Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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10234
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Austin Pittman, president and CEO of United Healthcare of the Carolinas, is featured in this month's NC Magazine “executive profile.â€
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10261
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In this second annual relocation guide, NC Magazine examines what makes North Carolina a great state for business, including business climate, education, government cooperation, transportation and quality of life.
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10262
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Butner is under consideration by the Department of Homeland Security as a location for its new Bio- and Agro- Defense Facility. The town is one of six national finalists, and a decision will be made by the end of the year. The $524 million complex would study livestock diseases that could threaten agriculture, food supply and public health.
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Fibrowatt, a Pennsylvania-based energy company, plans to open three poultry waste power plants in North Carolina. Two of the sites will be located in Sampson and Surry counties, and the third to be chosen from either Moore, Montgomery, or Stanly Counties. The plants will provide a way to turn poultry waste into a clean source of renewable energy.
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Harris discusses the boatbuilding industry in North Carolina. The large majority of the one hundred and thirteen boat builders in the state are small operations. There are twelve companies that employ over one hundred, and the largest, Hatteras Yachts in New Bern, employs over one thousand four hundred. Boats are distributed locally, nationally, and around the world.
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10265
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Jarrett Bay Marine Industrial Park began in Carteret County in the 1990s. Harris discusses its progress and development.
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10266
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Watauga County is profiled in this special community focus supplement. Among the topics discusses are economic growth, Appalachian State University, the second-home market, and tourism.
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10267
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In November 2007, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced that heart disease was no longer the leading cause of death in the state. Zulovich discusses some of the heart work being conducted at heart centers in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, and Greenville.
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10268
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Marco Fregenal is CEO of Cary-based software company Carpio.
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10269
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Fran O'Sullivan is senior vice-president of the product group at Lenovo. She is responsible for worldwide managing of all ThinkPad and Lenovo desktops, notebooks, displays, options and services. O'Sullivan was also a part of the first five space shuttle launches and later worked on the team that invented the personal computer.
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In the next five years, ending in 2013, Fort Bragg, in Cumberland County, will grow by 2,600 active-duty military personnel and 2,000 civilian employees. Counting family and other individuals, the county population will expand by 27,000. Zulovich discusses how this growth will affect public education, transportation, health care, and housing.
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10435
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Zulovich describes the changes taking place in Fayetteville's central business district.
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10436
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Harris discusses the NC 1:1 Initiative, which is funded by the North Carolina General Assembly. The pilot program puts a computer in the hands of every student at eight targeted North Carolina high schools.
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10437
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Knowland discusses the increasing dropout problem in the state's high schools and programs that seek to reduce it. These programs include Communities in Schools of NC; Futures For Kids; North Carolina Business Committee For Education; North Carolina New Schools Project; Public School Forum Of NC; and SAS Educational Value-Added Assessment System.
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10488
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North Carolina's professional sports teams--the Carolina Panthers (Football); Charlotte Bobcats (Basketball); Carolina Hurricanes (Hockey); and NASCAR racing--play a major role in the state's economy.
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