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29252
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Momentum is building to get the proposed Global Air Cargo Industrial Complex (GACIC) up and running. The combination airport and industrial complex could rocket North Carolina's distribution system, providing 55,000 jobs and bringing in $2.8 billion annually.
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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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29254
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North Carolina's travel and tourism industry is a $7 billion business employing more than 250,000 people, only overshadowed by agriculture as an economic powerhouse. However, in recent years the industry is losing ground to other states and executives are working to reverse the trend and work with other industries for ground-breaking initiatives.
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29256
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Iredell County, North Carolina has three regions: the agricultural north, the bustling crossroads of the Piedmont, and the industry magnet of the south. With cities like Statesville and Mooresville, Iredell County offers up-and-coming activities with a small-town atmosphere.
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29299
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At just five and half years at the helm of the UNC Board of Governors, C.D. Spangler, Jr. is already showing resilience and determination. Following in the footsteps of revered UNC President Emeritus William C. Friday, Spangler is dealing with the good and the bad of the highly acclaimed University of North Carolina System.
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29327
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In the wake of the 1991 North Carolina General Assembly session and the $1.25 billion revenue shortfall, the Department of Community Colleges is continuing to find more effective ways to deliver training and education. To aid community colleges with their goals in the face of growing enrollment, schools are seeking aid from the business community to provide backing in both funds and morale.
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29339
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In 1792, the North Carolina General Assembly tasked a nine-member commission to select a site for the state government located within the center of the state. The State House, bought off Joel Lane's 1000 acres, stood at the center of what would be come Raleigh, North Carolina. By 1800 Raleigh's population had expanded to 669 people, which continued to grow and required city expansions throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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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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29361
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Charles E. Zeigler, Sr., who began his career at Public Service Co. of North Carolina after a stint as an officer in the Army Air Corps, retires after 45 years as a pillar of the state's industrial development efforts.
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29363
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Despite the 1990s being a decade of economic shakedowns, some of North Carolina's core industries--textiles, furniture, and other heavy manufacturing--are adjusting to the new economic reality. Taking advantage of global partnerships and technological advances are keeping these industries running successfully.
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29365
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North Carolina's research hospitals are on the cutting edge of medical research in fields such as AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer's, and diabetes. Researchers at Duke University are examining AIDS vaccines and the movement of cells, while researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are building a computer network that allows doctors to use simulated models to deliver radiation treatment. Additionally, researchers are Wake Forest University are focusing on chronic diseases, while collaborative projects between UNC-Charlotte and Carolinas Medical Center include examination of the interaction between heart vessels and lasers.
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29376
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After 43 years practicing law, Ruffin Bailey of Bailey and Dixon, has a 25th floor view of downtown Raleigh. Bailey has worked his entire career in insurance and banking law and is recognized as one of the most influential lobbyists in North Carolina.
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29377
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New Bern, North Carolina has pulled itself out of urban decay and is taking advantage of some major economic arenas. Government employment with the military, growing manufacturing, tourism, retirees, and agriculture are putting New Bern on the might, despite national and regional recessions.
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29419
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As the president and CEO of Wachovia Bank of North Carolina, the largest operating unit within Wachovia Corp, you would expect L.M. 'Bud' Baker, Jr. to be hard as nails. But with Baker's keen mind and humanitarianism, he has won over clients and the community alike.
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29420
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With the growing influx of retirees to North Carolina, a new industry is booming in the state, with retirees spending over $574 million a year. In both the western and coastal counties, an upswing in medical, housing, and recreational spending is making an overall economic impact of up to $1.1 billion.
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