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AgEye Technologies, provider of AI-powered IoT sensors and predictive analytics for indoor farming, today announced that Chief Science Officer, Dr. Shivangi Arvind, has been recognized by LEDs Magazine as one of the "40 under 40" young professionals who are taking an active role in advancing LED technologies and SSL applications.

North Carolina-based Wellness Center Excel Body Fitness donated towards making Foundation of Hope's Walk for Hope in Raleigh a reality this month. The annual event was held this year on October 9, 2016 just one day after World Mental Health Day – a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. 100% of the money raised by participants directly funds local mental health research at the UNC Neurosciences Hospital in Chapel Hill. However, Excel's contribution towards the event is but one small show of how the North Carolina fitness center takes mental health seriously.

Jeff Hatley, vice president of sales at Excel Moving & Storage, a moving and storage company with locations in Raleigh and Greensboro, N.C. and Charleston, S.C., has announced that the company will donate its moving services to Band Together for its 2011 Concert Event benefitting Alliance Medical Ministry on Saturday, May 7 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Theater at 126 E. Cabarrus St. Excel Moving & Storage will transport all furniture and equipment from North Hills to Lincoln Theater before the concert and return all furniture and equipment after the event. Band Together’s mission is to raise funds and awareness for select charities through events that showcase and support musical talent. Its 2011 Main Concert Event will feature Third Eye Blind, Dillon Fence, Lonnie Walker and other artists.

Fuentek, LLC, a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services, has announced that Laura A. Schoppe, president, and Karen Hiser, senior consultant, will lead a half-day preconference training at the 2011 National Meeting for the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer on Monday, May 2, in Nashville, Tenn. The FLC is the nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace.

SalesForce4Hire has announced that Managing Partner Kevin Schimelfenig will lead a webinar on Building Revenue as a Virtual Company – Minimize Dilution & Maximize Value at Exit for AdvaMed’s Medical Technology Learning Institute on Thursday, April 21 from noon to 1:00 p.m. ET, along with Guardant Partners, LLC Founder and Managing Partner Michael Cain. The webinar will discuss strategies to bring your innovative technology to market quickly while mitigating financial and HR risk, advice on vetting investment opportunities, and increasing the value of your company during the final stages of the commercialization pipeline.

Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates, a full-service technology solutions and support firm, has announced that the firm will partner with Lenovo to host an executive briefing for business owners and managers with 10 to 100 desktops on Wednesday, June 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lenovo Briefing Center, located at 1009 Think Place in Morrisville. Featuring a Lenovo product showcase tour, the event allows attendees to acquire new product information on the Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop and ThinkPad Notebook solutions, as well as financing tips to save money when buying new products. Offering a catered lunch, the free event is limited to 25 seats, and each attendee will be entered into a raffle for a $500 gift certificate toward any Lenovo product when purchasing through Technology Associates.

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC, has announced that Victoria Didawick has joined the firm as customer relations, warranty and closing coordinator. In her new role, Didawick will assist homebuyers in obtaining all construction-related documentation to aid in the closing of their homes, as well as manage communication with current home owners to ensure warranty needs are being met by Royal Oaks project managers and trade partners. Didawick brings with her more than 11 years of experience in the real estate industry, in addition to prior positions in warranty coordination and customer experience management. She resides in Apex with her husband and 9-month-old son.

Bayer CropScience, one of the world’s top innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits, hosted two of the National FFA Organization’s officers on April 19 during their visit to Research Triangle Park (RTP). James Flatt, southern region vice president, and Tiffany Rogers, eastern region vice president, visited Bayer CropScience RTP headquarters for tours and discussions with several of Bayer’s developing leaders.

ABC11 Eyewitness News has announced that anchors Amber Rupinta and Shae Crisson will serve as emcees for the annual Angels Among Us 5K and Family Fun Walk, scheduled for Saturday, April 30 from 7 a.m. to noon at the corner of Erwin Road and Flowers Drive on the Duke University Medical Center campus in Durham. Proceeds from the event will benefit hosting organization Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, part of the Duke University Medical Center.

Avjet Biotech, Inc. (ABI), a leading developer of small distributive refining systems in the 10 to 15 million gallon per year range and parent company of Red Wolf Refining, has announced that it has concluded a license agreement to secure exclusive rights to a technology portfolio developed at NC State University for producing biofuels from triglycerides (fats), and for producing products from genetically modified marine microalgae. As the exclusive licensee for the commercialization of these technologies, Avjet Biotech will sell stock and use the funds raised to reimburse the university for its investment in patent applications, as well as allocate development capital to create a continuous production model for the biofuel refining system. The license agreement is global in scope and extends to 22 foreign countries where patents have been filed.

Local Home Builder Recognized By The Triangle Sales And Marketing Council For Excellence In Three Categories

The N.C. Department of Commerce, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Longistics, the North Carolina China Center (NCCC), the China Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA), Calvert Research, LLC and The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, under its new Hamner-China Biosciences Center, have announced their joint participation in the N.C. China Global Gateway Platform for Investment and Economic Development (the “Platform”) to promote job creation and trade in North Carolina and China. The partners will cooperate in the development of a new model to attract investment to the state, as well as support and bolster the foreign competitiveness of N.C. exports with a process that can be replicated among many economic sectors statewide. Goals for this public-private partnership include developing an easily understandable and functional Platform that increases economic development and job creation, accelerating life science development in North Carolina and China, and establishing a showcase Platform for global life sciences, technology, business and economic development.

Gayla Bonke, owner and head chef at Chatham Street Café & Catering (http://www.chathamstreetcafe.com), located at 140 E. Chatham St., has announced that the restaurant will host an Easter brunch from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. The menu will feature ham with scalloped potatoes and gingered carrots, banana pancakes, and gluten-free savory pesto cheesecake, in addition to the restaurant’s regular brunch menu items.

Vern Davenport, healthcare industry leader, spokesman and lobbyist, has joined the advisory board at SciMetrika, a public health consulting firm that provides innovative scientific, technical and logistical solutions toward the advancement of human health.

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H), one of the largest regional public accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Southeast, has announced the addition of Ron Wainwright as a partner with the firm in its N.C. practice.

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (http://www.cbh.com), one of the largest regional public accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Southeast, has announced that it will sponsor the Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women’s Champion (CREW) Awards event, scheduled for Thursday, April 28, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, located at 4700 Emperor Blvd. in Durham. The Champion Awards ceremony, now in its 13th year, recognizes people and projects that have made outstanding contributions to the local commercial real estate industry in the Triangle.

The NC State Jenkins MBA program in the Poole College of Management has announced that first-year marketing student Robert Flynn is one of 20 MBA students selected from around the country to join the Canadian Leadership Orientation Program, which focuses on Canada’s economic, industrial and financial market structure and involves high-level briefings by Canadian political and business leaders and company visits in both Ottawa and Montreal. With a goal of enabling the next generation of American business leaders to become familiar with Canada, the United States’ largest trading partner, the Canadian Leadership Orientation Program will take place during the summer of 2011 at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. Flynn’s academic achievements, interest in international relations, and contributions as president of the Poole College of Management’s MBA Student Association and as a graduate assistant led the MBA office to nominate him for the program.

Willy Stewart, president and CEO of Stewart Consulting Group, a consulting firm that works with CEOs and senior management teams to assist in maximizing human capital efficiency, has announced the opening of the firm in North Carolina. With a focus on establishing organizations centered on a balanced life strategy, Stewart Consulting Group coaches, trains and creates effective strategic plans to generate high performing organizations. Stewart previously founded Stewart Engineering, Inc. in 1994 and as president and CEO worked to implement properly managed systems to dramatically improve the overall efficiency and management capabilities of the firm’s senior teams and employees. With a fluid and balanced system in place, Stewart recognized the need to consult and build other organizations across a diverse collection of industries toward a similar professional and personal life balance. Stewart Consulting Group functions as an external CEO and hosts conferences centered on recruiting, training, managing and marketing for clients.

Jeff Hatley, vice president of sales at Excel Moving & Storage, a moving and storage company with locations in Raleigh and Greensboro, N.C. and Charleston, S.C., has announced that William M. Scanlon has joined the company as the sales executive at its new Charleston office. Scanlon grew up working in his father’s moving company in Jackson, Tenn., and has four years of professional sales experience in both the internal and external side. Scanlon is active in the community and serves as President of the Ole Miss Alumni Club of Charleston, a member of Charleston’s Young Professionals Organization, a Chamber of Commerce member and a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. He received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Mississippi in 2006.

The North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association has announced that National Pet Week is Sunday, May 1 through Saturday, May 7. National Pet Week is an annual week of awareness designed to foster responsible pet ownership, recognize the human-animal bond and increase public awareness of veterinary medicine. This year’s theme is “Save a Life – Adopt a Pet.”

Dan Fields, principal of BJAC Raleigh, pa, an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that the groundbreaking ceremonies of the UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus will take place on Wednesday, April 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on College Park Drive in Hillsborough. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and the program begins at noon. BJAC was named the lead architect for the project in 2009 with partner firm ZGF. The event is hosted by UNC Health Care and the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce.

The Melting Pot of Raleigh (http://www.meltingpot.com/raleigh), a fondue restaurant located at 3800 Wake Forest Road, has announced that it will host a Teacher Appreciation Night on Thursday, April 21 from 5 p.m. until close. A four course fondue feast will be offered to teachers for $29 per person, plus tax and 18 percent gratuity. The restaurant will feature a mixed drink special for $5 and 20 percent off bottles of wine.

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC, a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology transfer services, has announced that registration has opened for Putting Your Interns to Work: A Step-by-Step Process for Technologies Screenings. This 90-minute webinar will be held on Thursday, May 19 at 2 p.m. EDT.

David Finch, president and CEO of ATCOM Business Technology Solutions, a communications solutions provider, has announced that Heather Freeman has joined the firm as project manager, where she will manage the implementation of various communication systems in coordination with the sales team, the customer and the technicians to ensure that ATCOM’s customers experience a seamless installation. Bringing more than 15 years of professional experience to the ATCOM team, Freeman earned her Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Appalachian State University in Boone, as well as her Associates in Arts degree from Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, where she grew up. An avid supporter of the Forsyth County Community Way, she resides in Winston-Salem with her two children.

Vice President Of Operations At Gray & Creech Water Systems And Gray & Creech Office Systems Discusses Managing Two Sectors

The Spectacle and Vivace will present the 3rd annual “A Walk For Wishes,” an open-air, red carpet event to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation, featuring a runway fashion show, outdoor beverage service, and live entertainment by Bruce Clark and DJ Jason Wiggs, on Wednesday, May 11 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Vivace’s patio, located at 4209 Lassiter Mill Rd., Suite 115. Sponsored by Von Kekel Salon Spa, Luxe Apothecary, Uniquities and Whalebone Urban Surf Shop, the event will feature models dressed in casual beach looks from Whalebone, couture fashions from Uniquities, eyewear from The Spectacle, and hair and makeup styles by Luxe and Von Kekel. The event is free and opened to the public, however tables are available for $100 and limited V.I.P. tables are available for $200. To reserve a table, call Vivace at (919) 787-7747.

David R. Rhode, managing partner of Vaco Raleigh, an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Andrea Wun has been appointed as a member of the board of directors for the Research Triangle Park chapter of Women in Technology International (WITI), a leading trade organization connecting women with careers in business and technology. Wun will serve as the marketing chair for the RTP division of the professional association and will oversee the marketing committee and manage the promotions for WITI Research Triangle Park events.