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- Fayetteville, NC and Hurricane Sandy-Ravaged Union Beach, NJ Win National Competition, Offering Towns a Memorable 4th of July Celebration - SILVER SPRING, Md., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Destination America, the only television network that celebrates the people, places, and stories of the U.S., and national weekly magazine USA WEEKEND announce the winners of their first-ever RED, WHITE AND YOU contest, which awards two deserving communities a spectacular Fourth of July...
RALEIGH, N.C., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orleans Homes Raleigh Division is pleased to announce building plans for The Enclave at Weldon Ridge Estates, a 70-homesite extension of Weldon Ridge Estates. The neighborhood boasts a convenient Cary location and The Enclave will feature single family homes from the mid $500s, as well as offer access to the neighborhood's walking trails, serenity pond, clubhouse, Olympic-sized pool with jumbo slide, playground and volleyball court. The...
Free Community Wellness Fair provides information on health prevention and wellness screenings. Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Mecklenburg EMS Agency (Medic) and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte will hold a free Community Wellness Fair to educate the public on health initiatives and provide wellness screenings. The fair will be held on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the University City YMCA (8100 Old Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 29262). Medic, the Y, the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Country music singer, songwriter and two-time GRAMMY nominee, Josh Turner, performed in front of thousands of fans at a pre-race concert presented by Lance® sandwich crackers on Saturday, May 18, at the 29(th) annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18570-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130521/DC18570-b) Prior to Turner's 90-minute set,...
Management Recruiters of Kannapolis is celebrating 29 years of providing executive recruitment services across the spectrum of the equipment manufacturing industry throughout the nation. Kannapolis, NC (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Management Recruiters of Kannapolis (MR Kannapolis) is proud to announce it will celebrate 29 years of providing executive recruiting services across the nation in 2013. MRI has three decades of experience recruiting professionals for companies that manufacture,...
ARLINGTON, Va., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DRS Technologies, Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, announced today it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to continue its maintenance, repair and overhaul work at the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121130/PH22008LOGO) Under the contract, DRS's Technical Services group will continue to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)...
Project brings new manufacturing jobs and more than 40 employment positions to Western North Carolina. ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In conjunction with the economic development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County (EDC), TE Connectivity, a world leader in connectivity, today announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Fairview, N.C. with a $1.68 million investment in facilities and equipment. TE's facility investment brings 40 new positions in...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Charlotte deck builder Archadeck of Charlotte announced today that its employment is at an all-time high of 70 outdoor living designers, builders and support staff. Owned by Eric Kent, Archadeck started its business designing and building custom decks and has since expanded its services to include screened porches, patios, hardscapes, pergolas, outdoor fireplaces, outdoor fire pits, outdoor kitchens, sunrooms and more. Archadeck Outdoor...
Housing Market Rebound Spurs Investment in Coastal North Carolina NEW BERN, N.C., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cary-based Preston Development Company announces the purchase in April 2013 of developed home sites and all undeveloped land in Carolina Colours, a New Bern master-planned golf course community. Preston has teamed with Ken Kirkman, owner Carolina Creek, LLC, to complete the community. "Tim and I saw Carolina Colours as an excellent opportunity to rekindle our relationship...
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Combat Ready Clamp made history Friday when it received new critical indications from the FDA making it the first device of its kind approved to treat unmanageable amputations and pelvic wounds not addressable with standard limb tourniquets. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/NE09060) The Combat Ready Clamp is a vise-like tourniquet now approved for use on all five anatomical junctions where life-threatening...
