The Global TransPark, or GTP, is taking shape as determined, long-range planning and regional boosterism combine to promote the project and address concerns, such as the method ultimately used to obtain land.
John O. McNairy, president and CEO of Kinston-based Harvey Enterprises, believes that the Global TransPark will benefit farmers as well as manufacturers.
Information on Lenoir County's seventeen largest employers is listed, including number of employees, the year operations commenced, dollar amount of investment, and size of facility.
By 1995, health maintenance organizations (HMOs) are projected to account for 75% of the health care market. In response to this trend, pharmaceutical firms are adjusting their business and marketing practices.
Citing a recent report that shows N.C. women to be at greater risk of health problems compared to the national average, Summers calls for greater access to health care, better lifestyle choices, and preventive as well as curative care.
According to Fred Gregg, senior manager for HIV community relations at Research Triangle Park-based Burroughs Wellcome Company, the HIV epidemic has increasingly caused pharmaceutical companies to consider the consumer, like the physician, as a customer.
Judith Allen, director of the N.C. Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte, combines artistic sensibility with financial savvy, providing the sound business foundation on which the center's artistic success rests.
North Carolina restauranteurs realize that energy costs are a substantial operating expense. New, high-efficiency technologies are giving them the opportunity to reduce those costs, as electric and gas manufacturers compete to outfit tomorrow's kitchens
Spring on the Outer Banks means the beginning of another tourist season. Six million tourists visit the Outer Banks each year, and their economic impact in 1993 was $550 million.
The State Health Plan Purchasing Alliance (SHPPA) applies the old idea of the food co-op to health insurance. By banding together, small businesses (in this case, two to forty-nine employees) hope to save money on health insurance.