture, banking, energy, health care, higher education, housing, law, life sciences, money management, and transportation.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 37 Issue 2, February 2017,
p41-63, il, por, map
Periodical Website
Full Text:
Record #:
14285
Author(s):
Abstract:
Four hundred years ago the first English colonists landed at Roanoke Island. Brown discusses what this anniversary celebration will mean for tourist-related businesses in North Carolina.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p49-50, 52, 54, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
24333
Author(s):
Abstract:
The sleepy little town of Selma in Johnston County, North Carolina has become an overnight success as a result of its location on I-95. The town is exactly eight hours from both the New York-New Jersey population center and central Florida.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 1993,
p40-46, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Record #:
4027
Author(s):
Abstract:
The state's one hundred largest employers for 1998 range from Food Lion, Inc. with over 34,000 workers, to three that tied with 2,300. The companies are either privately, publicly, or foreign owned. They offer such products and services as yarn, banking, pork processing, and telecommunications.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Feb 1999,
p46-47,49-55, il
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
13.A Bigger Bite of Hospital Food by Barnes, Marc Business North Carolina Vol. 20 Issue 12, Dec 2000
Record #:
4857
Author(s):
Abstract:
A la Cart, Inc., headquartered in Charlotte, is a runner-up in the 2000 Business North Carolina Small Business of the Year competition. Founded by Wade Moyer in 1989, the company makes food storage carts for hospitals. A la Cart employs twenty-eight and projects revenues of $8.2 million in 2000.
Source:
Record #:
40612
Author(s):
Abstract:
Countering the pressure many high school students experience to get a university degree is the community college alternative. Asserting the practicality of an associate’s degree are reasons why two year colleges benefit North Carolina economically and occupationally. Added as evidence are what North Carolina community colleges such as Central Piedmont, Lenoir, and Alamance in particular offer to the state.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 39 Issue 3, March 2019 ,
p35-45
Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Community colleges--North Carolina ; North Carolina Community College System; Apprenticeships--Community Colleges ; Edgecombe Community College ; Fayetteville Technical Community College ; Guilford Technical Community College; Wake Technical Community College ; Alamance Community College ; Central Piedmont Community College; Lenoir Community College; Nash Community College; Pitt Community College
Record #:
15092
Author(s):
Abstract:
Simon examines the problem created by the larger number of veterinarians graduating not only at North Carolina State University's School of Veterinary Medicine but also at other similar institutions across the nation with the number of pets and farms animals that are holding steady or increasing only slightly. The competition to care for these animals is forcing down prices they can charge and forcing veterinarians to face a lower standard of living.
Source:
Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 6 Issue 11, Nov 1986,
p13-17, por
Periodical Website