Grand Opening Celebration Activities Scheduled for Labor Day Weekend

(Greensboro, N.C.) Locally owned and operated SRI Shoe Warehouse is celebrating the grand opening of its new Greensboro location at Battleground and New Garden with Labor Day weekend festivities including live radio remotes and giveaways such as a 42” flat screen television. The new 20,000 square foot SRI Shoe Warehouse location will officially open to customers Wednesday, September 1, with over 45,000 pairs of quality brand name shoes for men, women and children at prices up to 60% off retail. Read the rest of this entry →

Publishes second column on innovation and entrepreneurship

(Cary, N.C.) President of the international strategic consulting firm F.O.C.U.S.(TM) Resources, Lea Strickland, MBA/CMA/CFM/CBM/GMC, has published her second column on innovation and entrepreneurship in the award-winning national financial media outlet TheStreet.com. Founded in 1996 by CNBC’s Mad Money host Jim Cramer, TheStreet.com receives over 7 million unique monthly visitors and 60 million page views each month. Read the rest of this entry →

(Morrisville, N.C.) The Fourth Annual RTP Product Design Street Faire is now accepting applications for vendors and sponsors interested in getting in front of manufacturing and product design professionals Saturday, September 25 from 3:00 – 6:30 p.m. Hosted by the RTP Product Development Guild — a community of designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, inventors and other professionals devoted to helping the RTP regional economy – this fun, educational event is free and open to the public. Read the rest of this entry →

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Innovative public relations and strategic messaging firm Menzies Consulting, Inc. has published the August 2010 issue of its News You Can Use newsletter, which includes a feature article on how to ensure a significant return on investment for business development efforts. Read the rest of this entry →

(Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.) North Carolina’s leader in home medical equipment advocacy and education, NCAMES, has launched the informational clearinghouse SaveJobsNC.com to educate state and local leaders as well as Medicare beneficiaries about the effects of pending job losses due to federal health care regulations. Industry experts are projecting 600 positions will be cut in the greater Charlotte area due to new Medicare bidding rules implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in Washington, D.C.  Between 1,200-1,600 job cuts are expected statewide as HME providers across North Carolina are either blocked from servicing patients who use Medicare to pay for their essential equipment, or are forced by CMS to provide services at sub-industry prices. The first round of bidding for CMS approvals in Charlotte was just completed two weeks ago, with hundreds of HME providers left out in the cold, while others winning contracts are scrambling to provide services in the face of massive revenue cuts. Read the rest of this entry →

(Cary, N.C.) Internationally renowned business strategy expert Lea Strickland, MBA/CMA/CFM/CBM/GMC, was recently featured in the national media outlet FOX Business, which published her article on seniors looking to start their own businesses in their twilight years. Read the rest of this entry →

(Morrisville, N.C.) Collaborative product design and development firm Montie Design is proud to announce the launch of its computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis service utilizing industry-leading design simulation software from Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc. Read the rest of this entry →

(Apex, N.C.) Harmony Animal Hospital, a full-service veterinary hospital servicing Apex and surrounding areas, is now offering state-of-the-art laser therapy to treat pain and inflammation in dogs and cats. The addition of one of the first multiwave locked system (MLS) laser therapy units in the Triangle comes as the veterinary care facility celebrates its first year providing quality animal care to pet owners throughout Southwest Wake County. Read the rest of this entry →

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Global intellectual property leader Murgitroyd & Company has continued to grow in a down economy, making a key hire and expanding its U.S. headquarters. Experienced industry veteran John Pickurel has joined Murgitroyd & Company as Senior Corporate Sales Executive. Additionally, the group has signed a lease on 3,700 square feet of new office space in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park to house its expanded U.S. operations. Read the rest of this entry →

(Wrightsville Beach and Raleigh, N.C.) Hundreds of small business owners from across the state rallied together June 23-25 at the annual Summer Meeting of NCAMES, North Carolina’s leader in home medical equipment advocacy and education. Attendees from as far away as Winston-Salem, Rocky Mount, Charlotte, and Asheville travelled to the three-day conference in Wrightsville Beach to learn how to survive Federal Medicare bidding rules devastating the home medical equipment industry. Read the rest of this entry →