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Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform Applauds Inclusion of Site Neutral Provision in New Proposed Medicare Rule
New rule would reduce spending for Medicare patients and the federal government by more than $760 million. - July 31, 2018 - Alliance For Site Neutral Payment Reform
BlitzPredict’s Real-Time Aggregator Feature Scans Multiple Sportsbooks for Best Odds
Platform Launches Blockchain-Powered Research Tool in Time for NFL Season - July 31, 2018 - BlitzPredict
C3|CustomerContactChannels Develops First Internally-Developed AI-Powered Chatbot to Revolutionize BPO Recruitment
Ana, the recruitment chatbot, reflects C3’s continuing evolution into a technology driven BPO firm, which develops innovative and proprietary solutions that complement human talent. Ana will continue to transform, with further iterations from C3 Lab, leading to more intelligent responses, across multiple channels, thereby taking applicants farther in their employment journey. - July 31, 2018 - C3/CustomerContactChannels
The Plexus Groupe Retains Best Practices Status
The Plexus Groupe has retained its IIABA Best Practices status, once again being included in an elite group of independent insurance agencies across the United States. This status is earned by participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big... - July 31, 2018 - The Plexus Groupe
Plexus Financial Services, LLC Leaders Named as Delegates to NAPA DC Fly-In Forum
Practice Leader Allison Winge and Vice President, Client Relations Pamela Appell of Plexus Financial Services, LLC recently participated as delegates to the National Association of Plan Advisors’ (NAPA) Annual DC Fly-In Forum, an exclusive gathering of the nation’s leading retirement... - July 31, 2018 - The Plexus Groupe
Center for American Entrepreneurship Releases Analysis of America’s Startup Communities
The Center for American Entrepreneurship (CAE), a nonpartisan research, policy, and advocacy organization, today released a ground-breaking analysis of the geographic distribution of first-round venture capital financing of early-stage startups. - July 31, 2018 - Center for American Entrepreneurship
Pennsylvania Workers' Comp Law Firm, Cardamone Law, Opens Allentown, PA Office
Cardamone Law, LLC, a well known Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law Firm for injured workers, opens office in Allentown to better serve Lehigh Valley clients. - July 31, 2018 - Cardamone Law, LLC
"The Potato Thief," Newest Novel in the Mercy Row Series About Philly's Irish Mob
When Harry Hallman or Buddy as his family called him, was growing up during the 1940s and 50s in the blue-collar section of Philadelphia known as Kensington, he never dreamed that he would be the author of four novels about his hometown and its infamous Irish gangsters. Throughout his childhood, he... - July 31, 2018 - Harry Hallman
First Time Self Storage Owners
Scott Meyers & Self Storage Investing would like to congratulate the following Mentoring Mastery Students who recently closed on their new Self Storage Facility and have officially joined the ranks as Self Storage Owner Operators: Val & Gary Bullerman closed on Davenport Self Storage, a... - July 31, 2018 - Self Storage Investing
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Expands Leadership with New Administrative Director of Cardiac Services
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center, a 408-bed Level 1 Trauma center located in Englewood, CO, announced Denise Mathias as the Administrative Director of Cardiac Services. - July 31, 2018 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Names New Administrative Director, Business Development for Women's Services
HCA/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center announced that Christina Merritt will be joining the organization as Administrative Director, Business Development for Women’s Services. Merritt comes to Swedish from Sky Ridge Medical Center, a Level II trauma center located in Lone Tree, Colorado. - July 31, 2018 - HCA HealthONE Swedish
Functional Safety Engineers Responsible for Plant Security Need Help to Understand Cyber Security Regulations. Method Cyber Security Provides Specific Training.
Most Engineers responsible for Control and Safety System Cyber Security are not IT experts. And they don’t need to be. But they do need to know what is expected of them by the new regulations and how to implement effective and appropriate systems for managing cyber security risks. - July 31, 2018 - Method Cyber Security
Storage Made Easy and Memset Help AGS Payroll Services’ with Their GDPR Compliance
AGS PS now uses the SME Enterprise File Fabric solution to securely share confidential files with customers’ sensitive data hosted on Memset’s UK based OpenStack infrastructure and storage stack. - July 31, 2018 - Storage Made Easy
Michelle McCullar Honored on the Reuters Billboard in Times Square by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized)
Michelle McCullar of Arcadia, California has been honored on the famous Reuters Billboard in Times Square in New York City by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Woman of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Coaching. About Michelle... - July 31, 2018 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
American Company PinkGoddess Presents Whitening Cream in Asia
American beauty-oriented company presented their first skin whitening cream - PinkGoddness - in Asia. The ointment is designed to treat the increased skin pigmentation especially in the intimate zone and underarms. Increased skin pigmentation, also known as hyperpigmentation, is a common condition... - July 31, 2018 - PinkGoddess Cream
Melvina J. Newman Honored as a Women of the Month by the Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Melvina J. Newman of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has been honored as a Women of the Month for June 2018 by P.O.W.E.R. (Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized) for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of real estate. Each month women are featured to... - July 31, 2018 - P.O.W.E.R. Professional Organization of Women of Excellence Recognized
Bringing Good Cheer to Flint - Flint Town “Back to School” Carnival
The National Clean Water Collective (NCWC), Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, NorthStar Social Justice Law Group and Darley are excited to host the Flint Town “Back to School” Carnival being held at the Berston Field House, 3300 North Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48505 on August 4, 2018 from... - July 30, 2018 - Napoli Shkolnik PLLC
LTC Pharmacy Group Applauds House Energy and Commerce Committee Initiative to Review PBM Mergers
SCPC Thanks U.S. Reps Greg Walden (R-OR), Gregg Harper (R-MS), Michael Burgess (R-TX). - July 30, 2018 - Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition
Former Intelligence Community Inspector General I. Charles McCullough, III Joins Compass Rose Legal Group as Partner
I. Charles McCullough III, former Intelligence Community Inspector General appointed by President Barack Obama, has joined Compass Rose Legal Group, PLLC as Partner. This is a significant milestone for the firm, now one of the premiere boutique security clearance, federal employment, and national... - July 30, 2018 - Compass Rose Legal Group, PLLC
Colorado Springs' Holden House 1902 Bed & Breakfast Inn Receives "Best in Business" Award 2018 from the Colorado Springs Business Journal
According to the Colorado Springs Business Journal, they believe in celebrating local businesses-highlighting everything "that is right about Colorado Springs" with the Best in Business awards. - July 30, 2018 - Holden House 1902 Bed & Breakfast Inn
Global4PL’s CEO Sergio Retamal Profiled on the Cover of Insights Success Magazine
Global4PL is pleased to announce that its President and CEO of Global4PL, Sergio Retamal, continues to be recognized as a leader in the supply chain and information technology industry. “I’m honored to be recognized among the amazing group of leaders who continue to help American... - July 30, 2018 - Global4PL
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) – Highly Promising Therapies in Pipeline
According to the latest report of DelveInsight, “Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) - Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast-2027,” in 2016, there were 9,847 and 9,006 cases of aGvHD and cGvHD, respectively, in 7 MM. - July 30, 2018 - DelveInsight
Glitzkoin DiaEx Diamond Exchange on Schedule, CEO Navneet Goenka
After completion of the ICO, the Glitzkoin team is focused on developing DiaEx, the world's first blockchain based exchange for trading diamonds. - July 30, 2018 - Glitzkoin
ChineseABC - New Mobile App Changes the Game for Chinese Learners
ChineseABC - a contextualized video based brand new Chinese learning app. By placing the lessons in the context of real life scenarios, ChineseABC fully engages users and allows them to understand the application and relevance of the context. Also, contextualized videos have the great advantage of providing a multifaceted learning environment. The best way to learn is internalizing concepts through a process of discovery and reinforcement, and contextualized videos help you achieve the goal. - July 30, 2018 - ChineseABC
Garratt Hasenstab Receives Certified Smart Contract Developer™ Credential
Mr. Garratt Hasenstab, President of The Mountain Life Companies and Founder of Resource Blockchain has earned the globally recognized Certified Smart Contract Developer™ credential from the Blockchain Council. - July 28, 2018 - The Mountain Life Companies
ReminderMedia Joins LPL Financial’s Vendor Affinity Program
In an effort to help financial advisors reach their marketing potential, ReminderMedia is now providing its products to LPL advisors as part of the firm’s Vendor Affinity Program. - July 28, 2018 - ReminderMedia
Australian Unity Selects Icertis to Drive Strategic Agility
Member-Owned Mutual Company to Reap Benefits of Intuitive, Easy-to-Use Contracting Solution, Accelerating Procurement Processes While Ensuring Compliance - July 28, 2018 - Icertis
Financer.com Aims to Become the Leading Price Comparison Service for Loans and Other Financial Products
The global loan and finance comparison service Financer.com has experienced great growth over the first half of 2018 and is set to reach 1 million monthly visitors by the end of the year, a tenfold increase in traffic compared to last year. The main feature of Financer.com is to help consumers to... - July 27, 2018 - Financer.com
New Research Supports Proposed Reform of Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program for DMEPOS
The Pacific Research Institute study underscores the need to reform Medicare’s current bidding and payment processes - July 27, 2018 - CQRC
MD Preferred Recognizes Thomas Saunders, Brian Werner, Ryan Carney and William Sands
Each year, US Medical Specialties, Inc., an international medical consulting firm, helps physicians and other healthcare professionals find community based, “doctor friendly” financial professionals. Winthrop Partners has been recognized by MD Preferred for their service to... - July 27, 2018 - Winthrop Partners
Fix Auto Announces 6 New Locations
Fix Auto USA announces its continued expansion with the addition of six franchise locations, bringing Fix Auto USA’s total number of locations to 132. The additional locations expand Fix Auto’s geographic footprint in multiple markets including: Las Vegas, Northern California, and... - July 27, 2018 - Fix Auto USA
Whispering Natural Hair Care Solutions Into the Ears of Consumers Around the World
Healthy Hair Solutions Owner Tendai Morris is Awakening Women to Appreciate their Hair Natural Texture. - July 27, 2018 - Healthy Hair Solutions
HCA/HealthONE's The Medical Center of Aurora and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital Name New Associate Chief Nursing Officer
HCA/HealthONE’s The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) and Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital announced that Stacy Black, RN, MSN, RNC-NIC, NE-BC, will be joining the organization as Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO). Black comes to Aurora from Swedish Medical Center, a 408-bed Level I Trauma Center in Englewood, Colorado. Her new role is effective July 29th. - July 27, 2018 - The Medical Center of Aurora
ApplicantStack Receives Highest Satisfaction Rating in ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) by G2 Crowd
ApplicantStack receives recognition from the G2 Crowd Summer 2018 report, including Highest Satisfaction Rating in Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Overall. Today, ApplicantStack announced that they have been featured in multiple G2 Crowd Summer 2018 reports including: - ApplicantStack #1 in... - July 27, 2018 - ApplicantStack
The "Reg.A+ Money Show" Radio Podcast is Now Being Syndicated on Spotify
More big news keeps coming out of the “Reg.A Money Show” studios as the “Reg.A Money Show” radio podcast continues its climb as one of the best and most reliable sources of Regulation A+ information on the internet. The show can now be heard on the Spotify radio network. - July 27, 2018 - Reg.A Funding Group
Maxima Teams Up with Kenyon to Boost Emergency Management
Grocery retail chain Maxima Latvija has partnered with Kenyon to further strengthen its emergency response plans and procedures. Find out more about how the major retailer plans to upgrade their crisis management organization. - July 27, 2018 - Kenyon International Emergency Services
Meadows Bank Ranks #1 in Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 Lending
Meadows Bank announced that it was ranked #1 in Nevada by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for 504 lending as of the end of the 3rd quarter of SBA’s fiscal year and #2 in Nevada for 7(a) lending for the same time period. - July 26, 2018 - Meadows Bank
Eco-Friendly Kinetic Colorization 2.2 Sold to WonHouse Taiwan for the Apparel World
Katmandu Inc. and the MBR Trust have sold Kinetic Colorization 2.2 to WonHouse, a newly formed company in Taiwan. Kinetic Colorization is dye sublimation on steroids that utilized Kinetic emitters and pulsed phased heat to transfer dye to fabric without water and can colorize Nylon and Nylon blends and poly and poly blends without the use of water or harmful chemicals. - July 26, 2018 - Katmandu Inc.
KeyWe Pre-Launches Its Smart Door Lock with Over Half a Million Dollar Funding Success on Kickstarter
Fully funded in three hours, 3,226 supporters backed over $500,000 purchasing 4,831 devices. Delivery of product will start as early as August 2018. Follow-up campaign on Indiegogo InDemand has already started. - July 26, 2018 - KeyWe Inc.
YouTube Sensation “Blippi” Announced as an Official Partner with K-Swiss Shoes and Westridge Outdoors
Popular Children’s YouTube star Blippi offering exclusive shoes and outdoor activity products. - July 26, 2018 - Blippi
AquaQ Analytics Releases q-REST v1.0 – a RESTful Web Interface for the kdb+ Database
AquaQ Analytics Limited (www.aquaq.co.uk), the Belfast-based software and consultancy services company to clients operating within the Finance and Utilities sectors, is pleased to announce the release of q-REST v1.0 – a RESTful web interface for the kdb+ database. This open source package... - July 26, 2018 - AquaQ Analytics Limited
Solarponics Recognized for Providing Jobs and Clean Energy in California
The Solar Power World Top Solar Contractors List includes Atascadero-based solar firm, Solarponics, which employs 47 local professionals. - July 26, 2018 - Solarponics
Avionté Brings Automated Employment and Income Verification to Staffing Customers with The Work Number from Equifax
Avionté Staffing & Recruiting Software announces integration partnership with The Work Number from Equifax as a no cost, automated verification solution for all Avionté payroll customers. - July 26, 2018 - Avionte Staffing Software
Henry Oster Onyemah Discusses Everything Needed to Operate a Microfinance Institution
Nigerian writer, Henry Oster Onyemah, in his book "The Functional Microfinance Bank" discusses every aspect needed to operate a microfinance institution for optimal performance. - July 26, 2018 - Publiseer
Mobile Sports Game Boxing Star Tops Global Game Charts
Publisher and mobile game developer FourThirtyThree Inc. (4:33) announced that its mobile sports game Boxing Star took the #1 spots on iPhone App Stores’ free game charts in 19 countries. In addition to its #1 place in 19 countries, the game is presently ranked among the top 10 in UK,... - July 26, 2018 - Four Thirty Three
Get Lapel Pins Supports Women's Confidence Training at Top Buttons
Sales of the "I Am Not An Object" pin produced by Get Lapel Pins will sponsor women at the Wearing Confidence Program from the nonprofit Top Buttons. - July 25, 2018 - Get Lapel Pins
ALPCO to Exhibit at the AACC’s 70th Annual Scientific Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo
ALPCO will promote the expansion of its STELLUX® Chemiluminescence ELISA platform, as well as its current therapeutic drug monitoring portfolio, gastroenterology testing panel, and assay qualification program at AACC’s 70th Annual Clinical Lab Expo. - July 25, 2018 - ALPCO
Jim Kryshak Jewelers is a Proud Member of the Exclusive, Nationwide Network of Preferred Jewelers International™
Wausau, Wisconsin-based Jewelry Retailer stands out from the rest by offering its customers “Experiences that last a Lifetime™” with the Preferred Free Lifetime Nationwide Warranty - July 25, 2018 - Preferred Jewelers International
Affinity Federal Credit Union Partners with iGrad for Financial Wellness Education
Affinity Federal Credit Union (AFCU) recently launched Enrich™, iGrad’s adaptive, personalized and interactive online financial literacy platform to its 165,000+ members. - July 25, 2018 - iGrad
Russell Hill, CEO of Ellwood Associates, Announces Retirement in 2019
Russell Hill, longtime CEO of Chicago-based investment consulting firm Ellwood Associates, has announced that he will retire from the firm in February 2019. Hill will remain with the firm as chairman of the board of directors. Hill has served as CEO of Ellwood since 2004. Under his leadership, the... - July 25, 2018 - Ellwood Associates