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Urban Sociologist Studies High Point, N.C.'s Path to Furniture Mart Prosperity.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, September, 2003
By Michele Abbott, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 2--Urban sociologist John Joe "J.J." Schlichtman said adaptation to the International Home Furnishings Market has made downtown High Point a source of fascination for social scientists worldwide.
In the course of preparing a doctoral dissertation at New York University u and with funding freshly authorized by the National Science Foundation u Schlichtman has entered into a two-year study of the city's course as it has navigated the change from manufacturing to a service economy.
"High Point is interesting for a million reasons," Schlichtman said.
The researcher contends the city is unique in its evolution to a "postindustrial" stage, where...
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