http://www.prnewsnow.com/ News and Information from PRNN onlinenews personal listings en-us http://www.prnewsnow.com/firebase_images/prnn.jpg http://www.prnewsnow.com/Blog/onlinenews/ 1238682798>>RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK N.C. The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences The Hamner an independent nonprofit organization that offers an open collaborative and crossdisciplinary approach to translational biomedical research has announced that Dr. Qiang Zhang has been named Director of The Hamner Center for Dose Response Modeling. As Director Dr. Zhang will drive the centers mission of understanding...]]>1238682639>>APEX N.C. Laura A. Schoppe president of Fuentek LLC www.fuentek.com has announced that the firm has been selected as one of North Carolinas Top 100 Businesses by DiversityBusiness.com for the fourth consecutive year in the category of womenowned businesses. These awards are based on annual gross revenue and business profile and are used by major corporations looking to increase spending with small...]]>1238682451>>RALEIGH N.C. David R. Rhode managing partner of Vaco Raleigh LLC www.vaco.com an executive placement and consulting firm specializing in the fields of accounting and finance information technology operations and executive search has announced the launch of a new Vaco office in Chicago located on the 31st floor at 200 South Wacker Drive. The new Vaco location expands the firms database of prospects...]]>1238682229>>CARY N.C. Michael G. Carlton president of Crescent State Bank a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation NASDAQ Global MarketSM has announced that Matthew Grady has joined the bank as a senior vice president and credit risk manager. Prior to joining Crescent State Bank Grady gained more than 25 years of successful experience in commercial lending and loan review work. He holds a...]]>1238681422>>RALEIGH N.C. Dr. Stephen Bolick founder CEO of Eye Care Associates a locally owned and operated multisite optometric practice has announced that the classic sunglass look of RayBan Wayfarer is now available in Carolina Blue a first of its kind. The sunglasses are available exclusively at any of Eye Care Associates 17 offices located throughout the Triangle the Sandhills and in Wilmington.The special...]]>1238681170>>WASHINGTON D.C. StraighterLine www.straighterline.com a company that combines awardwinning technologies into a new service that provides a highly affordable bettersupported and more flexible solution to fulfilling college general education requirements has announced that the Distance Education and Training Council DETC has reviewed StraighterLines courses and finds them to meet or exceed its standards...]]>1238680555>>RALEIGH N.C. Patty Briguglio president of MMI Associates Inc. www.mmimarketing.com a Raleighbased public relations firm has announced that Bobby McDonald a new media specialist at the firm has been named a social media panelist for N.C. State Universitys Public Relations Student Society of America PRSSA PR Day 2009. The event is being held Monday April 6 at the McKimmon Center located at 1101 Gorman...]]>1238596116>>RALEIGH N.C. The 2009 N.C. CEO Forum www.ncceoforum.com an invitationonly business event scheduled for Friday May 15 at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary N.C. has announced the eight Title Level Sponsors for the event. The event created and organized by Rick Deckelbaum Associates RDA www.rickdeckelbaum.com and Summit Performance Systems www.summitperformance.com will operate under the theme of The...]]>1238595907>>RALEIGH N.C. Ragsdale Liggett PLLC www.rllaw.com has announced that Ashley Huffstetler Campbell attorney at the firm has been appointed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill UNCCH Law Alumni Association board of directors to serve on its Student Services Committee as a member of the Pro Bono/Public Service subcommittee. As a member of the subcommittee Campbell will work with fellow UNCCH...]]>1238595832>>RALEIGH N.C. John Wood president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS RRAR www.rrar.com has announced the members of the 2009 board of directors for the organization. Members will provide feedback and support to the Association regarding its strategic plan and future direction. For more than 70 years the RRAR has been the areas leader in real estate providing quality programs to help...]]>