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Mitchell, Tucker

"A century old Winston-Salem contractor picks up its pace." Frank L. Blum Construction's namesake died in 1954. Forty -two year-old Mike Lancaster is currently president and CEO. the company has since gone from being the leading construction management firm in Winston-Salem to one of North Carolina's 10 largest firms with revenues topping $405 million last year.

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Construction management companies--Winston-Salem; Blum, Frank L. (Winston-Salem)

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Knaack, Audrey; Mildenberg, David

"Charlotte picks a $10 million tribute to its most famous modern leader, erasing an earlier design." Thomas Polk Park, which opened in 1991, was demolished this past summer and will be replaced with a better designed space likely to be named in honor of banking leader Hugh McColl Jr. The redo has not gone without criticism.

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Parks--Charlotte; Polk, Thomas (1732-1794); McColl, Hugh Leon, Jr., 1935-

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Barkin, Dan

"Hopes to fulfill the Global Transpark's promise are looking brighter." Mark Pope is President of the N.C. Global TransPark Economic Development Region. the park has one of the longest runways on the East coast. Plans are currently underway for developing the north side of the runway.

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Global TransPark (Kinston)