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Aspects where Asheville and Wilmington have experienced a boom include population and tourism. On the flip side of the upside is the high price tag that comes with residence. For Asheville, the price tag possibly too high to pay is also represented in a low employment rate that works against the city.
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Wilmington--Description and travel; Asheville--Description and travel; Tourism--Asheville; Tourism--Wilmington; Population growth--North Carolina--Asheville ; Population growth--North Carolina--Wilmington; Cost of living--North Carolina--Asheville; Cost of living--North Carolina--Wilmington; Unemployment rates--North Carolina--Asheville
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40651
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The glass ceiling, long represented as a barrier for women in terms of career advance, is redefined here in the context of entrepreneurship. An opportunity for women seeking business ownership is now available through an angel fund called Xelle Ventures. Created by three women from the Triangle, Triad, and Wilmington areas, they discussed topics such as their definition for woman-owned business and story behind Xelle’s founding.
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40652
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Now a bustling part of Charlotte, the South End’s robustness is attributed to factors such as the construction of condos and establishment of businesses in industries such as hospitality and the arts. The story of this section’s success is also told in statistics and recollections by local business owners.
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Urban renewal--Charlotte--South End; Charlotte--Craft beers; Charlotte--Businesses; Charlotte--warehouse districts; Residential boom--Charlotte--South End; Gentrification; Urban renewal--see also gentrification; Railroads--Charlotte; Railroads--Charlotte--Lynx Blue Line; Charlotte--Suburbs; Charlotte--Description and travel; Charlotte--Art
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40653
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Helping North Carolina live up to its identity as a military friendly state is Warbirds over Monroe air show. Details about the event, held at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, complement facts that also reveal North Carolina’s pivotal role in the founding of flight.
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Airplanes--History; North Carolina--Air Force bases--Seymour Johnson ; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (Goldsboro); Aviation--Charlotte; Air shows--North Carolina; Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport; Barnstorming and aerobatics; Wings over Wayne Air Show--Seymour Johnson Air Force Base; Warbirds over Monroe Air Show ; Air shows--Monroe; Air shows--New Bern; Air shows--Goldsboro; Aviation--economic impact--North Carolina; Memphis Belle; Air show--Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
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40654
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Pitt County’s pride, its county seat, represents an effective blend of rural and urban. Greenville’s agricultural foundation has been solidly built up by industries like higher education and health sciences, as well as entrepreneurship level start-ups.
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Pitt County--Economic conditions; Pitt County Development Commission (Greenville); Greenville--Industry; East Carolina University; East Carolina University--Brody School of Medicine ; Vidant Health; Coworking spaces--Greenville--Nucleus Uptown ; Food Commercialization Center--Ayden; Pitt County--history--agriculture ; Pharmaceutical industry--Greenville; Cash crops--North Carolina--Pitt County
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Hoping to keep a prospective workforce in Pitt County is a program preparing teens for career paths of interests. Grow Local, partnered with programs like Regional Advanced Pipeline East (RAMP East), fulfills this goal by giving students hands-on experience with local businesses. For students seeking employment in manufacturing, course credentials can also be earned through RAMP East’s Advanced Manufacturing Institute (AMI).
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Grow Local--job shadowing--public school students ; Regional Advanced Manufacturing Pipeline East (RAMP East); Weyerhaeuser Co.; Hyster-Yale Group ; Manufacturing industries--North Carolina ; Nonprofit organizations; Community colleges--vocational and technical programs ; Grow Local--Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of Commerce