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Article: North Carolina's recipe for growth: regional profile. (Black businesses in the state)(The B.E. 100s)
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- Black Enterprise
- Article date:
- June 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Earl G. Graves Publishing Co., Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Mix a booming banking industr, a biotech presence and an appetite for big-time sports with a legacy of black business, and you have the makings of the next hot mecca for business and career opportunities
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