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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.

Dementia Friendly Orange County (DFOC) announced that it has trained 889 people from 75 businesses and community organizations. While there are many similar grass roots efforts across the US, DFOC believes it is unique in the tremendous response it has received in this community.

Local MedSpa Provides Noninvasive Body Sculpting Procedure

ABC11 Eyewitness News has released a fresh and efficient new look to its website at www.abc11.com. The new interface allows for a faster and more socially integrated user experience. A visitor can now easily share video, slideshows or a story with friends and family as well as post it to their favorite social media Web site. New features have been added to the top of every page such as breaking news alerts, the latest weather conditions and traffic links, plus direct links to Facebook, Twitter, their latest iPhone App and other mobile information sources.

John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®, announced that the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle made donations to three local nonprofits organizations, which were presented at the association’s December board of director’s meeting. The donations were given to The Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen accepted by Tamara Gregory in the amount of $4,000; Inter-Faith Food Shuttle accepted by Melissa Hartzell in the amount of $4,000; and the Triangle Real Estate and Construction Veterans accepted by Jason McCoy in the amount of $3,200.

Ken Atkins, executive director of Wake County Economic Development (http://www.raleigh-wake.org), has announced the launch of a new video series on why Wake County is a great place to live and work. The video series will feature testimonials from a number of local leaders offering first-hand accounts of why people love living and doing business in Wake County from those who know best – actual residents and business leaders. The first video will feature Chip Bullock, CEO of CC Intelligent Solutions, a Raleigh-based IT solutions company that works primarily with defense, national security and eGovernment sectors. The video series is available for download at the WCED Web site, http://www.raleigh-wake.org. General announcements will alert the media and public when new videos become available.

Spirits Pub & Grub has announced that the restaurant will host a public safety employee appreciation week Dec. 21-27 for local public safety officers and employees. With identification, employees of local fire departments and law enforcement officers will receive a 10 percent discount on food purchases.

Viovio Announces it's 2009 Holiday Template Design Contest. Anyone can enter to win up to $150 in prizes in exchange for their creativity. Enter your designs or simply show your support by voting for the designs you like.

This year Santa Claus is not the only one making a list and checking it twice. Day care centers are making a list, too a list of “must-haves” that help prevent the spread of swine flu and are asking parents to help keep them well-stocked with these items.

Thanks to a donation from Kerr Drug, thousands of people in developing countries around the world will have a new pair of glasses to help them read. Rather than discard the outdated inventory, the Raleigh, NC based drug store chain donated thousands of pairs of old reading glasses and accessories from 80 of its stores to New Eyes for the Needy. The Short Hills, New Jersey charity recycles donated glasses for distribution to children and adults in developing countries around the world. New Eyes volunteers will sort the reading glasses by magnification and re-package them for distribution through small medical missions.

Medisim, Ltd., a global leader in diagnostic tools for temperature measurement and other devices that help medical professionals meet contemporary clinical challenges, is pleased to announce that the Temple Touch Mini thermometer is a recipient of a 2009 iParenting Media Awards for excellent products in the Baby Care category.

The holiday season may be one of the few times families get together and realize their elderly loves ones are in deep trouble and need immediate help. Adult children who may not live nearby are often shocked to come home to a holiday heartbreak with deteriorating relatives they weren’t prepared to handle. So this holiday, the family might gather around the kitchen table – not only for turkey and treats - but instead for talk, a big talk, that maps out a plan how to care for ailing, elderly relatives.

Medisim Ltd., the makers of the popular Temple Touch Thermometer, is one of the 4,300 exhibitors to participate in MEDICA’s 41st World Forum for Medicine trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany from November 18 – 21, 2009.

919 marketing, a top ten Triangle area public relations, marketing, and consulting firm, has been selected by UNITS Mobile Storage to provide public relations support and ongoing media outreach. The six year old Charleston, South Carolina based firm has grown to more than 25 franchise locations across the nation. UNITS has raised the bar in mobile storage quality, customer care and innovation while offering specifically designed containers that are water, mold and UV resistant.

Davidson College will dedicate its new Vann Center for Ethics with a day of events on Monday, Nov. 16. The celebration will begin with a dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. outside the Vann Center, in Eumenean Hall. At 7 p.m., NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will offer brief remarks and then take questions in a discussion in Duke Family Performance Hall. This event will be moderated by the center’s director, David Perry.

New health care franchise is opening an Atlanta branch in December. It will be owned by local residents Chris and Theone Rutledge.

Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) has announced the transition of Sports Radio 850 The Buzz to 620 AM – WDNC. WDNC, formerly 620 The Bull, will be known as 620 The Buzz. Many of the highly rated, long time local and national sports talk shows heard on 850 have made the transition to 620 The Buzz, effective immediately.

Rapidly-growing company receives patent for brand-new, conductive forehead thermometers that aim to set new standard in temperature measurement

For the first time in the history of Product Safety, MET Laboratories is offering an alternative to the Underwriters Laboratories UL 48 Listed Sign Shop. The new program is affordable and business friendly, breaking the multi-decade UL monopoly for this important product category.

Association of Executives of North Carolina (AENC) will host an exciting showcase of speakers so members can sample a talented pool of speakers available for hire. AENC and the Pinnacle Speakers Bureau are partnering for the 6th Annual Speaker’s Showcase on November 11, 2009 at 8:30 AM at the North Raleigh Hilton.

The NC Ellis Cannady Chapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors is pleased to announce the Continuing Education Workshops and Annual Meeting will be held on November 8-10, 2009 at the North Raleigh Hilton, Raleigh, N.C.

DesignHammer, a Durham-based web design and development company has recently completed work on the new Raleigh Rescue Mission website.

Kerr Drug, the community pharmacy that’s been a leader in pharmacist administration of flu vaccinations, is taking its immunization campaign to the North Carolina State Fair. Kerr Drug is the official pharmacy of the 2009 N.C. State Fair and will provide seasonal flu shots on site at their booth at the fairgrounds. Kerr Drug’s specially trained immunizing pharmacists will administer seasonal flu shots to individuals at least 14 years of age and older.

Laboratory equipment represents an elevated risk of product safety dangers. CertifiGroup has a special new program to help manufacturers, designers and equipment owners for this high-tech category.

Capitol Broadcasting Company (CBC) has announced the launch of ESPN Deportes Radio, 1550 AM (WCLY), adding to the Triangle sports radio programming the communication company currently offers. ESPN Deportes Radio has been serving Hispanic sports fans in the U.S. since 2000 and offers a variety of sports talk programming and events, highlighted by exclusive, national Spanish-language broadcasts of Major League Baseball, Mexican League Soccer, UEFA Champions League and NASCAR. ESPN Deportes Radio 1550 AM in the Triangle will be the only affiliate in the Southeast region outside of Florida and Knoxville, TN.

Kerr Drug, the community pharmacy that pioneered the training of clinical pharmacists to administer vaccines to patients, is making seasonal flu shots available at two of North Carolina’s largest local fairs as well as the NC State Fair, to meet the growing demand for flu shots. Kerr Drug launched its immunizing campaign in early September. The company is also training additional pharmacists, allowing Kerr Drug to assign 115 immunizing pharmacists to its stores throughout North Carolina.

David Chapman, Founder and CEO of 919 Marketing, a nationally recognized marketing, consulting and public relations agency located in the Triangle, has announced the firm was named by the Triangle Business Journal as one of the 2009 Best Places to Work. The prestigious annual award is based on a survey given by Quantum Market Research that ranks businesses on their approach to human resources, workplace environment and overall company morale. 919 Marketing was one of 10 companies recognized in the small business category that celebrates business with less than 50 employees.