Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will host information sessions June 18 and July 16 for those interested in taking the BioWork course and learning more about career opportunities in the field of biotechnology.
Prospective students are encouraged to attend one of the sessions before registering for the next BioWork course, which begins Aug. 25.
Both sessions will be 6:30- 7:30 p.m. in Room 9255 at RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center, 660 Concord Parkway in Concord.
BioWork course prerequisites include a high school diploma or GED, basic computer literacy and career readiness certification. A career-readiness assessment can be scheduled at RCCC’s R3 Center in Kannapolis.
For more information, call 704-216-3542.
RCCC also will host a North Carolina General Contractor Licensing seminar from 6-8 p.m. July 17 in Room 251, Building 200, in Salisbury.
Jeff Duncan, president of JJ’s Construction Co. Inc. in Granite Quarry, will be the instructor. The registration fee is $10.
To pre-register, call 704-216-3514 or email corriherj@ rowancabarrus.edu.
Investors recognition
Bruce Sanborn and Jason Holt of F&M Investment Services Inc. recently were recognized for their exceptional performance and commitment to client service by LPL Financial at its Financial Masters 2008 conference.
Holt was named to the Chairman’s Club, a status reserved for less than 6 percent of LPL Financial advisers, based on a production ranking of all registered advisers at LPL Financial at the end of 2007.
Sanborn was named to the Patriot’s Club, which includes less than 10 percent of all LPL Financial advisers, for the fifth year.
“We are extremely proud of Jason and Bruce for having distinguished themselves among the top performers at LPL Financial,” said Dan R. Williams, president of F&M Investment Services, a subsidiary of F&M Bank.
Approximately 300 LPL Financial Institution Services advisers attended the 2008 Top Producers Conference in February at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico. They heard speakers and participated in professional development sessions.
LPL Financial, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2008, is the nation’s largest independent broker/dealer.
AARP team member
Home Instead Senior Care, a local company serving Cabarrus, Rowan, Davie and Davidson Counties, has joined AARP’s National Employer Team, a network of employers who value the experience and skills of the 50-plus worker, according to AARP.
The program connects 50-plus workers with employment opportunities at companies that now include Home Instead Senior Care, an international non-medical caregiving company with more than 760 offices worldwide.
To join the team, employers submit an application demonstrating their interest in hiring mature workers. AARP’s Web site, www.aarp.org/employerteam, provides information on the employers and the positions they have posted, along with links to each employer’s AARP career page.
“We have always valued the mature worker and are thrilled to be a part of this program,” said Jena Hare, general manager of the Concord and Salisbury Home Instead Senior Care offices. “We are proud to be an employer that recognizes the many contributions mature workers bring to the workforce, not only in our community but throughout the world.”
“Our National Employer Team members recognize the changes occurring in the labor force,” said Deborah Russell, AARP’s director of Workforce Issues. “AARP’s NET members come from fields ranging from retail to travel to security with positions spanning the gap from tax examiners for the Internal Revenue Service to country directors for the Peace Corps.”
Communities in Schools donation
Communities In Schools of Rowan County, a United Way agency, has received a contribution from Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation to support the 2007-2008 “Banner Campaign.”
Donations will be used to help kids stay in school and prepare for life.
For more information on Communities In Schools of Rowan County, call 704-797-0210 or visit www.cisrowan.org.
Renewed certification
Maria Perkins was recently granted renewal of certification as a FertilityCare Practitioner by the Commission of Certification of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals.
The certification recognizes professional competence in providing services and the assurance of quality services with an ethical base.
The academy is a professional organization dedicated to fostering, advancing and promoting quality natural family planning through service, education, leadership and research.
For more information, contact Perkins at 704-632-9551 or mbperkins@bellsouth.net.
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Linda Braswell compiles the Rowan Roundup of companies, organizations and individuals. You can submit information about new businesses, honors and management promotions to her at the Salisbury Post, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, NC 28145-4639; fax it to 704-639-0003; or e-mail lbraswell@ salisburypost.com. Please include a daytime phone number.