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13345
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In 1949 there were 440 minor league baseball teams nationwide; North Carolina fielded 35 of them. Today the number has shrunk to 162 nationwide and eight in the state. Quirk examines the success and popularity of minor league baseball in North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 8, Sept 1982,
p18-23, il
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2.Putting Pinehurst Together Again by Craig, Sally Business North Carolina Vol. 2 Issue 8, Sept 1982
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13580
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Approximately nine months ago the owner of the Pinehurst Resort failed to meet obligations in a $73 million loan agreement, and an eight-bank consortium took over the property. The new owners plan to restore the resort to its former elegance through a new management team, an infusion of capital, improved maintenance programs, and renew attention to the elegant details that once characterized the hotel.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 8, Sept 1982,
p24-27, il
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13581
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L. Vincent Lowe, Jr. is president of Branch Banking and Trust Company. He assumed the presidency in February 1982 just a few days after the sudden death of Thorne Gregory, who had headed the bank for a number of years. BB&T is North Carolina's oldest and sixth-largest bank.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 8, Sept 1982,
p55-56, por
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13582
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Philip Lance founded his company in his Charlotte home in 1913 when he got stuck with 500 pounds of raw peanuts. He roasted and sold them on the city streets. From that beginning the company grew into the now famous snack food manufacturer it is today - Lance, Inc. In 1981, the company had net sales of over $280.4 million in thirty-five states.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 8, Sept 1982,
p57-58, il
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13583
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High Valley Trout Hatchery, located in Transylvania County, is the South's largest private fish hatchery. Owned by Charles Ziegler, the $500,000-a-year business began operations in 1968.
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13584
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The North Carolina Downtown Development Association is a group of planners, developers and city officials who are working to revitalize downtown areas in cities across the state. Godwin examines downtown projects in the following cities: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 9, Oct 1982,
p12-20, il
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13585
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's city profile features Charlotte.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 9, Oct 1982,
p35-36, 38-40, il
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13586
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North Carolina has a formidable mobile home housing industry. The North Carolina Manufactured Housing Institute lists twenty-three manufacturers in nineteen predominately rural communities in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont. McCollum discusses whether the industry can change its image from cheap, transient housing to one of affordable, quality homes.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 9, Oct 1982,
p41-44, il
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13609
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Shackelford describes a one-of-a-kind family business that grew out of a High Point native's baseball career. Started by Dick Culler, Sr., after his major league career ended in 1950, the Autographed Ball Company has exclusive contracts with major league baseball players to print and market their autographs on shiny while vinyl baseballs. Now in a second generation ownership, the company had sales of $100,000 in 1978, and does $300,000 in a good year.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 9, Oct 1982,
p47-48, il
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13610
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Robert Luddy founded Atlantic Fire Systems Co. of Raleigh in 1976 with $1,500 and had sales the following year of $266,189. His aggressive business style and knowledge of automatic fire prevention systems has propelled his company to nearly $2 million in sales in 1981.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 9, Oct 1982,
p49-50, il
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Record #:
13611
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In this Business North Carolina magazine interview, Don A. Hunziker, chairman of the board of LADD Furniture Inc. of High Point, assesses the industry in North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 1 Issue 9, Oct 1981,
p51-52, il
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13612
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The $8 million Wanchese Seafood Industrial Park in Dare County opened for business in 1981. A year later, the park has created few jobs in the county and commercial investment is far below original projections. Godwin discusses why the park isn't thriving as anticipated.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 10, Nov 1982,
p20-22, 24-25, il
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13613
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Geoffrey Eade is general-manager of Transco, Inc. - North Carolina's only Rolls-Royce dealership and one of seventy located across the country. Located in High Point, Transco has been in business for nineteen years. The company sells about thirty a year, and a single sale may gross $165,000.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 2 Issue 10, Nov 1982,
p41-42, il
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13630
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Top business executives in North Carolina respond to a Business North Carolina magazine survey on the economic outlook for 1983. Goodwin summarizes the responses.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Jan 1983,
p18-19, 21-22, 25-26, il
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13631
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Charlotte businessman George Shinn, the man responsible for bringing an NBA team to that city, is BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's Mover and Shaker of the Year.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 10 Issue 1, Jan 1990,
p16-29, por
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