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High Point Solutions cofounder tweets support for Pernetti
MyCentralJersey.com
Tom Mendiburu, cofounder of Sparta-based High Point Solutions, tweets his thoughts on his personal Twitter account, @tommykid1, after the announcement of the departure of Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti on Friday, April 5, 2013. / Twitter ...
For Rutgers, big-time scandal will mean big-time costs in dollars, reputationNJ.com

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High Point Solutions cofounder tweets support for Pernetti
Dailyrecord.com
Tom Mendiburu, cofounder of Sparta-based High Point Solutions, tweets his thoughts on his personal Twitter account, @tommykid1, after the announcement of the departure of Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti on Friday, April 5, 2013. / Twitter ...

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Hundreds to visit High Point this weekend for research conference
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HIGH POINT, N.C. — Hundreds of visitors will be in High Point this weekend for a conference at High Point University. HPU is hosting more than 360 students for the 6th Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium, also known as “the BigSURS.” ...

Hard to Get Playboy is AQHA High Point horse
Abilene Recorder Chronicle
Hard to Get Playboy, a quarter horse owned by Corey and Marquette Powell and trained by Jamie Stover both of Abilene, was named American Quarter Horse Association High Point Horse of the Year for 2012. The horse competes in heading, heeling, halter ...

High Point's Atrium furniture showroom up for auction again
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Hickory-based Ikerd Enterprises owns and operates the Atrium showroom, which does have some tenants. CEO Steve Ikerd said he is planning the auction of the Atrium — which will occur after the High Point Market — as part of settling his affairs prior ...

Duke Hosts High Point Friday Night
GoDuke.com
The Ronlald McDonald House of Durham is close to the hearts of Duke men's lacrosse head coach John Danowski and the Duke lacrosse programs ... Friday night, the Blue Devils are asking fans to bring a kitchen, household or non-perishable food iteam ...

High Point University (press release) (blog)
Finalists Announced for Business Plan Competition
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HIGH POINT, N.C., April 4, 2013 – The Center for Entrepreneurship at High Point University has announced the three finalists for its 3rd annual Business Plan Competition. The finalists will split a $15,000 prize. HPU High Point University. Cameron ...

High Point University (press release) (blog)
Students to Host 'Cuts for Cancer' Event
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University Cuts for Cancer HIGH POINT, N.C., April 4, 2013 – High Point University students, faculty and staff will chop off their hair for a good cause at the 3rd annual “Cuts for Cancer” event on HPU's campus at 6 p.m., on April 22 in ...

Still searing 45 years later
High Point Enterprise
The day after King was shot, all police officers in High Point were called into duty because of the possibility of disturbances related to his death, said Collins, who retired after serving as a police officer and investigator for the Public Defender's ...

University of Southern California Official Athletic Site
HPU's Law to compete in Dunk Contest
High Point Enterprise
High Point University senior Corey Law is set to compete in the Denny's College Slam Dunk Championship today at 7 p.m. at McCamish Pavilion on the campus Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Law won the State Farm Dark Horse Dunker competition. The slam dunk ...
Players from High Point, NC State set for skills competitionsBurlington Times News

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Still not for sale
High Point Enterprise
At the annual shareholders meeting of the High Point-based company, shareholders rejected a resolution from some dissident members to force the management to consider a sale of the business. “A shareholder proposal requesting that the board of ...

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High Point man claims $1 million lottery prize
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N.C. Education Lottery officials announced Wednesday that Robert Bryson, a health club owner from High Point, won the prize instantly through the “20X the Money” scratch-off game. Officials say Bryson drove home immediately to share the news with his ...
He won how much?!High Point Enterprise
High Point man wins $1 million in lotteryGreensboro News & Record

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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Band Partners with N. Forsyth Band for 'Let's Go to the Movies!'
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University Band HIGH POINT, N.C., April 3, 2013 – The High Point University Band will host its spring concert, “Let's Go to the Movies!” at 7:30 p.m. on April 16 in the Pauline Theatre of the Hayworth Fine Arts Center. The performance is ...

High Point election bill takes the right approach
Greensboro News & Record
Guilford County legislators are taking the right approach to changing the election system for High Point City Council. Will they do the same when it comes to the Guilford County Board of Education? In High Point, the City Council decided it wants to ...

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Opinion: Reduce crime in Trenton with High Point Initiative
NJ.com
An approach that can work in Trenton is the innovative High Point Initiative. High Point brings together resources from the federal government, prosecutor's office, local police, community groups and residents to fight crime. David Kennedy, from John ...

Scooter shop is high point of long road for co-owner
OCRegister
Lee Matigian has taken the unofficial Marine Corps creed of "Adapt, improvise and overcome" to heart since he arrived in the United States alone at age 14 to live with his grandfather in Detroit. Matigian was sent out of Turkey to avoid growing ...

Home Accents Today
McCrory will restore full funding to High Point Market
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
“The governor directed the Department of Commerce and Department of Transportation secretaries to continue to fund the High Point furniture market at the current level,” Genardo said. “We anticipated there would be local contributions available for the ...
Furniture executives urge legislators to oppose High Point Market funding cutWinston-Salem Journal
McCrory reverses course on market fundingHigh Point Enterprise
McCrory shifts — no cuts for High Point Market fundingGreensboro News & Record
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High Point University (press release) (blog)
Hundreds Head to HPU for BigSURS Conference
High Point University (press release) (blog)
HPU High Point University BigSURS HIGH POINT, N.C., April 2, 2013 – Hundreds of students and faculty from the Big South Atlantic Conference will be in High Point this weekend for the 6th Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium, to be hosted at ...

Group works to revitalize southwest High Point
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog)
A group in High Point is working to transform an area of the city that was once the center of industry, but has decayed as furniture and textile mills closed. The High Point Enterprise reports that the Southwest Renewal Foundation, a volunteer effort ...

Furniture leaders lobby lawmakers for High Point Market funding
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Pat McCrory's recent proposal to cut funding for the High Point Market by 52 percent by 2014, the top executives of 40 furniture companies are sending a letter to state lawmakers requesting that funding for the organization that runs the international ...