I have just finished reading the October issue of Business North Carolina, which features the top 100 businesses in North Carolina. On behalf of the eight million folks who call North Carolina home, I offer congratulations and tremendous thanks for the role you and McGee Brothers Co. play in growing this State's economy. In these troublesome times, your corporate leadership has never been more critical.

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