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Economy Gallery

Apple Computer Server farm under construction at Hwy 321 Business and Startown Road south of Hickory.
Waiting in line at the NC Employment Security Office in Charlotte.
Apple Baking Company President Matt DeBoer, on the Apple Ugglies production line - Rowan Co.

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Researcher Spotlight

Khalil Salim is a 4th-year doctoral student in the Community Psychology concentration of the Health Psychology Program at UNC Charlotte, which focuses on research and practice addressing health, health disparities, and healthy communities. He joined the Urban Institute in 2018 and currently serves as the Project Manager for the Coordinated Entry Research and Evaluation Study which is working to improve services for those experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness in Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
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