• Adrienne Deans joined the Keller Williams Realty team in Cary.

Deans, who was formerly with RE/MAX, reportedly sold nearly $20 million worth of real estate last year. The Cary location, at 115 Crescent Commons Drive, was established in 2004 and has 102 associates. To learn more, call James Shaw at 882-3206 or visit kw.com.

• Ron Dailey is the new director of business development at Corporate Facilities Services, a Cary-based general contracting and construction company.

Dailey has more than 30 years experience in sales and has won several awards, including six National All-Star awards for Abbott Laboratories.

CFS is located at 5520 Dillard Dr., Suite 130. For more, call 467-5051 or visit cfsrdu.com.

Business

• Polar Ice House, with locations in Cary, Garner and Wake Forest, announced a “buy one, get one free” promotion for summer.

Each day the temperature goes over 95 degrees, customers can pay one admission price for two people.

Polar Ice House offers public skating hours, special events, camps and lessons. For more information, visit polaricehouse.com.

• Gifts With a Heart opened July 1 at 2867 Jones Franklin Rd. in Raleigh. The shop specializes in gifts, bags, jewelry, children’s items, art, clothing and more. The majority of their merchandise are “fair trade” items, priced to ensure the artisans who made them are paid a fair price.

For more information, call 854-0040.

• On Aug. 20, the Chick-fil-A restaurant at 411 Colonades Way in Cary will host players from the Carolina Railhawks professional soccer team from 5-7 p.m. The evening will include autographs and prizes.

The Cary Town Center Chick-fil-A, located at 1105 Walnut St., will partner with the Waverly Place location to sponsor halftime entertainment at the Railhawks’ Aug. 1 and Sept. 12 games.

“We are excited to host the Carolina Railhawks players at the restaurant, as well as to sponsor two halftime shows,’ said Rob Dyer, franchise operator of the Waverly Place restaurant. “We hope the Cary community joins us for these exciting events with local soccer stars.”

For more information, call 816-8222.

• Sunset Lube and Tire opened recently at 100 Matthews Dr. in Holly Springs.

Providing oil changes, car inspections and tire purchase and rotation, the shop’s hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Owner Christina Kennedy has lived in Fuquay-Varina for the past nine years and is married with two children. She hopes to eventually expand the business to offer more services, such as car repairs. Call the shop at 362-1470.

Awards

• Creative Gifting, Inc., a gift boutique in Apex, was named one of the Top 100 Small Businesses in North Carolina by Business Leader Media.

Founder and President Debra Simonette accepted the award June 17 at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel. For more, call 303-6198 or visit creativegifting.com.