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14026
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Stucker discusses North Carolina's computer software industry which is keying in on the country's software boom. Summaries of software companies, including SAS Institute, Inc. (Cary) and Broadway & Seymour, Inc. (Charlotte) are included.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 7, July 1983,
p12-16, il
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14027
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Storrs began his career in banking and finance in 1934 when he joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond as an office boy. This year he ends his banking career of almost fifty years when he retires as chairman and chief executive officer of NCNB, the Southeast's largest bank.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 7, July 1983,
p41, 43, por
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Record #:
14030
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A number of people, when they think of Eastern North Carolina, see that part of the state as it once was - heavily agricultural. Others see the area as having the potential for industrial growth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 8, Aug 1983,
p17-20, 24, 26, il
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14031
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Where the Wright Brothers once flew, hang gliders from Nags Head-based Kitty Hawk Kites now soar from Jockey's Ridge on the Outer Banks. John Harris and partner Ralph Buxton began their business ten years ago even though many were skeptical of its success. Now, a decade later, Kitty Hawk Kites is the world's largest hang gliding school and kite retailer in the East.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 8, Aug 1983,
p39-40, por
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Record #:
14032
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Stephen White V discusses his family's business - White Furniture of Mebane. The company is one hundred and three years old, and for forty-nine of those years he had been president and treasurer.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 8, Aug 1983,
p41-42, por
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Record #:
14033
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This month's BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA community profile features Cumberland and Moore Counties.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 9, Sept 1983,
p49-52, 54, il
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Record #:
14034
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In 1966, Harry Wolf founded Wolf Associates, a Charlotte architectural firm. The company has designed buildings worldwide and is the recipient of four American Institute of Architects' Honor Awards.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 9, Sept 1983,
p57-58, por
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Record #:
14035
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During the week, Tom Dooley heads his Charlotte-based construction company, R. T. Dooley, Inc. On the weekends he becomes Tom Dooley, a referee in the National Football League. Each season he referees twenty games.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 10, Oct 1983,
p22-27, il, por
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Record #:
14036
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Perley A. Thomas began Thomas Built Buses, Inc. in High Point in 1916 as a maker of streetcars. In 1936, the company began building buses and today is the world's largest school bus manufacturer. In a typical year the company produces and sells between 9,000 and 10,000 units. John W. Thomas, Jr., grandson of the founder, is company president.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 10, Oct 1983,
p47-48, por
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Record #:
14037
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Jesse Helms, North Carolina's senior United States Senator, has been in Congress nearly twelve years. In this BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA interview, Helms discusses a wide range of topics - from the state's business climate to federal spending to politics.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p13-14, por
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Record #:
14038
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This directory was compiled from questionnaires returned to Business North Carolina by agencies which paid a fee for a listing. Information includes year founded, number of employees, agency specialization, current clients, and president/partners.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p28-30, 32-34, 36
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Record #:
14039
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This month's BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA community profile features the city of Wilmington.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p39-40, 42-44, il
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Record #:
14040
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Furniture is a major industry in North Carolina. Recently industry workers and businessmen have endured the effects of a deep recession affecting the market; however, they are now enjoying the benefits of a rebounding market.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p45-46, 48, il
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Record #:
14041
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Branson McRae is president and treasurer of McRae Industries, Inc. located in Mt. Gilead. He began in business in 1959 as a manufacturer of children's shoes and over the years has added several divisions including combat boot manufacturing, computer software development and marketing, and leasing and financing.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 11, Nov 1983,
p49-50, 52, por
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Record #:
14042
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A 1981 survey indicated that 28 percent of all managers and administrators in the business world are women; however, their average salary was 61 percent of what their male counterparts were earning. Four women executives from the Research Triangle Area discuss some insights into how they reached their current position, how they find life now, and how they view women as \"bosses.\"
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 3 Issue 12, Dec 1983,
p24-29, 32, por
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