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Record #:
24283
Author(s):
Speizer, Irwin
Abstract:
Nucor Corp is a company based out of Charlotte that makes sheet steel, a raw material for everything from car fenders to refrigerators. The new CEO, Daniel R. DiMicco, hopes he can expand the company commercially.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001, p24-31, il
Subject(s):
Steel industry and trade; Charlotte--Industry; Stainless steel industry--Charlotte; Chief executive officers; Steel industry and trade--Charlotte; Charlotte--Economic conditions
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24284
Author(s):
Massoglia, Mike
Abstract:
Skip Alston and Earl Jones hope to create a museum in Greensboro at the site of Woolsworth, where four black college students organized the first sit-in for civil rights in February 1960. The museum has been in the making since 1993 but has languished as a result of the two men's inability to command respect from the community, some critics say.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001, p32-39, il
Subject(s):
Historical museums--Greensboro; Museums--Greensboro; Greensboro--Description and travel
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24285
Author(s):
Traugot, Catherine Liden
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This article discusses how venture-capitalist investment in high-technology industries has slowly declined since 2000. Some of the difficulties companies face are an inability to close sales, running out of funds, and venture capitalists no longer investing.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001, p40-46, il
Subject(s):
High technology industries; Venture capital; Industry--High-tech
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Record #:
24286
Author(s):
Sander, Pam Sheppard
Abstract:
Wilmington has witnessed a boom in business startups and community development as a result of leaders' unique approach, which included capitalizing on its unique waterfront and port city.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2001, p48-58, il
Subject(s):
Port districts; Wilmington--Economic conditions; Wilmington--Description and travel; Wilmington--Industry
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