In todays class visit we ventured an hour away to Credit Suisse, the leading bank for private, corporate, and institutional clients, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1856 in Zurich, Switzerland and has expanded globally in more than fifty different countries. Today, they have reached to Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and of course the Americas, … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited VF Jeanswear in Greensboro, North Carolina. Organized in 1899, VF has become the largest jean producer in the world and a worldwide leader in branded lifestyle apparel, footwear, and related products. The corporation is organized by coalitions, which branch into 5 divisions by brand that consist of categories like outdoor & action sports, jeans wear, imagewear, sportswear, … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited Sandvik, a world-leading, high technology group, located in Mebane, North Carolina. The company was founded in 1862 in Sandiken, Sweden by Goran Frederik Goransson, and now has subsidiaries in over 60 countries and representations in more than 130 countries. Sandvik is separated into 5 divisions (construction, machining, solutions, materials technology, mining, and venture) as the Mebane location … Continue Reading →

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Today’s class consisted of a visit and presentation by Elon’s Assistant Vice President and CIO, Chris Fulkerson. He was able to explain to us the insides and outs of the business side of Elon and its plans for the future. As a nonprofit business/organization, founded in 1889 and owned by the Board of Trustees, Elon University has completely transformed for … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Company in Swepsonville, North Carolina. The company started production in this location in August 1984 and has been ranked #1 by Consumer Reports nine years in a row (2005-2013). The company’s main building, which is 289,500 square feet and home to about 1,000 employees, is equipped with heavy machinery and technology that will … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited SAS (Statistical Analytic Software) in Cary, North Carolina. They are a privately held company and the world’s leader in advanced analytic software. They have over 13,000 employees worldwide, more than 400 offices in 55 countries, and have become the World Headquarters. They have buildings in France, Mexico, and Singapore, along with many other locations. Over their 36 … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina. The building and program was founded in 1970 by the Richardson Family. They reach out and work with more than 120 countries within four continents around the world. They also engage nearly 21,000 leaders from 3,000 organizations with their services each year. Ranked in the top 10 in … Continue Reading →

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Today we visited the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is a prominent, luxury hotel that was built in 2007 and is renowned for their dedication to sustainability and solar paneled energy. The total cost of the building came out to about 30 million dollars in 2007, however, our tour guide told us that if it was built today, … Continue Reading →

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For today’s visit, our class traveled to Glen Raven, a fabric company headquartered in Glen Raven, North Carolina. Originally founded by John Q. Gant in 1880, the privately owned, for profit company has steadily grown from a small cotton mill into a large, global performance fabrics entity. The company  is managed by John Q. Gant’s descendants with four generations in … Continue Reading →

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For the first visit of “Field Experience In A Business,” our class traveled to a local, yet prominent and nationally well-known testing facility called The Laboratory Corporation of America, or as we all know it, “LabCorp.” We were able to tour it’s corporate headquarters, which are conveniently located in North Carolina on the homelands of the man who created the … Continue Reading →

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