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Jack Fulk (1932–2011), founder of fast-food chain Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits [6] Earl Patterson Hall, real estate developer and businessman who founded Carowinds; Robert L. Johnson, co-founder of BET, former majority owner of then Charlotte Bobcats, first black American billionaire
Her sister, Helen Nance is the founder of Gray Stone Day School in Misenheimer, NC. Her mother, Mary van der Voort Wilmer (1923-2002) was well regarded in the area of addiction recovery and treatment, and is one of the women profiled in "Women Coming out of the Shadows", sharing her story of addiction and recovery. [ 3 ]
Leon Levine was born into a Jewish family [1] on June 8, 1937, in Wadesboro, North Carolina.The family actually lived in Rockingham, North Carolina, but that town, some 19 miles away from Wadesboro, had no hospital at that time.
Roy Hampton Park (15 September 1910 – 25 October 1993) was an American entrepreneur and media mogul. [1] He is known for creating the Duncan Hines brand of packaged food products, and for his television/radio/newspaper conglomerate, Park Communications.
1875 – Charlotte public schools established. [7] 1880 – Population: 7,084. 1886 – Charlotte Chronicle newspaper begins publication. [4] [8] 1887 Electric lighting in use. [3] Charlotte Fire Department founded. 1888 – The Charlotte News begins publication. [4] 1890 – Charlotte Post newspaper begins publication. [9] 1891 City hall built ...
The Charlotte CEO/founder of a beverage company helped fuel the falsehood by spreading the rumor to her Facebook followers, according to a copy of her post reviewed by The Charlotte Observer.
Tufts was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts on February 11, 1835, to Leonard Tufts and Hepzebah Fosdick Tufts. [1] He was "an entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist. He rose from being a sixteen-year-old drug store apprentice to becoming a wealthy businessman who had the vision and determination to build Pinehurst, in only six months."
The Triangle has seen many homegrown startups succeed. But for many local founders, the call of the West Coast is strong.