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On the eve of a year-long celebration marking its founding in 1792, the capitol city looks back to commemorate its central role in the state's political and economic life.
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567
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Computers and new-age communications systems are opening new frontiers for the public relations and advertising professions, speeding the evolution of practitioners into management consultants.
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13034
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Richard Marcus Jordan, President and CEO of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, is featured in North Carolina magazine's Executive Profile section.
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29333
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If someone is looking to find information on North Carolina's 100 counties, including census information, they need look no further than the online data bases and CD-Rom technology available at the State Library in Raleigh. The NC Information network provides a link between local libraries and the state's academic, federal, corporate, and public libraries.
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In the basement of the North Carolina Department of Revenue sits a large, slow computer officially known as IBM 4341. Although it might crash at any moment, the biggest issue is the slowness of the machine prevents the state from processing data rapidly and dependably in order to collect the $350 million in estimated taxes owed each year.
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29336
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To continue with their 41-year history as one of North Carolina's leaders in serving businesses and professional clients, the Moore and Van Allen law firm is expanding their offices statewide. To better serve clients, the Charlotte-based company will also open doors in Raleigh and Durham.
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7.Economic Growth, Political Renewal by Lancaster, Michael North Carolina Vol. 49 Issue 10, Oct 1991
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Raleigh, North Carolina is known as the state's capital, but there are many other economic, political, and cultural developments that make the city stand out. With proximity to top universities, high-tech research and development, bustling construction, prosperous retail, Raleigh/Wake County has weathered the recent recession and plans to expand with a new history museum and education building.
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Correcting the issues with competitive chambers of commerce and making the Raleigh-Durham region a single economic entity is what the Raleigh-Durham Regional Association is all about. Organized in 1990, the association works to market the Research Triangle and serve the regional forum for economic development interests.
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29347
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The fall and winter travel season has opened in the North Carolina mountains. And while the mountains are evolving into a year-round destination, the trend is benefitting the region's tourism industry.
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29348
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The North Carolina mountains provides a lot of opportunities for the beginner or the veteran alike to hit the slopes and take advantage of the numerous ski lodges.
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In celebrating 100 years since its charter, Meredith College is also celebrating its competitive edge in the business of women's education. As festivities for the anniversary take place, stellar women in the fields of journalism, law, science, theology, and politics come to celebrate the College's accomplishments.
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The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has grown from a two-building campus to a nationally-recognized, doctoral-granting institution. Recent developments for UNC-Greensboro have included an $18.5 million federal grant to the School of Education, an innovative Engineering and Science Research Center, and the move from a Division III school to a Division I level.
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Through the North Carolina Rate Bureau, insurance companies have filed a proposed 41.8 percent increase in the rates charged employees for worker's compensation. Insurance companies argue that without increased rates their industry is threatened in the state.
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Despite the cap being raised only two months ago by the North Carolina General Assembly, the state's prisons over-crowding problem reached a height of 19,900 by the end of August, 254 over the cap. To reduce the prison population, the Parole Commission is give emergency powers to accelerate the release of parole-eligible, non-violent offenders.
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