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15699
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Donsky discusses the operation of short line railroads in the state. Short lines are small or mid-size companies that operate over short distances, for example, forty-seven miles, as compared to a national company having thousands of miles of track. The NC Department of Transportation lists nine short lines in the state with the oldest being the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad, founded in 1892.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 1988,
p20-25, 27-29, il, map
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15700
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BUSINESS NORTH CAROLINA magazine and Arthur Andersen & Company present their annual ranking of the state's top one hundred privately-held companies. It was a tough year for real estate developers and building contractors, but for the textile industry it was a very good year. Cone Mills Corporation and McDevitt & Street Company ranked first and second, a reverse of the positions the companies held in 1987.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 1988,
p56-62, 64-67, il
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15737
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Only four women are CEOs of the North Carolina 100, the state's largest private companies. They are Ann H. Gaither, of J. H. Heafner Co. Inc., a Lincolnton distributor of rubber tire products; Annabelle L. Fetterman, of Lundy Packing Company, a Clinton pork processor; Dale F. Halton, of Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte; and Lola Richardson, of Star-based Clayson Knitting Co. Inc. Nelson discusses with the four women how they got to be CEO's without being SOBs (Sons of the Boss).
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 1988,
p68-74, 76-77, por
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15738
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Founded in 1967, Photo Corporation of America, now PCA International, headquartered in Matthews, has developed into the world's largest portrait photographers, with operations in 6,700 stores nationwide. However, competition in the 1980s from home photographers and shopping center one-hour finishing labs caused the business to decline, and the company went into debt. This article focuses on how new management and new directors are turning the company around.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, June 1988,
p91-93, il
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