Pastor Shirley Ceasar recognized with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Pastor Shirley Ceasar has been recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Caesar’s is the 2,583rd star on the Walk of Fame. She is celebrating 50 years as a recording artist and has garnered 11 Grammy Awards throughout her career.

Durham Resident Recognized With Insurance Award

Durham resident Roberta Weinman was named a top 2012 national producer of long-term care insurance by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Freelon Group Announces Awards

The National Organization of Minority Architects awarded The Freelon Group Architects two awards for design excellence at its 40th Annual Design Awards Presentation and Reception in Detroit, Mich.

Duke Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Genetics

Thomas Petes, a professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at Duke University, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime achievement in the field of genetics. Petes specializes in the study of yeast as a model for understanding genomic instability and chromosomal abnormalities commonly found in cancer cells.

Durham Law Firm Recognized as "Best Law Firm"

Durham attorneys at Thomas, Ferguson & Mullins, L.L.P. have been notified that their firm has been included in the 2013 U.S. News Media Group Best Lawyers list of “Best Law Firms” for 2013.
Details of the honor were released with the U.S. News and World Report’s Money Issue.

Durham Man Named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list

Josh Sommer of the Chordoma Foundation, a cancer research foundation in Durham has made Forbes magazine’s annual “30 Under 30” list, a who’s-who of the nation’s top young entrepreneurs and executives. Forbes chose Sommer, 24, as its top winner in its “science and healthcare” category.

Counter Culture Coffee Team Sweeps Southeast Regional Barista Competition

Members of Durham's Counter Culture Coffee Team won both the Barista Championship and Brewers Cup titles in the 2012 Southeast Regional Barista Competition this past weekend.

Durham Businesses Win 2012 Triangle Green Business Challenge

The Triangle J Council of Governments recently named award winners for the 2012 Triangle Green Business Challenge. Awards were presented to three Durham businesses; Ninth Street Bakery, Self-Help Credit Union and BioCryst Pharmaceuticals. Twenty-one companies and organizations participated in the challenge to help businesses improve the efficiency and sustainability of their day-to-day operations.

Liberty HomeCare Nurse Receives National Award

Liberty HomeCare nurse Kelly Bennett of Durham has been awarded the national Sharon Baranoski Founder’s Award, which honors the overall pursuit of excellence in the field of skin and wound care.

Duke Football Coach Named 2012 ACC Coach of the Year

Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe has been named the 2012 ACC Coach of the Year as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.

Durham Company, Quintiles, Make Top 25 in Great Place to Work List

Durham-based Quintiles ranked No. 23 on the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute list.

Condé Nast Traveler Readers Rank Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club as One of Top Hotels in the South

Condé Nast Traveler readers recently ranked Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club as One of Top Hotels in the South as part of its 25th annual Readers' Choice Awards, ranking the best cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, hotels, and resorts worldwide.

Triangle Business Names Area's Healthiest Employers

Triangle Business Journal on Wednesday unveiled the winners of its second annual Healthiest Employers of the Triangle awards. Several Durham businesses were winners, including Alston & Bird LLP, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of North Carolina, Coastal Federal Credit Union, Durham Regional Hospital and Williams Mullen.

Clean Energy Durham Founder Honored

Judy Kincaid, executive director of Clean Energy Durham and one of its founders, was presented with the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at The NC Sustainable Energy Association annual Making Energy Work conference in Charlotte.

Petes Receives Genetics Award

Duke University professor Thomas Petes has been named the 2013 recipient of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime achievement in the field of genetics from the Genetics Society of America.

Fuchs Inducted as Fellow into American Academy of Nursing

Mary Ann Fuchs, Vice President of Patient care and Chief Nurse Executive at Duke University Health System, has been officially inducted as a fellow into the American Academy of Nursing. Induction as a fellow is one of the highest honors a nurse can receive, and it is bestowed upon nursing leaders at the academy’s invitation.

School House Apparel Recognized as 2011 Outstanding Woman-Owned Small Business

Rachel Weeks, Duke University graduate and founder of Durham-based collegiate apparel company School House, has been recognized for a 2011 Outstanding Woman-Owned Small Business by The SCORE Foundation, a national small-business-oriented nonprofit association.