N.C. Research Campus to host Holiday Farmers Market this weekend

Sunday, November 22, 2009 11:05 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — The N.C. Research Campus will host a Holiday Farmers Market this weekend, featuring fresh produce, live entertainment and handmade gifts. Local artisans will gather under one roof for the convenience of shoppers, who can browse while enjoying the aroma, sights and musical sounds of the holidays. Shoppers can find jewelry, candles and handcrafted wooden items, as well as Christmas dec ... Read More

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NCRC, N.C. State get $1M grant

Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:46 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — As the federal government awarded the N.C. Research Campus $1 million Thursday, one official acknowledged that he'd doubted the life sciences complex in Kannapolis would come to fruition. "A number of us thought it wouldn't be done," ...Read More

Modern Film Fest premiers in Kannapolis

Area | Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:01 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — Last weekend's Modern Film Fest could become a signature event for the city of Kannapolis. "This might be the festival that we've been looking for," City Manager Mike Legg said. The three-day, 15-film festival held at the Gem Theatre ...Read More

Upcoming events at Research Campus Farmers Market

Area | Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:00 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — In the coming weeks, the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market will feature a return visit from the Produce Lady, previews of the Rowan and Cabarrus county fairs and a lesson for kids in making biofuels. - Thursday Previewing the Cabarru ...Read More

Budget cuts threaten NCRC jobs

Area | Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:59 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — As many as six people working for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at the N.C. Research Campus could lose their jobs in a $1.1 million budget cut. The jobs in jeopardy at the UNC Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapol ...Read More

Research campus gets two $1M USDA awards

NCRC | Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:38 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — The fledgling N.C. Research Campus has earned two nods from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, each worth a million bucks. The USDA has awarded the Research Campus $1.1 million to launch a four-year scholarship program that will p ...Read More

Lt. gov.: Area will play role in economic recovery

Area | Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:23 AM |

CONCORD — The Cabarrus County region will play an important role in North Carolina's economic recovery, state officials said Tuesday at an economic summit. The N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis is an example of the "innovation that will drive our ...Read More

President of Murdock Research Institute says Research Campus will make impact within five years

NCRC | Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:20 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — The N.C. Research Campus will make a name for itself by discovering biological markers in humans and plants that will change medicine and nutrition, predicted Dr. Mike Luther, president of the David H. Murdock Research Institute. While ...Read More

RCCC gets grant for distance learning

NCRC | Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:02 AM |

KANNAPOLIS — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has won a $50,142 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to equip a distance-education classroom at the college's new building under construction at the N.C. Research Campus. The grant will enable ...Read More

Murdock Research Institute offers free classes

NCRC | Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:34 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — The David H. Murdock Research Institute will present a series of free public seminars about how technologies in the Core Lab are used to make advances in disease, agriculture and nutrition research. The institute owns and operates the Co ...Read More

RCCC officials tour new site at Research Campus

Area | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:47 PM |

KANNAPOLIS — Construction at the new Rowan-Cabarrus Community College building on the N.C. Research Campus is slightly ahead of schedule and has passed several critical milestones, officials said. The building has a roof, power and all major equip ...Read More

Kannapolis Business Park to get new entrance

Area | Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:09 AM |

KANNAPOLIS — The city will cover half the cost of a new entrance to the Kannapolis Business Park and a new turning lane on the Kannapolis Parkway, council members agreed Monday night. The city will pay no more than $99,925 toward the project, est ...Read More

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