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When North Carolina's officials need help with improving education procedures and standards, they often turn to the state's employers for guidance. North Carolina collaborates with champions of education like Albert Eckel, Chairman of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education; Dr. William Friday, president emeritus of University of North Carolina; Tony Habit, president of North Carolina New Schools Project; Linda Harrell, president and CEO of Communities in Schools of North Carolina; Governor Jim Hunt, four-term governor of North Carolina; and Howard Lee, executive director of the North Carolina Education Cabinet.
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Several programs across North Carolina work to train youth in handling money. From kindergarten to high school, The north Carolina Bankers Association, NC Council on Economic Education, the North Carolina Jump-Start Coalition, Communities in Schools of North Carolina, and other local programs show children to use money properly and provide skills to last a lifetime.
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Companies in North Carolina realize that in order to be successful, they need well-trained and educated employees. In order to have such a workforce, companies like AT&T, Bank of America, BB&T, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, CISCO, Glaxosmithkline, Lenovo, Progress Energy, and RBC Bank bolster the learning community in North Carolina from start to finish.
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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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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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10233
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Davidson County is featured in this month's NC Magazine community focus.
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