Central Piedmont Community College News
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- Microsoft to offer free tech training online (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 11:13:40 am
Charlottean Bill Sykes has been looking for work since losing his bank job a year ago. Now he's getting some help. - Vouchers for free online Microsoft training available across state (Local Tech Wire)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 08:47:13 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Microsoft is giving the state a boost in worker training for both basic and advanced technology training by providing 23,700 vouchers that North Carolinians can use for online learning and taking Microsoft certification exams, the state and the company announced Thursday. - Arrest made in fatal stabbing (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 01:11:32 pm
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police made an arrest in the stabbing death of a 24-year-old man and charged the suspect with assault with a deadly weapon in the knifings of two others. - Songs, light, prayers for those who died facing homelessness (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 17, 2009 at 04:47:30 am
Dozens held candles and sang on the edge of uptown Monday evening to memorialize 20 people who died dealing with homelessness. - Observer Forum: Letters to the editor (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:28:25 pm
In response to "No arrests in heroin sweep, just a push for treatment" (Nov. 13): - The Observer Forum: Letters to the editor (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:28:25 pm
In response to "No arrests in heroin sweep, just a push for treatment" (Nov. 13): - Charlotte man, 20, dies while working in China (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 16, 2009 at 04:32:41 am
The Myers Park graduate was in the country working an internship for a financial services company. - Myers Park high graduate died in China (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 15, 2009 at 07:53:26 pm
Family and friends reported Sunday that a 20-year-old Myers Park high graduate died in China from an unknown cause while working an internship for a financial services company. - Deer meat a delicacy to NC refugees from Vietnam (The Sierra Vista Herald)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 06:20:29 am
No descr Deer meat a delicacy to NC refugees from Vietnam, NC read more - Deer meat a delicacy to NC refugees from Vietnam (Rocky Mount Telegram)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:19:51 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The deer are waiting, two of them, lying near a dirt path near the edge of McDowell Park. A buck and a doe, about 110 pounds and 80 pounds. "They sure are pretty," Rachel Humphries says. - Deer meat goes to needy Vietnam immigrants (Winston-Salem Journal)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:00:00 am
CHARLOTTE - Family Dollar to get rare honor (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 14, 2009 at 02:58:05 am
In a rare ceremony, the Town of Matthews on Monday will honor its biggest employer, Family Dollar Stores, and the store's founding family that is among the Charlotte area's most generous philanthropists. - Deer a sweet taste of home for Vietnamese refugees (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 01:37:45 pm
The deer are waiting, two of them, lying near a dirt path near the edge of McDowell Park. A buck and a doe, about 110 pounds and 80 pounds. "They sure are pretty," Rachel Humphries says. - Selling young people on voting power (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 6, 2009 at 12:26:12 pm
The abysmal voter turnout at my East Charlotte voting place was evident when I entered the lobby at 11 a.m. Tuesday. I was the only voter in the room. The poll worker who gave me the slip of paper to write my name and address on said I was voter No. 107. - Institute for Entrepreneurship Hosts My Team of Experts President Patricia Golden to Discuss PR Strategies (dBusinessNews.com)
posted on November 2, 2009 at 07:41:50 pm
Patricia Golden, president of public relations firm My Team of Experts, Inc. ( www.myteamofexperts.com ) was the featured guest lecturer at the Central Piedmont Community College Institute for Entrepreneurship on October 27. Her presentation on Marketing Strategies and Public Relations explored the unique challenges that small businesses and nonprofits face and ... - Career Almanac (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on November 1, 2009 at 04:02:46 am
Libba Barrineau joined the NASCAR Hall of Fame as tour and travel sales manager. - Will NC Cities Kick Smoking From The Curb? (WFMY News 2 Greensboro)
posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:06:23 pm
Central Piedmont Community College has asked Charlotte City Council to ban smoking on some sidewalks that intersect with the campus. YOUR TAKE: Would you agree with a smoking ban on public sidewalks? - Future student steams up tailgate (The Appalachian)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 02:37:51 pm
by MARY ELIZABETH ROBERTSON Lifestyles Reporter As a senior in high school, Cory M. Goldsmith was assigned an essay to write... - NC city council considers sidewalk smoking ban (Rocky Mount Telegram)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:50:32 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city council in North Carolina's largest city is considering a smoking ban for some public sidewalks. - Council might ban sidewalk smoking in Charlotte (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 02:49:20 pm
Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 10:14 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 10:14 a.m. The city council in North Carolina's largest city is considering a smoking ban for some public sidewalks. - Jack in the Box robbed in Greer (Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
posted on October 23, 2009 at 07:25:07 am
Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 8:54 p.m. Greer police are investigating an armed robbery of Jack in the Box, 14011 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer, that occurred about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday. - Charlotte council considers sidewalk smoking ban (WBTV Charlotte)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:23:28 pm
The city council in North Carolina's largest city is considering a smoking ban for some public sidewalks. - North Carolina smoking ban may reach the sidewalks (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:16:08 pm
Jarred Postell, a smoker, says he thinks people should be allowed to smoke outside, so he doesn't support the idea of a ban on lighting up on a section of Elizabeth Avenue. - Charlotte City Council Considers Sidewalk Smoking Ban (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:11:34 pm
The city council in North Carolina's largest city is considering a smoking ban for some public sidewalks. North Carolina will ban smoking in restaurants and bars next year. - Trade group signs off on proposed Duke rate increase (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 12:14:10 pm
A trade group representing 23 manufacturers in Duke Energy's N.C. territory said Wednesday it has signed on to a proposed rate-hike agreement between Duke and consumer advocates. - No lighting up, even on sidewalk? (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 22, 2009 at 10:38:09 am
When N.C. restaurants and bars go smoke-free at the start of 2010, smokers might find another place they aren't welcome: part of Elizabeth Avenue and its sidewalks. - Make your own beer (The Gaston Gazette)
posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:52:16 am
North Carolina breweries should have three words for of-age beer lovers. Brew your own. For starters, it fosters a greater appreciation for the craft beers they excel in making. Home brewers are usually more knowledgeable beer drinkers as well.... - The Symphony wants your photos (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 02:44:44 pm
The Charlotte Symphony is looking for about 50 Charlotte-area residents who'd like - Chronically homeless will live in apartments (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 08:04:43 am
The Urban Ministry Center will unveil a $10 million project Monday that could forever change the way Charlotte deals with the chronically homeless. - Career Center gets put to work (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 18, 2009 at 04:04:46 am
It's been open less than two weeks, and already the new Professionals Career Center in uptown is getting a lot of use.