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1 . y. Modern Nissan tops Mid-Atlantic region I Nissan Motor Cor poration recently announced that Mod ern Nissan in Winston Salem achieved the number one position in sales in the Mid Atlantic Region in 1997. This means that Modern Nissan had the highest volume of retail sales of all the Nissan dealers in North Carolina, Vir ginia, Maryland, West Virginia, eastern Ten nessee, eastern Ken tucky, and parts of Pennsylvania In recognition of this achievement. Modern Nissan was recently presented with a plaque by Drew Starke, the Nissan dealer operations man ager for the Greens boro and Winston-Salem areas. . soles manmgmr, and Jaromm Sam, now vmhieia saia* mnnagar? r - Chamber J from pagr A9 The principle authors of the ? brownfields grant application were 1 Don Nielsen and Rick Reich of Kilpatrick Stockton who were assisted by Liz Harris, the Cham ber's director of advocacy. The Winston-Salem Board of Alder men approved the submission of?> this application Dec. IS. Winston-Salem was the only city in North Carolina to win a* brown fie Ids grant during this cycle. Charlotte and High Point have received this grant in the past. The Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce is a lead- ' ing business organization in Win- i ston-Salem and Forsyth County, - representing more than 1,700 area business that are committed to. * increased economic development in the region. The Chamber offers ? services to strengthen existing busi nesses and recruit new ones, to encourage small business creation and growth, and to expand the region's firm industry. For more information, call Li? ; Harris at 777-3787, ext. 1208. N.C. beats S.C. for FedEx hub Incentives top $272 million BY ESTES THOMPSON Anon Med fttu Wnier GREENSBORO (AP) ? Fed eral Express picked Greensboro's airport for its $300 million pack age sorting hub Monday, snap ping jup> $272.3 million in bait dangled by state and local author^ ities for a prize also wanted by two South Carolina airports. State officials said the agree ment would open new avenues in industrial recruitment because the state beat out South Carolina air ports in Columbia and Greenville Spartanburg. Other North Carolina airports considered were Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte and the state-owned Global TransPark in Kinston. Construction of the hub is scheduled to begin jp early 2000 and be complete by the fall of 2003. Initial employment will be 700 to 800 people with a total of 1,300 jobs when the 1 million square-foot facility is completed. Most are part-time, paying between $8 and $10 an hour, the company said. "This is the day for good news," said an excited Gov. Jim Hunt, who later donned a purple FedEx cap to pose for pictures. "We decided several years ago we were going to be competitive in North Carolina. And we won. ... We're a player now." The economic lure was divided into two parts: SI42.3 million in state incentives over 20 years, the largest package North Carolina has ever offered, and $130 million in airport improvements, includ ing a S100 million parallel runway at Piedmont Triad International Airport. David Bronczek, chief operat ing officer of FedEx, said the air port "sits in the heart of our business." The state package includes new tax breaks, such as eliminating sales taxes on aircraft parts and the property tax on new aircraft. The incentives must be approved by the state Legislature. The local package will have to be financed largely by the Federal Aviation Administration. Sen. Lauch Faircloth, R-N.C., and a member of the Senate FAA appropriations subcommittee, said he would push for the money. The hub is expected to have an economic impact of more than SI billion. Hunt called it the largest corporate investment in North Carolina since 1991, the limit of ? * -V<. the state Commerce Department's database. South Carolina's bid reported ly focused on Greenville-Spartan burg International Airport, with * an incentive package thought to be competitive with what North 'Carolina was offering. A Commerce Department spokeswoman refused to com ment on South Carolina's offer. In recent years. South Carolina out bid North Carolina for a BMW auto plant. * FedEx selected the Piedmont Triad facility primarily because it eliminates the need for expensive connector flights within the Car olinas, Virginia and east Ten nessee, said Leonard Feiler, a senior vice president. Most of the cargo FedEX ships from the new hub can be brought in by truck because the airport is centrally located, he said. Federal Express already has national sorting hubs in Memphis, Tenn.; Indianapolis; Fort Worth, Ifexas; and Anchorage,-Alaska. The company employs rrtbre than 141,000 people and shty* more than 3 million items daily to 211 countries. It had revenues of SI 1.5 billion last year. ' U)i?aon -i : i_ x Where: Tanglewood Park Kids, Tennis is FunI Come out and learn how to play tennis, drink Dr. Pepper and get a Wendy's snack. The first ISO children who sign up get a used tennis racquet. Brought to you by: The Chronicle mm W ???? Winston-Salem Wendy 's Tennis Association ^ 1 ' . ' / f ^ /Supermarket >SAVE^ / $1" m Of SAVING Bone-In Buck Roast f'? . i p | Specials : M a of the Week * . * Prices Good Thru 1 : April 21,1998 ; masasmsaamm Mom & Pop ;<J39 Whole Lean^ *1 9%: / BoneleW" V Ribeye Steaks I Chuck Steak S099 \Jr Lb* Glazed Donuts 159 I Dozen $419 Lb. t t ] ~3mgf Gain I ?JDeteraent i $239 ~ 35 Ozj (itfoM ?oiwsima mm ?swams? Varieties Bugels **. 99* Varieties Squeezits....6Pk. $1.19 General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch & Frosted Cheertos Cereal 14-14.50* ^$5 / More V, Final Touch . Fabric Softner ....64 Oz. *1 VarMtaa Buah'a Baal **.09 Baked Beans .28 Oz. * ? Tea Bags 24 Ct. ?1'* %f_,?-n, - . Wlah,iiaahlnn vanvtwe lanan uiinwaanin^ jm Detergent ......14.7 Oz. ? 1 Cling Wrap 100 Ft. ti*1# Orange Juice ..64 Oz. M Jiffy Com ?tj Muffin Mix 8.5 Oz. 1 mm n. n ? IWhite Potatoes & 99* 10 Lb. bag '? Our Family M i Bleach JflF ; Limit 2 w/ $20.00 ? Purchase Gallon ; Red or Green Seedless ?1.19 ] Grapes......... xb. ^1 v \ Red Delicious or Red Rome <c1.29 l AppleS .3 Lb. Bag 5*1 Vine Ripe Qrv Tomatoes 3Pk. 07^ Vidalia f\. Onions Lb. o"C Crisp Green ?1.19 1 Broccoli Bunch i 1 1 I lib - - "I ? ? siar supermarket --^JL?\ ft ~ - ; Winston-Salem, NC ? 336-788-5350 * 8 5?==aW^w Store Hour*: 7AM to 11PM ?7 Pays A Week *1 ' mo iso -<r\S J WJ jL^H*l?IMiyTS!iyT3MWi I Cotporrtlon Poikifrf , gHP we Accept O ATM ' i
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