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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...
FREDERICKSBURG, Va., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA), an international roadway safety association, offer their warmest congratulations to Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx upon his nomination by President Obama to serve as the United States Transportation Secretary. In his announcement Monday, President Obama said, "When Anthony became mayor in 2009, Charlotte, like the rest of the country, was going through a...
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National League of Cities (NLC) President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor, Avondale, AZ responds to today's announcement by President Obama naming Mayor Anthony Foxx, Charlotte, to be Secretary of Transportation: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081022/NLCLOGO) "I applaud President Obama's nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx to be the next Secretary of Transportation. The Mayor has done an excellent job implementing...
USCM President Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter Congratulates Mayor Foxx on Appointment WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) President Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter today congratulated Charlotte, NC Mayor Anthony Foxx on being nominated by President Obama to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and issued the following statement: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110125/MM36443LOGO) "The nation's Mayors today...
19-Location Chain to be Rebranded; Most Significant Expansion in Market CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to advance its market penetration into the Pacific Northwest, Meineke is proud to announce the acquisition of Seattle-Tacoma mainstay Walt's Auto Care Centers ("Walt's"). The deal, made public Tuesday, April 23, will merge the 19 Walt's locations throughout the Pacific Northwest with the growing national Meineke brand. Acquisition of the locations--17...
