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5513
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The February issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA discusses the status of the state's economic sectors, including agriculture, banking, construction, furniture, health care, high-tech, insurance, pharmaceuticals, retail, textiles/apparel, transportation, travel/tourism, and utilities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Feb 2003,
p28-71, il
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5710
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In 1979, Ginny Lassiter and her late husband created the Koozie, a foam-rubber can holder that helps keep drinks cold. Today, Calabash-based Kool-A-Brew, Inc. employs forty and markets in every state and abroad. The company had sales of $2.5 million in 1997.
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5718
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The editors of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA ranked the state's most powerful people. Individuals considered had to make their power felt in the business world, whether they owned or ran a business or not. Included are Hugh McColl, Chairman and CEO, Bank of America; Marc Basnight, President pro tem, N.C. Senate; Nan Keohane, President, Duke University; and Jack Cecil, President, Biltmore Farms Inc., Asheville.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 19 Issue 7, July 1999,
p28-33, 35-38, 40-41
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5745
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Military aviation is a major industry in North Carolina, pumping $4 billion into the economy. With all service branches maintaining bases in the state, aviation employs thousands of civilians in support of its 25,000 men and women in uniform. Martin discusses the evolution of military flight in North Carolina, which began six years after the Wright Brothers' historic flight.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Mar 2003,
p49-53, il
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5746
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Tom Davis founded Piedmont Airlines in 1948. When he retired in 1983, the Winston-Salem-based airline was known \"for safety, customer service, and a family atmosphere among its workers.\" Piedmont was one of the nation's largest airlines before its acquisition and merger with USAir in the late 1980s.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Mar 2003,
p58-59, il
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5747
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North Carolina recently had twenty-four hospitals listed in four national magazines, whose rankings in a variety of areas are widely followed. These magazines included U.S. News and World Report and Modern Maturity. To further refine the list, BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA asked Health Grades to examine state hospitals and rank the ten best in the following categories: cardiac, vascular, and orthopedic procedures.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Mar 2003,
p20-24, 26, 28-29, 32, il
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5748
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Parramore discusses North Carolina inventors who were pursuing the goal of powered flight before and after the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. These include Luther Paul of Beaufort, who between 1902 and 1907, built a helicopter that flew unmanned, the world's first machine to lift vertically off the ground.
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Parramore discusses the Wright Brothers' work leading up to the historic flight on December 17, 1903, and the contributions in work and support of the Outer Bankers and men of the life-saving station.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 3, Mar 2003,
p43-45, 47, il
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5750
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When the plans were introduced in 1992, the Global TransPark in Kinston was to be an industrial city built around an airport. Over 55,000 jobs were envisioned. However, plans changed over the past eleven years. Martin discusses what happened and the current status of the project.
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5770
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At one time the Greater Greensboro Open (GGO), now called the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro, was a big event that attracted big-name golfers. In recent years it has declined, and reasons for this include poor timing of the tournament, a course that had fallen out of favor with professional golfers, and Greensboro's lack of glitz. Recently the tournament switched seasons from spring to fall. Maley discusses the future of the tournament.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 4, Apr 2003,
p24-31, il
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5785
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Charlotte-based LendingTree is a runner-up in BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's High-Tech Company of the Year competition. LendingTree, an electronic loan exchange, transmitted 1.8 million requests in 2002. The company receives a fee of several dollars on each loan request and up to $700 on each loan closed.
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5786
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Durham-based Red Hat is a runner-up in BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's High-Tech Company of the Year competition. The company, founded in 1993, specializes in the Linux computer operating system and reported sales of $91 million for the fiscal year ending in February 2003.
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5787
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Cary-based Ultimus, is a runner-up in BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's High-Tech Company of the Year competition. Founded in 1994 by CEO Rashid Khan, the business has been profitable for six years. Ultimus makes software that automates processes that businesses employ, such as purchase orders and business accounts.
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14.On a Fast Track by Robl, Robert; Martin, Edward Business North Carolina Vol. 23 Issue 5, May 2003
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5788
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One of North Carolina's plans for decreasing highway congestion is the development of a train system that will compete with cars and airplanes. A high-speed rail system between Raleigh and Charlotte that will include seven stops is projected for completion in 2010.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 5, May 2003,
p46-51, il
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5792
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Durham-based Cree, Inc. is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's High-Tech Company of the Year. Cree, founded in 1987, makes high-tech products, such as light-emitting diodes.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 5, May 2003,
p24-28, 30, 32, 34, il
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