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12981
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Harrelson surveys North Carolina's convention and visitors bureaus, including what bureaus in major cities provide, number of guest rooms, total meeting rooms, and capacity of the largest banquet room.
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12982
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John W. Robinson, who retired July 1, 1989, as president and chief executive officer of Greensboro-based Carolina Steel Corporation, is featured in We the People of North Carolina's Businessman in the News section.
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12983
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When Raymond Lutgert came to the North Carolina mountains on a visit twenty years ago, he had no idea at the time that he would return to build the state's highest resort communities and one of its most elegant - Linville Ridge.
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12984
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Dr. Bruce E. Whitaker retires in July 1989 as president of Chowan College after thirty-two years of service. Located in Hertford County, the school opened in 1848 as a Baptist school for young women. The school suffered through years of difficulty before finally shutting down in 1949 after World War II. Dr. Whitaker was hired in 1957, and under his leadership the school revived. During his tenure the enrollment tripled, and the operating budget rose from $300,000 to $8.5 million. As he retires, Chowan College is recognized as one of the five or six best two-year institutions of higher learning in the nation.
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12985
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Adopt-A-Highway is the North Carolina Department of Transportation's program to improve highway cleanliness. Under the plan businesses volunteer to adopt a two-mile stretch of highway and keep it litter free. In just over a year, one thousand businesses have signed up. The state puts up an Adopt A Highway sign with the name of the business keeping that particular stretch clean underneath it. First Citizens Banks leads the program with over 300 miles adopted.
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12986
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In 1919, thirteen Greensboro businessmen incorporated the Carolina Steel and Iron Company. They believed in their product and its need in a growing Southeastern United States. Starting with nine employees, the company had increased to eighty-two in a decade and was fabricating 7,000 tons of structural steel. Now known as Carolina Steel Corporation, the company employs 1,500 at twenty locations throughout the Southeast.
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12987
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Lancaster examines the current status and future plans of the major electric companies in North Carolina.
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12988
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Demand for natural gas is soaring in North Carolina. Trent discusses the outlook in the 1990s with top executives from the state's three largest gas companies. The companies are Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Charlotte); Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. (Gastonia); and North Carolina Natural Gas Corporation (Fayetteville).
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12989
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North Carolina's three largest telephone companies are profiled. They are Southern Bell Telephone Company (Charlotte); Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company (Tarboro); and GTE South, Inc. (Durham).
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12990
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North Carolina refused to ratify the Constitution in 1789 because it lacked a Bill of Rights. The state held out for eighteen months before signing. Heatherly recounts the events.
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12991
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James M. Culberson, Jr., president, chairman, and chief executive officer of the First National Bank of Randolph County, is featured in We the People of North Carolina's Businessman in the News section.
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12992
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The North Carolina Motor Carriers Association, which changed its name to the North Carolina Trucking Association in 1985, is observing its sixtieth year of operations. The authors recount the organization's history.
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12993
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In this We the People of North Carolina magazine editorial, the editor discusses Phillip J. Kirk, Jr., the new president of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry. Kirk is currently chief of staff for Governor James G. Martin. He will be the fifth, and youngest, president of the organization.
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12994
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H. Joe King, Jr., president, chairman, and chief executive officer of Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charlotte, is featured in We the People of North Carolina's Businessman in the News section.
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12995
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Phil Kirk, the fifth and youngest president of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, is profiled.
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