Today, our class visited Credit Suisse, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Credit Suisse was founded in 1856 with its headquarters located in Zurich, Switzerland. Credit Suisse has over 530 offices in over 50 different countries and is continuing to expand.   Credit Suisse’s mission is to deliver tailor-made and best in class financial solutions to their client. The center of excellence … Continue Reading →

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Today, our class visited VF Jeanswear which was founded in 1899 by John Barbey and a group of investors. VF corporation is an American clothing company whose corporate headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina, which is the location we visited today. Vf Jeanswear is organized into five coalitions, Outdoor & Action SPorts, Jeanswear, Imagewear, Sportswear, and Contemporary Brands. VF’s … Continue Reading →

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Today, our class visited Sandvik, located in Mebane, North Carolina. Sandvik is world-leading high technology engineering group who was founded in 1862 in Sandviken, Sweden by Goran Frederick Goransen.  Sandvik’s headquarters are located in Sweden, surrounded by a huge amount of Sandvik manufacturing companies in Sweden and Europe. Sandvik has grown to have 49,000 employees worldwide and is continuing to … Continue Reading →

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Today, our class learned about Elon University and how it operates on the business level. Founded in 1889 as a non-profit business, Elon first president was William S. Long and now today Elon is run by our eight president, Leo Lambert. Elon University spans 620 acres of Elon, North Carolina with approximately 5,500 undergraduate students. Elon is actually owned by … Continue Reading →

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Today, our class visited Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. in Sweponsville, North Carolina. HPE Incorporated was founded in August of 1983, and started producing motors in 1984. The facility we toured today, had several different departments including manufacturing, assembly, and dying. With Hondas extreme popularity and quality in their products, their sales reached 284 million in 2013. One of Honda’s … Continue Reading →

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Today, our class visited SAS, the world leader in business analytics software and services. With its corporate headquarters being in Kary, North Carolina, our class was able to see the hub of SAS and what makes it so successful. SAS was founded in 1976 and was created to help all sorts of customers ranging from pharmaceutical companies to academic and … Continue Reading →

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Today, we visited the Center for Creative Leadership, which is a worldwide non-profit organization whose headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded by the Richardson family in 1970, the Center for Creative leadership helped clients around the world cultivate creative leadership. The thing that set this trip apart from the others was the amount of interactive and engaging activities … Continue Reading →

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Built in 2007, The Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina became the first ever Platinum LEED certified hotel in the country. The architects and designers of this hotel used a minimalistic approach and kept a good amount of concrete and piping exposed throughout the building. This gave it a look of authenticity, while also cutting the cost of construction. While … Continue Reading →

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Today, we visited Glen Raven , a global company that sells fabrics to over 120 different countries. Founded in 1880, by John Q. Gant, and is still run today by the Gant family, with the current president being Allen Gant Jr. Four generations of the Gant family have run the business since 1880, which in today’s business is very rare. … Continue Reading →

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Today, our class traveled to LabCorp, a prestigious and successful medical testing corporation that is active worldwide. We were given a tour of the Powell building in Burlington, NC, which is the corporate headquarters for Lab Corp and employs 4500 residents of Alamance County, making it the largest employer in Alamance County. Originally, Lab Corp was called Roche Biomedical Laboratories … Continue Reading →

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