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Bunny Johns, president since 1991 of the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Wesser, was also elected president of America Outdoors in 1996. Nantahala is one of the country's outstanding white-water rafting centers.
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The merger of PCA International, Inc. of Matthews and Charlotte's American Studios, Inc. creates a photography company with over 2,000 studios in K-Mart and Wal-Mart and annual revenues of over $250,000 million.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 9, Sept 1997,
p48-51,53,55-56, il
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3.He's a Chairman and a Chair Man by Sharpe, Bill Business North Carolina Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1997
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3509
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Forty years ago, Wayne Lyon began his business career in plastics. Today, he is chairman, CEO, and president of Lifestyle Furnishings International. The Thomasville-based company is the world's largest furniture maker.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1997,
p80, por
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Debra Lee of Greensboro is the new president and chief operating officer of BET Holdings Inc. The Washington, D.C.-based company owns cable television networks, including Black Entertainment Television; restaurants; and magazines.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1997,
p82-83, por
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3511
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA ranks the state's financial institutions by their total revenues. NationsBank was first, followed by First Union, Wachovia, and BB&T.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 11, Nov 1997,
p34-40, il
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3567
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Charlotte-based Sea-Land Services, Inc., a $4-billion cargo-shipping firm, is the last major carrier under American flags. Abroad, the company faces Asian competition, while at home Senator Jesse Helms wants to open domestic routes to foreign shipping.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 12, Dec 1997,
p38-43,45, il
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3568
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Morningstar Group, Inc., based in Matthews, is the state's largest storage chain and the fourth-largest one in the country. The company, headed by Stephen Benson, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA'S 1997 N.C. Small Business of the Year.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 12, Dec 1997,
p46-52, por
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3618
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The state's fifty best places for business are ranked using the criteria of workforce, infrastructure, business climate, and quality of life. Charlotte and Wilmington ranked first and second. Greenville ranked twenty-fourth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Feb 1998,
p16-38,41-44
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3619
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The state's one-hundred largest employers are ranked. Food Lion headed the list with 31,270 employees. Hechts and Apple Gold tied at 100, with 2,100 employees.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Feb 1998,
p58-61,63,65, il
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3620
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The state's one-hundred counties are profiled using economic indicators, including population, civilian labor force, per-capita income, building permits, and population on food stamps.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Feb 1998,
p122-128, il
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11.Will He Deliver for Charlotte? by Sharpe, Bill Business North Carolina Vol. 17 Issue 12, Dec 1997
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3633
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In January, 1998, Peter Ridder will assume the position of publisher of the CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, the state's largest newspaper. Previously, he was publisher and president of the ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS in Minnesota.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 17 Issue 12, Dec 1997,
p88, por
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3634
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Patti Wheeler is president of Charlotte-based Wheeler Sports Enterprises, Inc. The company produces over 100 racing broadcasts a year for The Nashville Network and Turner Broadcasting System. It also works with ESPN and CBS.
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Don Beaver of Hickory is a self-made millionaire who built a fortune running nursing homes. The owner of five minor-league baseball teams, he is working hard to purchase the Minnesota Twins and bring the first major-league franchise to North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Mar 1998,
p20-27, il, por
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3650
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Mark Yusko is the new chief investment officer for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He will oversee the university's $650 million in endowment and foundation money. He held a similar position at Notre Dame.
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Start-up airlines are a gamble. Of forty-three jet airlines begun between 1978 and 1992, only two remain. Tiny Greensboro-based Eastwind Airlines, Inc., which started in 1995 with two planes, hopes to be the exception.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 6, June 1998,
p30-36, il
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