919 ›› COMMUNITY Vetted International Plans North Raleigh Headquarters Vetted International is moving its global headquarters to a new campus in North Raleigh. Located at 6870 and 6880 Perry Creek Road, the location contains two buildings totaling 43,000 sq. ft. on 11 acres along the Neuse River and adjacent the City of Raleigh Greenway – neighboring the Wake Tech Community College North Campus.
Center. It has maintained satellite offices in Peru, South Africa, United Kingdom, and Turkey. President and CEO Brian Sjostedt said the new headquarters will house management, operations, information technology, finance, marketing and customer service functions.
Vetted was founded in 2005 in Raleigh, and originally located on Wake Forest Road and later on Benson Drive at One Renaissance
The campus provides amenities to its employees aimed at fostering innovation, team building, and training. The property offers advanced security, surveillance, environmental controls and
Sanderson Chrous Director Marshall Butler Jr. Receives Prestigious Honor
the Year. He was North Carolina Music Educators Association’s 2009–2010 High School Choral Director of the Year.
Marshall Butler Jr., director of the choral music program at Sanderson High School, is the 2013 recipient of the North Carolina American Choral Directors Association’s Lara Hoggard Award for Distinguished Service in Choral Music in North Carolina. He is the first high school choral director and first African American to receive the prestigious honor. Marshall was among the first group of teachers to receive National Board for Professional Teachers Certification in Music in 2002 and was SHS 2002–03 Teacher of
31 New Estate Homes Now Selling Near Shaw Lake Ashton Woods Homes Raleigh is building 31 new estate homes off Lead Mine Road in North Raleigh. Homes at Greys Landing is situated on a 12-acre site along the shores of Shaw Lake and will feature homes priced from the $600,000s. “With so many new projects here at Ashton Woods Homes, we are excited to add Grey’s Landing to our list of up-and-coming communities,” said Tom Anhut, Raleigh division president. For more information, call 919-447-0860 or visit www.ashtonwoodshomes.com.
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In 2009, he represented Sanderson in a delegation that traveled to China, and served as the bass section leader for the American Choral Directors Association National Honors Chorus. Over the years, Marshall directed groups that performed throughout the state – including such events as the North Carolina Music Educators Conference in Winston-Salem – and across the U.S. and Europe, including New Orleans, Orlando, Washington, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Italy and London. Marshall earned his Bachelor’s in Music Education from Winston–Salem State
builds on Vetteds advanced technology. The impetus for making this move was to further a sustainable company that has the ability to expand while remaining in a permanent location. “We are imbedding roots in Raleigh and highlighting our global brand among other international companies in the area. The triangle region is known for innovation and we aim to attract world class personnel to join our ranks,” said Brian Sjostedt, Vetted Internationals President & CEO. Vetted providing customer-mission focused investigation, medical and technical support services to clients with operations around the world. For more information, visit www.vetted-intl.com.
University. The father of two and grandfather of one also serves as the Minister of Music at Riley Hill Baptist Church in Wendell.
Marshall Butler Jr., Director of SHS Choral Music Program
Construction on New Community Center Could Begin in Spring 2014
classrooms and studio, lockers and dressing rooms, and office areas. Anticipated programming includes Track Out and healthy living and fitness oriented classes.
Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department now expects construction to begin by mid-spring 2014 on a new community center off Durant Road in North Raleigh.
Site work includes the hardscape areas adjacent to the building, which will create outside play spaces, an amphitheater, and an outdoor classroom, parking areas, roadways, sidewalks, and site utilities. Two multipurpose fields will be constructed in a temporary location north of the center.
Planning and design is under way for the construction of a new $9 million, 30,000 sq. ft. center and park with two multipurpose fields at the site south of the North Wake Landfill Park. The project is a joint venture with Wake County and the Wake County Public School System, whose future construction plans include a three-story elementary school.
Phase II of park construction – which is not yet funded – anticipates the full build out of the master plan, which will include three multipurpose fields, three baseball/softball fields, two comfort stations/restrooms, and a skate park.
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