Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
10 results
for Business North Carolina Vol. 40 Issue 12, Dec. 2020
Currently viewing results 1 - 10
|
PAGE
OF 1
|
Record #:
42766
Author(s):
Abstract:
North Carolina's snow-sports industry generates $228 million annually.Ski resort centers have been successful in adapting COVID operating procedures. for instance Ski Mountain Resort after implementing safety protocols such as line spacing at ski-lift lines and restricting ski lift chair sharing is moving on with business as usual.. Christmas tree growers have adapted with a 'Choose now, cut later program' to regulate the floe of guests. Biltmore has gone virtual with its popular tree-raising event, as has the National Gingerbread House Completion, a, highly publicized and profitable event held annual at Asheville's Grove Park Inn.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
42767
Author(s):
Abstract:
N.C. natives, Toby Egbuna, 26, and Dunebi Egbuna, 24, operate Dyversifi, a career platform for minorities.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
42768
Author(s):
Abstract:
Owner of Highland Roofing, founded in 2005, Fergusson came to the U.S. in the 1990s. A key factor in Highland's growth was the creation in 2017 of a division that applies GE Silicone sealant, saving on landfill materials and long-term energy costs.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
42769
Author(s):
Abstract:
Phyllis Manning and Julie Linder are owners of Barking Buddies founded in 2015. The business had about 826 boarding reservations cancelled during the recent pandemic with more than $175,000 revenue loss. It has been creative in overcoming obstacles for re-opening, including purchasing slip-lead leashes for each employee, eliminating the need to touch potentially contaminated personal collars.
Source:
Record #:
42770
Author(s):
Abstract:
At 77, Daugherty retires in January as director of the N.C. Small Business and Technology Development Center, the first and only director the Center has had since it creation in the 1980s.
Source:
Record #:
42771
Author(s):
Abstract:
Pitt County Development Commission has been around since 1959. The newly formed Greenville-Eastern North Carolina Alliance is augmenting the work of the commission. East Carolina University's development partner, Elliott Sidewalk Communities unveiled a master plan in October to bring life to ECU's Millennial Campus. Manufacturing comprises nearly 25% of Pitt County's gross domestic product.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
42772
Author(s):
Abstract:
In 2015, the town opened the Purple Martin Greenway Trail. Of historical importance, the Bechtler Mint opened in Rutherfordton in the 1830s and produced the first $1 gold coin made in America.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
42773
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Pandemic is prompting big change for commercial real estate as workers increasingly work from home. Automation in the food industry, health care's virtual shift, labor "reskilling" and improved broadband communication effecting an oncoming "rural revolution" are current issues for consideration.
Source:
Record #:
42774
Author(s):
Abstract:
Interestingly, tobacco actually helped build the sweet potato industry in North Carolina. Subsidies used to halt tobacco production due to health concerns laid the infrastructure for current sweet potato production. Climate controlled storage and the introduction of the Covington variety of sweet potato have been significant in making the crop a year-round one in North Carolina.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
42776
Author(s):
Abstract:
Designed by Paul Rudolph and built in 1972, the 300,000 square-foot Elion-Hitchings Building served as an incubator for many life-saving drug discoveries. Current owner United Therapeutics plans to demolish the building next year due to asbestos concerns.
Source:
Subject(s):