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9662
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA ranks the state's 100 largest for-profit employers. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., with 47,720 workers, heads the list, followed by Delhaize America Inc., and Wachovia Corp. with 30,000 each.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Feb 2007,
p16-19, il
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9663
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In the February 2007 issue of BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA, various authors discuss the status of the state's economic sectors, including agriculture, banking, construction, electronics, health care, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, retail, transportation, travel/tourism, and utilities.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 2, Feb 2007,
p20, 22-24, 26-28, 30-32, 34-36, 38-40, 42-44, 46-4, il
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9664
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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. 27 Issue 2, Feb 2007,
p68-76, il
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9665
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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. 27 Issue 2, Feb 2007,
p78-84, il
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10107
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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. The state�s fifty largest cities by population are also listed.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Feb 2008,
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10108
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Sweden's Volvo Group purchased Clark Equipment in Asheville in 1987 and renamed it Volvo Construction Equipment. The newly-expanded 400,000-square-foot factory is Volvo's North American headquarters for its construction-equipment subsidiary.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 2, Feb 2008,
p54-61, il
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10109
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine asked some of the state's leaders in the biotechnology to address industry issues. The respondents were Norris Tolson, Sam Taylor, Chris Kroeger, Vipin Garg, and Sarah Yovcum.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 3, Mar 2008,
p14-16, 17, 18-21, por
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10110
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Stephanie McGarrah, assistant secretary for policy, research and strategic planning at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, and Gene Byrd, the department's director of business retention and development, discuss the effect of the drought on the state's economy.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 3, Mar 2008,
p12, il, por
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10111
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The Moose Pharmacy is located on the corner of Franklin and Main streets in Mount Pleasant. Founded in 1882, the family business is now in its fourth generation and is one of the state's 593 independent pharmacies. Martin discusses how the pharmacy has evolved over the years from a dispenser of pills to being involved in the health care of his customers.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 3, Mar 2008,
p52-57, il, por
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10114
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The Charlotte region could have trouble sustaining its rapid growth unless infrastructure needs, including water, education, electricity, and transportation needs are soon addressed. This was the consensus of a group of Charlotte leaders, including David Jones, Clyde Higgs, Tony Zeiss, Ronnie Bryant, and Bryant Kinney.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Apr 2008,
p12-14, 15, 17-22, por
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10115
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Johnson & Wales University, the nation's premier hospitality and career college, consolidated its Norfolk, Va., and Charleston, S.C., schools and moved to uptown Charlotte in 2004. Martin reports on the school's progress.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Apr 2008,
p88-93, il
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10116
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Smithfield Foods Inc. is the world's largest hog producer and hog processor. Martin discusses the move to bring a union to the Smithfield Packing Plant near the town of Tar Heel in Bladen County. This battle between Smithfield Foods Inc. and the Washington, D.C.-based United Food and Commercial Workers International Union over this plant has been going on for nearly sixteen years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Apr 2008,
p72-79, il
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10117
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What must the Piedmont Triad do to compete with the Research Triangle and Charlotte as well as large metro regions outside the state? The consensus of a group of regional leaders, including Don Kirkman, Rosemary Wander, Austin Pittman, Chuck Greene, and Kevin Baker, is that to be competitive the region will need the cooperation of all its cities and counties if it is to reach its full economic potential.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 5, May 2008,
p14-16, 18, 20, 22, por
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10118
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The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), founded in 1912, is the nation's oldest collegiate athletic conferences of historically black colleges. After holding the conference basketball tournament in Raleigh for six years, the conference moved it to Charlotte. Martin discusses the success of the tournament in its new location.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 5, May 2008,
p62-69, il
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10119
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Green discusses golfing and golf courses in North Carolina, including the Wachovia Championship; the state's top 100 golf courses; the best par-4 courses; the best practice facilities; and the best courses by regions.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 28 Issue 4, Apr 2008,
p52, 55, 57-64, il
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