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1442
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Due to competition and the potentially lucrative nature of the business, more and more personal-injury lawyers are advertising their services and aggressively seeking clients.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p12-15, por
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1443
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Silverman explains what the Information Superhighway is, who will own it, where the money will come from, when and how business will be able to use it, and the political and security aspects.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p25-29, il
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1444
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Research Triangle Park-based BroadBand Technologies and its president and CEO, Salim Bhatia, have taken the early lead in the race to develop the electronics and software system needed to bring the Information Superhighway into the consumer's home.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p16-23, il, por
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1445
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In 1993, North Carolina was the third ranking pork producer in the nation, up from twelfth in 1965. Sound business practices and verticle integration, such as Carroll's Foods, Inc.'s 1986 alliance with Virginia-based packer Smithfield Foods, Inc., allowed for the industry's growth.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p30-43, il
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1446
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Lumberton-based Converse, Inc. is selling their canvas Chuck Taylor All-Stars as fast as they can produce them. Despite intense competition in the athletic shoe business, the future of both the company and its North Carolina workforce looks bright.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p44-51, il
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1447
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The eleven-county Piedmont Triad Partnership has successfully used a regional approach to achieve increased industrial diversification and regional promotion.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 3, Apr 1994,
p54-70, il, map
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1490
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Mount Airy, the town that inspired Mayberry (setting of the Andy Griffith Show), is no longer a sleepy little hamlet. Yet while diverse industries and modern life have caused changes, the town still tries to live up to Mayberry's mythical standards.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p16-23, il
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1491
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Davis provides a statistical analysis of the economic vitality of 123 small towns in North Carolina based on nine variables, including bank deposits per capita, median household income, and number of adults who completed high school.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p24-33, il, map
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1492
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Three authors investigate the economic history and future of three pairs of North Carolina towns: Matthews and Mooresville, Edenton and Elizabeth City, and Hendersonville and Boone. Transportation and geography are seen as keys to economic development.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p34-49, il
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1493
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Siler City, where the actress Francis Bavier (\"Aunt Bee\" on The Andy Griffith Show) retired in 1972, is still a fine example of a small town. The future challenge will be to expand economic opportunities without losing the distinctive, small town flavor.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p50-55, il
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1494
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Planned-unit developments, coupling golf courses and a guaranteed atmosphere, are booming in North Carolina, from Edenton Bay in the east to Preston (Cary) in the Piedmont to Linville Ridge in the west.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 4, May 1994,
p57-69, il, map
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1522
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The author provides an in-depth look at the expansion of the famous and loved Intimate Bookshop in Chapel Hill. Owner Wallace Kuralt discusses the store's colorful history and its present status in the face of an onslaught by new book superstores.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 5, June 1994,
p44-51, il, por
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1523
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Trends in health care are causing North Carolina companies to shift from traditional indemnity health plans to managed health care for their employees.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 5, June 1994,
p54-68, il
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1524
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Bill Simms, president of Transamerica Reinsurance Corp. (headquartered in Charlotte) is the only minority part-owner of the Carolina Panthers football franchise.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 5, June 1994,
p17-27, por
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1525
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Excerpts from an interview with Tom Smith, CEO of Food Lion, emphasize Food Lion's recovery from a governmental crackdown and the company's conflict with union organizers.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 14 Issue 5, June 1994,
p28-31, por
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