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<title><![CDATA[$1 million grant will go toward research campus program]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS — Academic leaders from N.C. State University met with local and state representatives at the North Carolina Research Campus on Thursday to launch a new program designed to reshape how future scientists approach the learning process.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MURDOCK Study picks up steam]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/nov/06/murdock-study-picks-steam/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The MURDOCK Study is involved in a big push to enroll residents all over Cabarrus County.
On Wednesday, the study set up at shop at Fire Station No. 7 in Concord to register firefighters.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RCCC board tours new building]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/nov/03/rccc-board-tours-new-building/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Construction for the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College's biotechnology building on the North Carolina Research Campus is ahead of schedule, said Jeff Owens, senior project executive for Turner Construction.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Funding for USDA center at research campus secured]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/oct/21/funding-usda-center-research-campus-secured/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Research Campus has got a new tenant on the way.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CMC leaders enroll in MURDOCK Study]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/oct/12/cmc-leaders-enroll-murdock-study/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[CMC-NorthEast President Mark Nantz and Bob Kinney, the chairman of the Board of Advisors at CMC-NorthEast, rolled up their sleeves on Friday to give blood samples, as the hospital begins the push for staff to enroll in the MURDOCK Study.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:31:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaders look to future of biotechnology]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/oct/09/leaders-look-future-biotechnology/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte metro region rates very strong in biotechnology, with more 700 companies and about 90,000 workers.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murdock says Dole Foods IPO has nothing to do with research campus]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/aug/20/murdock-says-dole-foods-ipo-has-nothing-do-researc/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Billionaire Dole Food Co. owner David Murdock said his plans to take the produce giant public have nothing to do with the North Carolina Research Campus he founded in Kannapolis, despite a slowdown in the biotech project.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Registration open for HARVEST 5K run]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/aug/18/registration-open-harvest-5k-run/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Registration is now open for the HARVEST Health Fair 5K.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:14:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murdock to take Dole public]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/5795965/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[David Murdock, the billionaire owner of Dole Food who is building the $1.5 billion N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, is taking Dole public and hopes to raise $500 million.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:58:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal center at research campus a step closer]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/aug/04/federal-reserch-center-research-campus-step-closer/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Research Campus is one step closer to seeing a federal presence on its grounds.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Business students from India tour research campus]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jul/10/business-students-india-tour-research-campus/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[KANNAPOLIS — Biotechnology is not just for scientists, Kenneth Paulus said to approximately 75 MBA students from Lovely Professional University in India on Thursday. The students visited the North Carolina Research Campus as a part of their four-week international business program offered through UNC Charlotte, which will end on Saturday.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PPD leaves research campus]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jun/24/252209/ppd-pulls-out-research-campus/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[PPD, the Wilmington-based contract research organization, has ended its temporary lease with the North Carolina Research Campus.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In slow economy, biotech thrives in the classroom]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jun/04/041656/slow-economy-biotech-thrives-classroom/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The economic advantages the N.C. Research Campus was supposed to bring – like a retrained workforce and world-class partner companies – have yet to arrive, due to the downturn in the economy.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:56:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zucchini races highlight June events at farmers market]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/jun/01/zucchini-races-highlight-june-events-farmers-marke/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Cooperative Extension Service from Cabarrus and Rowan counties hosts events at the NC Reseach Campus Farmers Market in June.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RCCC breaks ground for new research building]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/may/30/rccc-breaks-ground-new-research-building/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Business and government leaders celebrated the groundbreaking of a 63,322-square-foot Rowan-Cabarrus Community College training facility at the North Carolina Research Campus on Friday, calling it an important step for the future of North Carolina's economy.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 30 May 2009 21:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Retired general to helm N.C. drug researcher PPD]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/may/25/retired-general-helm-nc-drug-researcher-ppd/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The founder of PPD, a Wilmington drug-research company with more than 1,800 employees in the Triangle, is handing the company's CEO reins to a former Army general.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 May 2009 13:43:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Murdock blogs about healthy living]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/may/20/201451/murdock-blogs-about-healthy-living/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Dole Food Company owner David Murdock posted a blog on The Huffington Post about healthy living.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 May 2009 14:51:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Groundbreaking for RCCC building set for May 29]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/may/18/181026/groundbreaking-rccc-building-set-may-29/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Groundbreaking for the RCCC building at the North Carolina Research Campus will be May 29 at 10 a.m.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 18 May 2009 10:26:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Charlotte recruiters target biotechnology]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/may/07/charlotte-recruiters-target-biotechnology/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It is an industry that promises plenty of growth but also is the source of fierce competition for jobs.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 May 2009 10:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biotech firm to expand with NC research center]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/may/06/biotech-firm-expand-nc-research-center/business-health_med_fit-medical/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A plant science company says it will expand its North Carolina operations with a new research center that will employ 128 people over five years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 May 2009 13:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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