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Facebook opened its second date center in Forest City in Rutherford County nearly a decade ago. the company's impact on this former textile nd manufacturing community has been significant. The site represents a $1 billion capital investment and a includes a $200 expansion in 2015.
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In January 2021, Kane Realty announced a 33-acre project in Raleigh's North Hills intended to compete with Durham and Research Triangle Park for leases in the growing life sciences market. The venture places Kane at the center of one of the fastest growing segments of the commercial real estate market.
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Donald Thompson, CEO of Walk West, a Raleigh-based marketing agency cite three Black North Carolinians as examples of strong publics servants: Aretha Blake, Dudley Flood and Paula Dance.
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Writer Bryan Mims proclaims "Kinston has soul and funk."39-year-old mayor Don Hardy points out over at the North Carolina Global TransPark, Aircraft Solutions USA is building a $100 million plant. West Pharmaceutical Services is launching a $19 million expansion. Businesses Chef & the Farmer and Mother Earth Brewery have been principal actors in downtown Kinston's rebirth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 41 Issue 4, April 2021,
p102-104
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'"The Asheville native made his mark on North Carolina as an innovator in public relations. His promotional ideas helped attract tourists from around the world to the state's beaches, mountains and gold courses." In the early 1980s, Hensley formed High Country Host, a marketing network for tourism related businesses in Northwest North Carolina.
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"A Wrightsville Beach fisherwoman distributes fresh seafood from coastal marches. to top restaurants across the state." Ana Shellem is owner and operator of Shell'em Seafood.
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"Elizabeth City State University takes flight with a passionate chancellor, dashing rumors of the historic school's demise.' UNC System President Margaret Spellings made Karrie Dixon interim chancellor in 2018. Dixon is among five female and six Black chancellors currently in the UNC System.
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"NASCAR's leaders say embracing inclusion is a key strategy--and the right thing to do." Brandon Thompson is NASCAR's vice president for diversity and inclusion. According to a research study, about half of the newest NASCAR fans are onowhite, including 23% Hispanic, 17% Black and 10% Asian.
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"With an economic past rooted in agriculture, Lee County is sowing seeds in high-tech industries and modern amenities." A lifelong resident of Sanford, Bob Joyce is Sanford Area Growth Alliance's senior director for business retention and expansion. Lee County already has a great record when it comes t manufacturing success. Joyce points to the 250 acre certified Central Park Carolina Enterprise . Access to the area was opened to a greater extent with the four laming of U.S. 1 in the 1990s,
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Gary J. Salamida, president and CEO with the NC Camber of Commerce reports what he and his organization are doing to make diversity , equity and inclusion a priority. Some of the more recent implementations include a short term disability plan, second chance hiring practices and a Workplace Diversity and Inclusion Conference started in 2017.
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Leinwands, a 6,00 square foot department store located in Elizabethtown in Bladen County continues as a thriving business today despite a very changed retail climate that has seen the extinction of most family run small town department stores. The Leinwand family is among a number of Jewish families that arrived in the South and North Carolina in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century as merchants. Ricky and Eileen Silvers Leinwand are the current third generation owners of the business.
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Nationally, North Carolina is a leader in the beer brewing industry. The state has more than 320 breweries and brewpubs with a $2.8 Billion economic impact. Discussed are Charlotte's Wooden Robot Brewery, Sierra Nevada in Henderson County and Birdsong Brewing in Charlotte for their various work with solar and other green initiatives.
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Curt Locklear started Robeson County's Pembroke Hardware in the 1950s and built it into one of the larger True Value hardware stores in the U.S., a status it still maintains. Grandson, Aaron Thomas, now 45 is sole owner and CEO of construction company Metcom. The company is expected to reach $150 million revenue in 2021. no other minority owned company in the state has reached a similar level.
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A native of Charlotte, Mike Mayer is currently CEO of North Carolina's largest community bank. First Bank now has $7 billion in assets with growin niches in Charlotte, Triad, Triangle, Wilmington and Asheville markets.
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"Dare county's sandy beaches, charming locales and flighty history attract those looking for coastal digs." Kill Devil Hills has a year-round population of 7,000 residents but experiences a surge of more than 40,000 during the summer months.
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