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Briefs ? ? State of local real estate market will be discussed Michael S. Clapp will present a report on the 2008 State of the. Real Estate Market on Friday, J^n. 11, at the Piedmont Club. Hosted by the Piedmont Real Estate Council, networking will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch and a speaker at noon. The oQstis $14. CHapt> will provide information on the current state of .our regional and national housing markqi and its impact on the commercial real estate market. He will also give a forecast for our local market in 2008. Michael S. Clapp & Associates was founded in 1982. His company's services include residential real estate appraisals, commercial real estate appraisals, consulting services and infortnative pub lications. Clapp has a wide variety of experience in condemnation appraisal work/litigation in Forsyth and Guilford counties and is a current member of the Counselors of Real Estate of the National Association of Realtors, American Institute of Real Estate of Appraisers, National Association of Realtors, North Carolina Association of Realtors, and Winston Salem Regional Association of Realtors. n The council meets die second Friday of each month at the Piedmont Club, which is located on the 19th floor of the BB&T Financial Center, 200 W. Second St. For information about the Piedmont Real Estate Council and reservations, contact Carmela Casanova at 336-478-2305. A&T s Dr. Karen Guy is new NC-ACTE president Dr. Karen Guy, director of Student Teaching, Internships, Partnerships, and School Services in the School of Education at North Carolina A&T State University, was elected president of the North Carolina-Association of Colleges and *Teacherv Educators (NC-ACTE) dur ing the 2007 Fall Forum in Raleigh. The purpose of the Association is to provide a professional organization that promotes continuous search of ideas and practices, which are most effective in the edu cation of professional educa tion personnel. It is the single Guy largest body of teacher educators in the state and acts as a voice for teacher education institutions in North Carolina in respect to strengthening and developing education and teacher preparation. NC ACTE membership is composed of all public and . private colleges and universities in North Carolina with teacher education programs. Guy will serve a two-year term as President of NC-ACTE in providing leadership to the Associatiori. Formerly, Guy has served as vice pres ident and president elect to NC-ACTE. Hartgrove picked to head Salem College's business center Ed Hartgrove has been named the director of The Center for Women and Business in Economics at Salem College. Hartgrove, who received his B.S. and MBA from the University of South Carolina, has an extensive background in sales, trust, insurance/estate planning, new business ventures, real estate, internet market ing and consulting. He has held positions with Wachovia Corporation, Northwestern Mutual and IMIJ Corporation. In his new position' Hartgrove will focus on increasing the number and quality of student intern ships, launching tutoring support and assisting busi ness and economics students with the transition into successful careers. He will also teach several related courses in the spring. After Comcast's founder dies, his salary will live on PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 87-year-old founder of Comcast Corp.'s pay will keep going to his beneficiaries for five years after his" death under a new agreement. ^ Ralph J. Roberts' new salary agreement takes effect on Jan. 1 , according to a document the compa ny filed Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The pact succeeds Roberts' current compensation deal, which expires this week. Philadelphia-based Comcast said the nfcw agree ment, signed by both parties on Thursday, provides benefits comparable to what Roberts had under the existing deal. Comcast also said that John Alchin, its co-chief financial officer and treasurer, will be retiring at the end of the year. Michael Angelakis, who has been co chief financial officer since March, became sole CFO and treasurer on Jan. 1 . Roberts, whose son now heads the company, sits on the board of directors and is chairman of its exec utive and finance committee. In 2006, Roberts was paid a salary of $1 .8 million. His full 2007 salary and benefits will be disclosed when the company files its proxy statement next year. The new agreement gives Roberts' beneficiaries his 2007 salary for five years after his death. It also gives the beneficiaries his annual performance-based cash bonus, whatever has accrued but not yet pai<J out, after his death. Nonprofit jobs key to Forsyth, and state o CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT. More than 25,000 p?eople in Forsyth County are employed by nonprofit organizations, according to a survey released last month. The first-ever statewide study of nonprofit employment shows that nonprofit organizations pro vide 212,814 jobs in North Carolina. This is more jobs than in the state's construction industry and 54 percent more than in the state's entire banking, finance, insurance, and real estate industry. Nonprofits employ more than one in every 18 workers in North Carolina, or about 6 percent of all jobs, says the study released today by the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits. National experts at Johns Hopkins University conducted the study on contract with the CenterN Additional research found that the nonprofit sector puts $25.8 billion into the state Veconomy each year. Forsyth has more nonprofit jobs than any other city or town in the Triad. Guilford is a distant second with 17, 393. In fact, statewide, only Durham County, with 32,250, has more nonprofit jobs than Forsyth. "Economic developers tout ouf quality of life, and nonprofits play a vital role in creating this quality of life," says Jane Kendall, presi File Photo Most educators, like these North Hills Elementary teachers, are among, the state's many nonprofit empboyees. dent of the N.C. Center for Nonprofits. "Nonprofit colleges, PTAs, and day care centers educate ' and take care of our children. Nonprofit museums, theaters, and music festivals teach about our cul tural heritage. Nonprofits also pro mote recycling, conserve green space, and monitor watetf quality. And, YMCAs, YWCAs, Stays and Girls Clubs, and Boy and Girl Scouts help young people grow. Nonprofits apwi part of our econo my that works for the common good." Between 1995 and 2003, non profit employment in North Carolina grew by 35.4 percent and added 55,700 jobs to the state's work force. This is an average growth rate of 4.4 percent per year, which was six times the growth rate achieved by the business sector during this period. The nonprofit sector accounted for 26 percent of See Nonprofits on A9 A Green Christmas - Photo by Diane BondarcfT/PRNewsFoto/Greenlite Lighting Corp Montreal-based Greenlite Lighting Corp., hit New York City's Times Square on Dec. 21, urging the masses to become more eco-friendly. The com/piny makes light bulbs that use two-thirds less energy than traditional bulbs. A green-clad Santa and other Greenlite reps passed out more than 2JOOO of the bulbs to pedestrians. Business minded students win grants SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Wake Forest University has awarded nine grants totaling $23,500 from the Chambers" Family Fund for Entrepreneurship to seven stu dent-ventures and two faculty initiatives. The family of Johji Chambers, chief executive officer or C i sco Systems, estab lished the fund with a $1 million endow ment gift i n August 2002 to Ormson promote the advancement ot entrepreneurial activities involving the Internet and other technological commerce. The fund now totals more than $1.5 million, and grants, typi cally ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 each, are awarded twice a year by a provost appointed committee. Since 2004, the university has approved 52 grant ^plications and awarded $239,706. The following projects were approved for fall 2007 funding: ? Justees: For Justice, a ? Web-b5sed women's knit-top business (justeesforjus tice.com) that contributes a portion of its sales to charita ble causes such as breast can cer research, was awarded $3,000. Martha Napier, a Fifth-Year Kemper Fellow who completed a studio art major in 2007, is,. the compa ny's founder. This is her sec ond Chambers grant. ? College-Nation, an online networking site (www.College-Nation.com) designed exclusively for col lege students, was awarded $500. Seniors Tim Chilleri and Thaddeus Rolle began devel oping the Web site in spring 2007. ? Out of Line Apparel, a T shirt company that serves as an online conduit ( w w w.outoflineapparel .com) for students across the country to sharejheir collegiate experi ence through buying., blogging about and browsing creative college T-shirts designed by students, was awarded $1,000. Seniors Brad Chitty and^Ehtf~N VanFossan began planning the business in 2006. This is their second Chambers grant. ? B i o B o t z (www.biobotz.org), an educa tional entertainment company aimed at teaching children cel lular biology through video games, animated cartoons and storybooks, was awarded $3, (XX). Six sophomores, Mike Metzmaker, Sara Branson^ See Grants on All UNCG's Sullivan to retire She is the school's first female leader SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE GREENSBORO - Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan, who became the first woman vh^ncellor at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1995, has announced that she will retire from the position, effective July 31, 2008). t "It has been the greatest privilege and honor to lead this university," Sullivan said, making the announcement at last week's Board of Trustees meeting. "UNCG is teeming with great people working together to make great things happen. People like all of you in this room with me today. "As chancellor, 1 have been able to work closely with those who share a deep sense of purpose and dedication for seeing UNCG evolve to be a prestigious, top-tier university." Sullivan has notified UNC President Erskine Bowles of her plans to retire, along with Board of Trustees Chair Stephen Hassenfelt. Although she is step ping down from the Chancellor's position, Sullivan will not be leaving the university. After a year's research leave, she plans to return, possibly in a faculty position or to handle special projects. The UNCG Board of Trustees will soon form a broadly representative search committee to locate a successor to Chancellor Sullivan. Once its search is completed, the Board of Trustees will for ward a slate of finalists to President Bowles for consideration. The new chan cellor, upon nomination by the president, must be elected by the UNC Board of Governors, the policy-making body of the multi-campus University of North Carolina. Sullivan is UNCG's ninth chief eycu tive. She took over as chancellor on Jan. 1 , 1995, succeeding Dr. William E. Moran. She came to Greensboro from Texas Woman's University, where she was vice Stt Sullivan on A9 UNCO Photo Dr. Patricia A. Sullivan has accomplished much.
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