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3158
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For years Raleigh was known primarily as the seat of state government. Now the city is emerging as a major center of business in the state through commercial and industrial growth and development, expansion, and relocation.
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3159
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James B. Hunt, Jr. is the first person to serve four terms as governor. During the next four years he plans a vigorous pursuit of a 10-point plan that includes statewide expansion of Smart Start, raising teacher pay, and reducing pollution.
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3206
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Many small businesses are unable to offer employees health insurance. Caroliance, a health insurance purchasing co-op, originated by the state in 1991, meets this need by linking businesses with insurance carriers.
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3207
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Brownfields are underused or abandoned commercial or industrial sites that could be used profitably except for on-site contaminants. Several Charlotte redevelopment projects have overcome obstacles. State and federal governments foster such efforts.
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3225
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William Cavanaugh, president and CEO of Carolina Power and Light Company, has overseen a number of challenges, including the reduction of operating costs and downsizing, to make the company ready for the 21st Century.
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3244
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The North Carolina Zoological Park near Asheboro has 1,500 acres containing 61,000 plants, over 100 kinds of birds, and 1,000 animals. One of the country's largest walk-through zoos, it attracts 900,000 visitors annually.
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3245
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A number of golf courses have opened in the 1990s, and golfers around the state are discovering that several are as good as those designed by Donald Ross ninety years ago.
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3246
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The NORTH CAROLINA magazine golf panel has voted Pinehurst No. 8, designed by Tom Fazio, as the best new golf course in the state.
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3247
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Gordon S. Myers, vice president of real estate for Inglis Markets, Inc., is also a strong supporter of the mountain regions. Among his accomplishments are funding to complete the missing link of I-26 and to renovate historic Beaucatcher Tunnel.
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3248
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Tourism is the state's number two industry, creating 161,00 full-time jobs in 1996 and $9.2 billion in revenue. The industry feels the state should double its current marketing budget of $6.2 million to allow better competition with neighboring states.
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3249
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Tom Bradshaw, who became chairman of the N.C. Citizens for Business and Industry on March 19, 1997, has a background in business, government, and politics. A former mayor of Raleigh, he was North Carolina secretary of transportation, 1977-1981.
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3250
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According to the N.C. Department of Commerce, the state ranks first in the nation in economic development for 1996, with $7.4 billion in business relocations and business expansions by in-state companies.
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3271
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The state ranks 12th nationally in tourism but only 27th in tourism promotion. The industry's Travel 2000 plan seeks legislative doubling of its marketing budget to $13.8 million, to make the state more competitive in attracting visitors.
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3272
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Diversification is a key to economic growth in Stanly County, where businesses manufacture products ranging from space shuttle tires to down-to-earth farming and textile commodities.
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3307
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Rapid changes occurring in the telecommunications industry provide products and services that help users be more productive and efficient. For example, one program can translate text to voice, page a person, and read him or her the message.
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