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Politicians who reside in the western half of NC fared poorly in the elections, which produced a roster of government leaders who all seem to hail from the East.
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Gaston County has transformed itself from a textile manufacturing offshoot of Charlotte to a diversified hub of high-technology manufacturing, service, and retailing.
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The heart of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Mecklenburg County, is uptown which serves not only as the city's business district but the center of government, culture, and entertainment.
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Scott Custer, CEO of RBC Centura, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine executive profile. In his twenty-seven-year banking career, he has worked for only two companies--Wachovia and RBC Centura. RBC is based in Toronto, Canada, and acquired Rocky Mount-based Centura in 2001. Custer discusses his work and RBC Centura's plan to move the company's headquarters to Raleigh. The bank is the largest U.S. subsidiary of the largest Canadian bank.
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Carteret County is the subject of this month's North Carolina magazine community profile. The county provides visitors with miles of beaches; historical sites, including Beaufort, the state's third-oldest town, and Fort Macon, a Civil War site; environmental attractions, including the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores; and water adventures, including diving, kayaking, and sailing. The county boasts a number of art galleries, fine restaurants, and shops. Tourism is a big driver of the economy as well as residential and commercial development that is fueled by high-end retirees and second-homeowners. Located just north of Beaufort, Open Grounds Farm, at 45,000 acres, is the largest farm east of the Mississippi River.
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Colleges and universities affect economically the communities where they are located. Appalachian State University in Boone brought to the local economy $407 million, according to a 1998 ASU research study. Factors contributing to this amount were a 12 percent rise in enrollment between 1988 and 1998, significant raises in university personnel salaries, and around 392,000 visitors who spent over $990,000 at university events.
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Appalachian State University opened the new George Holmes Convocation Center November 17, 2000. The 200,000-square- foot structure was paid for with privately raised funds. The three-story building includes an arena, six classrooms, thirteen laboratories, public service areas, and an indoor running track.
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Frank A. Daniels, Jr., retired president and publisher of the NEWS AND OBSERVER Publishing Company and current chairman of the Southern Pines Pilot, is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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C. Avery Thomas is a founding partner Thomas, Stout, Stuart, Core & Stuart. The firm opened on November 1, 1967, and is Burlington's largest CPA business. Thomas has a business administration degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is featured in NORTH CAROLINA magazine's \"executive profile.\"
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Earl N. Phillips, Jr., chairman and CEO of GE Capital First Factors of High Point, is the new chairman of the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI) for 1999-2000. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1962 and later from Harvard Business School.
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After serving the past fifty years as the company's top executive, John M. Belk, chairman and CEO of Belk, Inc., the nation's largest privately owned department store, will retire on May 26, 2004. Belk is the son of William Henry Belk, who founded the company in Monroe in 1888. Belk, Inc. operates 225 stores in fourteen Southeastern and mid-Atlantic states.
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Hugh McColl, CEO of NationsBank, retired April 25, 2001. He is credited with building the bank into the nation's largest. Named CEO of NationsBank's predecessor, NCNB, in 1983, McColl took a bank with $12 billion in assets and built it, through mergers and acquisitions, into one with assets of $642 billion and 140,000 employees.
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The expansion of Medicaid coverage and rural health services were among eighty recommendations of the North Carolina Health Planning Commission in 1994 to the General Assembly. Medical tort reform was the recommendation that received the most attention.
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The agricultural business is not as profitable as it once was; therefore, farmers are seeking other income sources in order to survive. One new source of income is agritourism. Farmers show off their farms and sell their crops, crafts, and goods while educating and entertaining an interested and curious public. Hensley describes several agritourism farms, including Darnell Farms (Bryson City); Mike's Farm (Beulaville); and Goat Lady Dairy (Siler City).
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The Raleigh-based family restaurant, Golden Corral, has set in motion an ambitious plan to become the dominant player in the US restaurant industry within five years.
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