Tech Calendar: April 2014
Cary, NC — Ian Henshaw edits the Journal of TechnologyTank. Contact Ian if you have an event you’d like to add. Read more
C3 Food Truck Rodeo this Saturday
Dawn LaRue, Betsy Dassau and Leslie Lockhart, the people behind Cary Creative Center.
Cary, NC- This Saturday, the Cary Creative Center (C3) will host a Food Truck Rodeo in Downtown Cary. Some of Cary’s finest names in mobile cuisine will be there along with a chance to learn about creative reuse, up-cycling and a whole new way to look at arts & crafts. Read more
Target Opens at Parkside Town Commons
Cary, NC — A fourth Target has opened in the Cary area. This one is at a new development called Parkside Town Commons on NC 55 just north of 540 at O’Kelly Chapel Road. Read more
Business: Google Virtual Tour
Cary, NC — Consumers are very comfortable ordering merchandise online, in fact more than 80% of all purchases begin with an online search. Read more
Money Matters: College Funding with Money Market Mutual Funds
Cary, NC — Today, there are many funding vehicles for those trying to accumulate money for a child’s education – stocks, bonds, mutual funds, Certificates of Deposit, annuities, or insurance products. All of these are good choices for accumulating funds, but when the time between deposit and demand is short, many find that money market mutual funds best meet their needs. Read more
Carolina Pottery Open on Kildaire Farm Road
Cary, NC — Carolina Pottery, with its new location in the old Kmart, is open for business on Kildaire Farm Road. The first word that pops into my head to describe it is “vast”. Read more
Tech: Say Hello to Your New Lightbulb
Cary, NC — Say goodbye to those 40 and 60 watt incandescent bulbs. As of January 1 of this year, they can no longer be manufactured or imported into the U.S. Say hello to the SlimStyle LED bulb. It might be the future of how you light your home. Read more
Kyle Greer Tapped for Economic Development
From the Cary Chamber Economic Development website, 3/19/2014:
Howard S. Johnson, President of The Cary Chamber of Commerce, was pleased to announce today that W. Kyle Greer has been hired as the Vice President of Economic Development, succeeding Sandy Jordan who recently retired from this position after seven years. Read more
Tech: Google & the Theory of Multiple Personalities
This story first appeared in the Journal of Technology Tank.
Cary, NC — All the hoopla and stories recently in the Triangle have been about Google Fiber. But here’s an observation you may not have heard elsewhere: Google now fully embraces the Theory of Multiple Personalities. Thank heavens. Read more