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Investor Management Services, the leading investor experience platform for commercial real estate owners and investment firms and the only complete solution for investor management, today announced plans to move its headquarters to a 10,700 sq. ft. space in the lower South End neighborhood of Charlotte, NC. The new headquarters will be located at 4001 Yancey Road in Bowers, a 73,500 sq. ft. adaptive re-use project that preserved a majority of the structures of the Bowers Fibers, Inc. textile business that operated there for over 70 years.

The economic recovery has arrived and is in full swing. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total number of individuals filing for unemployment benefits has plummeted to the lowest level in more than four decades. In addition, private employers have added jobs to the workforce for seven straight years in a row.

ABC11 Eyewitness News has announced the launch of its official Apple iPad application. The first local N.C. news app designed to take advantage of the iPad’s larger screen. The design offers simple navigation and quick access to all the top stories of the day keeping you connected to your community. It features live streaming video of breaking news, animated Doppler XP radar, 7-day forecast, the top stories locally and nationally as well as full social media integration with Facebook and Twitter.

Human Resource Management Firm Aims To Build Smarter Organizations Through People, Strategies And Processes

Rocky Top Hospitality Restaurant Marks Closing With Anniversary Celebration

Founder and CEO of Raleigh-based nonprofit, CESI Debt Solutions, partners with national magazine for business women

David R. Rhode, managing partner of Vaco Raleigh, LLC, an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced that Troy Knight, managing director of Vaco’s design and media division, has been named director of logistics for the 2011 East Coast Game Conference. Formerly the Triangle Game Conference of which Knight was a founding member, the newly renamed East Coast Game Conference is held yearly and is the leading event for developers and professionals working in the interactive entertainment and serious game industries.

Magazine To Host Prestigious Awards Program Featuring New Series Of Workshops Focused On Promoting Entrepreneurial Growth, Run By Accomplished Women Business Owners From Around The Globe

Dubis Informs Accounting Firms On Litigation And Common Issues Addressed in Defense

Air System Services has launched their new custom CMS website, airsystemservices.com. Built by TheeDesign Studio in WordPress, their new site features a dynamic blog, resource information, and built in custom scheduling software.

SalesForce4Hire, a provider of custom sales solutions to the medical device, life science and healthcare industries, has announced that it will sponsor the 2011 AdvaMed CEO Summit in La Jolla, Calif. The CEO Summit, which takes place on Monday, Feb. 28 through Tuesday, March 1, is attended by the AdvaMed Board of Directors and other CEOs from the medical technology industry. This year’s sessions will focus on the latest policy changes and their impact on businesses. The summit will open with former U.S. four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal as speaker and conclude with a dinner and reception featuring Time magazine editor, CNN host and foreign policy advisor, Fareed Zakaria.

Scott Logue, president of Healthy Home Diagnostics (HHD), an indoor air quality solution company that offers diagnostics, solutions and repairs, has announced that Joel Key has joined the company as general manager. Key brings to the company 20 years of experience as an HVAC, plumbing and refrigeration contractor and 13 years of experience as a state-licensed contractor. He developed a pilot training program for weatherization technicians that lead to the state-approved training procedure used in North Carolina.

The NC State Jenkins MBA program in the Poole College of Management has announced that Debranetta Gethers, MBA class of 2011, will participate in the 2011 Sony Marketing Strategy Case Competition on Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19 at the Sony Electronics, Inc. corporate headquarters, located at 16530 Via Esprillo in San Diego. The case competition will consist of mixed teams of five full-time MBA students from across the country, who will be working on a marketing strategy case and presenting to a panel of senior Sony executives. Gethers is a second-year full-time student in the Jenkins MBA program, concentrating in marketing management and financial management.

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Nathaniel Pettiford, a real estate advisor at the firm, negotiated the lease for Luxury Box Sports Bar located in Cornerstone Commons, at Marvino Way and Country Trail. The second generation sports bar with patio seating covers 4,774 square feet. Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties represented the landlord, JDH Capital, in this negotiation.

Mary Freeman, president and CEO of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, announces the restaurant competition judges for the 26th annual A Toast to the Triangle™ The event will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at N.C. State University’s McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

Brady, a company that provides energy systems and comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, announces today David Parks has joined the Greensboro office. Parks is serving as a staff accountant for the financial department.

Record Participation Spurs Donation to NC Children's Hospital

J&L Risk Management Consultants, Inc., a division of J&L Insurance Consultants, Inc headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina has initiated the expansion of their Workers Compensation subrogation consulting unit. The expansion will continue for at least the next three years.

Fuentek, LLC, a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services, has announced that Karen Hiser, a senior consultant at the firm, will serve as a panelist in IP Marketing Advisor’s webinar, “Turn Social Media into a Marketing Home Run for Your TTO,” which will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 1 p.m.

New Company Will Perform Home Diagnostic Tests And Offer Solutions To Improve Air Quality And Energy Efficiency

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC, has announced that Jim Cirimele, MIRM, has joined the firm as the director of sales and marketing. In his new position, Cirimele will oversee day-to-day sales and marketing operations. This includes establishing and implementing sales training, employee recruiting and retention, and setting sales goals and budgets. Out of more than 23 years of experience in the real estate industry, Cirimele has spent the last 15 in new home sales in the Raleigh area.

Level Up Leadership, a Raleigh-based leadership development firm that takes a proactive approach to working with employers and staff towards 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 that the company president, Joy Ruhmann, has been appointed secretary of the board of directors for The International Affairs Council (IAC).

Dr. Mark Galland, a physician at Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina (OSNC), has been named a Fellow of American College of Surgeons (ACS). Applicants for the Fellowship must be a graduate of an approved medical school, completed advanced training in one of the 14 surgical specialties recognized by the College, possess certification by an American surgical specialty board or appropriate certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and have been in practice in the same location for at least one year at the time of application.

Despite Industry Trends, Community Bank Will Not Discontinue Free Service

Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc., a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses who need clotting factor, IVIg and other medications, has announced that MedPro Rx staff members will join representatives from Hemophilia of North Carolina to participate in the National Hemophilia Foundation’s (NHF) annual Washington Days event, which will take place from Wednesday, Feb. 16 to Friday, Feb. 18 in Washington D.C.

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Russ Wallace and Tara Kreider, commercial real estate advisors at the firm, represented the seller of Ashbury Crossing, a mixed-used development on Ashbury Blvd., which intersects US Hwy 70 just east of Mebane, N.C. Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, represented the buyer in this sale. The property is comprised of 50 developed duplex residential lots, each approximately 0.16 acres, and two developed condominium pads, where two condominiums are to be built, each with 24 condos. The properties are located in an age-restricted “seniors subdivision” for individuals age 55 and older.

Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc. has released the first ever journaling workbook designed for people recovering from traumatic brain injury. Writer and journaling instructor, Barbara Stahura contributes to this workbook that aids brain injury survivors in a therapeutic recovery.