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North Carolina's professional sports teams--the Carolina Panthers (Football); Charlotte Bobcats (Basketball); Carolina Hurricanes (Hockey); and NASCAR racing--play a major role in the state's economy.
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Revenues from youth and amateur sporting events are great contributors to the state's economy. For example, sporting events of this type bring an annual economic impact of over $100 million in both Charlotte and Raleigh. College football weekends can bring in between $2 and $6 million, depending on the size of the school. Golfers spend about $4 billion dollars a year on their recreational sport.
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“Come! Stay! Spend!†These three words are at the heart of the impact of sporting events on the state's economy. A list of the events that had the greatest total economic impact is included. Heading the list is the 2005 US Men's Open Golf Tournament at Pinehurst with an estimated impact of $124 million.
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This special NC Magazine county profile supplement features Lee County, highlighting manufacturing and education. About 40% of the county workforce is involved in manufacturing.
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Dr. Bud Marchant, the new president of Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, is featured in this Zulovich article. The college currently enrolls 4,700 students in its curriculum offerings and over 20,000 in various continuing education.
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