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Corky Powers owns and operates multiple fairs in North Carolina and discusses his experiences in the carnival business. Powers will attempt to run the NC State Fair, voted the largest and best fair in North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 9, September 2006,
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Nantahala is a popular tourist location where businesses send employees so they can learn important team-building exercises, such as white water rafting and various obstacles courses.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 9, September 2006,
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Jamie Hill mines rocks and emeralds in Hiddenite, North Carolina. His mine produced the most expensive emerald found in North America and thousands more carats of gemstones.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 11, November 2006,
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Ken Lewis is Bank of America's CEO and discusses his experience in the business.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 11, November 2006,
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McDowell Lumber Co. is a sawmill just outside of Asheboro that produces about 100,000 board feet a day and has expanded in size since 2001.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 11, November 2006,
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Plans to bolster rail service throughout Eastern North Carolina might make two ports more attractive to shipping lines, imports, and exports. This worries some farmers that the rail line will become slower and non-reliable when delivering much needed feed supplies.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 4, April 2006,
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Duplin Winery is a family operated business in Duplin County. The author discusses the history of how it became the biggest winery in the Southeast.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 4, April 2006,
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Firefly Balloons Inc. in Statesville is one of the nation's largest balloon makers. The author presents the techniques used for making hot air balloons.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 4, April 2006,
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Globalization has been hard on some of North Carolina's traditional industries, such as textiles. This article discusses how various business, including IBM, are now owned by China and how U.S. consumers have created a trade imbalance by buying cheaper foreign goods.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 5, May 2006,
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Illegal immigration is suppressing wages in North Carolina, but it is also creating new undercuts, which help businesses flourish. Without Hispanics, the state economy would come to a standstill because people would pay more for foreign goods rather than make them in the United States.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 5, May 2006,
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Mark Packer is a radio talk show host at WFNZ-AM in Charlotte's South End. He delivers sports news and generated an impressive following of his 'Primetime with Packman,' which has spread to ten stations across the Carolinas.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 5, May 2006,
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24211
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The author presents the histories of various lighthouses on the North Carolina coast.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 5, May 2006,
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24212
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The world's largest furniture marketplace happens twice a year in High Point. The furniture shows take place in High Point because that was once where the industry was centered. Now, the High Point market's future is in jeopardy and Las Vegas thinks it has the answer: building a new home for the market and leveraging its advantages in entertainment accommodations, restaurants, and glamour.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 6, June 2006,
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24213
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The author discusses the intricacies of demolishing old neighborhoods to rebuild them into modern homes and businesses. Simonini Builders Inc., based out of Charlotte, is the focus of this article.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 6, June 2006,
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This article presents the renovations taking place at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium in North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 6, June 2006,
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