Source: Emery P. Dalesio, NEWS & OBSERVER, 5/27/16

Organizers of North Carolina's world-renowned furniture market are releasing attendance figures Friday that could be an important barometer of business reaction to the state's new law limiting protections for LGBT people.The twice-a-year High Point Markets bring an estimated $5 billion a year in economic activity to North Carolina.

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