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Credit Suisse Visit and Tour
Today our class had our last business visit and tour. We visited Credit Suisse which is located basically in Raleigh, North Carolina. Credit Suisse is a financial services company that mostly focuses on private banking, investment banking, and wealth management. The company was founded in 1856 in Switzerland and today employs around 46,400 people in over 50 countries worldwide. The … Continue Reading
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VF Corporation Visit
Today our class visited the VF Corporation in Greensboro, North Carolina. The VF Corporation is also known as the Jeanswear Coalition of VF, the company consists of many popular brands such as: North Face, Wrangler, Lee, Timberland, Vans, and etc. It was very interesting to learn that all these extremely popular clothing brands were all essentially apart of the same … Continue Reading
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Sandvik Visit and Tour
Today our class visited a company named Sandvik and this company was extremely interesting with its futuristic machinery and robots. Sandvik is originally a Swedish company that was started over 150 years ago and manufactures mining equipment, industrial tools, and all sorts of tools made out of steel or some kind of metal. The specific plant we visited today accounts … Continue Reading
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Elon Presentation
Today instead of visiting a business around the area someone from the admissions office named Chris Fulkerson came and gave our class his two cents on how to run a university. Elon University is a non-profit organization and it was founded in 1889. Elon’s mission statement states, “Elon University embraces its founders’ vision of an academic community that transforms mind, … Continue Reading
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Honda Visit and Tour
Today our class visited the Honda Power Equipment factory in Swepsonville, North Carolina. The Honda plant was established in 1953 and since then it has manufactured over 40 million power products worldwide. Currently Honda is the leader of developing fuel efficient, low emission, and environmentally friendly engines for power equipments including lawn mowers, snow throwers, and other. The Honda Power … Continue Reading
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SAS Visit and Presentation
Today our class visited a company by the name of SAS in Cary, North Carolina. The company SAS is the world’s leader in advanced analytics software. The company was founded by James Goodnight and Anthony J. Barr and SAS is still privately owned. The reason why the company is privately owned is because of the specific business strategy Goodnight wanted … Continue Reading
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Center for Creative Leadership Visit and Tour
Today our class visited the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Center for Creative Leadership or the CCL is a non-profit organization. Also the CCL contains several different programs that help create and coach leadership skills to whom ever wants to learn more about becoming a more effective leader. The CCL contains many other different facilities in … Continue Reading
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Proximity Hotel Tour and Visit
Today our class visited Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina. Proximity Hotel is privately owned and led by Dennis and Nancy Quaintance. Also the hotel is operated by Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants & Hotels. The Proximity Hotel seemed like a very nice and luxurious hotel with a very green operating system helping run the hotel. In fact the hotel was awarded Lead Platinum … Continue Reading
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Glen Raven Tour and Visit
Today our class visited a textile company named Glen Raven. Glen Raven is a family-owned and run business which is also headquartered right outside of Burlington, North Carolina. Glen Raven specializes in dyeing fabrics, military equipment, and technical fabrics. The company was established in 1880 by John Q. Gant. A member of the Gant family has been in-charge of the … Continue Reading
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Labcorp Visit and Tour
Today our class visited the head quarters of the Laboratory Corporation of America or Labcorp and in my opinion Labcorp was a very interesting company with an impressive past and a bright future. However, I’m not sure if I see myself in a couple of years trying to apply for a job at Labcorp. During our visit the manager of … Continue Reading
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