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A building part of downtown Fayetteville since the 1920s had received a new lease on life. The facility, formerly a site for businesses such as the Prince Charles Hotel, would now house apartments and offer retail space.
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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.
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A purported decline in overall paper use has not hurt business for Evergreen Packaging of Canton. The paper mill, established in the early 1900s, has a prominent place in the community, partly due to it being the county’s largest private employer. The business proves its keeping pace with the current ecologically conscious cultural climate through initiatives such as the coating on the material for its cup paperboard.
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Among the crimes persistently challenging college campus safety is sexual assault. Researching efforts through corporations such as RTI International are producing data related to identifying factors and evaluating preventative measures. The collaborative effect of such data can hopefully help to reduced incidences of this common campus crime.
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Among UNC Asheville’s institutional strengths is fostering its undergraduates’ ability to produce quality primary research. For its students, research output experience and publication credentials enhances their graduate school prospects. Research endeavors having an impact off campus included building infrared lasers, studying cognitive games’ effects, and incorporating depictions of emotion in art.
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Reported as among the top ten research universities in the United States, UNC Chapel Hill’s research endeavors has greatly impacted treatment measures for diseases such as cancer, postpartum depression, and diabetes. Such accomplishments possible through partnerships with corporations, as well as personalized treatments and targeted therapies.
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Economic development; Cancer--Research; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research; Genetics--Research; IBM; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Research Center; Job creation--North Carolina; Cancer--Medical care; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Diabetes--Prevention; Postpartum depression; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Medicine
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36296
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Medicine--Research; Pharmaceutical industry; Research and development partnership; College students; North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Research; Urban development; Greensboro; Bacterial diseases; Nonprofit organizations; North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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White Lake, once a popular place for showboats and waterski shows, holds an enduring place in North Carolina’s tourist industry. Asserting its value is White Lake: A Historical Tour of the Nation’s Safest Beach, written by a year-around resident, Cathy Faircloth. Asserting its value also is the population on summer weekends, reaching as high as 10,000.
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36298
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Contentions between America’s political parties arise from misunderstandings as much as differences of opinion, according to the author. Clearing up some misunderstandings is Hood’s analysis of how the first amendment, tax cuts, war on poverty, and fight to improve education impact American society.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p12-13
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36299
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A positive economic and occupational impact in North Carolina is possible through its growth in industries such as alternate energy. Such an impact is also perceived worldwide. Attesting to this domestic and international impact is insights from eight of the industry’s experts.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p14-20
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Retirement; Energy industries; Community colleges; Solar power; Research and development partnership; Manufacturing industries; Natural gas; Tax credits; Engineering--North Carolina; Service industries; Sustainable development; Solar energy; Renewable energy; Alternative fuel industry; Fayetteville Technical Community College--Research; Wind farms--North Carolina; Energy industry--North Carolina; Electric Vehicles
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36300
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Employment benefits for the profiled North Carolina companies are not limited to traditional perks like vacation time and health plans. Businesses like Red Ventures, Alston and Bird, Senn Dunn Insurance, and nCino offer benefits such as video games at work, subsidized backup daycare, a paid day off for Christmas shopping, and weekly surf and paddleboard lessons.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p22-23
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Health facilities; Wilmington--Industry; Designers--Raleigh; Coffeehouses--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area; SAS Institute, Inc. (Cary); LendingTree (Charlotte); Insurance companies--Greensboro; Law firms--Charlotte; Businesses; Employees; Health insurance; Construction companies--Washington; Research Triangle Park; Biotechnology
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36301
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An educational software and e-textbook company has proven to be a maven for North Carolina’s current educational system. Promoting Discovery Educations’ endeavor is a discussion of receptivity already found among today’s students and growing receptivity among educators for their products.
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On the road to making life easier for injured military members is autonomous vehicles. Getting this type of vehicle closer to this destination—being completely driverless—is the testing measures. As for the wounded warriors’ destination, in place already is the system’s communication methods to help them make and keep their appointments.
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Supplementals offer an alternative treatment measure for conditions ranging from allergies to stress. Offering credibility to alternative medicines were descriptions of popular brands such as Adrenal Health and Tumeric Supreme, as well as a profile of a supplier, Gaia Herbs.
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The ELF—a conglomeration of a car, bike, and trike—intends to ease traveling in an increasingly urbanized world. Companies on a roll with this form of transportation include the profiled Organic Transit of Durham and its European counterpart, Schaeffler AG. Promotion of the product included these advantages: safer than a bicycle, more weather resistant than a scooter, and not subject to laws related to the electronic bike market.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 36 Issue 8, August 2016,
p82-87
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