Greg Cox reviewed Sai Krishna Bhavan, a Morrisville restaurant specializing in southern India cusine. Go HERE to read his review.  

A Swedish medical technology company announced today that it will locate its North American headquarters in Morrisville and create 45 jobs over the next three years.

Aerocrine, which focuses on improving the treatment of patients with airway diseases such as asthma, also plans to invest $219,000 in Wake County.

Aerocrine will receive a $50,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund if it meets investment and hiring goals.

The average salary for the new positions will be $69,000, plus benefits. The Wake County average is $44,980.

Tekelec is one of 12 organizations identified by UnitedHealthcare as having exemplary onsite wellness programs.

The Morrisville company's program includes onsite health assessments and physical activity programs as well as discounts on health insurance premiums for employees who participate.

Barloworld Handling in Charlotte also was among the dozen organizations to receive UnitedHealthCare's "Well Deserved" award.

Last week, Tekelec shareholders overwhelmingly approved the sale of the technology company to a New York private equity firm.

Tekelec, which makes software for phone and Internet companies, is being sold for $780 million to a group of investors led by Siris Capital.

The company employs 620 in Morrisville and 1,140 globally.

Moissanite gemstone maker Charles & Colvard announced today that its preliminary net sales increased 90 percent in the fourth quarter over the same period in 2010.

The Morrisville company had sales of $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.

"Our preliminary results for the fourth quarter are very encouraging as we focus on growing our company in 2012," CEO Randy McCullough said in a release.

Charles & Colvard initiated a series of marketing and branding initiatives last year, including selling finished jewelry products directly to consumers at its moissanite.com website. That site launched in the third quarter.
 

Here's your chance, Triangle parents, to dress you kids for less this fall and winter.

Coming up this weekend, at least four children's consignment sales are scheduled in the Triangle, with more planned for later this month and into October:

You may notice a lot of girls softball players in the Triangle this weekend and next week.

The PONY Softball Fastpitch National Championships are returning to the Wake County for the fifth year in a row.

The Triangle Volleyball Club will send seven teams to Atlanta this summer to compete in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships.

The first of the Morrisville-based club’s teams to qualify was Triangle 18 Black, which qualified in the 18 Open division by finishing third at the Big South National Qualifier in early April.

The remaining six bids were earned at Carolina Region bid tournaments held in Greensboro on April 30.

The sound of the first footsteps on the course will be heard about 6 a.m. Saturday on a big day of running in the Triangle.

The early start on an April morning comes because the runners have a long way to go in the Umstead 100-Mile Endurance Run at Umstead Park. The field is full, but you can always cheer on the competitors.

Below is a look at some of the area's other runing events this weekend and next. Find more events in a variety of sports in the Play! Recreational Sports Calendar.

Morrisville's Red Storm Entertainment, known for the console Ghost Recon titles, is serious about authentic gun sounds in their games. UNC-TV profiled the company and followed their process, which starts on a gun range and ends, well, when you pick up the game at your friendly local game store. Check out the video.

Big-time badminton is returning to the Triangle after almost 70 years.

The U.S. Senior National Championships will be played March 24-27 in Morrisville, hosted by the Triangle-based N.C. Badminton Club in conjunction with USA Badminton and the Southern Badminton Association.