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While textiles and furniture have dominated North Carolina's manufacturing scene for decades, a new industry is emerging--plastics. The state ranks seventh nationally in shipments sent by plastics manufacturing companies and eighth in the number of people employed in the industry.
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Zulovich discusses several of the state's hospitals which are expanding to meet the health needs of a growing population. They are Mission Hospital (Asheville); New Hanover Regional Medical Center (Wilmington); Randolph Hospital (Asheboro); and Albemarle Hospital (Elizabeth City).
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The Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site at Rodanthe on Hatteras Island is the most complete of the few remaining stations on the East Coast. These stations were the predecessors of the Coast Guard Service, and the stories of the daring rescues they performed are legendary. Chicamacomico closed in 1954 after seventy years of service. Today, the Chicamacomico Historical Association keeps the memory of the station and the men who served there alive through living history performances.
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Pitt County is profiled in this special community focus section. Among the topics discussed are education, including East Carolina University, Pitt Community College, and the Pitt County Schools; Pitt County Memorial Hospital and the Brody School of Medicine; and the county's manufacturing base.
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10007
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While North Carolina has many prominent women, these seven were chosen because of their dedication to their business and the surrounding community. They are Cynthia Marshall, Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, Fran Preston, Janice Brumit, Susanne Sartelle, Billie Redmond, and Susan Ivey.
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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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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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10183
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North Carolina is a destination spot for visitors from around the country and around the world. In 2007, over 400,000 Canadians visited, and 100,000 Europeans come annually. Lynn Minges, executive director of the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film and Sports Development discusses how the state markets itself to attract visitors.
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In 1986, Monica Doss went to work for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, an organization formed by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. At that time the organization had no other employees, and membership was around 100 companies. Stepping down as CEO in May 2008, Doss leaves the largest entrepreneurial support organization in the nation, now with 20 employees serving over 5,000 members who represent 1,100 companies.
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Jim Captain, manager of Credit Suisse's Research Triangle Park location, is featured in NC MAGAZINE's executive profile. Credit Suisse is a global financial services company that advises clients in investment banking, private banking, and asset management.
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10186
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This special NC Magazine county profile supplement features Cabarrus County, highlighting biotechnology, NASCAR, tourism, and the economy.
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10187
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Although North Carolina is known for textiles, furniture, and biotechnology, agriculture remains the state's number one industry, accounting for $68 billion annually. However, since 1990, over a million acres of forest and farms have been lost, mostly to development, and in 2005, over 1,000 farms were lost, the most in any state. To preserve what is left the state is working on projects to help make farming more profitable.
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The state's Specialty Crops Program, which started in 1997, fosters specialty crop production. These niche crops, or products raised for a specialized market, such as truffles, allow farmers to diversify their production.
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10189
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Dean Bundschu is CEO of PrepChamps.com, an innovate Wed site that helps high school athletes mass-market themselves to college coaches via e-mail, online profiles and video clips.
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10232
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Wright discusses the status of the movie industry in the state and the use of incentives by North Carolina and other states to attract business.
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