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44429
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"North Carolina is losing farmland at one of the country's fastest rates. Its farm preservation program trades grants for conservation easements that protect the farmland forever." N.C. Agricultural Commissioner Steve Troxler lobbied for a farm preservation trust program in 2005. since its creation, over 250 agricultural easements have been recorded totaling almost 38,000 acres of land.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 3, March 2025,
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"J.B. Duke's legacy persists through his endowment dedicated to the future of the Carolinas. The Duke Endowment turned 100 on Dec. 11, 2024 Charles Lucas III, great, great grandson of J.B. duke's oldest brother Benjamin, leads a 15 member board. The Endowment has distributed $5 billion in grants since 1925
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 3, March 2025,
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44423
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"A trio of Triangle companies play a muscular role in the golf apparel and equipment trade" Peter Millar, Stitch Golf and Johnnie O contribute to North Carolina's high reputation as a center for fine golf apparel and equipment.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, April 2025,
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44422
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"The state's new Commerce secretary brings rural roots, lobbying experience and bipartisan instincts to his new role." Williamston native Lee Lilley began his career joining U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield's staff as a Washington based legislative director.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 4, April 2025,
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44464
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"A $4 billion N.C. credit union makes a break from its past, testing the transition skills of leadership." In 1983, State Employees Credit Union leaders formed Local Government Federal Credit Union under a federal charter, side-stepping a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling regarding membership in SECU. Dwayne Naylor took over Local Government in 2023. Naylor helped create Local government's affiliate, Civic Federal Credit Union in 2018. On June 3 of this year, Local Government will end its close relationship with SECU and reform under the Civic Federal Credit Union brand,
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 6, June 2025,
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44458
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"A rural southeast N.C. county, praised for its job recruiting efforts, is fractured by disagreements." On March 28, 2025, Bladen's Bloomin' Agri-Industrial Inc., a nonprofit real estate developer filed a civil suit against the town of Elizabethtown for failing to reply to a public records request. On the same day, the town issued a press release blaming the nonprofit with misinformation.
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"A 4 year-old N.C. digital news business looks for path to sustainability." An all-digital magazine, "The Assembly" launched in 2021, based in Durham with news bureaus in Wilmington and Greensboro. Kyle Villemain, 32 is founder and editor-in-chief.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 5, May 2025,
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44481
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"Smart Choice's Doug Witcher toiled to make millions in the insurance industry. Now he's working just as hard to give it away." Doug Witcher is founder of the High Point based insurance services company. Witcher overcame modest beginnings and a severe learning disability to create one of America's largest insurance networks. The company was founded in 1994.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 6, June 2025,
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44580
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"North Carolina has a big stake in the type of weapons built to fight future wars." There is much debate currently whether drones and AI (artificial intelligence) are the right weapons systems. Approximately 95,000 warfighters in North Carolina train on and maintain these systems.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 10, October 2025,
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44603
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"Dialing back federal funding strikes the Triangle's acclaimed research complex." As expected, the wrecking ball advanced by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has posed challenging times for federally funded nonprofits and research organizations in the Triangle region. Economic historian Peter Colcanis says there are legitimate difference of opinion on things like indirect costs but contends the Trump administration's approacj appear misguided. There's still a lot of uncertainty as to who's spending or not spending what.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 9, September 2025,
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44595
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Noted in this year's list are 59 companies topping $300 million in yearly revenue, including 30 topping $1 billion.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 9, September 2025,
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44618
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Cornelius based retail chain Apotheca in 2019 with a few Charlotte locations and has grown to 50 plus store and 350 employees. Tripp Liles, salestraining director attributes the phenomenal growth of the firm in that "people are pushing back against anxiety and sleep medications that have been widely prescribed in favor of cannabis, which offers them a more natural, healthy alternative."
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 11, November 2025,
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44619
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The tile game Mahjong originated in 19th-century China but has exploded in the U.S. since the pandemic. In Charlotte's South Park neighborhood, Gourmand Market has met great success in offering lessons and events tied to the game.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 11, November 2025,
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"A new generation is discovering why Jimmy Carter, Mark Twain and Elvis enjoyed visits at North Carolina's oldest continuously operating hotel." NuWay Hotel in Burnsville opened in 1833. the hotel survived four generations of ownership under the same family until being sold in 1990s. After a period of decay, a Greensboro couple reopened the established in August 2024.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 11, November 2025,
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44614
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Data centers are mushrooming, boosting economic prospects while raising concern over N.C. energy policies." As a result of the growth, Duke Energy projects energy demand in North Carolina will grow eight times faster over the next 15 years than in the previous 15.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 45 Issue 11, November 2025,
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