Record #:

7186

Author(s):

Willis, Dail

Abstract:

In 1959, foul weather thwarted a fishing trip to Cape Hatteras by Willis Slane, a High Point hosiery-mill owner. That, plus a Florida ride on a fiberglass boat and a dare, led to the founding of New Bern-based Hatteras Yachts. Forty-six years later the company employs around 1,000 people, builds between sixty and seventy yachts a year in the $1 to $8 million range, and does not disclose annual sales, except to say that they exceed $100 million.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 25 Issue 5, May 2005, p52-59, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hatteras Yachts (New Bern); Boating industry--New Bern; Yacht building--New Bern

Record #:

7206

Author(s):

Roush, Chris

Abstract:

At colleges and universities, only football and men's basketball are considered revenue-producing sports. Nonrevenue sports, such as baseball, softball, track and field, soccer, lacrosse, and wrestling, usually generate very little money for athletic department coffers. Roush discusses approaches schools in North Carolina and elsewhere are taking to increase revenues from these sports.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 25 Issue 5, May 2005, p30-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

College sports