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 | | [Watson Insurance Agency, Incorporated] | | Insuring Prosperity | | Founder Thomas Craig Watson was a true believer in education, training and promoting from within; now his second and third generations are carrying forth the legacy. Since 1934, Watson Insurance has set a standard of vision, value and service. |
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 | | [Brackett Company, Inc.] | | From the Ground Up | | Rather than resign herself to what was then a gender-specific role, Diane Brackett Rivers decided to forge her own way. Since 1985, her company has developed nearly 30 projects, focusing on the health care sector of commercial real estate. |
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 | | [Optima Engineering, P.A.] | | The Optima Solution | | Keith Pehl relishes in challenges for his company that specializes in electrical, mechanical and plumbing engineering. An adherent of green precepts, the firm promotes photovoltaics, solar thermal and other sustainable technologies proven, but not widespread. |
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 | | [Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region] | | Nurturing Life | | Hospice celebrates 30 years of providing compassionate care for people in the last phases of incurable disease so that they may live as fully and comfortably as possible. Ranking in size in the top two percent in the country, it is a national leader in the field. |
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