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In today's world, people want information at their fingertips in a matter of seconds. As people search for a family dentist they are looking for professional expertise and quality care. Hamby Family Dental Center recently launched a new website that is aimed at giving patients all the information they need about their specialized dental services.

It is extremely disturbing to know that Earth is directly in the path of about 500,000 asteroids and comets. Unfortunately, NASA and other space agencies don't know the location of 498,000 of them! Yet, these killer comets are capable of causing explosions far worse than the world's largest atomic bombs. Chelyabinsk, a small city in Russia, experienced such as incident in 2013 that seriously injured around fifteen hundred people. NASA warns that an asteroid named Bennu may hit Earth within a few decades. If so, the impact would be powerful enough to destroy any one of the world's largest cities.

Eighth Annual Leadership Program Prepares Women To Seek Elected Or Appointed Office

Leadership Triangle Aims To Recognize Outstanding Regional Leadership

As Johnson Lambert and Co. LLP celebrates its 25th anniversary during 2011, our current Partners share the vision of the firm’s founders.

Dan Fields, Principal of BJAC Raleigh, pa, an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced the release of a podcast on women in architecture. In this podcast, BJAC’s managing principal Lou Jurkowski, FAIA discusses women’s contributions to the field of architecture, including whether the statistic indicating that 13.3 percent of architects are women holds true in North Carolina and in the Triangle. Jurkowski reveals how important one’s biography is to the architecture one produces, as well as whether there is a glass ceiling and how the status of women in architecture compares to that seen in other professions.

Cary NC-based Startup Company Partners With Local Business, Offers Consumer ‘Big Deal’ Discounts Through Group-Buying Platform

Bill would expand Medicare Part D coverage of Medication Therapy Management

Owner Of Rocky Top Hospitality Wins North Carolina Restaurant And Lodging Association (NCRLA) Award

Scouts from across North Carolina gathered in Raleigh today to present their 2011 Report to the State. Last year, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, North Carolina’s Scouts promised the state of North Carolina 100,000 hours of community service. This year, in their report, North Carolina’s Scouts documented over 300,000 hours of community service spent improving parks and schools, collecting food for the poor, and completing various service projects for other community organizations. The report was presented to the leadership of the N.C. General Assembly.

Crystal Suazo, partner at Vaco Raleigh, LLC, an executive placement and consulting firm, has announced the release of a podcast with David Rhode, managing partner at the firm, discussing the job forecast for the finance industry in the Triangle. As a leader in the industry and the firm’s Vaco Resources division, Rhode provides advice for job seekers in the field as well as information on what types of positions employers are looking to fill.

National nonprofit credit counseling agency helps thousands become debt-free for life

Yonkers Industries announces today that the company has recently adopted Franklin Academy as part of the Box Tops for Education program. To support the school, Yonkers is collecting box tops from participating consumer products as part of a campaign implemented locally by Regency Office Products. Yonkers has set a goal of $2,500 in box tops by December 2011.

Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP, the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, is sponsoring the 2011 CED Biotech/Life Science Conference. The 20th annual event will be held on February 21-22 at the Raleigh Convention Center.

MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based, full-service public relations firm, has announced that president Patty Briguglio has been appointed to the Enterprising Women Advisory Board for Enterprising Women, a magazine for women business owners. As a recognized expert in the PR industry, Briguglio is a sought-after media personality, speaker and business spokesperson who often addresses the topics of PR, crisis management and economic development issues on television, radio, and at local and national meetings and conferences. Briguglio sits on numerous civic and charitable boards, and among her many awards are the 2009 Woman Business Owner of the Year Award from the Raleigh chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, the Small Business Champion for North Carolina by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), as well as one of Enterprising Women magazine's Enterprising Women of the Year.

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (fuentek.com), a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services, has announced that the company has completed a redesign of the website for the Innovative Partnerships Program Office at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. The new site includes details about how companies and universities can work with Dryden innovations. The easy-to-use site lists NASA technology licensing opportunities in aeronautics, software, sensors and detectors, as well as information about pursuing collaborative research and development (R&D) with Dryden. Additionally, the website includes frequently asked questions, success stories, and interviews with Dryden’s world-class innovators.

Don Mills, president of SIA Group, a full-service insurance agency with six offices throughout North Carolina, has announced that Angela Edwards has been named an employee benefits account executive for the branch office in Jacksonville, N.C. Edwards will be responsible for, cost-benefit analysis consulting, plan implementation and customer service. A 2003 graduate of Appalachian State University, Edwards brings with her more than seven years of experience in the insurance industry.

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P. (CB&H) (cbh.com), one of the largest regional public accounting and consulting firms headquartered in the Southeast, is pleased to announce the addition of Cid Hickman as a partner with the firm in its N.C. practice.

Lovers of all kinds, not just coffee lovers, are now busy stocking up on Larry’s Beans St. Valentino’s Blend, now available for a limited time. Larry’s Beans is North Carolina’s premier Organic, Fair Trade coffee roaster. The special St. Valentino’s Blend is only available through February 28.

MS Events, the nonprofit organization coordinating Triangle-area bike and foot endurance races, announces today that the third annual St. Patty’s Run Green 8K will take place on Saturday, March 5, 2011. Held at downtown Raleigh’s Moore Square, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and the nOg Run Club.

Local Water And Coffee Systems Distributor Supports Greater Raleigh Chamber Of Commerce Events

Research Will Support Broader Mission of Better Predictive Assessments for Human Health

The RTP CFO Forum (rtpcfos.com) is celebrating its first anniversary by hosting a breakfast social on February 4, 2011. The organization serves as a peer-to-peer networking and discussion opportunity for more than 200 senior financial executives in the greater Triangle area.

Downtown Cary Restaurant Offers Special Five-Course Meal, Valentine’s Brunch Menu Feb. 12 Through Feb. 14

DocuSource of NC, a marketing services provider of printing and communication materials as well as Web portals for document storage and ordering, continues its dedication to community involvement by supporting the Coalition to Unchain Dogs. DocuSource provided printing services for a kickoff event to unveil the organization’s 2010-2011 public service announcement campaign.

New Restaurant In Prime Raleigh Location To Feature Gourmet Burgers And Microbrews

Forty-Seven Outstanding Women Entrepreneurs Receive Honorable Mention For The 2011 Enterprising Women of the Year Award