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44079
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"Rock Crusher Martin Marietta Materials is built on buying and selling with bright prospects ahead." The 85 year-old Raleigh-based company is a national leader in the business of mining rocks used in varied types of construction. Largely due to its strategic operating analysis and review, the company has been very successful with mergers and acquisitions and reported record revenue and earnings in 2023.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 5, May 2024,
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44076
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"North Carolina A&T University Professor Osei Yeboah leads the university's International Trade Center, which introduces graduate students to foreign trade."
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 3, March 2024,
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44075
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"A fast growing niche market, agritourism is credited with propping up struggling farms and connecting farmers to their communities." Current North Carolina state law defines agritourism as any farm or ranch which allows the general public for recreational entertainment to view and enjoy activities on the farm.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 3, March 2024,
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Duke University Hospital tops the list followed by Cone and UNC Medical Center.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 3, March 2024,
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44072
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper talks to Business North Carolina on his nearly eight years as governor and his work related to business issues in the state. Cooper talks on HB 2, Medicaid expansion and NC Innovation.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 3, March 2024,
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44091
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Joseph Albert Gaither founded Ridgeview, a sock and hosiery manufacturing business in Newton in 1912. the company closed in 2000, with annual sales around $100 million but struggled to make a profit. Hugh Gaither opened Hickory-based Feetures 22 years ago, selling high performance socks to runners.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 43 Issue 12, December 2023,
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44090
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"North Carolina's most respected doctors in 65 specialties are presented in this annual report. Those cited were elected by their peers with a goal of saluting the state's leading medical practitioners."
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 43 Issue 12, December 2023,
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44221
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"An elite boutique owner champions Charlotte, building a brand bigger than herself." Laura Vinroot Poole is the daughter of two-term Charlotte mayor and former N.C. gubernatorial candidate Richard Vinroot. In 1998, she and her husband opened Capitol near SouthPark Mall, later expanding with a sister store, Poole Shop, Tabpr menswear store in 2015 and a second Capitol location in Santa Monica, California.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 10, October 2024,
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44261
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A global powerhouse in affordable apparel, H&M Group is opening it's first U.S. factory in Mebane. The aim is to reduce the fashion industry's impact on the environment. The entity will make polyester discarded textiles. Operating altogether 4,400 stores, H&M is the second largest global retailer.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 11, November 2024,
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44263
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The author gives commentary to the recent effects of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The region, roughie the size of Massachusetts, was hit incredibly hard. Major engineering problems include repairing Interstate 40. He poses what will revive the situation in North Carolina is a strong response from the state's elected officials.
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44290
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"New Hanover County sold its hospital for peak value, creating a rare chance to better the community. Dan Winslow is at the helm. Talk abut a great gig: Dan Winslow's job is to help a $1.6 billion endowment eventually give away $80 million a year or more for worthy causes in an area totaling about 242,000 people. Formed by the sale of the Wilmington area's main hospital in 2021,the New Hanover Community Endowmwnt instantly became maoung the state's largest nonprofit charitable organizations."
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 12, December 2024,
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44285
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"Adding more nurses becomes a top priority for state lawmakers." It is estimated North Carolina will be short 17,500 registered nurses within a decade. Addressing a shortage of instructors is of particular concern as nursing educators don't earn as much as their peers on the frontline. In North Carolina, the gap between these two is slightly over $10,000 per year. The North Carolina Legislature has set aside $546 million in the two-year state budget running through 2025 to address the need.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 11, November 2024,
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44291
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Marcus smith and Rick Hendrick will open the Ten Tenths Motor Club this coming April. This will be on a 100 acre complex net to the Charlotte Motor Speedway and will include a 1.7 mile lighted road course with 20,000 square foot special events center, member garages and other additions.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 44 Issue 12, December 2024,
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44289
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"After two straight wins, North Carolina gets a second place on an influential economic development ranking." North Carolina ranked No. 1 last year in CNBC's top states for business with regard to workforce, second in business friendliness and fourth for its strong economy. However, infrastructure was given most weigh this year and the state ranked 20th due to $20 billion costs for repair and maintenance of utilities.
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"When a Helene-type disaster strikes, Boone-based Samaritan's Purse moves with a purpose." Now in its 54th year ,the Christian humanitarian organization draws in more than $1 billion in contributions and grants annually. Included among its assets are 24 aircraft, 2318 employees in the U.S. and offices established in 15 developing countries. Franklin Graham is president and CEO.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 1, January 2025,
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