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3544
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Economic development incentives, including tax incentives and financial aid, are used by states to attract businesses. Being outbid by other states for companies like Mercedes-Benz has led the state to formulate a policy on incentives.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997,
p23-30, 34-45,48-49, il, f
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3545
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To compete with neighboring Mecklenburg County and to attract new businesses, Cabarrus County developed its own incentives program for commercial and business development. While successful, the program's constitutionality has been questioned.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997,
p31-33, f
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3562
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Major components of the incentives grant program are tax credit programs, including those for worker training; loan and grant programs, including business energy loans; and the Governor's Industrial Recruitment Competitive Fund.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997,
p46-47, f
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3673
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Deciding what is urban and rural might depend on who is answering the question. The U.S. Bureau of the Census, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center each have differing definitions.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997,
p103, il
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3675
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Are business taxes too high? A number of studies, including one by the Peat Marwick accounting firm, report taxes are low; others find the opposite. To attract businesses, the state needs a corporate tax rate that is fair and competitive with other states.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997,
p50-81, il, f
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3676
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Eight state agencies expend about $800 million yearly in job training programs, with results varying from program to program. Upcoming issues to deal with include program consolidations, declining federal funding, and the impact of Work First.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 2 and 3, Dec 1997,
p82-99, il, f
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3977
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Budgetary constraints and governmental mandates, in addition to the child's disability, are among the demands educators face in working with children with special needs. New Hanover County Schools and Rockingham County Public Schools are among those profiled for successful programs.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17/18 Issue 4/1, Nov 1998,
p103-119, il, f
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3978
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Every discipline and course has its specialized language; for example, IEPs and LREs in special education. Knowing the technical terms that deal with a handicapped child's education fosters communication and understanding between schools and parents.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17/18 Issue 4/1, Nov 1999,
p8-9, il
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4290
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Hispanics are attracted to North Carolina by a moderate climate, job opportunities, and low cost of living. There are approximately 230,000 living in the state. The once stereotypical image of Hispanic-as-migrant no longer is applicable, as many now work in construction, food service, and factories, as well as higher paying jobs, including engineering, medicine, and law. A statistical profile of the 1997 Hispanic population by counties is included.
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4291
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Community outreach programs seek to ensure that Hispanics have access to the same quality of health services that the rest of the community has. Outreach programs include providing interpreters at health facilities, providing health literature in Spanish, providing transportation to and from clinics, and visiting migrant farm camps.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 18 Issue 2-3, Aug 1999,
p42-46, 49-51
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4292
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Vital health issues among Hispanics vary by gender and by age group. Access to health care and inadequate or no health insurance are common to all, and are affected by low income and lack of transportation. Prenatal care is significant to women, while job injuries are important to men. Among children, immunization and nutrition rank high.
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4293
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How well Hispanics are able to access health care services is influenced by a number of factors. Inability to communicate in English limits knowledge of services and ability to communicate health needs. Many lack health insurance or other ways to pay for services. Others lack means of transportation, either personal or public, or are unfamiliar with how the health care system operates in America.
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4514
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Does North Carolina have a citizen legislature - one in which legislators met in a part-time body in Raleigh each year but still hold jobs back home? With sessions now lasting over 200 days, many wonder if being a legislator has become full-time. Factors indicating this change include longer sessions; issues that require calling the legislature back into session to deal with; and many study commissions and investigative committees that meet between sessions.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 18 Issue 4, Feb 2000,
p2-29, il, f
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4515
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Predatory lending, or loaning money for home loans based on unethical lending standards, has gotten some North Carolina citizens deeply in debt. An example is 89-year-old Dezell Wiley, whose home was debt-free, but now finds herself $70,000 in debt. In 1999, the General Assembly passed a law which is considered one of the most aggressive in the country in regulating this unethical practice.
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4825
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Since 1983, at least one lottery bill has been introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly during each session. McLaughlin gives a brief history of the lottery legislation.
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