Mayor Pro Tem Rao was recently honored as one of the Cary Magazine 2016 “Movers and Shakers.“ “Faith. Family. Friends. The members of this year’s class of Movers & Shakers truly understand that success is not a solo proposition. Amid all their nuts-and-bolts advice, they remind us that these “three F’s” are at least as […]

From the News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/cary-news/article69715382.html “By Henry Gargan hgargan@newsobserver.com The Town Council has been trying since last summer to agree on an update for the town’s branding scheme and made progress on March 22, after narrowing down a group of revised logos. Council members reviewed six new designs for a town branding scheme in […]

From the News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/cary-news/article62631247.html By Henry Gargan hgargan@newsobserver.com “MORRISVILLE “Morrisville officials presented Tuesday a revised proposal for renovating the Morrisville Aquatic and Fitness Center that would reduce costs from the original plan. But it still will exceed the $5.7 million bond approved by voters in 2012 for that purpose. “The revised concept projects […]

http://carycitizen.com/2016/02/09/nc-commerce-secretary-visits-morrisville/ “Morrisville, NC — Commerce Secretary John Skvarla visited Morrisville Town Hall on Thursday, February 4, 2016 to shed a little light on the business climate in our state. The net down? Things are pretty rosy in the 9th largest economy in the U.S. Morrisville Councilman Steve Rao introduced the secretary as the chief salesman […]

From The News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/cary-news/article58240713.html ” “By Will Doran wdoran@newsobserver.com Council members may be elected differently in the future as leaders explore possible changes to the current districts. The town board has seven members, including the mayor. The mayor’s seat is at-large, as are two of the council seats. The other four council seats […]

From the News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/cary-news/article53174185.html By Will Doran wdoran@newsobserver.com “Back from a one-year break, Morrisville’s HOTTovation program returned in 2015 with what organizers say was a great success. And now they have even grander plans for 2016. The program’s goal is to help entrepreneurs develop business ideas, connect with mentors and get the chance […]

From India West, http://m.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/steve-rao-elected-mayor-pro-tem-of-morrisville-north-carolina/article_7a16c200-aa70-11e5-a461-9f120140dcc9.html?mode=jqm “Indian Americans Steve Rao and Satish Garimella were officially sworn in to the Morrisville, N.C., City Council Dec. 8, with the former also being elected as mayor pro tempore. Rao, who is perhaps the first Indian American elected to office in North Carolina’s Triangle region, had been considering a move to […]

From the News and Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article50303735.html By Paul A. Specht aspecht@newsobserver.com RALEIGH “Candidates from opposite ends of the county appear poised to square off for one of the new “super” district seats on the Wake Board of Commissioners. Democratic Morrisville councilwoman Vicki Scroggins-Johnson on Thursday filed to run for the Wake board in District B, […]

From the News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/community/cary-news/article49059210.html#storylink=cpy By Will Doran wdoran@newsobserver.com MORRISVILLE “The Morrisville Town Council swore in Tuesday the Triangle’s second Indian-American elected official while promoting the Triangle’s first one to the rank of mayor pro tempore. More than 130 people were in the standing-room-only audience that spilled out of the council chambers into the […]

In January 2014, my hometown of Charleston, West Virginia, woke to a terrible odor coming from the water. 10,000 gallons of crude MCHM (4-Methylcyclohexanemethanol) had leaked into the Elk and Kanawha Rivers. Within hours, over 700 people developed health issues and a state of emergency was declared. Bottled water was provided, but for months West […]