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15572
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Jim Christopher, president and CEO of Concord Farms, Inc., is on a mission to convince Americans to eat more duck. In 1987, the farm plans to process eight million ducks, a doubling of the number processed in 1985. The company can process up to 24,000 a day. The finished product is then sold in all fifty states and abroad. Duck feathers sold for jackets, comforters, and pillows account for 10 to 20 percent of company revenues, which were estimated at over $41 million in 1986.
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15573
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The Mast General Store was opened for business in Valle Crucis in 1883 by Henry Taylor, who later sold a half interest in the store to W.W. Mast in 1897. The store closed in 1977. John and Faye Cooper, who were attracted to the site in 1976, purchased it. Friends thought they were crazy, but the Coopers resurrected it and turned it into a multimillion dollar business that employs sixty-five people. The store is treasured by locals and visitors for its mix of the old and the new.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Mar 1987,
p12-13, 15-20, il
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Record #:
15574
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Nelson discusses how abandoned plants in the state, such as textile mills, are finding new life as real estate brokers match relocating or expanding existing companies with buildings that fit their needs. Some of the reasons for reusing a plant or mill include cost and timing. Also, although a business has moved, the old workforce is still there, the access to highways and airports and distributions centers still exists, and a local government always be ready to make a new company welcome.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 7 Issue 3, Mar 1987,
p61-64, il
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