PR Newswire: North Carolina

Postal Solutions in Cary, North Carolina Adds U-Haul Rentals

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:36:00 EDT

CARY, N.C., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Smith, owner of Postal Solutions, located at 932 NE Maynard Rd., recently added U‑Haul truck and trailer rentals to the shipping and packing business. (Logo: ...

CEM President and CEO Delivers Commencement Address at the 2012 University of Texas at Austin Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Graduation

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:35:00 EDT

MATTHEWS, N.C., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CEM Corporation president and CEO Michael J. Collins delivered the commencement address for the University of Texas at Austin Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, which was held on May 18, 2012. Collins received his PhD in Physical...

North Carolina's Young Professionals Say More Business Creation and Less Government Interference Help Solve Unemployment and Lack of Opportunity

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:01:00 EDT

Generation Opportunity engages thousands of young professionals and business leaders WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generation Opportunity's field team continued their grassroots organizing efforts in North Carolina at BusinessExpo 2012, presented by the Greater...

21st Century Steam excursion train trips scheduled for June in North Carolina and Virginia

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:30:00 EDT

NORFOLK, Va. and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- If you have been waiting to ride a train behind a century-old steam locomotive, here is your chance. As part of the 21st Century Steam program of Norfolk Southern and the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum,...

Proposed Cuts to North Carolina's Highly Successful Tobacco Prevention Programs Will Hurt Kids and Increase Health Care Costs

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:26:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) We urge the North Carolina General Assembly to reject a legislative committee's...

CCRKBA Alert: N. Carolina Lawmakers Trying To Negate Bateman Ruling

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:23:00 EDT

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is alerting North Carolina gun owners that state lawmakers are attempting to pass a new "emergency powers" law that may be more restrictive than the one...

CKE Restaurants Announces Hardee's Expansion Plans Across Charlotte, N.C.

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:57:00 EDT

CARPINTERIA, Calif., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CKE Restaurants, Inc., announced today its intent to develop new Hardee's® restaurants throughout the Charlotte, N.C. area. The company is seeking to expand its Charlotte footprint over the next several years and sees...

Marken Opens Branch Office In Seoul, South Korea

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:55:00 EDT

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marken announced today that it has opened its first office in South Korea. The office will manage customer service operations and offer local service to its customers who currently operate in the South...

SPX Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per common share payable on July 3, 2012 to shareholders of record on June 14, 2012. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina,...

Cato 2012 Annual Meeting Highlights

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:26:00 EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) held its Annual Shareholders' Meeting on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at its corporate offices in Charlotte, NC. John Cato, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, commented on the Company's...

Unifi, Inc. Completes Redemption of its Senior Secured Notes; Enters into Senior Secured Credit Facility and Term Loans

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:01:00 EDT

GREENSBORO, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI) (the "Company") announced today that it has completed the previously announced redemption in full of the remaining principal amount of $123,722,000 of its outstanding 11.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the...

Sun, Sea, Sand and Speed: Outer Banks Beachgoers Can Experience It All This Memorial Day Weekend

Thu, 24 May 2012 16:17:00 EDT

LAUREL, Md, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To coincide with the start of the busy summer travel season which officially kicks off Memorial Day weekend, Verizon Wireless has expanded its 4G LTE network to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Beginning Memorial Day...

Marine Corps Veteran Uses Experience as Police Officer/Air Marshall to Serve Raleigh Community as 1-800-TAXICAB Taxi Driver

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:21:00 EDT

RALEIGH, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- For taxi driver Kerry Pool, serving the community is nothing new. Having served as a Federal Air Marshall, SWAT officer, narcotics detective, and U.S. Marine, he's used to being depended on by the public. Having started driving a...

Aspen Dental and Stewart-Haas Racing Celebrate Smiles at This Weekend's Charlotte (NC) Motor Speedway

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:09:00 EDT

SYRACUSE, N.Y., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Linda Conder, a patient of the Aspen Dental office located in Elizabethtown, KY, will show off her pearly whites during this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (NC) Motor Speedway– a photo of Linda's new smile will race around the track...

US Airways Awards More Than $250,000 In College Scholarships

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:00:00 EDT

TEMPE, Ariz., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Last week, 101 students were notified that they were recipients of more than $250,000 in scholarships from the US Airways (NYSE: LCC) Education Foundation. The foundation awards college scholarships to children of US Airways employees. More than...

Tree.com and Discover set June 6, 2012 as Closing Date for Sale of Certain Assets of Home Loan Center, Inc. to Discover

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:27:00 EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tree.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) today announced the closing date for the purchase by Discover of substantially all of the operating assets of Tree.com's Home Loan Center subsidiary business for June 6, 2012, subject to the satisfaction of...

SEALY CORPORATION announces license agreements with DOWNLITE and AMERICAN TEXTILE COMPANY

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:40:00 EDT

TRINITY, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SEALY CORPORATION (NYSE: ZZ), the largest bedding manufacturer in the world, has signed new licensing agreements with two companies to manufacture and market basic bedding accessories. A new, comprehensive line of sleep products will be offered...

US Airways Named Top Employer For Veterans In 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:58:00 EDT

TEMPE, Ariz., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Military Times Edge magazine has named US Airways (NYSE: LCC) among the 40 Best for Vets employers for 2012 among 1,000 major corporations surveyed. For the second year in a row, the magazine recognized US Airways for its...

Cato Increases Dividend 9%

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:30:00 EDT

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today approved a 9% increase in the Company's dividend to an annualized rate of $1.00 per Class A Common and Class B Common share. The dividend is payable quarterly at the rate...

AdamEve.com Finds 1/3 of American Adults View Celeb Sex Tapes

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:00 EDT

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AdamEve.com (http://adameve.com/news), America's most trusted source for adult products, isn't afraid to ask the questions that make grown-ups blush. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110223/LA51821LOGO) Pamela Anderson, Paris...