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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What makes a ghoulishly great Halloween get-together? Fun costumes, friends and family, and fangtastically delicious Halloween treats from Krispy Kreme of course! Krispy Kreme is scaring up some special treats this season with the return of three frighteningly tasty Halloween-themed doughnuts, and a pumpkin spiced fall favorite. The Krispy Skremes! jack-o-lantern, chocolate iced w/Halloween sprinkles, spider web and pumpkin spice cake...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scary masks, ghostly decor and haunted houses are enough to spook many adults this time of year, so imagine how frightening Halloween can be for children. To avoid unnecessary shrieks of terror, try to experience Halloween through the eyes of your child, suggests Deborah Best, a child psychology expert and professor of psychology at Wake Forest University (www.wfu.edu). "Most children can't distinguish fantasy from reality until...

Wake Forest University undergrad traces "I Have a Dream" back to King's high school speech WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- You may know all or parts of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech by heart, but you may not know that famous speech contains striking parallels to an address about brotherly love and nonviolence he gave as a 15-year-old high school student. Despite years of scholarly investigation of King's life, writings and oratory, it...

PHOENIX, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- nFocus Software, the leading provider of performance management and outcome measurement software to the public sector, has been selected by United Way of Forsyth County and the Community Education Collaborative in Winston-Salem, N.C., to deploy a community data system that will help evaluate and support student progress and other initiatives. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100510/LA02155LOGO) The Collaborative was founded in 2008 by...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will be the beneficiary of about 3,000 pieces of artwork from the corporate collection of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The artwork is valued at approximately $700,000. To view photos and video of the artwork, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/51116-rj-reynolds-tobacco-company-arts-council-winston-salem-forsyth-county "After more than 100 years of purchasing art to enhance the...

The new service gives companies a way to cost-effectively size their information technology infrastructure to meet changing business dynamics and budgets. One of the early adopters is Clinical Ink, a company using the service to stay in sync with customer demand. Winston-Salem, NC (PRWEB) July 25, 2011 Today DataChambers is introducing a new Cloud Hosting service that will enable companies to replace or extend their existing server network without making a costly capital investment. A...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T announced today that it has chosen Cynthia Williams to lead its corporate branding, product marketing and advertising teams. In addition to her new responsibilities, Williams will continue to serve as chief communications officer. "During the past 25 years, Cynthia's leadership in every area of responsibility has added value," said Steve Wiggs, BB&T's chief marketing officer and lending group manager. "In the last two years,...

Over the past five years, the company has grown revenues by more than 300 percent, expanded its data center and invested in significant new service offerings. Winston-Salem, N.C. (PRWEB) June 24, 2011 Today DataChambers, a North Carolina-based technology firm, announced it has been ranked 18th among the Top 300 Small Businesses of the South by Business Leader magazine. The company competed against businesses in nine Southern markets for the honor, including Atlanta, Charlotte,...

GREENSBORO, N.C., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it is turning on the world's first large-scale 4G LTE (Fourth Generation, Long Term Evolution) Network in Greensboro, Winston Salem and High Point, N.C. on July 21, 2011. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is the fastest and most advanced 4G network in America. The deployment of Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE in Greensboro, Winston Salem and High Point, N.C. provides LTE coverage throughout the...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today launched an enhanced online banking product designed specifically for small businesses. BB&T Small Business OnLine(®) is a browser-based service that provides business clients a complete and easy resource, including new premium benefits - all in the most secure environment available. "Enhancements to BB&T's small business online service create a more robust added-value product that provides...