Crescent State Bank Launches Fraud Check Program

Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank has launched Fraud Check, a program designed to assist members of the community in protecting themselves against becoming victims of fraud.

Royal Oaks Building Group Named to Inaugural Western Wake 100 List

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has been named to the inaugural Western Wake 100 list by Cary Business magazine. The list is comprised of the 100 most influential companies in Western Wake County. Area chambers of commerce were called on to submit nominations for the top performing companies within their membership, based on their impact on Western Wake County.

Triangle TRACKS Kicks Off Fall Membership Drive Oct. 29-Nov. 12

Triangle TRACKS, a resource directory and social network for Triangle parents located at www.triangletracks.com, will sponsor a fall membership drive Oct. 29 through Nov. 12. All Triangle TRACKS members will receive an email the morning of Oct. 29 requesting that they invite friends to join the growing parent resource directory and social network, which now [...]

Holiday Open House Saturday at the Garden Hut

Holiday Open House at the Garden Hut, Saturday, November 1 from 8:30am to 5pm. Christmas Shop, Door Prizes, Nursery Specials, Great Food, Live Music, Gardening Info, Free. (919) 552-0590 or www.NelsasGardenHut.com

Calvert Research and Auburn University Announce Joint Venture

Cary-based Calvert Research LLC (a Calvert Holdings Inc. company) and Auburn University have announced a joint research project entitled, Targeted Drug Delivery. Undertaken through Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Pathobiology, the six-month study is under the direction of Dr. Valery Petrenko. Dr. Lonnie Bookbinder, west coast regional director, is coordinating the research [...]

Golfweek Magazine Names 12 Oaks to Best New Courses List

Wakefield Development Company’s 12 Oaks, the Triangle’s newest master-planned community featuring a Nicklaus Design 18-hole championship golf course, is proud to announce its signature golf course has been named to Golfweek Magazine’s highly regarded “Best New Courses” list. The “Best New Courses” list features the top 50 new layouts in the United States as selected [...]

Crescent State Bank’s Knightdale Branch Named Business of the Month

Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank’s Knightdale branch has been named October’s Business of the Month by the Knightdale Chamber of Commerce.

Pinky Toes Party Palace Gets A New Sidekick

Pinky Toes Party Palace has retained Holly Springs-based marketing firm Sidekick Communications to assist with publicity and marketing for its rapidly expanding business operations. Pinky Toes, currently with two core retail locations in the Triangle, at East Broad St in Fuquay-Varina and Tryon Woods Ave in Cary, has their first franchise location opening in March [...]

Town Votes to Add Parking Spaces to Alleviate Downtown Concerns

NBC-17 is reporting that the Apex Town Council has voted to spend approximately $72,000 to construct two parking lots near historic downtown. This action is being taken to alleviate parking stresses on downtown businesses caused in part by the rehabilitation of the Apex Police station which required the Town taking over two public lots for [...]

Podcast on Retirement Strategies Now Available

Community-oriented certified financial planner James M. Richardson, CFP®, ChFC®, has published “Retirement Planning Strategies,” the second in a series of free podcasts on financial planning. In the podcast, Richardson discusses what types of retirement planning strategies work best with regard to balancing committed expenses with targeted savings, a balance that he points out means lifestyle [...]

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