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The eastern region of North Carolina increasingly relies upon East Carolina University economically. Though it is the third largest UNC system school, it is still the underdog when compared to other schools like UNC Chapel Hill and NC State. ECU football has become a major social event for the region and head coach Ruffin McNeill works hard to ensure that his players perform well on the field and in the classroom.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 35 Issue 10, October 2015,
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24276
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North Carolina witnessed a state budget crisis in 2001 as a result of tax loopholes for businesses and costly support programs. Mike Easley took over as governor after Jim Hunt and had to face the budget crisis by raising taxes and reducing spending.
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24277
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Sherrill Shaw helped run his father's company, Shaw Furniture Galleries, for 59 years until it went bankrupt as a result of turning the company over to Living.com Inc., a Texas-based company that sells furniture online.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 5, May 2001,
p30-42, il
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24278
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North Carolina developers believe the recession will have a minimal impact on the state's three biggest metro areas, Charlotte, the Triad, and the Triangle. This is in part due to the latest trend in municipal planning, in which development is corralled into more easily serviced areas and sprawl is slowed, allowing for more economical use of resources and infrastructure.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 5, May 2001,
p44-54, il
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24279
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Charles Taylor is Western North Carolina's most powerful politician, having spent eight years in Raleigh and ten in Washington, D.C. This article presents his political career in North Carolina and his most influential impacts in the state.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 6, June 2001,
p24-33, il
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24280
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Steve Clark is CEO of SpectraSite Holdings Inc., a company in Cary that buys, owns, and operates cellular telephone towers. Clark discusses his experiences in the business.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 6, June 2001,
p34-40, il
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24281
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This article discusses how few women there are in high-technology industries in North Carolina and highlights some of the gender-bias they must face in the industry.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 6, June 2001,
p42-51, il
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24282
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New developments are changing the face of Cabarrus County's agricultural economy. A new mall and raceway have spearheaded growth, as well as a variety of other industries and businesses.
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24283
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Nucor Corp is a company based out of Charlotte that makes sheet steel, a raw material for everything from car fenders to refrigerators. The new CEO, Daniel R. DiMicco, hopes he can expand the company commercially.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001,
p24-31, il
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24284
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Skip Alston and Earl Jones hope to create a museum in Greensboro at the site of Woolsworth, where four black college students organized the first sit-in for civil rights in February 1960. The museum has been in the making since 1993 but has languished as a result of the two men's inability to command respect from the community, some critics say.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001,
p32-39, il
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11.Hunting Bucks by Traugot, Catherine Liden Business North Carolina Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001
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24285
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This article discusses how venture-capitalist investment in high-technology industries has slowly declined since 2000. Some of the difficulties companies face are an inability to close sales, running out of funds, and venture capitalists no longer investing.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001,
p40-46, il
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24286
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Wilmington has witnessed a boom in business startups and community development as a result of leaders' unique approach, which included capitalizing on its unique waterfront and port city.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001,
p48-58, il
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24287
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NationsBank (now Bank of America) and First Union (now Wachovia) are two new, rapidly growing banks. The CEOs of each bank discuss their methods for managing successful businesses.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 11, November 2001,
p28-33, il
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24288
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Oakwood Homes Corp. has a new president, Myles Standish, who hopes to bring the nation's fourth largest manufactured home builder back to profitability.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 11, November 2001,
p34-43, il
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24289
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Spencer Stolpen, an ex NBA executive, now trains, boards, and sells guard dogs for use by police forces. This article discusses how he initially became involved with the guard dog business.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 11, November 2001,
p44-49, il
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