Once Again, Greenville NC is in the spotlight for Business Entreprenuers

The Real Deal Brazil Hat
Walter R. Perkins Jr., founder of The HammockSource

GREENVILLE, NC - A local business man has struck it with two thumbs up from movie critics and the public alike with his rugged hat made from Brazillian truck tarps - The Real Deal Brazil.  The attention from this week's No. 1 box office hit "Zombieland" has gone to Woody Harrelson's head, literally, which sports The Real Deal Brazil hat throughout the film.  A Greenville entrepreneur better known for his hammocks has been producing the hat and selling it mostly over the Internet for nearly two years, which is likely how the producers of Zombieland found the prop.  The request was made on Feb. 2, just as filming for the movie was about to get started in Valdosta, Ga. A day after receiving an initial few hats, the film people called back to say the hat was perfect for the part and that more were needed.  Since then, the hat & the movie have been a hit! 

FORBES Magazine was obviously Correct!

On March 25, Forbes Magazine, ranked Greenville, NC second in the category of the nation's Best Small Metropolitan Area for Business and Careers.  Greenville is the 10th largest city in North Carolina. In 2008 Greenville ranked eighth in the same category by Forbes Magazine. 

Growth and stability continue for the developing city of Pitt County.  Research from East Carolina's School of Business indicates that the local work force grew by more than 14 percent over the past five years-that's more than double the growth experienced by the state as a whole.  Employment is essentially spread across these three sectors:  education, healthcare and manufacturing.

Education is the economy's main engine. With an operating budget of close to $600 million, East Carolina University employs a diverse group of over 5,000 people, while Pitt Community College has more than 800 faculty and staff members.  The 6,000 people who work at University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina include over 400 physicians.  The approximately 100 manufacturing companies in the county employ 9,000 people.

If you are interested in learning more about the Greenville, NC - Pitt County area-and especially relocation and real estate information, please contact Deryck Wilson, The Tallest Man in Real Estate at 252-714-5950

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