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42771
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Pitt County Development Commission has been around since 1959. The newly formed Greenville-Eastern North Carolina Alliance is augmenting the work of the commission. East Carolina University's development partner, Elliott Sidewalk Communities unveiled a master plan in October to bring life to ECU's Millennial Campus. Manufacturing comprises nearly 25% of Pitt County's gross domestic product.
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42772
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In 2015, the town opened the Purple Martin Greenway Trail. Of historical importance, the Bechtler Mint opened in Rutherfordton in the 1830s and produced the first $1 gold coin made in America.
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42773
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The Pandemic is prompting big change for commercial real estate as workers increasingly work from home. Automation in the food industry, health care's virtual shift, labor "reskilling" and improved broadband communication effecting an oncoming "rural revolution" are current issues for consideration.
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42774
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Interestingly, tobacco actually helped build the sweet potato industry in North Carolina. Subsidies used to halt tobacco production due to health concerns laid the infrastructure for current sweet potato production. Climate controlled storage and the introduction of the Covington variety of sweet potato have been significant in making the crop a year-round one in North Carolina.
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42776
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Designed by Paul Rudolph and built in 1972, the 300,000 square-foot Elion-Hitchings Building served as an incubator for many life-saving drug discoveries. Current owner United Therapeutics plans to demolish the building next year due to asbestos concerns.
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42818
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Patterson was instrumental in developing the N.C. Rural Internet Access Authority, now the N.C. Broadband Infrastructure Office. After Jim hunt's election to the N,C. Governor post in 1976, she became deputy secretary of the N.C. Department of Administration, a rare opportunity for a woman at that time. she is a native of Columbus County.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 11, November 2020,
p10-12
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42819
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Statistics indicate about a quarter of new restaurants fail within the first five years of operation. There is, however, a determined group of entrepreneurs , that feel they can see their way through even during a Pandemic. Stories for the following establishments are discussed: Plum Southern Kitchen & Bar in Durham; Vana in Charlotte and Asheville Proper in Asheville
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 11, November 2020,
p46-51
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42820
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A new $300 casino promises much for Cleveland County's economy. Gov. Roy Cooper spoke out against the plan in his 2016 gubernatorial race. Likewise, the Cherokees who operate thriving casinos in Cherokee and Murphy are suing in Federal court, arguing the proposed site is on their historical land.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p18-19
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42824
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“Businesses are sprouting up in Nash and Edgecombe Counties, where agriculture was once the top economic producer. Reaping that bounty took a lot of sowing, including workforce training, small-business assistance and some urban amenities.” Norris Tolson is president and CEO of Rocky Mount-based Carolinas Gateway Partnership, an economic booster for Edgecombe County, Rocky Mount, Nashville and Tarboro.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 11, November 2020,
p70-75
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42825
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SteelFab is one of the nation’s largest fabricators of structural steel and ranks No. 18 among North Carolina’s largest private companies. Located in west Mecklenburg County, it was founded 65 years ago by former sharecropper and mill worker, J. Glenn Sherrill.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p38-43
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42826
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Alex Lee Inc. ranks No. 6 among North Carolina’s largest private companies. Owner Brian George is steadily maneuvering dramatic changes and increasing competition running the company’s 74 store retail chain, Lowes Foods and its Hickory based wholesale food distributor, MDI, which supplies more than 600 grocery stores globally. Moses George started the company initially in 1931 and by 1956, it had become Merchants Distributors Inc.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p58-61
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42827
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Richard Boyd owns Tanjo, a Carrboro-based artificial intelligence company which uses virtual simulations and machine learning to improve market research and assist organizations in spotting redundancies in their internal processes. Tango’s clients include insurers, banks, the North Carolina Community College System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. among others.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p20-21
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42828
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In June 2020, Mary Penny Kelley became executive director of Hometown Strong, a partnership between North Carolina state and local governments to support economies and health outcomes of rural communities. The program was originally launched in 2018 by Gov. Roy Cooper.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 9, September 2020,
p16-17
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42829
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Kinston-based LGM Enterprises, regularly fly CEOs, movie stars and other celebrities. With a fleet of more than 60 jets, it’s the eighth-largest of nearly 2,000 private jet-charter companies in the nation, and biggest in North Carolina. Owner, Jim Segrave is the great-nephew of the late Felix Harvey, an eastern North Carolina business titan and instigating force behind the Global TransPark. During the Pandemic, the business was aided by a couple of million dollars in Paycheck Protection Program support to help preserve jobs.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 10, October 2020,
p48-51
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42830
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A native of Robeson County, Jim Thomas found large success in the Los Angeles real estate business, earning the moniker of “architect of the LA skyline,” with his signature project being the 73-story Library Tower, which opened in 1989. It is now called the U.S. Bank Tower. Thomas and his wife, Sally, have donated nearly $10 million to UNC Pembroke, which was established in 1887 to educate Native Americans. That includes $7 million for a new business school building, scheduled to open next summer, that will bear Thomas’ name."
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 40 Issue 10, October 2020,
p52-55
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