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Record #:
14052
Author(s):
Friedenberg, Ed
Abstract:
A small business that can offer a unique product or service that meets an unfilled consumer demand or desire is termed a niche business. The authors profile four companies that are representative of the many North Carolina firms that have found a niche. They are The Aviation Group (Raleigh); U.S. Cooler, Inc. (Tarboro); Total Concept, Inc. (Winston-Salem); and Long Life Lighting, Inc. (Charlotte).
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p13-15, 18-19, por Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Small businesses
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Record #:
14053
Author(s):
Norris, Jeannie Faris
Abstract:
This month's BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA community profile features the three cities in the Piedmont Triad - Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p20-21, 23-24, 28-29, 31, 33-34, 36, 38 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Piedmont Triad--Economic conditions
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Record #:
14054
Author(s):
Seymour, Liz
Abstract:
Sales of women's hosiery create over $2 billion annually. Over half of the hosiery manufactured in the United States is made by companies headquartered in North Carolina, and two of them produce the major portion - Hanes in Winston-Salem with its L'eggs division, and Kayser-Roth, which owns No Nonsense, in Greensboro.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p41-44, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Hosiery industry--Winston-Salem; Hosiery industry--Greensboro
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Record #:
14055
Author(s):
Seymour, Liz
Abstract:
Disston, Inc. of Greensboro is a 140-year-old company with a strong reputation for making quality hand and circular saws and other hardware products. However, by the mid-1980s the company had fallen on hard times and was losing money. Seymour recounts how Hank Libby joined the company, turned it around, and made it profitable again.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p45-46, 48, por Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Libby, Henry; Saw industry--Greensboro; Hardware industry--Greensboro; Disston, Inc. (Greensboro)
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Record #:
14056
Author(s):
Wynn, Jack
Abstract:
When Oakwood Homes Corporation president James LaVasque was killed in a plane crash in 1978, Nicholas J. St. George was offered the position. The mobile home industry was at a low point in the late 1970s, and St. George was the force behind Oakwood's recovery.
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Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p49-50, por Periodical Website
Subject(s):
St. George, J. Nicholas, 1939-
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Record #:
14057
Author(s):
Shaw, Gaylord
Abstract:
Since its opening near Charlotte in 1973, Carowinds Amusement Park has entertained millions of people and generated millions of dollars. Shaw discusses the serious business activities that go on behind the scenes that that make the fun parks fun.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p51-53, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Amusement parks--Charlotte
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Record #:
14058
Author(s):
Adams, Steve
Abstract:
David Smith founded Eutectic Electronics Inc. in June 1980. Two years later he sold controlling interest in the company to become the company's vice-president for research and development. Adams profiles the company's progress.
Source:
Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 4 Issue 3, Mar 1984, p54-55, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
High technology industries--Raleigh
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