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These days people let their fingers do the walking, not through a phonebook, but rather online as they search for home improvement options and companies to perform those projects. Pro-Built Construction recently launched a new website, aimed at giving customers all the information about its specialty services: screen porches and 3 season rooms.

Amy Shair, a Realtor covering Cary, Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, was named the No. 1 agent for home sales in North Carolina in March 2016.

Annual Fundraiser To Benefit Down Syndrome Research Set For March 12

Program Provides Medical Record Alerts For EMS In Case Of Emergency

Five MBA Students Participate In Association For Corporate Growth Raleigh Durham Chapter’s Second Annual Competition

Architectural Firm Ranked On Triangle Business Journal’s Triangle Architects List

David Handel Joins North Raleigh Chiropractic Center As Resident Licensed Massage And Bodywork Therapist

Global Logistics Solutions Provider Meets With Business Students To Work On Major Project In China With Rare Bird Trading Company

BioResource International, Inc., a North Carolina agricultural biotechnology company, announces today that BRI President Giles Shih has been named a Top 50 Entrepreneur by Business Leader Media. These entrepreneurs in the Triangle area were honored during an event held in Raleigh on March 3, 2011.

The addition of the J-Tech/Conesys EN2997 firewall line expands BTC’s product offering to cover both the high temperature environmental and the Y and YE class of hermetically sealed connectors. BTC has been supplying the Sealtron/HCC Industries EN2997 Y and YE hermetic connectors since 2008 and will now supply mated pairs of plugs and receptacles from stock.

Mary Freeman, president and CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, is pleased to announce the Gold and Silver Circle level sponsors for the 26th annual A Toast to the Triangle. The Toast is being held this weekend, on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, has been named a 2011 Biggest Green Plus Mover of the Year by the Institute for Sustainable Development for its efforts to promote environmentally friendly practices internally and throughout the community. The firm received the award during the 2011 Green Plus North American Sustainable Enterprise Awards held on February 25, 2011.

ABC11 Eyewitness News has announced that anchor Angela Hampton participated in “Cooks For Books,” held Thursday, Feb. 10 at Garner TV & Appliance to benefit the Garner Educational Foundation

Customer Experience Measurement Firm Recognized In Two Customer Service Awards Categories

Brady, a company that provides high-efficiency HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, announces today that Maz Talebi has joined the Greensboro team as an engineering intern. This continues the partnership between Brady and North Carolina A&T University.

MS Events, the nonprofit organization coordinating Triangle-area bike and foot endurance races, announces today Craggie Brewing Company; Tir na nOg Irish Pub; Fleet Feet Sports Raleigh; Precision Race; and Brooks Running as presenting sponsors of the third annual St. Patty’s Run Green 8K. The eco-friendly race will be held in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, March 5, 2011.

W. Landon Watts, wealth strategist for Raleigh-based Banyan Rock & Talent, notes that taxpayers can use the additional three days to file their 2010 tax returns this year to make an IRA contribution. Emancipation Day, a holiday observed in the District of Columbia falls on Saturday, April 16 and is observed on Friday, April 15. By law, D.C. holidays impact tax deadlines in the same manner that federal holidays do.

The RTP CFO Forum will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, March 4, 2011. The organization serves as a peer-to-peer networking and discussion opportunity for more than 200 senior financial executives in the Triangle area. The meeting will focus on Internal Control Best Practices.

Mary Freeman, president and CEO of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, announced today raffle prizes for the 26th A Toast to the Triangle. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at or at the event. Prices are $10 per ticket or $40 for five tickets.

Brand communication and public relations firm Articulon has been selected as communication agency of record for the 2011 St. Patty’s Run Green 8K for a third consecutive year. The event will take place on Saturday, March 5, 2011 in downtown Raleigh’s Moore Square. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

DocuSource of NC, a Triangle-based integrated marketing solutions provider, continues its support of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities with a donation of printing services to the nonprofit’s signature fundraising event, A Toast to the Triangle. DocuSource and its team members have supported Tammy Lynn Center through in-kind printing, volunteerism or financial donations for 10 years.

Natalie Perkins, president of Clean Design, Inc., has announced that Ailee Tempest has joined the branding and design agency as a senior copywriter. In this position, she will work with the Clean Design team to create a strong voice and brand for their clients. Before joining Clean Design, Tempest was a senior copywriter at Oglivy & Mather in Durham, N.C., and Carol H. Williams Advertising in Oakland, Calif. She has experience on such accounts as Kodak, Lenovo, IBM, Duke Cancer Center, Hilton Head Tourism and British Airways, Cover Girl, Allstate, Cingular, General Motors and Disney World. Tempest has more than six years of industry experience.

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that The Red Room Tapas Lounge will host a weekly Sunday Brunch Buffet. Effective immediately, patrons will be able to enjoy a brunch buffet that features a spread of made-to-order omelets, pancakes, waffles and other Red Room specialties. The brunch menu will resemble that of the popular brunches formerly held at Bogart’s American Grill and Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar. While Bogart’s has recently closed its doors after a successful 10-year run, Michael Dean’s is undergoing a transition into the second location of Rocky Top’s popular Tribeca Tavern.

Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics solutions, has announced the release of a podcast detailing the company’s warehousing and fulfillment capabilities. In the podcast, Lou Tapper, vice president of global business development, discusses the benefits of its Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operations and how Longistics’ warehousing and fulfillment capabilities assist with a customer’s needs.

Nonprofit Organization To Reward Two Students For Innovative Solutions In Software And Information Technology Fields

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, the Triangle area’s largest commercial real estate firm and one of its top women-owned businesses, has announced that the firm has launched a social media campaign that includes a blog, Facebook page, Twitter account and LinkedIn. The campaign will allow current and future clients to find information about the company more easily as well as offer a forum for commercial real estate news and events.

Joy Stroud Ruhmann, president of Level Up Leadership, a Raleigh-based leadership development firm that takes a proactive approach to working with employers and staff toward the implementation of strategies that clarify employee roles, align company goals, and promote internal engagement and dialogue that results in the sustainability of organizations, has announced the release of a podcast on the topic of how to improve a company’s management process. In the podcast, Ruhmann discusses Albert Einstein’s concept of insanity, relates it to the modern organizations’ management processes and outlines the steps necessary to break the cycle of a deconstructive approach to effective leadership.