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24185
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Keith West was an ex-cop who started his own police force, West-Tek Inc., which failed after he was shot and killed by his girlfriend.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 10, October 2007,
p24-29, il
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24186
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Bill Cecil, the grandson of a diplomat, discusses his plans for the Biltmore and how the inn can turn a profit while maintaining its preservationist standards.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 10, October 2007,
p38-49, il
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24187
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Near Aurora, large machines mine phosphate at the world's largest vertically integrated mine and plant that runs 24/7, PCS Phosphate Co. near Pamlico Sound.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 10, October 2007,
p50-57, il
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24188
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Demand for ethanol, distilled from corn, is soaring as a fuel to reduce dependency on foreign oil. The author discusses how farmers are capitalizing on the rising need for corn.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 11, November 2007,
p24-35, il
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24189
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Out of state banks are buying their way into North Carolina through mergers and acquisitions. Many smaller banks choose to join large banks as a result of the poor economy and declining profits.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 11, November 2007,
p36-46, il
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24190
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G. Kennedy Thompson runs the nation's fourth-largest bank: Wachovia. He discusses how he bought out Wachovia and other companies over the years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 11, November 2007,
p48-58, il
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24191
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North Carolina grows the most sweet potatoes than anywhere else in the States. One farmer, George Wooten, discusses how his sweet potato business has grown over the years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 11, November 2007,
p60-67, il
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24192
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Floyd Chilton discusses his business, Pilot Therapeutics Inc., and the difficulty he had with running a business on his own.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 4, April 2007,
p58-65, il
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24193
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Asheboro-based Fox Apparel struggles to keeps its doors open since 1995, when apparel-manufacturing jobs the United States gave way to technology improvements and low-cost imports.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 4, April 2007,
p66-73, il
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24194
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A 1,200 acre former tobacco farm in Richmond County, The Webb Farm, is now a quail hunting resort.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 4, April 2007,
p74-79, il
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24195
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Lew Ebert is president and chief executive of North Carolina Citizen's for Business and Industry and plans to bring in members and money to the state.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 5, May 2007,
p28-35, il
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24196
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Pastor Claude R. Alexander, Jr. plans to turn a derelict empty building, Liberty Hall, into a beautiful and bustling church, University Park Baptist Church. The Pastor will sell the other two churches in favor of one large space that accommodates all attendees.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 5, May 2007,
p36-42, il
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24197
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The port of Wilmington is making improvements that will allow it to handle large shipping containers. Improvements included installing four massive cranes at the port.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 5, May 2007,
p44-51, il
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24198
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The author discusses the difficulty with balancing development and preservation in North Carolina's mountain counties, such as Jackson County, Swain County, and Henderson County.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 6, June 2007,
p54-63, il
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24199
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Amidst skyrocketing land values and a building boom, many fear that the tourism industry in the western highlands could suffer. Places like the Blue Ridge Parkway and Tweetsie Railroad have seen a decline in tourism the past couple of years.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 27 Issue 6, June 2007,
p64-69, il
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