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Fueled by the growth of smaller airports, North Carolina's aviation industry is a $12 billion force that is a keystone of economic development, business travel, tourism, and educational opportunities.
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8310
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Micropolitan areas are communities too urban to be called rural and too rural to be called urban. For the second year in a row, Site Selection magazine ranked North Carolina second in the nation for the economic success of its micropolitans. Only four percent of the country's counties even make the list. North Carolina placed sixteen counties on the list. The magazine ranks Statesville-Mooresville the nation's top micropolitan for the second straight year.
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8311
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Biotechnology is the most coveted industry in the world, and competition to attract it is very high. In 2006, the N.C. Biotechnology Center completed its plan to increase the industry statewide by opening satellite offices. The Piedmont Triad, the East, Southeast, West, and Charlotte now all have their own biotech directors. Each of these satellite offices seeks to involve regional leaders in creating and implementing a biotech vision. Maurer examines developments in these satellite regions. The states ranks third nationally in biotechnology.
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North Carolina is becoming a biotech state rather than just a state with a biotech hub. This can be observed in the development of biotech research parks from Kannapolis to Harnett County, as well as marine research facilities on the coast. Maurer examines developments at some of the research parks.
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