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Investor Management Services (IMS), the leading investor experience platform for commercial real estate owners and investors and the only complete solution for investor management, announced today that it has been named to Triangle Business Journal's 2018 list of Best Places to Work, an award that recognizes companies that keep employees top of mind and create a positive work environment through superior benefits, policies, and practices.

The Social Selling Podcast by Linking Into Sales celebrates 5 years of empowering sales professionals to succeed through social selling. In each episode, hosts Martin Brossman, Greg Hyer, and Elyse Archer discuss cutting edge techniques for using LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ to prospect for, support, and grow the business of sales professionals.

SalesForce4Hire has announced that Julia Mills has joined the custom sales solutions company as its business development manager. In her position, Mills is responsible for creating new business opportunities with start-up to multimillion dollar-sized companies for the firm and engaging in consultative selling to ensure long-lasting business relationships with clients. She has more than 20 years experience in business development, medical sales and corporate training, with documented success in new account development, account retention and increased sales to existing accounts.

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, Inc., a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the company’s November schedule of training seminars. All will be held at CAI’s Raleigh location at 2900 Highwoods Blvd.

Monica Smiley, publisher and CEO of Enterprising Women magazine, has named Desirée Patno as a member of the Enterprising Women Advisory Board.

Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics solutions, has announced that Lisa Yuan has been promoted to the position of manager of global business development. In her new position, Yuan will be responsible for implementing all project-related activities in China and participating in road shows for business development in North Carolina, in order to build connections with different government bodies regarding imports and exports control. She holds overall responsibilities for new projects development in China, including competitive analysis, market expansion initiatives, project negotiation, research for cold chain markets and support for benchmark studies. She previously served as marketing analyst for the company and has more than 10 years of industry experience.

Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, has announced that the firm has been named one of the top Women-Owned Businesses by Triangle Business Journal. This is the fifth consecutive year that the firm has been acknowledged by Triangle Business Journal’s list of women-owned businesses. This list takes into account the number of employees at property management firms that are fully owned by women. Under Redmond’s leadership, TradeMark Properties has grown into the area’s largest commercial real estate firm, with 71 full-time employees in the Triangle. Redmond accounts for a portion of the 40 percent of firms in the U.S. privately held by women.

The Chef’s Academy, the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 108-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 30 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that Regional President Jayson M. Boyers will join Leadership Cary for the 2010 to 2011 year. Leadership Cary is a program designed by the Cary Chamber of Commerce for businesspeople of the Triangle area. Local leaders are selected to learn about the economic, social, cultural and political facets of the community. Participants will become more knowledgeable about the community upon completion of the program. Courses include areas in economic development, nonprofits, health and medical services, education, cultural arts and entertainment, media, and law enforcement and crime.

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC, has announced the completion of the “Hero Home” that is being donated as a part of Operation: Coming Home II, a joint volunteer project led by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA) and the Triangle Real Estate and Construction Veterans (TREAC-V) that builds and donates homes for disabled combat veterans. A key ceremony will be held on Thursday, Nov. 4 at the site of the completed “Hero Home” located at 718 Sycamore Springs Drive in the Fuquay-Varina neighborhood of Southern Oaks. The ceremony’s events will begin at 9:30 a.m. and include a band and a collection of military displays. The key ceremony is preceded by a groundbreaking event that took place at the home site in July. The home site is being donated by neighborhood developer Gaines and Company.

Carol Daley, owner of at Ease Boutique in Raleigh, N.C. has announced the opening of a second store in The Shoppes on the Parkway at 3659 SW Cary Parkway in Cary. At Ease Boutique offers casually elegant clothes by American and international designers and is committed to providing exceptional customer service along with comfort, quality and style in a wide price range. At Ease Boutique has been open in North Raleigh since 2001 and is located in Sutton Square Shopping Center at 6325 Falls of the Neuse Road. Both locations feature American designers Bryn Walker, HOBO, Planet, Blanque and Blue Fish; and international designers Rundholz Black Label, Oska, Peter O Mahler, Moyuru and Kedem Sasson. For more information about at Ease Boutique, call (919) 790-1812 or (919) 462-1190.

The NC State Jenkins MBA program has announced the release of a podcast featuring professor of operations and supply chain management Cecil Bozarth. In the podcast, Bozarth discusses how he became part of the faculty at NC State’s Jenkins MBA program, his educational background and experience with supply chain operations, and the importance of having an MBA in supply chain management. Bozarth specializes in operations and supply chain strategy as well as business process management.

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that Michael Dean’s Seafood Grill and Oyster Bar has been named the Best Place for Seafood in Raleigh by Best of CitySearch Restaurants 2010. The contest runs nationwide throughout the year and winners are determined by consumer votes.

This week’s event will take place at Peppers Market & Sandwich Shop restaurant and adjacent patio in the Grace Park development in Morrisville, NC.Morrisville

Is the glass half-full or half-empty? There are two ways of looking at a situation, and we each have the choice each day to work hard, plan carefully and pray dutifully that today's glass will, at the day's end, will be overflowing. And while it's sometimes difficult to stay focused on that objective, in the end, it is the only way to long term happiness and peace.

Lou Jurkowski, FAIA and CEO at BJAC, pa , an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that Jennifer Amster, principal at BJAC, spoke at the History of North Carolina History Center symposium on creating and building a new interactive immersive museum in the United States. Amster was scheduled to speak on Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. at the Cullman Performance Hall located in the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace in the historic downtown of New Bern. Her lecture was part of a two-day event featuring designers and architects who collaborated on the History Center. The symposium is one of the many events that took place for the grand opening of the Center from Oct. 21-24.

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality has announced that the Twisted Fork Grill, Market & Bar has been named the Best Place for Dessert in Raleigh by Best of CitySearch 2010. The Twisted Fork was also a finalist for Best Family Friendly Restaurant. The contest runs nationwide throughout the year and winners are determined by consumer votes.

Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates, a full-service technology solutions and support firm, has announced that the firm has promoted Justin Worrell to supervisor of support services. Worrell will be responsible for monitoring and administering client networks and providing technical support. Prior to joining Technology Associates, Worrell obtained hands-on exposure to a variety of technological disciplines while developing novel semiconductor processes for light emitting diodes at Cree, Inc. in Raleigh. Additionally, he served as an Internet Technology technician at Meridian Networks.

Norwood Thompson, partner of Walthom Group, has announced that Portofino, a residential community located in Clayton, has named David O’Doherty of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston as its on-site agent. O’Doherty will be available on-site to assist homebuyers in matching their individual needs with the perfect home.

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 medication, has announced that the pharmacy awarded 45 scholarships in 15 states as part of its 2010 scholarship program. Since starting its “Education is Power” scholarship program in 2006, MedPro Rx has distributed more than $200,000 to students nationwide who have either hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease (vWD). The annual scholarships are open to U.S. residents who are living with a bleeding disorder, entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year college, university or vocational school, and active in their community.

Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics solutions, has announced that Duane Long, chairman, is the 2010 recipient of the UNC-Tsinghua Center for Logistics and Enterprise Development (CLED) Industry Partner Award. This award is given to the individual who has contributed the most to the success of CLED throughout the year. Launched in 2007, CLED brings together two of the world’s leading educational institutions for logistics and operations research to focus on logistics and global supply-chain management research that can enhance trade between the United States and China, support economic development and address issues of business competitiveness, such as offshore outsourcing.

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC, a local technology consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management, has announced the release of a new white paper report called How’d We Do?: Establishing Useful Technology Transfer Metrics written by Schoppe, Karen Hiser and Dr. Norman Pollack. The paper gathers together information on the technology transfer practices of government agencies, universities and corporations so the sectors can learn from each other. It provides research-based recommendations for measuring performance and success of technology transfer programs.

Sepi Asefnia, president of SEPI Engineering & Construction, a firm which provides civil engineering and planning services to private and public sector clients across the southeast, has announced that Mitch Craig, P.E. has been named project engineer. In this position, Craig will be responsible for commercial and residential site design, stormwater management design and erosion control.

The celebration started two weeks ago, on Thursday, October 7th, with the mind-blowing magic of Michael Casey and the musical stylings of Jay Kutchma of Red Collar.

The NC State Jenkins MBA program has been recognized by Forbes.com as one of the 10 most innovative school courses in the country for its Product Innovation Lab. The Product Innovation Lab, a practicum course in the MBA program’s innovation management concentration, has been providing real world experience for graduate students since the course was established in 200

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that Rocky Top Hospitality restaurants Bogart’s, The Red Room and Hi5 will host a Halloween event on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 510 Glenwood Ave. A costume contest will take place with cash prizes that will total up to $4,000. Costume categories include best Jersey Shore character, best celebrity look-alike, best invented super hero, best overall individual, best overall group and best couple. Check-in for the costume contest will be held on Bogart’s patio from 9 p.m. to midnight.

Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (http://www.cbctmp.com), has announced that the firm has merged with and absorbed the brokers and clients of Capital Commercial Realty, LLC of Cary effective Oct. 18, 2010. Transferring from the latter firm are Mary Lobdell, who will serve as Director of Retail Services and lead in the growth of this important component of the merged firm’s core services, and Hank Lobdell, Sheila Shang and Nathaniel Pettiford, who will serve as Real Estate Advisors. Their clients include Super Cuts, Kimco Realty Corporation, Inland American Retail Management, JDH Properties and more.

The Chef’s Academy, the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 108-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 30 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced its recent membership with Slow Food Triangle, a local chapter of an international organization that aims to promote gastronomic culture, develop taste education and conserve agricultural biodiversity through a variety of initiatives. The Chef’s Academy will join with other members of Slow Food Triangle to celebrate local food and the farmers and food artisans who sustain the land.