North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill News
Prepaid Tab, LLC (www.prepaidtab.com) Earns BBB Accreditation
This week, Prepaid Tab, LLC announced its recent accreditation by BBB serving Eastern North Carolina. As a BBB Accredited Business, Prepaid Tab, LLC is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace. “We are proud to have met BBB’s high standards and we are excited to be part of an organization that exists so consumers and businesses alike have an unbiased source to guide them on matters of trust,” said Joel Doiron President/Founder. “We value building trust with our customers!" - August 08, 2010 - Prepaid Tab, LLC
Finding a Solution: Shopping Cart Abandonment
For e-commerce companies, shopping cart abandonment is an ever-present setback. Customers visit the site, engage with the brand, research the products, and finally start the purchasing process – only to discard their order, often without explanation. Pegasus Lighting’s recent efforts to improve its checkout process proved to be quite invaluable. - August 03, 2010 - Pegasus Lighting
Cheval, South Charlotte’s Newest Luxury Equestrian Community, Announces Beacon Builders as the Newest Member of Their Renowned Featured Custom Builder Program
Cheval is pleased to announce Beacon Builders as the newest member of their renowned Featured Custom Builder Program. Beacon will begin building custom homes throughout all phases of Cheval in Fall 2010. Their attention to detail and careful consideration of family needs and lifestyle make their... - July 29, 2010 - Cheval
Got Skin in the Game? Skin Care for Athletes Relaunches the Tri-Facial Serum.
Newly reformulated Tri-Facial Serum now has UVA/UVB protection. - July 23, 2010 - Morning Indigo, LLC
European Algae Oil Omega-3 Access Increases with Source-Omega’s Products and Services
Source-Omega's Pure One™ brand moves towards private label offering and licensing in a growing market with green economic outlook. Estimated at $400M, the total European omega-3 market is now doubling every 10 years. - July 22, 2010 - Source-Omega
Building Hope: Newest Housing Project for TROSA's Substance Abuse Recovery Program
A generous donation from Pegasus Lighting helps complete reconstruction for a local non-profit's newest housing project. - July 20, 2010 - Pegasus Lighting
DocSite Meets Final 'Meaningful Use' Rule for Doctors and Hospitals
DocSite deployed with a certified e-prescribing application meets CMS EHR Meaningful Use Final Rule Criteria for Stage 1 final rules and for Stage 2 criteria as written. Using DocSite demonstrably improves healthcare, with users typically improving compliance with care and quality guidelines from 25% to 50% within a three month to one year period. Further, DocSite users can submit for payment through the DocSite industry leading PQRI data solution for 2010 and 2011. - July 14, 2010 - docsite
Unique Kitchen Design Firm EcoModernisn Bridges Gap for Ikea Lovers
If the closest Ikea store is a long drive away, it doesn’t mean an Ikea kitchen is out of reach. Raleigh NC based firm EcoModernism designs & installs Ikea kitchens for people who live as far as 12 hours from an Ikea. - July 13, 2010 - Eco-modernism
Source-Omega’s Pure One Untouched by Seawater Pollution, Not Now, Not Ever
For years, the lack of fish odor or reflux taste has led many people to microalgae oil instead of fish oil as a source for omega-3s. Another feature of microalgae oil is now more important than ever — it is not touched by any ocean, now or ever. - July 07, 2010 - Source-Omega
Bankruptcy Paralegal Service, Outsourced Paralegal Services LLC, Adds State of Georgia to Its Bankruptcy Petition Filings
Bankruptcy Paralegal, Patrick Campbell, adds Georgia as its eighth state being serviced for bankruptcy petition filings. - July 01, 2010 - Outsourced Paralegal Services
Darvis Siimms, Personal Trainer Publishes New Book on Fitness Over Age 40
Darvis Simms Age 51, a personal trainer with over 17 years of experience helping his clients achieve their fitness goals has a published a new book titled "Forever Fit and Firm." Darvis shows you in this book the things he does to stay fit and firm. - June 27, 2010 - Darvis Simms
Balfour Beatty Construction Receives 2009 Mayor’s International Community Award for Local Corporate Citizenship
Balfour Beatty Construction was honored in May for its volunteerism and corporate philanthropy with a 2009 Mayor’s International Community Award from the Charlotte International Cabinet and the Mayor’s office. The award recognizes the philanthropic giving and other forms of support that... - June 22, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Jim Taylor, Jr. Named the 2010 Richard H. Hagemeyer Award Recipient
Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) has named Jim Taylor, Jr., president of the Military Housing division of Balfour Beatty Construction, as their 2010 recipient of the prestigious Richard H. Hagemeyer Educational Advancement Award. The award recognizes a former CPCC student who has... - June 18, 2010 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Free Vision Correction Surgery for Blown Sports Calls
In the wake of the public outcry surrounding the bungled call that cost Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarrago a perfect game, an eye surgeon offers free vision correction surgery to any professional umpire or referee whose blown call has a significant impact on the outcome of a game or impacts the record books. - June 04, 2010 - Dr Dean Dornic
DeLime Imaging Product Photography Now Producing 360 Degree Rotating Images of Items Up to 70 Inches in Length
DeLime Imaging Product Photography, in Raleigh, NC, has expanded its capabilities for 360 degree rotating images to include objects up to 70 inches in diameter and 50 pounds in weight. - June 04, 2010 - Find Gluten-Free Restaurants
Pure One™ Omega-3 Registered with the Vegan Society
Pure One™ DHA supplement manufacturer today announced a license from the Vegan Society for trademark use in the United States, Canada, the European Union, and Australia. The Vegan logo adds to Pure One’s quality offering for vegetarian consumers and vegan retailers, in addition to the benefits of being sourced and Made in the USA and recognized good for pregnant-nursing mothers and infants. - May 17, 2010 - Source-Omega
The Roper Group Wins Pinnacle Award
The Roper Group was selected by The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce as a 2010 Pinnacle Award winner. - May 17, 2010 - The Roper Group Inc dba Roper Bookkeeping
AdvantaClean Continues Expansion Into Central North Carolina
AdvantaClean, a 15 year old Environmental Services Company based in North Carolina continues growing. - May 11, 2010 - AdvantaClean Systems
Two Military Members Remember Those Wounded by the War on Memorial Day by Riding Their Bikes Across America on a 78 Day Journey
We remember our soldiers and pay tribute to those who have served on Memorial Day every year. This year two young men who currently serve in the United States Military give back to their country by raising awareness and support for those that have been wounded by the war and have no financial... - May 09, 2010 - Ride4theWounded
Second Annual World Tavern Trivia Nationals a Huge Success
Three things happen when you bring 25 of the best World Tavern Trivia teams together to compete for $10,000: A Lot of drinking, Great Fun and one hell of a close race. The 2010 World Tavern Trivia National Championship was a total home run bringing over 150 people and 25 teams to Harrah’s in... - May 07, 2010 - World Tavern Entertainment
The 99th Match is Awarded Apex Reviews’ Highest Five Star Rating for Its Compelling Narrative and Relevance to Wrestling Today’s Challenges
Apex Reviews awarded The 99th Match its highest five star rating while its author recently met with more than fourteen hundred students at Brentwood High School where the story takes place to discuss career topics and wrestling with real life. - April 19, 2010 - Celestine Publishing, LLC
Winner of the $25,000 Grand Prize of 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge to be Announced April 16 by Keynote Speaker Duke Alumnus Aaron Patzer ‘02, Founder & CEO Mint.com
The 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge (DSC), the premiere entrepreneurship competition at Duke University, and the Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN), announced today that Aaron Patzer, founder and CEO of Mint.com will be the keynote speaker for the Grand Finale Event on Friday, April 16, 2010. This event is the culmination of Duke’s year-long entrepreneurship competition that included a record 109 entries in the Elevator Pitch, Executive Summary, and Investor Pitch Competitions. - April 14, 2010 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
Blue Devil on a New Playing Field
As basketball season crowns Duke's Blue Devils as champions, new competition dribbles on the sealant court for the Blue Devil Head Gasket Sealant. - April 07, 2010 - USA Sealants
New Book on Teen Depression: "Save the Teens: Preventing Suicide, Depression and Addiction"
“Save the Teens: Preventing suicide, depression and addiction” written by Carolyn C. Zahnow, gives help and hope for those whose lives are touched by teens by providing the signs of depression and substance abuse – all in an effort to prevent the loss of life by suicide. - April 05, 2010 - Carolyn C. Zahnow, author
Local LASIK Surgeon Recognized: 2009 U.S Top 50 Surgeon
Dr. Dean Dornic, a leading LASIK surgeon and Medical Director of Laser Eye Center of Carolina in Cary, NC has been distinguished as a 2009 Top 50 Surgeon in the U.S. by Sightpath Medical. The surgeon was chosen from hundreds of surgeons nationwide. Sightpath has recognized Dr. Dean Dornic as a... - April 02, 2010 - Dr Dean Dornic
Pure One™ DHA Maker Brings a Heart to Algae Oil, Calls on India’s Distributors to Learn More About New Vegetarian Source of Omega-3s
The export of algae oil omega-3s is a contribution that the United States of America can make to the world. “It is not the algae oil for fuel ideas being spun around, it is the 100's of millions of dollars annual world market for algae oil foods and nutraceuticals, something distributors in India should know more about,” says Dr. Scott Doughman, founder of Source-Omega in the US. - March 31, 2010 - Source-Omega
Pure One™ Algae Oil Champion Endorsement: Source-Omega Teams-Up with the Iron-Doc™
The Iron-Doc™ is a “well oiled machine” and Pure One™ algae oil omega-3s may have something to do with that. The Iron-Doc™ is training for competitions held around the world. Pure One™ producer Source-Omega sponsors the Iron-Doc™ to help give him a pure, sustainable advantage. - March 29, 2010 - Source-Omega
Source-Omega Files for Patent Protections in the US for Algae Oil “Metabolic Ratio” and Uses for Serving Diabetes
Source-Omega company founder Scott Doughman, Ph.D., announced this week filing of their first non-provisional US patent application titled "Product and Use of Omega-3s Matching Human Tissue Ratios for Treatment of Inflammatory and Other Conditions." - March 26, 2010 - Source-Omega
GFA Consulting Inc., Owned by Gonzalo Fernández, is Expanding Its Business Scope Into the Media Business Segment, by Representing an Author and Two Music Groups
GFA Consulting Inc. have arranged to have Gonzalo Fernández, author of Cuba's Primer-Castro's Earring Economy, at bookstores in South Florida, and Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill in North Carolina, for book readings events in the near future. The author's wife, Teresa, will present short programs of Cuban songs at the book readings. - March 24, 2010 - Gonzalo Fernández
New Book Explores the Truth About Cuba and the Castro Dictartorship from a Social and Political Perspective
The general public in America has always had a fascination with Cuba - from cigars to Castro - and Gonzalo Fernández's new book, "Cuba's Primer - Castro's Earring Economy" provides an in depth knowledge for the country's historical background from independence wars and Spanish American war over Cuba to current conditions on the Island. - March 03, 2010 - Gonzalo Fernández
Small Book Publisher Authors and Publishes Eight Books in the First Year
Paw Print Productions (www.pawprintbooks2009.com) founder Deb Thompson began writing as a hobby but quickly turned that into a second career by writing and publishing her own books and the books of others. Thompson's books span the gamut from children's stories to WWI to humor and suspense. - February 28, 2010 - Paw Print Productions
What the 2010 Spring Color Trend Says About Our Mood
Two leading color and aura experts, Elizabeth Harper and Kala Ambrose are traveling around the US this year, to discuss the power and presence of color in your life and how it affects you on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. Teaching together at the prestigious Omega Institute in New York in July 2010, one of their first stops of the spring season begins right here in Raleigh, NC as they hold a 3 Day Event on March 4th, 5th, and 6th, hosted by Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship. - February 23, 2010 - The Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show
New Website is a Winner for Advertisers and Visitors
There’s a new Website online that promises to be a win-win proposition for everyone who touches it. Raffleclicks.com provides traffic for advertisers, great prizes for raffle players, money to important social causes, and a revenue stream that will help a family get out of debt. The premise... - February 16, 2010 - Freedom Innovations LLC
Skin Care for Athletes Goes to the 2010 Winter Olympics
Skin Care for Athletes Sponsors Two U.S. Olympians at the Vancouver Winter Olympics - February 10, 2010 - Morning Indigo, LLC
Local Counseling Practice Offers Low Cost Therapy
If you don’t have insurance, good counseling will cost you $125 an hour, right? Yes, but a local group counseling practice is finding ways to lower costs and provide more affordable therapy options. Lifescapes Counseling Associates has always accepted insurance and offered a sliding scale... - January 15, 2010 - Lifescapes Counseling Associates, PLLC
Uncertain Times Herald Motivational Book for the New Year─The 99th Match
“Celestine Publishing announced the release of its newest publication, The 99th Match. It is a fictional account based on a true story meant to inspire anyone facing challenging times and brings with it a message of hope, determination and endurance.” - December 31, 2009 - Celestine Publishing, LLC
Iflexion Announces Its 2010 Events Calendar
Iflexion is delighted to announce its plan for development for the fast approaching 2010. - December 21, 2009 - Iflexion
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Announces Winners of Elevator Pitch Competition
The 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge announced today that Biogenic Medical Devices, led by Garrett Muramoto (MBA’11), took home the Judge’s Choice award of $1000 and The Produce Purity Project, led by Stephanie Fruth (MBA’11), won the Audience Choice award of $250 and a special gift of $500 from lead judge Bill Maris, Co-Founder of Google Ventures. A video recording of the event is available on the Start-Up Challenge website at www.dukestartupchallenge.org. - December 08, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge Finals Webcast Friday
Google Venture’s Bill Maris leads the Judges for Elevator Pitch Competition - November 20, 2009 - Duke Global Entrepreneurship Network
US Medical Supplies Introduces Nirvana Swing Recliners
US Medical Supplies is pleased to announce the addition of a new line of swing recliners from Nirvana Swing Company. - November 20, 2009 - US Medical Supplies
Bank ATM Downtime Reduced and Costly Technician Visits Eliminated by ATM Power Manager Product from Data Connections Inc.
Data Connections Inc, announces the ATM Power Manager product line. The ATM Power Manager will reduce ATM downtime, and eliminate technician site visits to Bank ATMs to perform a power shut down and restart. - November 17, 2009 - Data Connections Inc
Over 500 Poker Players Flock to the World Tavern Poker Open 9, Las Vegas, NV
Players from all over the country came to compete in nationals during the World Tavern Poker Open. This season a record number of World Tavern Poker Players attended the event. To say this season’s Open was a success would be the understatement of the year. Elaborate costumes, secret... - November 12, 2009 - World Tavern Entertainment
Balfour Beatty Construction Selected for $25 Million Contract with Guilford County Schools
In a joint venture with D.H. Griffin Construction, Balfour Beatty Construction was selected by Guilford County Schools to manage construction of $25 million in additions and renovations to Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, North Carolina. The school originally opened in 1959, and its renovation... - November 04, 2009 - Balfour Beatty Construction
Website Backup Service Company Offers Do-It-Yourself Advice
BackupMyWebSite.biz, an online backup service designed specifically for web sites, just published an article to help users backup their own websites. - October 24, 2009 - Jotada.com
Business Coach Kevin Brimhall Launches New Web Site to Assist Companies, Professionals
Kevin Brimhall, a Raleigh, NC-based business coach and consultant, and president of JFD Performance Solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of their newly designed Web site at www.jfdperfsolutions.com. The redesign makes accessible more comprehensive information about JFD Performance... - October 20, 2009 - JFD Performance Solutions
Michael Jackson Costumes Running Out
Even a casual search for Michael Jackson at the top Halloween costume websites shows that the pop king's digs are very popular this year. Most of the major styles are out of stock, and there's only 1 or 2 left at even the biggest internet stores. - October 03, 2009 - Moon Costumes
MoBo Entertainment Proudly Presents Its First Feature Film, 'The Consequences of My Sins'
MoBo Entertainment proudly presents its first feature film, 'The Consequences of My Sins', now available on DVD. DVD available on Amazon.com, also available at moboentertainment.com - September 17, 2009 - MoBo Entertainment, Inc
Synergic Alliance Announces Official Launch and Outlines Available Services
Synergic Alliance announces official launch and outlines available services Raliegh, NC - Synergic Alliance, a leading provider of business improvement services, is pleased to announce its official launch and outline of available services. Synergic Alliance was founded by a group of local business... - August 28, 2009 - Synergic Alliance
Greek Fiesta Returns to Central NC Pagan Pride Day
For the 3rd year in a row, Greek Fiesta will provide concessions at Central NC Pagan Pride Day. - August 21, 2009 - Central NC Pagan Pride Day Festival
Safety First: New National Patient Safety Goals Database Software
Round Peg Enterprises announces the release of Safety First, a database software application designed to help healthcare organizations meet Joint Commission's regulatory requirements for National Patient Safety Goals. - August 19, 2009 - Round Peg Enterprises