Business North Carolina articles from October 2003

Business North Carolina archives from October 2003

Franklin Street Partners: commitment to partnership.
October 1, 2003... Owned and managed by a select group of businesspersons and investment professionals, Franklin Street Partners is dedicated to providing a different kind of wealth management. Since inception, our guiding principle has been to invest our...

What does a powerful, well-connected, profitable, multi-national business look like? Sprint business communications packages can make you look just as good.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A lot of businesses talk big. Yours can actually perform big. And deliver even bigger. By voice. By data. By Internet. We'll put all the tools in your hands, by combining multiple technologies and applications into...

BB&T.(BB and T Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... "If you have a bank that's not going to loan to you during a critical point, you don't need them." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Arnold and Diane Rosenberg pride themselves on two things. Offering customers dependable, personal service. And...

With so many retirement plan providers, how did M&I earn top ratings?
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Exceptional Service PLANSPONSOR magazine's 2002 DC Survey placed Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I) as one of the two highest-rated retirement plan providers nationwide. * Investment Flexibility...

Lost causes.(Up Front)(Iraqis defy United States)
October 1, 2003... In his memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant wrote that he was sad and depressed as he accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. "I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and...

What can a window display teach us about personal trusts?
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Proper arrangement makes all the difference Interesting thing about wealth. After spending a lifetime acquiring it, there comes a time when you must decide how best to distribute it. Enter the personal trust. A...

Trend.(economic indicators)(Illustration)
October 1, 2003... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Latest Previous ...

Jewelry.(Executive Gift Guide)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It's the perfect gift--a single strand of faceted amethyst teardrops interspersed with faceted amethyst rounds and rice pearls. It has a sterling toggle clasp and is 16 inches long. View our gallery of designs...

Aunt Ruby's Peanuts.(Gourmet Snacks)
October 1, 2003... Aunt Ruby's Peanuts of historic Halifax County offers a wide variety of gift-pack combinations of their delicious country style peanuts, roasted redskins, chocolate peanut clusters, honey-roasted and salted-in-shell peanuts. [ILLUSTRATION...

Fine art.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A gift from William Mangum will be sure to please anyone on your list this season. From the mountains to the coast, there is an image that will appeal to the outdoor enthusiast, golfer or sea lover. Choose from...

Magazines.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Not just a magazine, but the unbiased source of business information in North Carolina. It's the perfect gift that keeps on giving all year long for your friends, clients or prospects. Get twelve months of Business...

Apparel.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We travel the world to bring you the finest quality, most contemporary furs, cashmeres and leathers. "If you don't know furs, know your furrier." Hertzberg Furs 6019B Glenwood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27612...

Gourmet snacks.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] North Carolina's foremost producer of premium-quality gourmet nuts offers a wide variety of tasteful gifts for employees, clients and suppliers. Specialties include honey-roasted peanuts, mixed nuts, cashews and...

Books.(Hugh Morton's North Carolina)(The North Carolina Century: Tar Heels Who Made a Difference, 1900-2000)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
October 1, 2003... Hugh Morton's North Carolina By Hugh Morton Foreword by William Friday North Carolina's beloved photographer shares more than 250 of his favorite pictures and the stories behind them. 126 color and 138 b&w photographs, $35 hardcover...

Limited success won't satisfy tax collectors.(Economic Outlook)(Greg Radford)(Interview)
October 1, 2003... A study by the Washington, D.C.-based Multistate Tax Commission found that tax shelters cut North Carolina's corporate tax collections by $301 million--29%--in fiscal 2001. Greg Radford, director of the state Department of Revenue's Corporate,...

Little known North Carolina fact: it's home to Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi. Little known UnitedHealthcare fact: we're home to some of the newest, user-friendly eServices for benefits administration.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The UnitedHealthcare family of companies provides health care coverage services to more consumers than any other company, serving more than 18,000,000 individuals nationwide in small, medium and large-sized...

M.J. Soffe.(Eastern)(acquired by Delta Apparel)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FAYETTEVILLE -- Duluth, Ga.-based Delta Apparel bought M.J. Soffe for $72 million. Soffe has apparel plants here and in Maxton, Rowland and Bladenboro. Soffe's management and employees, about 1,500, will not be...

Schoollink.(Eastern)(BellSouth unfair competition case ruling)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... LAURINBURG -- A Superior Court judge ruled that the city and Fayetteville-based Internet service provider Schoollink did not engage in unfair competition with BellSouth (Tar Heel Tattler, January) when the city leased excess fiber-optic network...

Fund for New Urbanism.(Eastern)(Public Notice)
October 1, 2003... EDENTON -- Miami-based Fund for New Urbanism, which develops communities with small-town flavor, announced it will build a 927-acre residential and commercial project in Chowan County. Public hearings are to begin this month, although a full...

Swift Denim.(Eastern)(Public Notice)
October 1, 2003... ERWIN -- Greensboro developer Frank Auman bought the former Swift Denim mill, vacant since 2000, from former partner Jeffrey Schwarz. No purchase price was announced. The mill was sold for $3 million in 2001.

Cumberland Associates.(Eastern)(Public Notice)
October 1, 2003... FAYETTEVILLE -- Cumberland Associates sold Cross Creek Mall to Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CBL & Associates as part of a four-mall package. Cumberland officials declined to say how much of the $340 million that CBL paid was for Cross Creek.

US Airways.(Eastern)(daily flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WILMINGTON -- US Airways will operate a 37-seat daily flight to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at least through the end of October. Federal authorities allowed the airline to take over the route when holder Corporate Airlines did not...

A towering, $340 million bridge over the Cape Fear River is feasible, N.C. Department of Transportation engineers say in a study that is the first step toward building it.(Eastern)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A towering, $340 million bridge over the Cape Fear River is feasible, N.C. Department of Transportation engineers say in a study that is the first step toward building it. Part of the U.S. 17 bypass around...

Working capital.(North Carolina unemployment rate)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... North Carolina's unemployment rate climbed to 6.8% in June. Rates increased in 83 counties, remained the same in five and decreased in 12. Vance County, for the third straight month, had the highest rate--15.5%. Currituck, at 1.7%, had the...

Capital Bank.(Triangle)(James A. Beck resigns)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RALEIGH -- James A. Beck resigned as Capital Bank's president and CEO, positions he had held since the bank opened six years ago. The board named William C. Burkhardt, a director since 1997 and the former president...

Inveresk Research Group.(Triangle)(acquires PharmaResearch)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CARY -- Inveresk Research Group, which tests early-stage experimental drugs, bought Morrisville-based PharmaResearch, which conducts clinical tests, for $37.1 million. PharmaResearch made $4.8 million in operating income on revenue of $40.6...

Biogen.(Triangle)(FDA approval)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK -- The federal Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen's new plant here for commercial production of its psoriasis drug, Amevive. The Cambridge, Mass.-based drug maker employs about 435 at two plants in the Triangle....

LipoScience.(Triangle)(funding)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... RALEIGH -- LipoScience, which is developing cardiovascular diagnostic tests using nuclear magnetic-resonance spectroscopy, closed on funding of more than $15 million. Investors included Portola Valley, Calif.-based Three Arch Partners,...

James E. Strates Shows.(Triangle)(North Carolina State Fair contract)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Orlando, Fla.-based James E. Strates Shows will operate the N.C. State Fair midway again this year, but the contract with the Department of Agriculture didn't come cheap. Strates, which ran the midway 53 straight...

Oak Value Capital Management.(Triangle)(Larry Coats Jr. appointed CEO)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... DURHAM -- Oak Value Capital Management appointed Larry Coats Jr. CEO and president, replacing co-founder George Brumley III, who was killed in a plane crash in Kenya. Co-founder David Carr remains chairman and chief investment officer.

Daedong USA.(Triangle)(will move headquarters to Wendell)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WENDELL -- Daedong USA, which conducts business as Kioti Tractors, is moving its headquarters and manufacturing plant here from Wilson. It expects to open in early 2004 and employ 75, an increase of 40. It is a subsidiary of Daegu, South...

InterContinental Hotels Group.(Triangle)(will close Cary call center)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CARY -- London-based InterContinental Hotels Group, which owns Holiday Inn and other hotels, is closing its call center here in October, laying off about 200. Employees will be offered severance packages or jobs at call centers in Charleston,...

R.H. Donnelley.(Triangle)(will move headquarters to North Carolina)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... RALEIGH -- R.H. Donnelley, which publishes telephone directories, is moving headquarters to North Carolina by year end from Purchase, N.Y., and Overland Park, Kan. It plans to hire 275 by 2006. Donnelley executives say incentives that could...

KBI BioPharma.(Triangle)(will occupy a plant in Durham)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... DURHAM -- Fledgling drug manufacturer KBI BioPharma, a division of Atlanta-based Kinetic Biosystems, will occupy a plant in Durham. The company committed to locate in North Carolina earlier this year when it accepted a $1 million loan from the...

Lexington Furniture Industries.(Triad)(will close Lexington factory by the end of the year)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LEXINGTON -- Lexington Furniture Industries is closing one of its three factories here by the end of the year. About 400 of the plant's 516 workers will lose their jobs, starting in October; the rest will be...

Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate School of Management.(Triad)(Ajay Patel in the interim dean)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WINSTON-SALEM -- Ajay Patel is the interim dean of Wake Forest University's Babcock Graduate School of Management. He replaced Charles Moyer, who ran the school for seven years, then returned to research and teaching. Patel has been a Babcock...

Pulaski Furniture.(Triad)(moved its main distribution center to Madison)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... MADISON -- Pulaski Furniture moved its main distribution center here from Martinsville, Va. The center employs about 35. Madison will be a destination for imported furniture shipped through Norfolk and other ports, as well as grandfather clocks...

Piedmont Triad Industrial Center.(Triad)(United States Realty & Investment bouth Piedmont Triad Industrial Center)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WINSTON-SALEM -- New York-based United States Realty & Investment bought Piedmont Triad Industrial Center here for $19.25 million. The 1.1-million-square-foot property, once a Stroh's brewery, was sold by AG/GFI Winston-Salem, which redeveloped...

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.(Triad)(will open first European store in October)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WINSTON-SALEM -- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts will open its first European store in October. The store in London's Harrods department store will be the first of 25 the doughnut maker plans to open in the British Isles during the next five years....

Tampco.(Triad)(Tampco will build plant in Elkin)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... ELKIN -- Tampco, a maker of stainless-steel boat accessories, is building a $2.5 million, 78,000-square-foot plant here, which it hopes to occupy in May. Tampco, which employs 77, will move from its 60,000-square-foot plant in Jonesville, where...

Unilever Bestfoods.(Triad)(will add 30 jobs in the third quarter)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... ASHEBORO -- Unilever Bestfoods, which added 60 jobs here in 2002 and 2003, plans to add 30 more in the third quarter, bringing the total to about 230. The new hires will produce a new, undisclosed product. The plant now makes all Lipton soup...

Innofa USA.(Triad)(will set up knitting operation in Reidsville)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... REIDSVILLE -- Innofa USA, part of Dutch fabric maker Innofa BV, is setting up a knitting operation here, its first foray into the U.S. market. It planned to begin production in September, create 10 jobs in the first year and add 10 in the...

VF.(Triad)(about 1,800 employees will lose jobs)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] About 1,800 employees of Greensboro-based VF, nearly half in North Carolina, were scheduled to lose jobs in September. VF planned to close a mill in Windsor and reduce payroll in Wilson, eliminating 892 jobs. The...

Southern Community Financial agreed to buy Pilot Mountain-based The Community Bank for about $76 million in cash and stock.(Triad)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WINSTON-SALEM -- Southern Community Financial agreed to buy Pilot Mountain-based The Community Bank for about $76 million in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Southern Community had $726 million in assets June...

Forsyth Medical Center.(Triad)(begins construction of an emergency department)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... WINSTON-SALEM -- Forsyth Medical Center began construction of a $15.8 million, 55,000-square-foot emergency department. Construction should be completed in September 2004. The emergency department will be able to handle about 110,000 patients a...

Wachovia.(Charlotte)(name and logo change as a result of First Union-Wachovia merger)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHARLOTTE -- So long, First Union. The green and white signs of the nation's fifth-largest banking company have been replaced with a new Wachovia logo--wavy intersecting lines on a background of blue and green. The...

Hilltop Development.(Charlotte)(will develop a $65 million medical complex)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... MONROE -- Hilltop Development will develop a $65 million medical complex, the city's largest economic-development project. The 430,000-square-foot Metro Medical Park will include an assisted-living center, medical offices and retail space and...

Carolina Mills.(Charlotte)(will close Newton yarn plant)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... NEWTON -- Maiden-based Carolina Mills planned to close its yarn plant here by the end of September. It made synthetic yarn for apparel and home-furnishings manufacturers and employed about 65.

Springboard Managed Hosting.(Charlotte)(will expand into the Charlotte market)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CHARLOTTE -- Cary-based Webhost Springboard Managed Hosting expanded into the Charlotte market. The company will employ seven at the 12,000-square-foot, $12 million data center it is leasing.

U.S. National Whitewater Center.(Charlotte)(Mecklenburg County commissioners approved $7 million for whitewater park planned for 307 acres along the Catawba River)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CHARLOTTE -- Mecklenburg County commissioners approved $7 million for the U.S. National White-water Center, a $21 million white-water park planned for 307 acres along the Catawba River. Charlotte and Mount Holly have committed $2 million and $1...

Swag-Nit.(Charlotte)(Rowan County plant closed)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... SALISBURY -- Mount Holly-based Swag-Nit shuttered its Rowan County knitting plant, idling 30. A competitor, Norwood-based Roman Knit, bought the plant's equipment and hired 10 of the workers.

Omnova Solutions.(Charlotte)(job cuts)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... MONROE -- Fairlawn, Ohio-based Omnova Solutions will cut 50 jobs at its Monroe plant by the end of the year after discontinuing its heat-transfer-printing product line, which serves the apparel and home-furnishings industries. The plant, which...

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products.(Charlotte)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Charlotte was selected over 10 other cities as new headquarters of General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a division of Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics. The division, which designs and manufactures aerospace and defense...

Duke Energy North America.(Charlotte)(sells stake to Wabash Valley Power Association)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CHARLOTTE -- Duke Energy North America sold a 25% stake in its Vermillion, Ind., power plant to Indianapolis-based Wabash Power Association for $44.4 million. The sale is the latest in a string of disposals by Duke to raise cash and lower debt....

Belmont Dyers.(Charlotte)(plant closes)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... BELMONT -- Citing a drop in orders, Milwaukee-based Meridian Industries closed its Belmont Dyers' plant. Twelve of the 33 workers at the plant, which dyed yarn for apparel, hosiery and home furnishings, were transferred to Belmont Dyers' plant...

Orthofix International.(Charlotte)(ends Justice Department investigation)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... HUNTERSVILLE -- Orthofix International, which makes medical devices to treat fractures and spinal injuries, paid $1.7 million to the federal government to end a two-year Justice Department investigation of payments to the company by TriCare, a...

Western Carolina University.(Western)(grants received)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CULLOWHEE -- Western Carolina University will use a $4.7 million U.S. Department of Defense grant to study how to use optical fiber to move data better. The school also received $250,000 from the Kate B. Reynolds...

Ghost Town in the Sky.(Western)
October 1, 2003... MAGGIE VALLEY -- The 255-acre Ghost Town in the Sky amusement park is on the market again. Court records show a potential buyer who filed a lawsuit when his deal fell through withdrew the suit after the owners returned his $500,000 deposit. He...

Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority.(Western)(bonsai garden planned)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... ASHEVILLE -- The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority is thinking small with a decision to spend $750,000 to establish an acre bonsai exhibition garden at the North Carolina Arboretum here. The money will come from the county's 4%...

Canton Motorsports Park.(Western)(bridge construction resumes)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... CANTON -- After delays caused by neighborhood opposition and permit snags, work has resumed on a bridge that will connect U.S. 19 to Canton Motorsports Park. The first phase of the park, a $43 million project that will include a half-mile...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.(Western)(Barber Orchard cleanup)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... In one of the largest cleanups in state history, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will replace a foot of arsenic-laced topsoil with uncontaminated dirt in the 400-acre Barber Orchard community of Haywood County. The land was an apple...

Lowe's won't crow about home office improvement.(Tar Heel Tattler)(corporate headquarters moving)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Time to play Find The Headquarters. Today's puzzler: Lowe's Cos., the nation's second-largest home-improvement chain. It was born in Wilkes County and has long claimed 1605 Curtis Bridge Road, Wilkesboro, as its corporate address. But now...

Commerce: don't create these jobs.(Tar Heel Tattler)(North Carolina Department of Commerce)
October 1, 2003... Here's what it boils down to: Could North Carolina's industry hunters better bag jobs if they worked for a private organization? Or would the state shoot itself in the foot by relinquishing control over the chase it still will have to pay for?...

Trust the leading economic indicator. Carolina Business Review with Chris William.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For over 10 years, Carolinians have made it their business to watch Carolina Business Review. Why? Because Chris William provides timely, in-depth analysis of critical business issues facing Carolina companies. If...

Was bids' farewell sad for taxpayers?(Tar Heel Tattler)(college contract system)
October 1, 2003... In August, days before students were to report, N.C. Central University closed two of its newest dormitories. The culprit was a potentially toxic mold, also identified in 12 older buildings across campus. Estimated cost to remove it: $10.4...

Strategy is the key to successful performance.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Our game plan is simple. We help you make the choices that move your company forward. Ours is a skill honed by years to experience, and by carefully selecting lawyers of the highest caliber for our team. We play...

Man runs his own stop-sign program.(Ron McClure removes illegal signs)
October 1, 2003... Ron McClure doesn't think of himself as a vigilante. And he does not fit the stereotype exactly. His chief weapon is a pry bar, not a six-shooter. And what he takes down are not outlaws but signs advertising new housing developments. But...

What can boating teach us about employee benefits? Navigation is easier with local knowledge.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cameron M. Harris & Co., now joined with Wachovia Insurance Services, has the right balance of strength in size and local market knowledge for the Carolinas. Talk to us. Together, we can achieve uncommon results....

Pharma says acquisition is the right prescription.(Money Matters)(aaiPharma Inc.)
October 1, 2003... At a conference call in August to discuss their latest acquisition, executives of aaiPharma Inc. repeatedly used the word "synergy." But when it came time for questions, the second one was: Have you read what that analyst from Raymond James &...

Tar Heel stock watch.(Money Matters)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 1, 2003... Expensive stocks Highest price-earnings ratios among North Carolina stocks P/E 08/29/03 52-week Company ratio* price range Cree ...

Tar Heel stock watch.(Money Matters)(Illustration)
October 1, 2003... Rankings based on three-month price change June-August Top 10 large-cap stocks 3-month 1-year 52-week Company change change range RF Micro Devices 56.6% ...

Carolina on your mind?
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tell us what you need in a business location. Within 48 hours, we'll send you a detailed report on North Carolina areas that match your specifications, including descriptions and photos of available sites and...

Conversion foes: it's our Blue Cross to bear.(Capital)(Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina)
October 1, 2003... Despite spending $18 million in 18 months trying to win conversion to a for-profit company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina still lost. Well, it didn't exactly lose. Realizing it couldn't win on its own terms, it quit before the...

Miller.(contributions to North Carolina)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... In 1976, we broke ground on our brewery in Eden. We've been changing the landscape of North Carolina ever since. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since Miller started brewing beer in Eden, North Carolina, in 1978, the company and its employees...

Handle big business on a small budget in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Welcome to 20,000 square feet of the most affordable and desirable oceanfront meeting space around. We can accommodate any size group with a wide array of services, including extensive audio/visual equipment, an...

North Carolina business directory.
October 1, 2003... 372,000 North Carolina Businesses on DVD & Internet Access If you sell to businesses, this is the best source for sales leads! This amazing directory gives you access to a world of information about North Carolina Businesses in an...

Now & then.(North Carolina 100)(top private companies)
October 1, 2003... Our 20th annual ranking of the top private companies reflects the changes that have transformed the state's economy--as well as the companies still on the list. Stability at the top. In more ways than one, it's characteristic of the North...

Where do movers and shakers find all their energy? They come here.(Public Notice)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] North Carolina's electric co-ops not only provide electric power to keep your business running smoothly, we connect you with other valuable resources. Like existing facilities and available building sites, all...

Passion. Dedication. Commitment.
October 1, 2003... A passion for the middle market[TM] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We congratulate the 2003 North Carolina 100[R]. To become a winner, you have to understand the power of passion, dedication and commitment to success. At Grant Thornton, we...

Executive perk.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Let S&D Coffee bring Barnis'e[R] beyond the walls of the mall and into your office. We now offer Barnie's coffee & Tea for your premium office coffee service. To supply your office with Barnie's[R], call...

Never before never again live the oceanfront dream today.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Never before has there been such an exclusive ocean-to-Intracoastal address offering exceptional amenities! World-class golf * 131+ slips in Marina with planned Marina Village * Waterside Tennis and Fitness Center *...

All in the family: some things are thicker than blood: how John McNairy and Felix Harvey run the oldest company on the NC 100.(North Carolina 100)(Harvey Enterprises)(Company Profile)
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Just beyond LaGrange, Albert Suggs Road angles off the highway through fields of soybean and cotton planted in rows that stretch straight as a poker almost to the horizon. A mile down the road, across railroad tracks...

You see hope for a cure: we can keep your business healthy while you discover it.
October 1, 2003... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some of the most innovative companies in the world have found a home in North Carolina. They've also found a legal partner in Maupin Taylor. We can help companies on the brink of discovery face their unique...

Wake Forest MBA.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2003... Options to earn an MBA Fast-Track Executive ~ Winston-Salem 17-month accelerated format meets Friday-Saturday on alternate weekends to accommodate experienced managers and executives. Evening ~ Winston-Salem Two-year program...