recommend (third-person singular simple present recommends, present participle recommending, simple past and past participle recommended) ( 1 transitive) To bestow commendation on; to represent favourably; to suggest, endorse or encourage as an appropriate choice. The board recommends Philips, given his ample experience in similar positions.
North Carolina has become a major player in the national banking field. Of the 52 banks licensed to operate in the state, 24 are headquartered here, including several major national and regional players like Wachovia, Bank of America and BB&T.n indication of North Carolinaâs growing role in this industry is the growth in the number of firms and employees. Since 1998, the number of banking offices has increased from just over 5,000 to more than 8,200, while employment has grown from just under 75,000 to nearly 104,000.
Many veins of gold were found in the area throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, leading to the 1837 founding of the Charlotte Mint. North Carolina was the chief producer of gold in the United States until the Sierra Nevada find in 1848, although the volume mined in the Charlotte area was dwarfed by subsequent rushes. View of the Old Court House, Charlotte, 1888.