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Governor James Hunt's tax-cutting proposals to the N.C. General Assembly include a repeal of the intangibles tax, lower corporate income taxes, and sizeable cuts on personal income taxes.
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The School of Filmmaking at the N.C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem is building a \"filmmaking village\"\" that will house the school and also serve as a site for student films. It is the only facility of its kind anywhere.
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In an era of increased competition and relatively slow growth, Duke Power's CEO William H. Grigg is guiding the company into new areas such as power development in Latin America and the Pacific Rim, world-wide engineering services, and Duke Net.
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The North Carolina Health Planning Commission was set up to include only legislators; however, a number of businessmen, including the CEOs from Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Precision Fabrics, served on the committees.
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With half of its members who ran for reelection in 1993 defeated and funds in short supply, the North Carolina Health Planning Commission, after studying the issue fourteen months, decided not to recommend universal coverage.
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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 state's major pulp, paper, and mining industries are making a concerted effort to control pollution and improve the environment. Champion International now releases cleaner water into the Pigeon River, facilitating the river's recreational use.
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Founded in 1985, Carolina Physicians' Health Plan (CPHP), a health maintenance organization (HMO), almost floundered. With new CEO Bob Greczyn at the helm, Healthsource, Inc., which purchased CPHP, now ranks second among the state's HMOs.
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Goldsboro, the seat of Wayne County, is home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, which employs 20 percent of the city's population and also contracts with local businesses. The city, county, and base interact to provide such services as fire protection.
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House Speaker Harold Brubaker (R) and Senate President Pro Tem Marc Basnight (D) are political opposites, but their similar views on economic and constitutional issues could result in legislation for tax cuts, tort reform, and gubernatorial veto.
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The sport of golf is observing its 100th anniversary in the state. Four top ten courses were designed by master architect Donald Ross. His Pinehurst No. 2, which opened in 1907, is rated number one in a poll by NORTH CAROLINA magazine.
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12.Alliance Marks Successful First Year by Wood, Suzanne M. North Carolina Vol. 53 Issue 3, Mar 1995
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2212
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Funded by approximately forty state companies, the North Carolina Drug-Free Workplace Alliance provides assistance to smaller companies in incorporating substance abuse education and drug screening into their human resources departments.
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Dixon Fleming is CEO of Family Stores of America, the largest owner and operator of factory outlet centers in the nation. With headquarters in Smithfield, the company has 35 outlet centers in 21 states and 12% of the retail outlet market.
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2229
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Jay Garner, the new CEO of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, brings an impressive resume and a history of successful economic development activities to the growing Asheville region
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Significant developments in health-care reform are maintaining Asheville's status as a medical center for Western NC. Residents from surrounding counties utilize Asheville's hospitals, rehabilitation and psychiatric centers, and bevy of specialists.
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