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2141
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While major funding for the North Carolina Information Highway is moving slowly in the legislature, high-tech industries, such as telecommunications and electronics, continue to expand. Statistics reveal facts about companies and employment.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p75-77, il
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2144
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Despite differing opinions between insurance companies and Insurance Commissioner Jim Long over rate increases and refunds, revenues rose in 1993 for companies offering homeowners, auto, and general liability insurance.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p79, 82-83, il
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2148
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In the first half of 1994, the value of single-family residential construction was over $2.7 billion statewide, up ten percent from 1993, as buyers took advantage of low mortgage rates and contractors began community sites of 2,000 to 4,000 homes.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p89-91, il
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2149
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Segments of the state's transportation industry experienced mixed financial results in 1994, with various aviation and trucking companies having unsettled years, while ports like Morehead City and Wilmington increased shipping volume.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p103-105, il
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2150
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With tourism generating revenues between seven and eight billion dollars each year, the 1994 General Assembly earmarked $5 million to promote the state overseas, especially in England and Germany, and to attract travelers who are just passing through.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p107-109, il
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2151
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Led by durable goods, like appliances, cars, and trucks, retail sales rebounded statewide to $78 billion in 1994, compared to $71.2 billion in 1993. However, weak apparel sales and new competition hurt chain stores like Cato's and Family Dollar Stores.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p93-95, il
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2152
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Textile revenues have fluctuated for state mills as consumers put their money into durable goods in 1994 and costs for raw materials increased. However, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is seen as a boost to revenues from increased trade.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p97, 100-101, il
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2156
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The state's one-hundred largest employers, which range in size from 25,000 to 2,200 workers, are publicly, privately, and foreign owned. They offer such products and services as pizza, pulp, and poultry processing.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 2, Feb 1995,
p23-24, 27-28, il
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2186
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The state's independent filmmakers often have to make low-budget films just to make ends meet. However, as filmmakers become more business-smart and local investors understand the industry better, funding and film quality will improve.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 4, Apr 1995,
p22-29, il
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2192
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Stocks for fifty-one North Carolina companies, including Oakwood Homes and Lowe's, are rated over a five-year period. Twenty-six of the stocks had returns greater than that of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Mar 1995,
p18-22, il
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2214
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Nicholas St. George is CEO of Greensboro-based Oakwood Homes, the nation's largest manufactured-housing retailer. St. George is the driving force behind the company's economic recovery; stock prices have risen from $3 in 1987 to $29.74 in 1994.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Mar 1995,
p24-36, il
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2216
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Government deregulation of the trucking industry caused some trucking companies to fold. Earl Congdon, chairman of Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. in High Point, cites the absence of unionization as one factor contributing to his company's profitability
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 3, Mar 1995,
p38-42, il
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2287
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Using figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Employment Security Commission, and the N.C. Department of Revenue, Greenville economist Dr. James Kleckley, has projected growth rates for the state's 100 counties up to the year 2000.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 5, May 1995,
p13-27, il
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2288
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Two decades ago the Charlotte Motor Speedway attracted few fans. Now, through the efforts of Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler, it is a $56-million-a-year holding company, with varied business interests, including the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 4, Apr 1995,
p30-39, il
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2290
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While all three of the state's major metropolitan areas are experiencing rapid growth, concerns arise as to whether these areas will be able to manage this growth and at the same time avoid problems like crime and inner-city decline.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 5, May 1995,
p28-33, il
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