Author: Blueplate PR
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Umicore Ranks in Top 10 of the World’s Most Sustainable Corporations
Based on key performance indicators, such as innovation, diversity, and eco-friendly productivity. January 26, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore, a global materials technology group and the parent company of Umicore Building Products USA in Raleigh, NC, has been included once again in the top 10 of the world’s most sustainable companies. Corporate Knights, an independent…
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Ruby Tuesday Fundraiser Serves Medically Fragile Child
“Dining Makes A Difference” is a success. January 19, 2012 (Durham, NC) – Ruby Tuesday’s “Dining Makes a Difference” fundraiser for RHA Howell’s Bridges Community Alternative Program for Children program (CAP/C) in December raised enough money to grant a special wish to a medically fragile child. On Wednesday, December 14, Ruby Tuesday’s near Southpoint Mall…
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“Appetite4Architecture” Dinner Features Special Guest Frank Harmon
The first in a series of dinners sponsored by Triangle Modernist Houses. January 18, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) – Frank Harmon FAIA, founder and principal of the award-winning firm Frank Harmon Architect PA in Raleigh, will be a featured guest at the first 2012 “Appetite4Architecture” dinner on Tuesday, January 31, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in 18…
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Two 2012 AIA Honor Award Winners Feature VMZinc Exteriors
Architectural zinc adds to beauty, sustainability of two projects. January 17, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) — Two of the nine projects from around the world that recently received 2012 Honor Awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) feature VMZINC® exteriors. The award-winning Carnegie Mellon University’s Gates Center for Computer Science and the Hillman Center for…
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Anson Children’s Center Prepares To “Eat Smart, Move More”
Two grants will help the center implement new opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity. January 16, 2011 (Polkton, NC) — The Anson Children’s Center in Polkton, NC, a five-star, developmental day center for children, including special needs children, recently received two important grants: an “Eat Smart, Move More” Community Grant, and a Shape NC…
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The Frugal Travel Guy Predicts 2012 Trends for Frequent Travel Enthusiasts
Rick Ingersoll suggests key issues for travel fanatics this year. January 11, 2012 (Hilton Head, SC) – Like other travel writers this month, Rick Ingersoll, the author of the popular “Frugal Travel Guy” blog, has weighed in on what he believes will be key issues for travel fanatics in 2012. Ingersoll, who was recently featured…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Announces The 2012 “Appetite4Architecture” Series
January 9, 2012 (Raleigh, NC) – Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) has announced its third “Appetite4Architecture” series of dinners that give the public the chance to enjoy relaxed, informal discussions in an upscale dining environment, where diners have direct access to some of the area’s best residential architects and professionals. TMH is an award-winning, non-profit organization dedicated…
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The TMH/Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series Presents “How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?”
A documentary on the celebrated British architect Norman Foster. January 3, 2011 (Cary, NC) — Triangle Modernist Houses continues the 2011-2012 Nowell’s Architecture Movie Series this month with a special screening of “How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?” a documentary on the life and works of one of the world’s premier architects, Norman…
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The House That Steve Jobs Grew Up In, And How It Shaped Apple
Essay and sketches by Frank Harmon, FAIA “We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us,” Winston Churchill said, and perhaps no place has the power to shape us like the place where we grow up. Lyndon Johnson was born in the hardscrabble and desperately poor Hill Country of Texas. His life and political…
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Ceramic Christmas Trees Made by People with Disabilities Now Available Online
RHA Howell announces annual fundraiser. December 14, 2011 (Greensboro, NC) — RHA Howell has announced that the popular lighted ceramic Christmas trees made by people with disabilities are available again this year for purchase online. Available in green or white, the ceramic Christmas trees stand about 12 inches tall and feature tiny lights on…
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