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Founded in Fayetteville in 1954 by Don Clayton, Putt-Putt Golf Courses of America, Inc., now has nearly 200 franchised centers in 28 states, with other locations in 9 countries, including Australia and China. It is estimated that the company has served over one billion customers. Each year since 1975, the Professional Putters Association's national championship is held in Fayetteville. Prizes of $100,000 were awarded in this year's tournament.
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Gaston County is one of North Carolina's most historic counties, and preserving its history is important to the community. For example, four buildings that were thought to be ready for demolition in 1996, including the 600,000-square-foot Loray Mill, were saved and rehabilitated. Smaller Gaston County towns, including Dallas, Belmont, and Cherryville, also have preservation stories to tell.
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Gaston County attractions draw tourists from across the nation and abroad. Crowders Mountain State Park's recent expansion now connects the park to South Carolina's Kings Mountain, providing 15,000 acres for outdoor activities. Among the features of Gastonia's Schiele Museum and Planetarium is the largest collection of land mammal specimens in the Southeast. Other attractions include the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens and Belmont Abbey.
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The Charlotte architectural firm of Lee Nichols Architecture received the AIA North Carolina Firm Award for 2000. The award is given to the firm producing quality architecture and having a high level of customer satisfaction for a ten-year period. The firm was founded in 1969.
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The Shelton Vineyard, which opened in June 2000, near Dobson in Surry County, is the state's fifteenth winery. The vineyards and winery represent a $10 million investment for Charles and Ed Shelton, well-known North Carolina businessmen. The first vintage wine is being produced in the fall of 2000.
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On November 14, 2000, the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame will induct four outstanding business and government leaders. They are James H. Millis, Sr., chairman of the Millis Foundation; Harlan E. Boyles, retiring Treasurer of North Carolina; John M. Belk, chairman and CEO of Belk, Inc.; and R. Stuart Dickson, chairman of the executive committee of Ruddick Corp.
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Architect Manley Carroll of Charlotte received the F. Carter Williams Gold Medal, the highest award given to a state architect in recognition of outstanding accomplishments or a distinguished career. Among his accomplishments are serving as the lead designer on the Charlotte Coliseum and the recently completed Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh.
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Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art, North Carolina's oldest art museum, has been located since 1936 in the old U.S. mint building on Randolph Road. To move to a new facility in the city's expanding cultural district, the museum will need to raise $50 million by April 2000.
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There is rapid growth in the construction of golf courses in North Carolina. In 1999, thirteen new courses were built. These additions bring the state's total of courses to 594 and a ranking of ninth nationwide in the number of layouts. Florida ranks first with 1,228. Some of golf's best-known players designed the new courses, including Tom Fazio, Arnold Palmer, and Hale Irwin.
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James Baxter Hunt, Jr., has been governor of North Carolina for four terms. In an interview with Tuttle, Hunt looks back over his sixteen years as governor, the longest anyone has served in that position, and looks forward to his future after January 2001.
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Appalachian State University opened the new George Holmes Convocation Center November 17, 2000. The 200,000-square- foot structure was paid for with privately raised funds. The three-story building includes an arena, six classrooms, thirteen laboratories, public service areas, and an indoor running track.
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On January 1, 2001, the Carolina Hotel at Pinehurst turns 100. The hotel now has 210 rooms and 12 suites and employs 320. It has attracted notables from all over the world, and numerous American celebrities and golfers have roomed there. James Walker Tufts considered it the centerpiece of his golf course when it opened in 1901, and it is still considered the \"queen of the south\" among hotels.
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CargoLifter, Inc., a Raleigh-based subsidiary of the German company CargoLifter AG, will build one of the world's largest dirigible plants in Cove City, twelve miles west of New Bern. When completed, the building will be three city blocks long and as tall as a 35-story building. The company will build 825-feet-long dirigibles capable of carrying heavy cargoes over 6,000 miles.
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With six stories and 600,000 square feet of floor space, the Loray Mills in Gastonia was once the South's largest textile mill. Now owned by Preservation North Carolina, the old mill is being restored. The project calls for 240 condominiums, restaurants, office space, retail space, and a possible hotel. Developers plan to begin work on the project in 2001.
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Often cities and counties that build their economies on one major industry face difficulties when that industry declines. Tobacco was Durham's mainstay for decades, but its decline did not heavily affect the city's economic base and quality of life. Rather, Durham moved on to a diversified industrial base, a technology and research and development sector, and a first-rate medical and university system.
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