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In 1935, Harvey L. Barnes founded the Maola Milk & Ice Cream Company in New Bern. The dairy company began with two trucks and seven employees, and grew into a multi-million-dollar company. Maola’s dairy products are tested for flavor and quality at the company’s certified laboratory.
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32966
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Servomation Corporation is one of the largest food service companies in North Carolina and in the United States. Beginning in 1961, the original company was primarily involved in providing food service through vending machines and small cafeterias. Today, the company provides nutritional services for a variety of facilities and institutions across the nation.
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In 1943, Brad E. Ragan opened a tire store in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Brad Ragan, Inc. now serves the diverse needs of over ten-thousand commercial customers through a network of over sixty Commercial Tire Centers. This article covers the history and growth of the tire company.
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32968
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Thad Garner, president of T. W. Garner Food Company in Winston-Salem, began his company in 1929 selling barbecue sauce. As the business began to expand, his barbecue sauce evolved into a hot sauce called Texas Pete. Today, the company produces a line of forty different products.
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33044
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Charles Cline Peters is vice president for manufacturing of Federal Paper Board Company. He runs the company’s Forest Products Division, also known as the Riegelwood Operation, which encompasses one of the world’s largest fully bleached paperboard and pulp mills, and lumber mills. This article discusses Peters’ background in business and the Riegelwood Operation.
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Carolina Securities Corporation is one of the only two North Carolina-based full-service securities firms with a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Experiencing a record year in terms of revenues in 1984, Carolina Securities continues aggressive recruiting and training programs. Carolina Securities has become a leading investment banking and brokerage firm with sixteen branch offices across North Carolina.
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In December 1924, James Buchanan Duke provided forty-million-dollars to fund advances in education, health care, child care and religion in North and South Carolina. During the sixty years that have passed, the fund has grown to nearly six-hundred-million-dollars. This article discusses the Duke family and their endowment.
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Raymond H. Cates and the PPG Industries fiber glass plant that he supervises in Lexington will observe twentieth anniversaries next year. Cates began his PPG career at the company’s Shelby fiber glass plant, which opened in 1967. In this article, Cates discusses his background, experience as a chemist, and the products manufactured by the textile plants.
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33068
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North Carolina’s economy is continuing to run ahead of the aggregate United States economy in 1986. The state observed increases in industrial power sales, employment rates, and manufacturing at textile and apparel industries. Low inflation and moderate growth is expected to continue in 1987.
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Heralded as the most sweeping change in the nation’s tax laws in two decades, new tax-reform legislation will drastically curtail the ability of state and local governments to finance their activities through the traditional means of selling securities whose interest income is exempt from federal income taxes. Activity in the North Carolina market has not been consistent with national market activity. Tax-exempt municipal bonds remain an extremely attractive investment for individuals in North Carolina.
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33070
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Corporate security consultant, Dan Wilson, president of Charlotte-based Asset Protection Associates, recently investigated substantial thefts of dirt, water, diapers, and many other items. These thefts combined with other dishonest business transactions are a form of business abuse, which cause financial loss to a company. Wilson discusses how to recognize business abuse and educate employees.
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The late 1970s were a troubled time for The Bahnson Company in Winston-Salem, which since 1915 has been designing, manufacturing, marketing and installing in-plant environmental control systems for industries. Bahnson partnered with the Swedish company, Flakt, Inc., and became Flakt, Inc./Bahnson Division in 1981. The division’s president, J. Thomas Brown, discusses the company’s evolution and operations in air-conditioning and environmental control.
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33072
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Elizabeth Hanford Dole, also known as Liddy, comes from the prominent Hanford family in Salisbury, North Carolina. In 1983, she became the United States Secretary of Transportation. This article discusses her background and accomplishments which led Liddy to her current position.
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33073
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There have been several changes in the advertising industry, including an overabundance of mergers and acquisitions involving both advertisers and agencies. In North Carolina, companies have chosen the acquisition route. This has enabled growth and expansion in advertising agencies.
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33074
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Public relations is a growth profession in North Carolina because more and more executives recognize that the function must play a key role in corporate management decisions. Chief executive officers of various North Carolina corporations discuss their role and how public relations affects their company’s image and reputation.
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