(Charlotte, N.C.) SourceAbility President, Tanya Calkins, has announced the additional of Carol Bandril as Office Manager and Johnine Fregia as Recruiter.  SourceAbility (www.sourceabilityinc.com) works with businesses to identify and place employees several areas that are vital to business operations. SourceAbility welcomes Bandril as Office Manager in a role that will provide to support in the day-to-day operations of the recruitment firm. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Mariner welcomes two new team members, Brad Boyd as Managing Consultant, and Javier Guillén as Consultant. Brad and Javier each have more than 10 years of experience developing solutions for mid-size and large corporations. (more…)

(Cary, N.C. ) Strategic Guru, a full service marketing and communications agency, announced today the launch of their “Second Annual Worst Website Ever” contest. The purpose of the contest is to find the website of a business or organization that is most in need of a makeover. The winning entry, chosen by popular vote, will receive a prize package valued at over $9000 that includes refreshed design, copy-editing, development and search engine optimization services. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Laboratory equipment represents an elevated risk of product safety dangers. CertifiGroup has a special new program to help manufacturers, designers and equipment owners for this high-tech category. In many cases, non-certified laboratory equipment is never identified as a high risk category in the workplace. Scientists and facility owners assume the manufacturers have considered electrical and product safety merely because the equipment is often expensive. The CertifiGroup laboratory equipment evaluation team has been collecting data on the hazards for operators and facilities, and the results are startling. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) NCTechNews, North Carolina’s technology news source, is accepting submissions from business and organizations to be listed in the publication’s North Carolina Technology Resources Guide. (more…)

(Apex, N.C.) Strategic messaging and online publishing firm Menzies Consulting, Inc. is providing free advice to early stage drug developers looking to grow their market share. The June 2009 issue of the company’s News You Can Use newsletter features an article with details on low-cost, high-return methods of getting in front of the biotechnology marketplace in a down economy. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Of the thousands of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies participating in BIO 2009 recently, large and small operations alike shared the industry fundamentals of product development, regulatory issues and safety. These issues are what drew Fulcrum Pharma to the Atlanta tradeshow to share the Morrisville company’s core competencies in strategic development and regulatory affairs with attendees and prospects. (more…)