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		<title>Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler advises farmers to prepare for hurricane season</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH – As another hurricane season nears, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler reminds farmers that basic emergency planning can go a long way in lessening a crisis situation. “Thinking through your emergency plan can help whether a hurricane, tornado or other emergency strikes,” Troxler said. “I hope all farmers will review their plans and get ready [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fisheries Managers Seek Public Input on Issues Impacting Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recreational harvest of snowy grouper in the South Atlantic waters will close, at 12:01 a.m. (local time) May 31, 2013. Recreational harvest will reopen at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on January 1, 2014. The 2013 recreational annual catch limit is 523 fish. The accountability measure for snowy grouper requires that the 2013 fishing season be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce holds ribbon-cutting to kicking off Old South Tour Company’s 10th tour season</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHPORT, N.C. &#8212; The Southport-Oak Island Chamber of Commerce sponsored a ribbon-cutting on Friday, May 17, 2013 to celebrate the start of Old South Tour Company’s tenth season offering tours of historic Southport, North Carolina.  The company is owned and operated by accredited lower Cape Fear historian Katie Compton. “Southport is a quaint, charming town with a compelling history,” says Compton.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New U.S. Chamber Report Exposes Growing Costs of Regulating Behind Closed Doors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.— The “sue and settle” process, where environmental advocacy groups sue federal agencies to issue regulations by a specific deadline, is being abused, resulting in interested parties being shut out of regulatory decisions by key federal agencies, particularly the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to a detailed new report released by the U.S. Chamber [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Fisheries Rules Include Electronic Trip Ticket Reporting for Larger Dealers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOREHEAD CITY – In the coming months, Trip Ticket reports will go paperless for fish dealers who purchase large quantities of finfish from fishermen. A new N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission rule requires fish dealers that report annual average landings of greater than 50,000 pounds of finfish for three consecutive calendar years to report landings electronically. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina&#8217;s unemployment rate dropped slightly in April</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH – North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted April unemployment rate decreased to 8.9 percent from March’s revised rate of 9.2 percent. The national rate fell to 7.5 percent from March’s 7.6 percent. North Carolina’s April 2013 unemployment rate was 0.5 of a percentage point lower than a year ago. The number of people employed decreased 4,188 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North Carolina&#8217;s Creative Occupations Jobs Jump to 137,225</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DURHAM, N.C. &#8212; N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Susan Kluttz announced today that the findings from the annual Creative Vitality Index (CVI) update show an increase of more than 8 percent in creative occupations jobs held by nearly 3 percent of North Carolina&#8217;s workforce. &#8220;The fact that North Carolina&#8217;s creative workforce remained strong despite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Column:  Business Relationships &#8212; Are You a Giver or a Taker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Frank Williams Last month we began a discussion of the importance of business relationships.  In that column, I made the case that trust is the foundation of successful long-term relationships, business or otherwise. As we continue this discussion, please take a moment to reflect on the following question:  when it comes to business relationships, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor&#8217;s Tourism Conference leads to Southport feature in Boston Globe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHPORT &#8212; According to an email newsletter distributed by the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Tourism, Film &#38; Sports Development, last March&#8217;s N.C. Governor&#8217;s Conference on Tourism in Wilmington led to a Boston Globe article featuring the Town of Southport. From the Division&#8217;s newsletter:  Writer Diane Daniel was one of the media roundtable participants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brunswick County Small Business Advisory Commission invites business community to share concerns at public forum on June 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 13:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOLIVIA, N.C. – The recently-formed Brunswick County Small Business Advisory Commission is hosting a public forum for members of the business community to offer insight into ways the county can become a better place to do business.  The forum is set for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Brunswick County Association of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study:  Consumers Abandon Brands that Don&#8217;t Measure Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MORRISVILLE, N.C. &#8212; Shoddy customer service, redundant questions, disconnected processes and long waits are causing customers to leave brands in droves, according to a new survey commissioned by Redwood Software*, the global provider of Enterprise Process AutomationTM.  The results emphasize that it&#8217;s the &#8220;little-big problems&#8221; that customer-facing companies should be concerned about—the things that may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Statewide visitor profile provides key marketing data</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH &#8212; The 2012 North Carolina Visitor Profile, which includes a wealth of demographic and spending data, is now available on the N.C. Division of Tourism, Film &#38; Sports Development&#8217;s website at no cost. The research provides critical data that help to guide the Division&#8217;s marketing decisions. For example, in 2012, 80 percent of all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fayetteville company&#8217;s tactical medical device is first of its kind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. &#8211; The Combat Ready Clamp made history Friday when it received new critical indications from the FDA making it the first device of its kind approved to treat unmanageable amputations and pelvic wounds not addressable with standard limb tourniquets. The Combat Ready Clamp is a vise-like tourniquet now approved for use on all five [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaker Tillis reappoints Rep. Hamilton to NC Travel &amp; Tourism Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH &#8212; N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis has re-appointed Rep. Susi Hamilton (D-New Hanover) to the N.C. Travel &#38; Tourism Board. Additionally, Speaker Tillis appointed the following members to the board: Rep. Pat McElraft of Carteret County, vice-chair of the House Appropriations Committee and chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural and Economic Resources in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poll:  Voters Still See Obama Friendlier to Big Businesses Than to Small Ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent poll by Rasmussen Reports, voters continue to believe President Obama is friendlier toward big business than small business.  The poll found that 25% of likely voters think the president’s policies are too friendly to big business, up from 19% in late February. Twenty-eight percent (28%) say the president’s policies are too hostile to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shrimp Committee to Meet May 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOREHEAD CITY – The Shrimp Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee to the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will meet at 6 p.m., May 15 at the Craven County Agricultural Extension Building, 300 Industrial Drive, New Bern. A meeting agenda is below. For more information, contact division biologist supervisor Trish Murphey at 252-808-8091 or Trish.Murphey@ncdenr.gov or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wilmington Chamber to Host BBQ for Elected Officials on May 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, N.C. &#8212; For the 10th straight year, area elected officials will be treated to an old-fashioned barbecue dinner on the riverfront at the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (One Estell Lee Place) on Friday, May 17, 2013 from 5:30-8:00 pm.  Invited guests to the 10th Annual Elected Officials Appreciation BBQ include Congressman Mike McIntyre, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NOAA Fisheries Requests Public Comments on Actions to Improve Management of Vermilion Snapper and   Red Porgy in the South Atlantic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 10:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOAA Fisheries requests public comments on the proposed rule to implement Regulatory Amendment 18 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region (Regulatory Amendment 18). The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved Regulatory Amendment 18 for review by the Secretary of Commerce in March 2013, and the proposed rule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brunswick EMC Awards Basketball Camp Scholarships</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUPPLY, N.C. &#8212; Brunswick Electric Membership Corporation is awarding two local students Touchstone Energy Sports Camp scholarships to summer basketball camps at two of the state’s largest college campuses. Clara Elizabeth Tyson of Leland Middle School will attend the N.C. State Women’s Basketball Camp, and D’Kwanshe Stanley of Shallotte Middle School will attend the Roy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Chamber Study Shows No Benefit to Investors from Union-Backed Shareholder Activism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C.—Union-backed shareholder activism has failed to increase shareholder value, according to a new report released last week by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The report, produced by Navigant Consulting, examined all proxy proposals “key-voted” by the AFL-CIO from 2009-2012 and was introduced during a forum on union shareholder activism. “Unions and their allies are among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism Week to Mark Travel Industry&#8217;s Record Impact on N.C. Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 01:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, N.C. &#8211; Governor Pat McCrory is proclaiming May 4-12, 2013, as Tourism Week in North Carolina, joining destinations across the state to celebrate travel and tourism as a record-breaking industry that is vital to the economic stability and growth of the state. North Carolina ranks as the sixth most visited state in the country. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Connections to Latin America Open Up for North Carolina Ports Users With Changes to Maersk Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 01:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, N.C. &#8212; Maersk Line is adding port calls in Panama and Costa Rica to its weekly South Atlantic Express (SAE), currently connecting the Port of Wilmington with Central America. Shippers and receivers using Wilmington can now directly access Manzanillo, Panama and Puerto Moin, Costa Rica, in addition to Puerto Cortes, Honduras and Santo Tomas, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Old South Tour Company’s Katie Compton leads Rotary GSE team from the United Kingdom on tour of Southport</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SOUTHPORT, N.C. – Katie Compton, owner and tour guide with Old South Tour Company, led a Rotary GSE (Group Study Exchange) team from the United Kingdom on a tour of Southport on Thursday, May 1, 2013.  Compton is past president of the Southport Rotary Club. “It was an honor to lead our visitors from the United Kingdom on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>comScore Reports March 2013 U.S. Smartphone Subscriber Market Share</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry during the three month average period ending March 2013. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with 39 percent OEM market share, while Google Android [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novant Health Foundation Announces &#8220;Flip Flop Ball&#8221; on June 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOLIVIA, N.C. &#8212; The Novant Health Foundation Brunswick Medical Center board of directors has announced its second annual hospital ball will be held Saturday, June 1, at 6 p.m. at Sea Trail Golf Resort &#38; Convention Center. Event co-chairs Ben Styers and Jon Tait say this year’s event will have a different, more laid-back approach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brasic joins Lower Cape Fear Hospice as nurse practitioner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, N.C. &#8212; Deborah J. Brasic, MSN, FNP-BC, has joined Lower Cape Fear Hospice &#38; LifeCareCenter as a nurse practitioner in Pender and New Hanover counties. In this position, Brasic, of Wilmington, provides hospice and palliative care to patients with advanced illness. She is responsible for using expert skills in history taking, physical examination, initiation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Randy Hardee Appointed to ATMC Board of Directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHALLOTTE, N.C. &#8212; Lyle Ray King, President of ATMC, has announced that Randy Hardee of Sunset Beach has been appointed to the cooperative’s Board of Directors to serve the remainder of Malcolm Grissett’s term. Mr. Grissett recently retired after 12 years of service.  Mr. Hardee will represent District 2. A native of Brunswick County, Mr. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NC Beautiful Presents Eighteen North Carolina Schools with 2013 Windows of Opportunity Grants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RALEIGH, NC – April 11, 2013 – NC Beautiful, a provider of environmental education and beautification opportunities that elevate the quality of life of North Carolinians, has announced this year’s recipients of the organization’s environmental education grants. Eighteen schools were awarded Windows of Opportunity Grants that are available to certified, full-time K-12 teachers in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Chamber Study Shows How States Are Promoting Small Business Development and Free Enterprise</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 18:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new study finds that states are employing and supporting new and innovative policies to support small businesses in a diverse, rapidly changing economic environment. The fourth annual Enterprising States study, commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and prepared by Praxis Strategy Group, was unveiled today at the U.S. Chamber’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Name, Look Unveiled at Brunswick Novant Medical Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BOLIVIA, N.C. &#8212; Brunswick Novant Medical Center is now Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center. Novant Health facilities across its four-state footprint today unveiled new signage and visual changes as all facilities unite under the organization’s unified system brand name of Novant Health. Additionally, the Novant Medical Group physician practices will change signage before the end [...]]]></description>
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