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North Carolina has large grazing areas for beef and dairy cattle. Truck farms can be found in North Carolina. A truck farm is a small farm where fruits and vegetables are grown to be sold at local markets. The state's shipping, commercial fishing, and lumber industries are important to its economy. Service industries, including education, health care, private research, and retail trade, are also important. [[Research Triangle Park]], a large industrial complex located in the Raleigh-Durham area, is one of the major centers in the country for electronics and medical research.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where People + Ideas Converge |url=https://www.rtp.org/ |access-date=22 September 2022 |publisher=Research Triangle Park |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524163633/http://www.rtp.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | North Carolina has large grazing areas for beef and dairy cattle. Truck farms can be found in North Carolina. A truck farm is a small farm where fruits and vegetables are grown to be sold at local markets. The state's shipping, commercial fishing, and lumber industries are important to its economy. Service industries, including education, health care, private research, and retail trade, are also important. [[Research Triangle Park]], a large industrial complex located in the Raleigh-Durham area, is one of the major centers in the country for electronics and medical research.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where People + Ideas Converge |url=https://www.rtp.org/ |access-date=22 September 2022 |publisher=Research Triangle Park |archive-date=May 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524163633/http://www.rtp.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Tobacco was one of the first major industries to develop after the | Tobacco was one of the first major industries to develop after the Civil War. Many farmers grew some tobacco, and the invention of the cigarette made the product especially popular. Winston-Salem is the birthplace of [[R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company]] (RJR), founded by [[R. J. Reynolds]] in 1874 as one of sixteen tobacco companies in the town. By 1914 it was selling 425 million packs of Camels a year. Today it is the second-largest tobacco company in the U.S. (behind [[Altria Group]]). RJR is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., which in turn is 42% owned by [[British American Tobacco]].<ref>Nannie M. Tilley, ''The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company'' (2009).</ref> | ||
===Ships named for the state=== | ===Ships named for the state=== |
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