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22 <br />N.C. 'Living Legend' profiled on CBS <br />CBS' "The Early Show" launched its "Local Legends" <br />series Nov. 30 with a profile of Max Woody in Marion. <br />Woody is a sixth generation chair maker and musician <br />who performs at Woody's Original Mountain Music, <br />across the street from his shop in McDowell County. The <br />series is slated to look at people across the country who <br />are representing their homeland and preserving their <br />cultures. <br />The Public Relations team of the N.C. Department of <br />Commerce's Division of Tourism, Film and Sports <br />Development pitched the idea of featuring Woody, who <br />has been instrumental in preserving the Appalachian <br />traditions of the area. In addition, Woody frequently <br />participates at N.C. Tourism Day activities at the 1 -26 <br />West Welcome Center. "The Early Show" loved the idea <br />and visited last week to film the segment. PR Manager <br />Margo Metzger served as guide for the show with <br />assistance from McDowell County Tourism Authority <br />Executive Director Carol Price who also appeared in the <br />broadcast. The broadcast reached an estimated audience <br />of 4.2 million viewers with an ad value of $1.35 million. <br />Watch the segment <br />Cary firm named as one of country's <br />most promising <br />Forbes has named A10 Clinical Solutions as the No. 48 <br />most promising company in America. The Cary -based <br />company, which is run by Leah Brown, is the only North <br />Carolina firm on the list. <br />This week's Certified Site is the International <br />Crossing International Drive (Concord, <br />Cabarrus County). This 18 -acre site is located <br />on International Drive, at the corner of <br />International and Poplar Tent Road in <br />Concord. There is easy access to the site <br />from Interstate 85, Exit 55. The site is in close <br />proximity to the International Business Park, <br />which employes more than 2,500 people. <br />International Crossing is conveniently located <br />20 miles from Charlotte Douglas International <br />airport and less than five miles from the <br />Concord Regional Airport. View all the <br />documents for this certified site <br />Since 2001, the N.C. Certified Sites Program <br />has provided a statewide inventory of <br />industrial sites that have undergone a <br />rigorous pre - qualification process. The <br />program criteria were updated in 2009 to <br />better meet the expectations of consultants <br />and companies operating on a tight <br />timeframe, and looking to reduce risk in the <br />site selection process. All information about <br />the state's Certified Sites is available online <br />as part of the Buildings and Sites component <br />of AccessNC. Search for a Certified Site <br />Company sp( <br />TIMCO Aviation <br />TIMCO Services, with <br />aviation services headquarters <br />located in <br />Greensboro, is one <br />of the world's <br />largest independent <br />aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul <br />(MRO) providers. It is also growing as an <br />Attachment number 1 <br />1 -1 Page 432 <br />CBS "The Early Show" producer Chase Bodine attaches <br />a microphone to banjo player Jim Huskins as Max Woody <br />practices on the fiddle. <br />Featured Certified Site <br />