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Officials making big investment in Herbalife
Global nutrition giant Herbalife is slated to hire about 500 people over the next three years at the new manufacturing facility it is establishing in Winston-Salem. According to the company, the compensation for those
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WFU Law grad appointed judge
Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Marvin K. Blount III to the Superior Court bench for the 3A Judicial District, which covers Pitt County. Blount, who currently hears cases throughout the state as a Special
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Bright Ideas grant for local teacher
A Forsyth County educator is among the winners of EnergyUnited’s Bright Ideas education grants. Mitzi Talbert, a teacher at Flat Rock Middle School, recieved a $1318.22 grant for a project called “Making History Come
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Blackwell elected head of academic officers group
Dr. Joyce Blackwell, senior associate provost of Bennett College, will serve as president of the Association of Chief Academic Officers of the Southern States (ACAOSS) for the 2013 term. Blackwell was elected at the
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Retiring chief praised for improvements
Winston-Police Chief Scott Cunningham has announced that he plans to retire at the end of June 2013. Cunningham was sworn in as Winston-Salem’s 13th chief of police on June 30, 2008. Cunningham, a 33-year
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NCCU grads get spirited send-off
North Carolina Central University awarded about 600 bachelor’s, master’s and law degrees on the morning of Dec. 8 during a ceremony in the school’s McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium. In a spirited commencement address, business executive Cynthia
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Film industry puts North Carolinians to work
This year has been another record-breaking one for North Carolina’s budding film industry. Year-end projections show productions had direct in-state spending in excess of $376 million and created more than 4,100 well-paying crew positions
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Company’s holiday party doubles as toy drive
Guests donated toys for about 100 children during the recent Wharton Gladden & Company’s Fourth Annual Holiday Party and toy drive at the Piedmont Club. “As a good corporate citizen, we feel compelled to
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UNCG home to one of U.S.’ top black studies programs
UNCG’s African American Studies program has garnered national recognition as one of the top 10 programs of its kind in the country, according to productivity rankings released by Academic Analytics. Data on faculty research
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Sisterhood of Giving
Local women again pool resources to help others Six local nonprofit organizations have received funding to further their missions from the Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem. The Women’s Fund is a community initiative of The
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