(Raleigh, N.C.) Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced that the Company will present at the BMO Capital Markets 10th Annual Focus on Healthcare Conference in New York, NY on Thursday, August 5 at 1:15 p.m. ET. Read the rest of this entry →

  (Cary, N.C.) Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard™ accreditation, recognizing the organization’s commitment to reducing the risk of cancer for employees and their families by promoting healthy lifestyle choices, encouraging early detection through cancer screenings, and ensuring access to quality treatment. Read the rest of this entry →

(Charlotte, N.C.) Class management software provider, Jackrabbit Technologies, is making marketing to prospects and inactive students much easier – and more cost effective – for its system’s users. Owners and managers of the Jackrabbit system – which include a wide variety of class-based businesses - can now build an Unlimited Lead File that can be used in marketing campaigns that will drive growth in their businesses. Read the rest of this entry →

(Morrisville, N.C.) The Research Triangle Park’s local business advocacy organization, the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce, hosted two dozen C-level executives and area business people at the Holiday Inn RDU Airport for Gary L. Clinton’s presentation, “The Dollar’s Impact on the Emergence of Asia” on Tuesday, July 20th. Read the rest of this entry →

(Wilmington, N.C.) PPD, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPDI) reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Read the rest of this entry →

(Durham, N.C.) Health Decisions (www.HealthDec.com), a full-service contract research organization (CRO) specializing in high-efficiency adaptive solutions, has appointed Bryan Minihan as Chief Technology Officer. Minihan will strengthen Health Decisions’ proprietary HD360° technology platform—the fully integrated CTMS, CDMS and web portal that powers the company’s Agile Clinical Development methodology. By expanding the capabilities of HD360°, Health Decisions will provide its sponsors with extended data capture options; a collaborative and secure web-based platform to house near real-time data and metrics; and the ability to acquire timely, actionable insight into operational status. Read the rest of this entry →

(Raleigh, N.C.) Telit Wireless Solutions, Inc., the U.S.-based mobile technology arm of Telit Communications (AIM:TCM), announced today that the UC864-G module has earned certification on the AT&T wireless network. The UC864-G is a 3.5G wireless data module designed for smart, embedded cellular applications requiring the global portability afforded by a radio structure comprised of quad-band support to GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. Read the rest of this entry →

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today introduced three new ThinkServers to bring growing businesses, branch offices and managed service providers server technology that fits their performance needs and budgets. With models starting under $900, the ThinkServer RD230, RD240 and TD230 mark Lenovo’s entrance into the value dual processor server market. The trio offers unexpected features for the price, such as remote management, energy saving configurations and advanced data protection. Read the rest of this entry →

(Raleigh, N.C.) Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) today announced that it will provide an online Web simulcast of its second quarter 2010 earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Company will release results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2010, that morning before the market opens. Read the rest of this entry →

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) CED, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes entrepreneurial efforts in North Carolina, has selected its inaugural class of North Carolina Companies to Watch, growth-stage entrepreneurial companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative products or display other unique qualities that make them “worth watching.” Read the rest of this entry →

  (Charlotte, N.C.) Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL) reported net sales from continuing operations of $709.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, an 11% increase from net sales of $636.7 million in the second quarter of 2009. The Interconnect Technologies segment’s acquisitions of Jerrik and Electronic Cable Specialists (ECS) and the Engineered Transportation Solutions segment’s acquisition of Japan Power Brake contributed $15.7 million in sales, or 2.5%, in the second quarter of 2010. Organic sales increased by 8.6% from the same quarter in the prior year, with sales growth primarily in the Construction Materials, Engineered Transportation Solutions and Interconnect Technologies segments. Read the rest of this entry →

(Greensboro, N.C.) Following the June 24 announcement, UL has now extended the UL Listing to include Gilbarco Encore blenders with the flexible fuel option. These additional six models are among the first to be approved to blend mid-level ethanol/gasoline products containing up to 85% ethanol. A total of 22 Gilbarco dispenser configurations (blenders and MPDs) are now approved for use with fuels up to E85. Read the rest of this entry →