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14058
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David Smith founded Eutectic Electronics Inc. in June 1980. Two years later he sold controlling interest in the company to become the company's vice-president for research and development. Adams profiles the company's progress.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984,
p54-55, il
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14059
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As a New Jersey high school student, Andrew Dembicks became interested in plastics. He went on to study mechanical engineering, and in 1963 went to work for one of the big-name manufacturers of plastic materials. In 1973, he moved to Raleigh and established his company Southern Case Inc., which manufactures plastic tool cases. Adams profiles the company's progress.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 4, Apr 1984,
p37-38, il
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14060
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In 1982, in Charlotte, Untener founded Lifeguard Corp., a personal identification and medical information service that uses state-of-the-art technology to provide individual members' medical data to hospitals and other emergency personnel. Shaw profiles the company's progress.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 4, Apr 1984,
p41-42, por
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14278
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine's third annual ranking of public companies reveals that the top eight companies held the same rankings for 1983 as they did in 1982. RJ Reynolds with $13.5 billion in total sales headed the list.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 5, May 1984,
p15-18, 20, 23, il
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14279
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine and Arthur Andersen & Company provide, for the first time, a ranking of the state's top one hundred privately-held companies. McDevitt & Street Co., a Charlotte general contractor, headed the list.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p15-18, 20, 22-24, il
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14280
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Shaw profiles Bernhardt Industries, Inc. a family-owned, furniture-making enterprise located in Lenoir and one of the largest independent companies in North Carolina. John Mathias Bernhardt founded the company in 1889, and his son John Christian Bernhardt is the current chairman.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p27-28, il
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14281
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Shaw profiles the Dillard Paper Company. Founded by Stark S. Dillard in 1926 in Greensboro, the company began with one salesman and one secretary. Today, it is the state's largest privately-owned distributor with annual sales of over $245 million.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p51-52, il
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14282
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Adams profiles Boddie-Noell Enterprises. Located in Rocky Mount, it is the Hardee fast-food chain's second largest franchise operator and ranks as a leader in the service category in a list of North Carolina's 100 largest privately owned companied.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p33, 35, il
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14283
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Earl Congdon, Sr. founded Old Dominion Freight Line in 1934 with a single truck and in 1984 the company celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. Old Dominion, based in High Point, is the largest privately owned transportation company in North Carolina with 2,700 employees and revenues in the $200 million range.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p37-38, il
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14284
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Shaw profiles Charlotte-based McDevitt & Street Co., the largest privately owned general construction company that specializes in commercial, industrial, and instructional buildings.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p39-40, il
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14285
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Four hundred years ago the first English colonists landed at Roanoke Island. Brown discusses what this anniversary celebration will mean for tourist-related businesses in North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 6, June 1984,
p49-50, 52, 54, il
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14316
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Forests atop Mount Mitchell are ravaged. Growth rates at lower elevations in many areas are slowing. Scientists are seeking an answer and industry experts are concerned. The forest and paper products industry is a $54.8 billion annual business, and the Southeast is the heartland. North Carolina ranks first in the Southeast in timber products and third in paper.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 7, July 1984,
p12-16, 18, 20, il
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14317
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Devins profiles award-winning Raleigh architect Norma DeCamp Burns.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 7, July 1984,
p36-40, il, por
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14318
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Three decades ago Lowe's Companies Inc. was a single store located in North Wilkesboro. Today it is the world's largest specialty retailer of building materials and related products. Shaw discusses how the company changed its business approach to reach this position.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 8, Aug 1984,
p15-16, 18-19, 22, il, por
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14319
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Several decades ago North Carolina hardly got a look from people looking for a place to retire; now it is the country's fastest growing retirement area.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 8, Aug 1984,
p30-32, 34-36, il
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