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2231
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Asheville's considerable tourism industry is fueled by the Biltmore Estate a revitalized downtown, and proximity to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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2232
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Women legislators in the North Carolina General Assembly are increasingly playing more prominent roles. This is most evident in the committees that are chaired by women, including the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee
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2233
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Seeking to enhance the state's international trade activity, the N.C. State Ports Authority, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, spent $2 million to build the Perishables Handling and Chill Facility at the Wilmington Terminal.
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Buncombe County, which includes popular Asheville, is expanding its economic base from a heavy reliance on tourist dollars to a balance of manufacturing, trade, transportation, utilities, and services.
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2235
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North Carolina furniture makers are increasingly marketing their products to overseas markets. State furniture exports are rising as the industry targets markets in such regions as Asia and the Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East.
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Alex Bernhardt, president of Bernhardt Furniture headquartered in Lenoir, is guiding his family's 106 year-old furniture company into the mostly untapped but fertile international marketplace.
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2245
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Such North Carolina banks as Wachovia, NationsBank, and First Union are successfully garnering a significant market share of the credit card industry.
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2246
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Bud Baker, president and CEO of Wachovia Corp., is the new chairman of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (NCCBI).
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2247
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In 1994, Food Lion, a Salisbury-based grocery store chain, overcame a harmful expose by ABC's \"Prime Time Live\" in 1992 to post its first successful year-to-year report since the program's airing
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2262
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Patricia Sullivan is the new chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; she is the first woman to hold this position at the school.
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2295
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Larry Shaw built his business, Shaw Food Services, from scratch. 21 years later the company employs 650. Now a state legislator, Shaw promotes bills to help small businesses in rural and low income areas receive loans and financing.
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2296
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Although ranked No. 2 nationwide in the filmmaking industry, the N.C. Film Council, an advisory group, feels the film office should broaden its scope to include things like cable channel production, imaging technology, and post-production activities.
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2297
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Injuries from a company's product or services can result in large damage awards from juries. Fear of this has resulted in 95% of cases filed being settled out of court and is moving the General Assembly toward tort reform to cap large awards.
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2298
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When Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. established the N.C. Film Office by executive order in 1980, director Bill Arnold had no operating budget. Now the state ranks No. 2 nationwide in filmmaking, with nearly $4 billion spent by filmmakers.
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Such factors as an economic development policy, a good labor pool, quality medical care, and commitment to public education make Wilkes County attractive to businesses. The widening of Highway 421 and laying of natural gas pipelines add to its appeal.
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