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6204
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Motorsports Designs Holding, Inc., headquartered in High Point, is a runner-up in the 2003 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. Founded in 1982 by John McKenzie, the company makes decals for NASCAR racers, and commercially for 18-wheelers, TV and radio station vehicles, and trade show booths. The company employs 41 and projects revenues in 2003 of $6 million.
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6205
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Speedway Plumbing, Inc., headquartered in Concord, is a runner-up in the 2003 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. The company, founded in 1996 by Bryan Huneycutt, employs 55 and projects revenues of $5.9 million in 2003. Speedway Plumbing, Inc. installs, maintains, and repairs plumbing.
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6207
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Cheer Ltd. is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's 2003 North Carolina Small Business of the Year. The company, founded by Gwen Holtsclaw in Fayetteville in 1988, employs ten and plans and holds cheerleading camps, competitions, and coaching clinics. Cheer Ltd. also sells cheerleading merchandise. Revenue projections for 2003 are $2.5 million.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 23 Issue 12, Dec 2003,
p30-32, 34, 36, 38, il, por
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6208
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St. Lawrence Homes, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a runner-up in the 2003 BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA Small Business of the Year competition. The company, founded in 1989 by Bob Ohmann, builds homes and employs 71. Revenue projects for 2003 are $125 million.
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6209
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Michael Cianciarulo is CEO of Earth Fare, Inc., an Asheville-based chain of natural food stores. The company currently has seven stores, employs 600, and had sales of $50 million in 2002. Each store \"offers organic produce, a wine-and-cheese department, a meat-and-seafood counter, aisles of groceries, and a cafe that sells prepared foods, organic juices, and coffee.\"
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6402
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General Henry Hugh Shelton is a native of Edgecombe County. From 1997 to 2001, he was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during President Clinton's second term. In this BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA interview he discusses the military's impact on North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p8-10, 12-13, il, por
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6403
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA ranks the state's 100 largest for-profit employers. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., with 41,700 workers, heads the list, followed by Delhaize America Inc., with 30,115. Richter discusses the decline of traditional industries in the rankings (textiles, tobacco, and furniture) and the lack of defense industries in the state, despite a large military presence.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p28-29, 31, il
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6404
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The state's one hundred counties are profiled using economic indicators, including population, civilian labor force, per-capita income, farm earnings, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p82-88, il
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6405
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The state's one hundred counties are divided into seven economic regions for the purpose of promoting each region to attract prospective employers. Comparative data for each region includes population, per capita income, employment, and retail sales.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p72-80, il, map
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6406
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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. 24 Issue 2, Feb 2004,
p32-71, il
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6553
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Jesse Helms is North Carolina's conservative icon. For years he was the voice of right-wing causes on his TV show and later in the U.S. Senate. He is currently writing his memoirs. In this article Helms looks back over some comments he made and how he feels about them now. He also comments on President Bush's decision to go to war and his tax cut.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Mar 2004,
p22, 24-25, il
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6554
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By rail, truck, and river barge, scrap metal arrives at the Nucor steel mill in Hertford County. There the scrap is melted down and converted into steel plates that are used in heavy-duty products, including bridges and cars. In 2003, the mill consumed over one million tons of scrap metal. The mill employs 391 with an average salary of $60,000.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Mar 2004,
p26-31, il
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6718
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Of the state's 220,000 construction workers, 65,000 are Latino. They are typically productive, rarely miss work, and are willing to put in long hours. Martin discusses how Latino labor influences the way things are built and what materials are used in the construction. He also discusses why Latino workers get injured or killed at a higher rate than other construction workers and how some are exploited by employers.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 6, June 2004,
p38-44, 46, il
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6719
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There are two historically black, women's colleges in the United States -– Spelman, in Atlanta, and Bennett, in Greensboro. Johnnetta Cole has been president of both. She revived Spelman and has, since coming to Bennett in 2002, brought the school back from the brink of bankruptcy. Cole is profiled in this BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA article.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 6, June 2004,
p56-60, 62-65, il, por
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6720
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Dennis and Sylvia Lackey own Statesville Stained Glass Inc. The 50,000-square-foot studio, thought to be the nation's largest stained-glass studio, employs forty-five artisans. Revenue totaled over $4 million in 2003, with 95 percent coming from churches. The biggest job to date is 108 windows for a church in the Bahamas, and work orders have come from as far away as Japan. The studio completes about 150 to 175 projects a year.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 6, June 2004,
p66-71, il
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