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The Episcopal Church founded St. Augustine College in Raleigh in 1867 as a school to educate freed slaves and prepare them to earn a living. Today, the college occupies a 37-building campus in the historic Oakwood neighborhood and serves a student body of approximately 1,700. This articles discusses St. Augustine's growth and success during the two decades of Dr. Prezell R. Robinson's presidency.
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12499
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North Carolina's textile industry dates back to the early 1800s, but in 1980, the industry began a decline. Predictions were made that if the world situation did not change, there would be no domestic textile industry by the 1990s. Mackie discusses that possibility.
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Dewey L. Trogdon is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cone Mills Corporation. In 1986, he served as president of the Washington-based American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc. Trogdon discusses the rising tide of foreign imports and other important issues facing the textile industry.
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12501
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The Mint was at one time the first branch of the Philadelphia Mint and served other varied occupants for ninety-six years at its Trade Street Location. In 1936 it became North Carolina's first museum of art. Today the 74,000-square-foot museum 25,000-piece collection built entirely by private donations and funds raised by the trustees.
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This article contains a brief profile of each of North Carolina's ten largest public Industrial companies. They are RJR Nabisco, Inc. of Winston-Salem; Burlington Industries, Inc. of Greensboro; Nucor Corporation of Charlotte; Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc. of Eden; The Standard Commercial Tobacco Company, Inc. of Wilson; Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated of Charlotte; Guilford Mills, Inc. of Greensboro; Lance, Inc. of Charlotte; Salem Carpet Mills, Inc. of Winston-Salem; and LADD Furniture, Inc. of High Point.
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John Gilmer, a Surry County farmer, bought the land that North Carolina Granite now quarries back in 1872. At that time the exposed rock was considered \"good for nothing.\" ÂThe quarrying company was known as Thomas Woodruff & Sons until 1904, when N.C. Granite was organized. N.C. Granite is the largest granite quarrying firm in the state, and the 90-acre quarry is the world's largest open quarry.
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Epley Associates, Inc., located in Charlotte, is the state's largest public relations firm and one of the largest in the South. The business started as a one-man firm eighteen years ago and now has a staff of over thirty-one people.
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Treyburn, a planned community located about fifteen miles northwest of the Research Triangle, is the largest private residential and commercial development in the state. Construction will soon begin, with primary financing from private investors, on a tract of land that equals the size of Chapel Hill.
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Beginning in 1896 mainly as a supplier of desks for the state's elementary schools, Stone's School Supply has grown into one of the largest suppliers of school materials in its industry. Stone's maintains stores in Raleigh and Charlotte and the two locations serve both Carolinas.
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12510
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Robert G. Cunningham, Jr. is Vice President, Human Resources and Public Affairs for Ecusta Corporation located at Pisgah Forest. The plant was built in 1938 specifically to make cigarette papers. We the People of North Carolina magazine features Cunningham in its Businessman In the News section.
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12511
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James G. Exum, Jr., a former Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, won election as Chief Justice of the Court in November 1986, and was sworn in to the position in December of the same year.
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12512
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For over a century agriculture has been the dominant force in Rocky Mount's economy. Now the city is in transition, moving from that economy to a nonagricultural one in order to keep the city viable and growing.
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12513
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Started in 1986, the Carolinas Glass Recycling Program seeks to reduce the number of jars and bottles going into landfills each year. The program has the support of five glass manufacturing firms in the Carolinas that are investing $1 million in promotions, services and marketing support for recycling companies and organizations. The companies have also increased the amount of money they pay for recycled glass.
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented its annual Citation for Distinguished Public Service to Harlan E. Boyles, who is the Treasurer for North Carolina and its chief investment officer.
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This year's North Carolina Citizens Association's Citation for Distinguished Citizenship was presented to Bland W. Worley, who had a three-decade career with Wachovia Bank & Trust Company. He retired in 1975, but was soon called back into service and served a busy nine more years in Charlotte.
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