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Friday, May 17 2013
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at 10:00am, Tryon Family Dentistry will be having a Ribbon Cutting celebrating their recent opening. The public is welcome. . Ribbon Cutting will begin at 10:00am, followed b a light reception. . Tryon Family Dentistry is located at: 1310 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 100 Garner, NC 27529 .
Categories: Chamber News
Thursday, May 16 2013
If you haven't heard already: door prizes, food and drinks, and tons of fun! First 30 people in the door get a free Koozie! Alossi is hosting the after party, revealing "THE LOFT" in style with martinis and truffles!
Categories: Chamber News, Member News
Wednesday, May 15 2013
Come and join us for lot of fun. Get your friends and create your team for a morning of Zumba, provided by Zumba Instructor AIYO, Zumba Instructor at Brooks Avenue Church of Christ. . Single participants $15 or Teams of 5 for $50. Registration for the Zumba Dancers starts at 8:30am. . Also enjoy our FREE Health Fair from 9am to 1pm. Many local businesses showcasing their products. and for the kids ...read more
Categories: Member News
Wednesday, May 15 2013
At the bus stop near his home, Charlie Riesebeck waited impatiently in the driver’s seat of the family’s modified golf cart to pick up his sister after school. The 14-year-old complained that the bus was late. “It’s two minutes late,” his father said. Oh. “I’m not a very patient person,” said the Centennial Magnet Middle School eighth-grader. . ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Wednesday, May 15 2013
PINEHURST — Garner resident Stephen Cook was one of only 118 car collectors nationwide chosen to enter a car in the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance earlier this month. Concours, which feature higher-quality cars than most weekend shows, date back to the 17th century (and were for horse carriages in those days. Trained judges grade each vehicle on its originality and, or ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Wednesday, May 15 2013
Town moving forward with greenway Published: May 13, 2013 By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com At what might prove to be its shortest meeting of the year, the Garner Town Council on May 6 approved a handful of items, including the first formal action on projects funded by this spring’s bond referendum. The consent agenda on May 6 included permission for staff to sign a design ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Tuesday, May 14 2013
Renew Day Spa asks WHY THE CHANGE? . . " As you may know, the FDA recently changed its regulations regarding sunscreen labels. In the spirit of change, we at IMAGE chose to reformulate our sunscreens, providing the latest technology in skincare with the newest regulations in sun protection. The result is a more effective, more elegant formulation on the cutting edge of sun protection. Meet ...read more
Categories: Member News
Monday, May 13 2013
She built a veterans memorial, with help of entire community By Marti Maguire — Correspondent News & Observer, 5/12/2013 The way Faye Gardner sees it, all of Garner helped erect the 12-foot-tall slabs of granite at Lake Benson Park, each bearing the names of local veterans killed in combat from the Revolutionary War to more recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Gardner says it’s ...read more
Categories: Around Town, Chamber News
Monday, May 13 2013
That's right, we will have some great door prizes this Thursday night at the Garner Chamber Business After Hours hosted by Fidelity Bank. . Come on out from 5:30-7:00pm and enjoy a great time and food provided by Chick-fil-A! . Also, Alossi Spa, located right here in the Fidelity Business Park will be hosting the "After Party." After you visit us, walk on over to Alossi for the ...read more
Categories: Member News
Monday, May 13 2013
From birthday parties to corporate outings, our new luxury bus offers affordable and convenient transportation to and from the track. *Round-trip; doesn't matter how long you stay *Up to 32 people can arrive in style! *Pick up/Drop off must be within a 30 mile radius of Rush Hour *Minimum purchase of a 10 person GrandPrix in order to reserve Call 919-662-9101 to make reservations!
Categories: Member News
Friday, May 10 2013
Raleigh-Durham College Fair Providing educational support and resources in the Raleigh – Durham Area . Campbell University, Chowan University, DeVry University, ECPI, Mt. Olive College, Meredith College, Montreat College , Campbell University, NC Wesleyan College, William Peace University Pfeiffer University, Strayer University, . . If you are interested in returning to school or ...read more
Categories: Member News
Thursday, May 09 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserer.com Logistics have forced the Town of Garner to shift priorities as it begins a variety of sidewalk projects funded by the March bond measure. Nearly a mile’s worth of sidewalk on Buffaloe Road – a top priority and a big-ticket item – will slide back to at least next spring because of a City of Raleigh sewer project along the road. ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Tuesday, May 07 2013
A ‘memorial for the ages’ in Garner By Kyle Jahner Garner-Cleveland Record, May 7, 2013 Like many at the Garner Veterans Memorial on Saturday, Ellie Woodlief searched for the brick dedicated to her brother, Robert Clark Dawson, who died in Vietnam. “I found his name on the wall, and it made me feel better,” Woodlief said to friend Tommy Holloman. Holloman, a friend of ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Tuesday, May 07 2013
Mom’s Delight Alossi Spa facial, 45 minute therapeutic massage & luxury pedicure $199 Peace and Quiet Express facial, 40 minute therapeutic massage & replenish pedicure $140 Time for Mom 50 minute therapeutic massage & a replenish pedicure $95 Luxury Pedicure Includes warm towels, mask & 15 minute foot massage $60
Categories: Member News
Monday, May 06 2013
Saturday, May. 04, 2013 Towne Players seeking teens By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com For Beth Honeycutt, artistic director of the Garner Towne Players, the theater group’s teen troupe is much more than a key piece of programming. It’s the reason she helped found the Towne Players. “To tell the truth, the only reason I wanted to create the Towne Players was to give kids ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Friday, May 03 2013
Spring is Here! Need A New Lawn Mower? $5 get you the chance to win a brand new lawn mower valued at $300! ALL proceeds go to support the ELEOS Community Outreach Center Get Your Raffle Ticket Today! - Drawing will be on May 16, 2013- Call Joshua at 919.772.7020 or 919.381.8301 to get your ticket(s) or come by and see us! ELEOS Community Outreach Center 1701 Aversboro Rd. Garner, NC 27529 (Next ...read more
Categories: Around Town, Member News
Thursday, May 02 2013
S&A Cherokee Wins Best in Show Bronze InSpire Award Agency Recognized with Awards in Seven Categories . Cary, N.C., May 2, 2013 – S&A Cherokee , a full-service communications company, took home the Best in Show Bronze InSpire Award at the InSpire Awards Banquet held May 1 at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. The firm’s entry “Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion ...read more
Categories: Member News
Thursday, May 02 2013
Strawberries are in season, and Chamber member Porter Farms Nursery has them for sale! Ready for you to purchase or pick your own. . Their hours are as followed: Thursday hours 8:00 am–8:00 pm - See all Monday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Tuesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Friday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am – 8:00 ...read more
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Wednesday, May 01 2013
Golden Corral of Raleigh/Garner is hosting a Zumbathon & Health Fair SATURDAY, MAY 18 FROM 9am to 1pm to raise money for Camp Corral a non-profit organization that provides free, fun-filled summer camp for military children with priority given to wounded, disabled or fallen military families. We need
ZUMBA DANCERS, Get all your friends and register today, you will be helping send military ...read more
Categories: Member News
Wednesday, May 01 2013
You are invited to join Fidelity Bank for Garner Chamber's May Business After Hours. The president of Fidelity Bank, Mary Willis, will be here and you won't want to miss it! We will also have door prizes, beer and wine, and who doesn't like Chick-fil-A!?
Categories: Around Town, Chamber News, Member News
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013 Park earns wildlife habitat title By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The National Wildlife Foundation has named Garner’s White Deer Park a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Not that the squirrels, toads and hawks at the 4-year-old park had requested proper documentation. Launched in 1973, the habitat program has certified nearly 150,000 wildlife habitats across the ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013 Fire budget gets help By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue and the Town of Garner inched closer to a budget agreement last Wednesday, with the town’s Law and Finance Committee agreeing to fill some gaps left by the county’s offering for 2013-14. Garner Fire’s contract with the town and county stipulates a 55-45 ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Tuesday, April 30 2013
Would you like to have a brighter, whiter smile in just 20 minutes? Visit us at Renew Day Spa to get your pearly whites even brighter for an introductory price of only $75. (Normally $150)
Categories: Member News
Tuesday, April 30 2013
Come join us Monday through Friday from noon til 3 for the Pizza Pit's Endless Pizza Buffet!! All you can eat pizza for $3.99 plus tax, add a side of fries or onion rings for only $1.50, or a side salad for $2.50. Dine In Only. Located inside of Rush Hour Karting.
Categories: Member News
Monday, April 29 2013
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 High school fires up pilot program By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Just a few months ago, Garner High School faculty member John Pinder wasn’t a teacher, at least not in a school. But Pinder has taught firefighting techniques to adults, and this spring, he’s doing the same for teenagers at Garner High, one of four North Carolina high schools piloting ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Monday, April 29 2013
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 Garner to show Friday Family Flicks By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com As newly-grown leaves and mostly warmer temperatures announce the arrival of spring, the Town of Garner invites residents to celebrate by watching a hulk of a video-game villain struggle with his existence and a lion and zebra tear through Europe. You know, family fun. Garner has announced two ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Friday, April 26 2013
For the 2nd consecutive year, Garner Magnet High School has received a Bronze Medal recognition in US News and World Report's annual rankings of the nation's best high schools. . Rankings are based on student performance in English and Math, as well as college readiness (as measured by AP/IB Diploma participation). GMHS is one of nine WCPSS high schools (out of 23) to be recognized this ...read more
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Friday, April 26 2013
The Garner Revitalization Association (GRA) is pleased to announce the lineup and schedule for the sixth season of the Music off Main Downtown Concert Series. This season will feature a diverse mix of artists who all have roots in Garner and the Triangle area. Performances will include country and rock from Amanda Daughtry, rockabilly and reggae from MikeMickXer, Motown and r&b from The Band ...read more
Categories: Around Town, Member News
Tuesday, April 23 2013
S&A Cherokee Hires Amber Keister as Graphic Design & Copy Editor . Cary, N.C. (April. 23, 2013) – S&A Cherokee, a full-service communications company, has announced the hiring of Amber Keister as graphic design and copy editor. . Keister joins the company’s Graphic Design department, where she has already been instrumental in the launch of the digital magazine Auto ...read more
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Tuesday, April 23 2013
Tryon Family Dentistry is offering a New Patient Special that includes: . Exam X-rays Cleaning and IN-HOUSE ZOOM! WHITENING for $149 .. Please note that all restorative and/or periodontal cleaning must be completed before the ZOOM is redeemed. Call us today at 919-747-7888 option 2 to schedule an appointment! . In addition,Tryon Family Dentistry is offering an opportunity for a . complimentary ...read more
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Friday, April 19 2013
Dr. Jackson is welcoming New Patients to Community Chiropractic with a FABULOUS $25 New Patient Special. This will cover your Consultation, Exam, X-rays, and Report of Findings for just $25 (value of $250). Call (919) 662-0044 to schedule an appointment before this offer ends on May 24th, 2013. Call soon! We can't wait to Help Discover A Healthier You!
Categories: Member News
Friday, April 19 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JONES INSURANCE INTRODUCES A NEW TEAM MEMBER GARNER, NC, April 2013 - Jones Insurance Agency, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Heidi Morse as Group Benefits Account Manager. Heidi has over 25 years of experiece as a licensed Life and Heath as well as Property and Casualty agent. She will be assisting new clients in the Group Benefits and Commercial Lines ...read more
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Thursday, April 18 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013 Putting the Towne in 'Our Town' By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The story of Grover’s Corners is fictional and decades old. But its themes of life, love and death still resonate in Garner and every other small town in America, The Garner Towne Players will stage the classic 1938 play “Our Town” this weekend and next at the Garner ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Thursday, April 18 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013 Teacher to attend STEM program By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Brian Cole keeps himself busy teaching science and coaching. This summer, he’ll try a new role, immersing himself in cutting-edge research at the U.S. Department of Energy. The East Garner Middle School teacher landed one of 40 fellowships nationwide in the Siemens Teachers as Researchers ...read more
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Tuesday, April 16 2013
By Virginia Bridges — Staff writer News & Observer, April 16, 2013 Shop Talk reporter Virginia Bridges attended Garner’s 2013 Business & Consumer Expo at Garner United Methodist Church on Thursday and asked small business owners to share their favorite part of the day. . • “When the first customer gets there,” said Chris Allen, store manager for Garner Auto ...read more
Categories: Chamber News
Tuesday, April 16 2013
Kyle Jahner N&O April 15, 2013 As they agreed to apply for a national civic award, Garner leaders wanted staff to aim high. The town landed a mile high. A Garner delegation will visit Denver June 14-16 as a finalist for the National Civic League’s All-America City Award. “It’s exciting. It’s something we think we’re worthy of, and we’re hoping for the ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Tuesday, April 09 2013
Saturday, Apr. 06, 2013 Garner moves to acquire rec center land By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com With the March 12 bond vote, Garner acquired the money needed to build a three-gym recreation center. Now it needs the land. On Tuesday, after a closed-door meeting, the Town Council told town attorney Bill Anderson and Garner revitalization chief John Hodges to pursue tracts of land ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Tuesday, April 09 2013
Saturday, Apr. 06, 2013 Famous name, different path By Tim Stevens - tstevens@newsobserver.com Roman Gabriel III shares one of the most famous names in North Carolina sports history. His father is Roman Gabriel, the former N.C. State quarterback who was an All-Pro selection while playing with the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles. Roman, the dad, is in the National College Football ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Thursday, April 04 2013
All-America City Award Finalists Announced: Spotlight on Veterans The National Civic League has invited 20 communities to the annual All-America City Awards (AAC) competition June 14-16 in Denver, Colorado. Listed alphabetically by state, they are: Birmingham, Alabama Owensboro, Kentucky Downey, California Natchitoches, Louisiana Brush, Colorado Canton, New York Colorado Springs, Colorado Dunn, ...read more
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Thursday, March 28 2013
S&A Cherokee Promotes Teresa Kriegsman to Director of Digital Strategy and Design Cary, N.C. (March 28, 2013) – S&A Cherokee , a full-service communications company, today announced the promotion of Teresa Kriegsman to director of digital strategy and design. Kriegsman, who has nearly 25 years of marketing and design experience, previously served as a senior graphic designer at ...read more
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Wednesday, March 27 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Numbers paint frustrating financial picture By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com In their latest annual report on growth and development, Garner planners expressed concern as the town continued to limp out of the recession. But the lackluster growth numbers reflect some lag, and projects already under way or set in motion paint a brighter picture to town staff. The ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Wednesday, March 27 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Council prioritizes sidewalk projects By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Southern Garner could land a chunk of recently approved bond dollars for sidewalks. Days after voters OK’d $35.7 million in borrowing for a host of capital projects, Garner leaders talked about the town’s sidewalk needs. Sidewalks linking Lake Benson and White Deer parks with South ...read more
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Wednesday, March 27 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Cap would send new students to Southeast Raleigh High By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Wake County school leaders have recommended an enrollment cap at Garner High School until they can open a ninth-grade center on campus. That could mean new students in the Garner High attendance area will have to attend Southeast Raleigh High instead. The Board of Education will ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Town council deserves voters’ thanks We had intended to mention this in the editorial endorsing the bond issues on the March 12 ballot in Garner. (Our memory isn’t what it used to be.) As voters would have it, the four bond issues passed easily; they didn’t need one more “pro” argument. Still, it’s worth noting that Garner leaders ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Council retreats to plan future By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The money won’t spend itself. The projects won’t build themselves. Now that Garner’s $35.7 million in bond referendums have passed, the town has to figure out how to spend the newly-authorized borrowing. To that end, council members and town staff met for two days earlier this ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Garner still on radar By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Longleaf School of the Arts might have run out of time to launch in Garner, but it continues to work toward landing there. The new charter school focusing on the fine arts chose a downtown Raleigh site for 2013-14. But that site is too small to allow the school to grow, and Garner leaders remain hopeful the ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Garner scouts step up charity to fill food pantries By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com A Garner-area Cub Scout pack was typically collecting about 120 pounds of food a month for the needy. But with area food pantries struggling with dwindling stocks, pack leaders pushed the scouts to do more and to bring neighbors and friends into the effort. The result? A ...read more
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Friday, March 22 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013 Police station is top bond priority By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Early in Thursday’s planning retreat for Garner elected leaders and key town staff, one project emerged as the top priority among the many projects funded by the successful $35.7 million bond referendum. The transformation of the former medical office building at 912 Seventh Ave. into a ...read more
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Wednesday, March 20 2013
Hungry? Boy do we have a deal for you! . $3.99 will get you a variety of Pizzas, on our "Endless Pizza Buffet". All Pizza's are Homemade fresh every day, not frozen, from our own kitchen. Plus, with all the TV's, catch up on Sports or News, or just take a break from the office! . Mon - Fri, 12noon till 3pm, at the Pizza Pit, inside Rush Hour Karting. . 5335 Raynor Rd, Garner, NC ...read more
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Wednesday, March 13 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com News & Observer, March 12, 2013 Thirteen years after its last bond vote, Garner voters said yes to four bond issues totaling $35.7 million. The largest bond package in the town’s history, the money will be used to build new town facilities, improve streets and sidewalks, construct new recreation facilities and town redevelopment. ...read more
Categories: Chamber News
Monday, March 04 2013
By Nancy Pardue Photos by Jonathan Fredin From Cary Magazine , February 2013 Lorraine Jordan is down-home, in a kick-off-her-shoes kind of way. You’d never guess she’s a star in the music world, along with her bluegrass band, Carolina Road. Jordan and the band have had well over a decade of success together. Their latest album, Back to My Roots, garnered critical acclaim, and its ...read more
Categories: Around Town
Thursday, December 06 2012
Local anonymous donors have pledged to match dollar for dollar, up to $30,000 in memorial brick sales for the Garner Veteran’s Memorial. The matching challenge was effective November 16, 2012, the date of the ground breaking at Lake Benson Park and will include all memorial brick orders received beginning Nov. 16 and would remain in effect until the matching $30,000 challenge is met. ...read more
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Wednesday, November 14 2012
by Kyle Jahner News & Observer, November 14, 2012 Teacher Tiffany Lachenmayr arrived at Timber Drive Elementary in Garner on Wednesday morning thinking about preparations for the day’s field trip for her fourth-grade students. Like her colleagues, she thought the morning’s assembly was simply to honor her school. Instead she was handed a giant check for $25,000. Lachenmayr ...read more
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Tuesday, November 13 2012
Christina Reid will never forget the months she and her children spent missing her husband, Army Sgt. 1st Class David Reid Sr., before he returned from Afghanistan this year. She hopes a brick engraved with his name in the walkway of the planned Garner Veterans Memorial will help others remember, too. In a world where so much is temporal, a virtual tribute on an obscure website or an annual ...read more
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Monday, November 12 2012
The newest copy of the Carolina Clipz of Garner mails this week. Copies of the magazine can be found at Animal Medical Center, A Day At The Beach Tanning Salon, The UPS Store and the Garner Chamber of Commerce. For more information and coupons please visit our website www.CarolinaClipz.com . You can also find us on Facebook for more exciting local specials. The Carolina Clipz is a direct mail ...read more
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Sunday, October 28 2012
By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Garner -Cleveland Record Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 Education 4 The World Garner resident expands education charity onto N.C. State campus About nine years ago, Robert Froom took a trip to Belize to help rebuild after the destruction wrought by Hurricane Keith. The one-week trip changed his life. For the last eight years, Froom has operated a nonprofit ...read more
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Friday, October 12 2012
Diversity key for PR/automotive warranty business by David Ranii News & Observer, October 11, 2012 The management team at S&A Cherokee didn’t push the panic button when the company’s new product for the automotive industry – a warranty program for used car dealers launched two years ago – got off to a rocky start. “We never understand the words, ‘no, ...read more
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Thursday, October 04 2012
Garner Chamber Announces Winners of Third Annual Summit Awards The Garner Chamber of Commerce has announced the winners for the third annual Summit Awards Honoring the Best in Business. The Summit Awards were presented on Sept. 27 at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and Banquet at the Grand Marquise Ballroom, with Triangle Business Journal’s Cecily Durrett serving as emcee of the awards ...read more
Categories: Chamber News
Thursday, August 23 2012
by David Bracken News & Observer, August 23, 2012 Three of the 10 developers in the running to build a new state Department of Health and Human Services campus submitted proposals for the former ConAgra site in Garner. A fourth developer, Raleigh-based Lundy Management Group, is proposing to build the campus off South Saunders Street in Raleigh, just inside the Beltline. Either site could be ...read more
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Monday, August 20 2012
Long before American Idol singing champion Scotty McCreery put Garner, N.C. on the map, the little railroad town was the dear home to the Wake County residents who grew up keeping time by the train whistle, skipping along the rail corridor to go to church and school, and passing time counting box cars. Today, Garner is all grown up. Its population is up to 26,000, and the town is home to many ...read more
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