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by John Temple Ligon
      2006 returns The Charlotte Observer recently listed the 50 largest publicly traded companies in the Carolinas as measured by revenue. The companies were ranked by total return, counting stock price and dividends. Among the 50, 10 were in S.C.: (6) Centerplate, Spartanburg, +63.54%; ...
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Top ten local wish list for 2007
      By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com 1. Electricity The largest utility in America is Charlotte-based Duke Energy. Duke recently spun off its gas operations into a whole separate company, as it did with its real estate arm, Crescent. Duke is a pure play in electri...
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Duncan McRae of Yesterday's
      By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com Born at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia, Duncan McRae and his two brothers grew up in Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico. Their father, a Rutgers graduate, was a Marine officer who had to move the family nine times between McR...
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