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Companies registered in North Carolina in 1945

296 companies on the Business Registration Division, Secretary of State records, registered during 1945. Each row links to the company’s full profile; anything missing here can be found in search.

1945 in North Carolina at a glance

live counts
296
companies registered in 1945
<0.1%
of all dated North Carolina registrations
82nd
busiest of 127 years on record
111
cities with registrations in 1945
Registrations by year1987–2026 · 1945 highlighted
Registrations by year1987: 17,002 companies1988: 17,333 companies1989: 17,794 companies1990: 16,875 companies1991: 16,285 companies1992: 17,553 companies1993: 19,193 companies1994: 23,436 companies1995: 26,382 companies1996: 29,492 companies1997: 33,054 companies1998: 34,474 companies1999: 37,872 companies2000: 39,957 companies2001: 38,505 companies2002: 42,933 companies2003: 46,674 companies2004: 54,103 companies2005: 60,866 companies2006: 64,081 companies2007: 65,665 companies2008: 57,483 companies2009: 52,298 companies2010: 51,703 companies2011: 53,854 companies2012: 57,059 companies2013: 60,375 companies2014: 64,374 companies2015: 69,568 companies2016: 74,332 companies2017: 83,280 companies2018: 92,915 companies2019: 99,213 companies2020: 125,763 companies2021: 176,757 companies2022: 170,921 companies2023: 171,268 companies2024: 162,901 companies2025: 172,845 companies2026: 143,931 companies50K100K150K200K
19871997200720162026
Registrations by year
Itemcompanies
198717,002
198817,333
198917,794
199016,875
199116,285
199217,553
199319,193
199423,436
199526,382
199629,492
199733,054
199834,474
199937,872
200039,957
200138,505
200242,933
200346,674
200454,103
200560,866
200664,081
200765,665
200857,483
200952,298
201051,703
201153,854
201257,059
201360,375
201464,374
201569,568
201674,332
201783,280
201892,915
201999,213
2020125,763
2021176,757
2022170,921
2023171,268
2024162,901
2025172,845
2026143,931
Where 1945 registrations were filedtop 8 cities
  1. Raleigh3411%
  2. Charlotte227.4%
  3. Burlington165.4%
  4. Greensboro124.1%
  5. Durham103.4%
  6. High Point93.0%
  7. Statesville72.4%
  8. Hickory62.0%
  9. Everywhere else, incl. filings with no city18061%
Where 1945 registrations were filed
ItemcompaniesShare
Raleigh3411%
Charlotte227.4%
Burlington165.4%
Greensboro124.1%
Durham103.4%
High Point93.0%
Statesville72.4%
Hickory62.0%

Shares are taken against filings that carry a registration date; the year's own count includes every filing dated within it.

Companies 1–50 of 296

A–Z by legal name
CompanyBusiness categoryRegistry numberRegisteredStatusCity
ATLANTIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.—00071571945-10-30MergedHuntersville
Alamance County Tuberculosis Association, Inc.—08822991945-10-01SuspendedBurlington
Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation—00024641945-02-24ActiveRaleigh
Albemarle Transit Company, Incorporated—08821341945-02-06DissolvedAlbemarle
Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.Health care and social assistance00945511945-02-03ActiveRaleigh
Alexander Motor Company, Incorporated—08820151945-12-31Durham
Alexander Railroad CompanyTransportation and warehousing07802351945-12-13ActiveTaylorsville
Allen B. Welborn, Incorporated—01594651945-12-21Charlotte
Allen Properties of Charlotte, Inc.—00039271945-07-27DissolvedCharlotte
American Business Club of Burlington, Incorporated—00037581945-01-19ActiveBurlington
Anchor Supply Company, Inc.—00053641945-01-20Hickory
Angus Realty Corp.—00085531945-12-06DissolvedVass
Annex Furniture Company—00091241945-07-28MergedHickory
Appalachian School of Penland, North Carolina, Inc.—00002191945-10-29ActivePenland
Archdale Manufacturing Company, Inc.—08837001945-10-02DissolvedHigh Point
Asheboro Memorial Foundation, Incorporated—00069591945-06-15DissolvedAsheboro
Ashley Manor, Inc.—00060231945-07-07DissolvedHigh Point
Associated Foundation, Inc.—00062451945-08-25ActiveBelmont
Atlantic Acceptance Corporation—00070231945-04-05ActiveDavidson
B & A Remnant Company—01225611945-09-13DissolvedGreensboro
B. T. Supply Company, Inc.—01432931945-04-07DissolvedLumberton
Bacardi Imports, Inc.—00088461945-01-03WithdrawnRaleigh
Barbour Boat Works, Incorporated—00102351945-06-25DissolvedNew Bern
Beaver-pittman Post No. 115, American Legion, of Kannapolis, North Carolina, Inc.—00116281945-06-27ActiveKannapolis
Belks Department Store of Franklin, North Carolina, Incorporated—00121791945-07-24MergedWaynesville
Bell-stuart Furniture Company—00121461945-09-13DissolvedGoldsboro
Betty Shoppe, Inc.—00135311945-08-07DissolvedEdenton
Black Lumber Company—00172711945-10-10DissolvedThomasville
Blackwelder Textile Co., Inc.—00153581945-11-13DissolvedCherryville
Bladen Builders Supply, Inc.—00158691945-11-16ActiveNew Bern
Bollings, Incorporated—01775121945-09-28DissolvedWinston-salem
Boyce Building Supply Company, Inc.—00144731945-07-10Raleigh
Brandy Associates of California, Inc.—00140891945-11-30WithdrawnRaleigh
Bright Belt Warehouse Association, Inc.—00163841945-06-07ActiveRaleigh
Broad River Processing Co., Inc.—01775391945-05-15DissolvedAsheville
Bunch Furniture Company, Inc.—00187331945-10-15Statesville
Burlington Graham Broadcasting Company—00188461945-07-13Burlington
Business and Professional Womens Club of Kinston, N.C. Incorporated—00191321945-03-01ActiveKinston
Caldwell County United Fund, Inc.—00197471945-09-24ActiveLenoir
Caldwell Memorial Hospital, Incorporated—00199651945-12-08ActiveLenoir
Calvary Presbyterian Church, Inc.—00199881945-11-28ActiveKannapolis
Cape Fear REALTORS—01624881945-11-09ActiveWilmington
Cape Hatteras Electric Membership Corporation—00216581945-03-30ActiveRaleigh
Capitol City Lumber CompanyManufacturing00216891945-10-17ActiveRaleigh
Carolina Building Supply Company—00222061945-11-15Bryson City
Carolina Farm Equipment Company—01778461945-07-05DissolvedStatesville
Carolina Roller and Supply Company, Inc.—00228681945-12-05ActiveLincolnton
Catawba Country Club, Incorporated—00250011945-10-17ActiveNewton
Catawba Sales & Processing Company—00250481945-07-13MergedGastonia
Cbjr, Inc.—00959351945-09-24DissolvedAlbemarle

1945 registrations by city

28 cities