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Update: Nancy is excited to announce that on September 6, 2011, Raleigh City Council Unaminously approved and passed the Small Business Initiative. As a small business owner, Nancy understands what it takes to create jobs by expanding small business opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Council Agendas, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
Water Conservation and Efficiency Fair
Next week, the City’s Public Utilities Department will host the first Water Conservation and Efficiency Fair. The event will take place at Nash Square on Wednesday and Thursday, the 22nd and 23rd from 10am-3pm, and will be free of charge … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Go Green, Water Issues |
President Obama’s Visit Today!
Today I am honored to represent the City of Raleigh during President Obama’s visit to Cree to discuss job creation, economic growth and the role of energy-efficiency technologies. The president will also meet with his Jobs and Competitiveness Council to … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
A Great Weekend in Raleigh!
What a great weekend in Raleigh! As all of you know, this was a big and busy weekend for Raleigh. Rise Up Raleigh was held Friday night, and turned out to be a huge success! Thank you to all of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
Memorial Day!
This Memorial Day, I was able to join Summerfield North again for their great Memorial Day parade! I had a great time! Summerfield North is a great North Raleigh neighborhood, with more than 500 homes. Each year, they do a … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events |
New Business in Raleigh!
Downtown Raleigh welcomed nine new street-level businesses in the first quarter of 2011! These new businesses are a range of cafes and restaurants, art galleries and boutiques. Dozens of jobs have been created, and downtown’s vibrance is continuing to grow! … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Community Events, Local Economy, Recognizing Raleigh |
New CAT Facility!
Last week, Capital Area Transit unveiled a new operations and maintenance facility! Capital Area Transit operates forty public transit routes in Raleigh, and also operates three additional routes for Triangle Transit, providing transportation for more than 20,000 people daily. The … Continue reading
Posted in Transportation and Traffic |
Rise Up Raleigh Benefit Concert
June 3 is going to be a great night in downtown Raleigh! Several groups have come together to organize the Rise Up Raleigh Benefit Concert and Celebration. The Celebration will feature concerts from 11 awesome bands at the Raleigh … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events |
Prescription Pill Drop-Off
The City’s Substance Abuse and Advisory Commission is hosting its third annual Pill Drop-Off event this Saturday! These events have been a tremendous success in the past, and I imagine this will be no exception. All prescription and over-the-counter medications … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Public Safety |
CityCamp Raleigh!
June 3-5, Raleigh will host our first ever CityCamp! CityCamp will bring together government, business, neighborhood, non-profit, and academic affiliates to work together toward next generation solutions for Raleigh! The event is the only one of it’s kind, a City-focused … Continue reading
Posted in Community Events, Parks and Recreation, Public Safety, Stormwater Issues, Transportation and Traffic, Water Issues |
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