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Finding appropriate facilities for conventions and conferences is a challenge for planning associates. Depending on the number of attendees, North Carolina has several sufficient venues for professional gatherings; beyond a certain number, though, North Carolina facilities are inadequate.
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More business people in North Carolina are taking the train, as evidenced by the opening of a second East-West train (the Piedmont) in North Carolina, which will provide same-day service from both Charlotte and Raleigh.
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1176
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North Carolina is transforming the way in which it was once perceived. This change in image is drastically altering the state's economic base, bringing in new industries while phasing out the traditional industries.
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1177
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Annabelle Lundy Fetterman has taken over for her father as chairman and CEO of Clinton-based Lundy Packing Co., the state's largest hog processing company.
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1192
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Every year thousands of people travel to the Blue Ridge Mountains in mid-October to experience the wondrous peak of fall color. But tourism experts say that late September offers the best days for capturing the fall colors and missing the crowds.
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1193
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A public education reform movement is currently sweeping the General Assembly. At issue is the role of the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and whether DPI should decentralize and give local school boards more authority.
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1194
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Sixteen graduate MBA programs are offered in North Carolina colleges. Observers claim that the state has too many business programs, and forecast an impending shakeup in the business school business.
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1195
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A $10 million campus-wide campaign to aid the libraries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is underway. Also, the General Assembly has given additional revenues to the UNC system for faculty salaries and capital improvements.
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1196
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Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan is the only law firm in the state's top 10 that has grown without merging or opening offices in more than one city.
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1232
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Jim Roberson is the president and CEO of Research Triangle Foundation and chief marketer for Research Triangle Park.
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1233
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Although regulatory pressures are increasing, more small companies in North Carolina are deciding to borrow money - mostly for construction - and they are successful in finding it.
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1234
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A growing economy is helping the commercial real estate market in North Carolina bounce back.
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1276
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L. Glenn Orr is chairman, president, and CEO of Southern National Corp., which recently relocated its banking headquarters from Lumberton to Winston-Salem and is in the process of completing its largest acquisition ever.
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1277
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The furniture industry in North Carolina aims to sell sofas and bedroom suites as other industries sell their products: by using marketing techniques to promote brand awareness.
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1278
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This special regional profile supplement focuses on the Piedmont Triad, the metropolitan area of Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem.
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