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The Umstead Hotel and Spa given Five Diamond rating by AAA

The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary received the 2012 AAA Five Diamond Award, a highly respected symbol of excellence in the hospitality industry and the highest honor granted by AAA. Since opening in 2007, The Umstead has been distinguished as a Five Diamond establishment all five years. More… Read more >

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Joint MBA/biomanufacturing degree to be offered at NCSU

North Carolina State University has announced the launch of a Master of Biomanufacturing/Master of Business Administration degree. It will be offered jointly through the Jenkins MBA Program, part of the Poole College of Management, and the Golden Leaf Biomaufacturing and Training Center. It&… Read more >

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Triangle is central for Smart Grid development

The Triangle region has become a national hub for the emerging Smart Grid industry. Smart Grid is a digital technology used to monitor and regulate the movement of electricity from the power plant to homes and businesses. Over the next decade, smart grids are expected to replace the nation&… Read more >

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Dr. Huang develops smart transformers

Dr. Alex Huang, a professor of electrical engineering at North Carolina State University, is working to revitalize aging power grids. He is reinventing the transformer, which currently reduce the voltage of electricity allocated to neighborhoods so that it can be used in homes and offices. T… Read more >

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Triangle to be Feature of Delta's Sky Magazine in July

Delta Airlines’ Sky magazine is planning to do an editorial feature of the Triangle area. It will be the feature of the July 2011 edition and will be available on-board Delta flights, as well as online at deltaskymag.com and in bookstores throughout the United States and Canada. The p… Read more >

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Wake ranked North Carolina's healthiest county

In a collaborative report between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Wake County ranks no. 1 in North Carolina for overall health.  The report, assessing wellness in nearly all of the nation’s counties, considers a varie… Read more >

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ABB Named Cleantech Corporation of the Year

ABB, a leader in power and automation technologies, was recently named Cleantech Corporation of the Year at Cleantech Forum San Francisco. The award is given annually to a corporation with a significant international footprint that has made exceptional progress in accelerating their presence… Read more >

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Farmington Woods selected as candidate for Simpson Award

Farmington Woods International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme Magnet Elementary has been selected as a top five magnet school in the nation and candidate for the Simpson Award.  The Simpson Award is the Magnet Schools of America’s prize for the top magnet school in the US a… Read more >

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Raleigh-Cary rated #1 healthiest housing market for 2011

Builder Magazine has named the Raleigh-Cary area the healthiest of the 100 largest US housing markets. Housing market rankings were based on a variety of factors, including home price appreciation or depreciation, job growth, household and income growth, unemployment rates and building permi… Read more >

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NC State No. 19 in Recruiter Picks

Recruiters pick North Carolina State University as the number 19 university whose graduates were top-rated by recruiters. NC State has ten undergraduate programs with engineering being a main attraction that draws incoming students to the school. There are over 25,000 students enrolled with … Read more >