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2308
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The North Wilkesboro Motor Speedway is a keystone in Wilkes County's growing tourism business. Other activities that attract tourists include bluegrass performances, bicycle racing, the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival and Stone Mountain State Park.
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2313
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Business travelers increasingly view hotels as a place to continue the workday. To accommodate these travelers, Marriott now has the \"Room That Works,\" which includes such items as a workstation with console table, PC modem, and a writing table.
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2314
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Companies across the state and nation spend about $1 billion yearly on investment-quality artwork, often from local artists, to hang in offices and reception areas. Wachovia Corp. has an 8,000-piece collection it has been building since the 1930s.
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Beginning as an industrial sales engineer in the natural gas industry, John Maxhein is now head of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, the second largest such company in the Southeast, and one that has had dividend increases for 17 straight years.
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2391
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People in New Hanover and Brunswick Counties have mixed feelings about their area's development. Tourism brings not only needed funds for growth, but also such problems as commercialism, big construction, and loss of quiet, family beaches.
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2392
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With the cost of health care on the rise, many large and small companies in the state are focusing on wellness and prevention programs. This approach not only helps keep health costs down, but also increases worker productivity.
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2393
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With workers' compensation costs and claims rising, the 1994 General Assembly instituted reforms including capping medical fees, redrawing the statute of limitation on medical claims, and expanding the Industrial Commission staff handling appeals.
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2405
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The Mello Buttercup Ice Cream plant in Wilson, owned by Coastal Dairy Products, Inc., each year churns out over two million gallons of ice cream, yogurt, and other frozen products for lovers of cool confections in Virginia and the two Carolinas.
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2406
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William R. Kress was one of the first employees at IBM's new site in the Research Triangle Park in 1965. Now, he's the company's senior state executive, as well as site general manager and vice president of manufacturing.
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2413
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Lloyd V. Hackley is the new president of the North Carolina Community College System. His goal is to get K-12 schools and two- and four-year colleges to coordinate their efforts to produce a literate, job-ready workforce.
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2435
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Caldwell County employs 43% of the state's furniture industry workforce. To keep the economy growing into the next century, community leaders encourage diversification into industries like freight, fiber optics, chemicals, and tourism.
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2436
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Pressure from managed care companies and other competition is challenging the state's hospitals, including Pitt County Memorial Hospital, to find ways to cut costs and still provide adequate care. The state's twenty- five largest hospitals are ranked.
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2446
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Although the 1995 General Assembly reduced funding for regionalism, grouping the state's one hundred counties into seven consortia, the Commerce Department still sees it as an effective way to recruit new industries.
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2455
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The Governor's Industrial Competitiveness Fund provides financial incentives to encourage businesses to relocate to the state. The fund is controversial, however, and the 1995 General Assembly reduced funding by 80 percent, to $2 million.
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2499
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Located in Boone, Wilcox Natural Products is the country's biggest buyer and distributor of roots, herbs, and bark. Currently the company supplies 40 percent of the world market for botanical products, including goldenseal and wild cherry bark.
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