Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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29763
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Manufacturing in North Carolina is growing and creating new profits. Although there may be fewer jobs in manufacturing, the jobs that exist are high-tech, higher paying, and more interesting. Certain industries such as textiles have been hit hard in the state, North Carolina continues to fill the void with other manufacturing opportunities.
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29774
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Built in the 1880s to expedite shipping of minerals and timber, the railroads in western North Carolina now serve as tourist attractions. Tweetsie Railroad attracts visitors and employs more than 300 local residents, while the Great Smoky Mountain Railway runs more than 200,000 passengers on excursion runs every year.
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29783
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As North Carolina is home to a wide variety of banks from large to community, the finance industry runs deep in the state. Although financial times and unstable economies threaten many, North Carolina banks are looking to plan for a brighter future.
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29164
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A weakened national economy and troubled banking conditions have caused a falling out with the public. But the leaders of North Carolina's banking community hoope that changes in the state's laws and the state's community-based financial institutions will keep North Carolina from having thee same national downturn.
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29590
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The Small Business Center, associated with Pitt Community College, provides client-oriented resources through individual counseling times, classes, and seminars for new business owners or established businesses in the region.
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29565
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In an exclusive program, Belmont Abbey now offers a motorsports business management program. The program boasts collaborations with some of the top individuals and companies in the sport, and is the only program devoted to the business of motorsports management.
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29554
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Belmont, North Carolina is seeing returns on their investment to upgrade downtown. With the migration of new restaurants and specialty stores, the city center of Belmont is flourishing.
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29777
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Running a small business is difficult, but the North Carolina Small Business Center Networks provides every tool possible to make the task a little easier. Operating out of all the state's 58 community colleges, the network provides workshops and guidance to help the small business sector grow throughout North Carolina.
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North Carolina is transitioning economically from traditional industries like textiles and tobacco to industries in the life sciences, like biotechnology, agricultural genetics, metabolomics, and nutria-genomics. Already the state ranks first in contract research organizations in the country; second in agricultural biotechnology research; third in biomanufacturing; and fourth in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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29253
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Joe S. Epley is an introvert in a profession of extroverts, but he has made it work to his advantage. Epley, founder and president of Epley Associates, Inc. of Charlotte, North Carolina, is now the president of the Public Relations Society of America.
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29587
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Since the late 1970s, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been a crucial resource of research and health care. Since its inception, the School has striven to improve health care of the region, provide primary care physicians, and provide access to disadvantaged and minority groups.
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29644
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The Brown and Wood car dealerships in Greenville, North Carolina have flourished since the 1920s, evolving with the industry over time. With partnerships like the North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association and Pitt County Chamber of Commerce, the Brown family and their business, work at the heart of Greenville.
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29690
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The demand for residential and commercial space in downtown Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina is rapidly increasing. To meet the demands, companies have capitalized on high-rise condominiums and mixed-use skyscrapers like the RBC Plaza and Wachovia First Street Cultural Campus.
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Biotechnology is a growing business in North Carolina, which ranks third behind California and Massachusetts in this respect. Currently over 48,000 are employed in the state, with 2,000 new jobs created annually. Knowland discusses the business of training and equipping a biotech workforce in the state.
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29360
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Covering seven southeastern states, Daphne Copeland is the manager of state government relations with General Electric. Copeland deals extensively with environmental issues and public policy, helping not only to save GE money but also making sure the companies within GE follow regulations.
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