I enjoyed a nice service at Hatcher Grove this morning.    Great to see everyone before a July 4th holiday.    I am working on getting youth at Hatcher Grove signed up for the Youth entrepreneurship camps, and the TYE, global entrepreneurship competition in September, led by TIE GLobal and TIE Carolinas.  

Today, I attended, along with Mayor Holcombe and Council Members Stohlman, Broadwell, Schlink, and Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, the Ground breaking ceremony for the Learning Center, which is the next major project for the Hindu Center, focusing on education and classes for the youth programs. My children, Sonia and Rayan participate in these programs, called […]

I had a very productive office hours this Thursday morning. Indian Documentary:   I met with Lakshmi Gopallakrishnan, a young Indian Amercian College student at UNC, who is working on the Millennial Trains project, looking to interview Indian immigrants, who are having challenges, making it after coming here.   She is looking for Crowd Funding […]

On Thursday evening, I celebrated my first term on the Council, highlighting my accomplishments in economic development, entrepreneurship, how I am working to develop and cultivate relationships with other regions of the world by hosting delegations and dignitaries, and finally the new ideas I am bringing in the areas of technology and open data.   […]

As always, I enjoyed, once again, receiving updates on the Morrisville Hotties programs, as we are approaching the end of this program. Graduation is schehduled for the second week of September, during Triangle Entrepreneurship Week and all companies are to be out of the “Perculator”, by July 31 as this is our new word for […]

I began my day with a wonderful Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Neighborhood Walmart. Chamber President, Carlotta Ungarro, Mayor Jackie Holcombe, Councilmember Mark Stohlman, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson and I attended, along with many ambassadors and citizens. Thanks to Michael Windley for a beautiful invocation. I thank Ronny Hayes, Regional General Manager, Maurice Hayes […]

We had a productive Council meeting last evening and what a great day for all of us, with the announcement of our AAA Bond Rating and thanks to all of the citizens who came to the reception at 6. Congrats to Jeanne Bonds for her Budget Award. Highlights of the evening included our vote on […]

Yesterday, I met with two partners at Welcome Holdings, Dicky Walia, and Tom Rahill, who are prominent developers with an entrepreneutial spirit, looking to possibly purchase land in the Town Center or Transit Area Development area. They are interested in residential development with a mix of retail, and are very interested in walkable communities and […]

I attended this evening the Walmart Grand Opening Party and congratulated the managers and staff  of the new store.   We are very excited to welcome this new global business to our Town and I look forward to providing more convenient shopping to our citizens.   I look forward to attending the grand opening/ribbon cutting on […]

I enjoyed the Sampige Picnic on Sunday, meeting a number of residents from Cary, Morrisville, and the Triangle.   It was nice to have some of the wonderful South Indian cuisine, which I grew up eating.   Pictured here with Dr. Donti, who runs a Pediatric Practice in Morrisville.