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Public Television Debuts Make48 This Fall Where Novice Inventors Create New Consumer Products During 'Round-the-Clock Invent-a-Thon
in "Make48," a Public TV series debuting this fall, novice inventors are given 48 hours to come up with a new consumer product—going from idea to prototype in a televised invent-a-ton. During the final episodes, three winners, picked by judges from QVC, Indigogo, Pivot International and Handy Camel will see their products pitched to major retailers. The series is distributed nationwide by American Public Television and underwritten by Stanley Black & Decker. Check local listing for times. - September 14, 2017 - Make48 LLC
Singapore Based Prestellar Ventures Invests in Third Wave Power, a Renewable Energy Based Smart Solutions Provider in Solar and IOT
Prestellar Ventures, a USD 100 million Singapore based venture capital fund, backed by Mr. HP Singh (Chairman-MD of India’s 3rd largest listed micro finance giant Satin Creditcare), Atim Kabra (Founder, Frontline Strategy Group), Nepalese Forbes listed Billionaire Mr. Binod Chaudhary and N.E... - September 14, 2017 - Prestellar Ventures Fund I Pte. Ltd.
AmeriFirst Financial, Inc. Announces New Branch in Denver
AmeriFirst Financial, Inc., a trusted provider of mortgage loans for over 25 years, announced the opening of a new branch in Denver, Colorado. This new location provides unparalleled customer service and quality mortgage products to homebuyers in the metro Denver region. - September 14, 2017 - AmeriFirst Financial, Inc.
USLegalForms.com Partners with EZ Flip Pro
Alliance will make it easier for buyers and sellers of pre-foreclosure and distressed properties to connect and complete real estate transactions. - September 14, 2017 - USLegal, Inc.
American Law Society Nominations to Open on September 18th, 2017 for 2018 - 2019 Moral Fiber & Future Rising Stars Distinctions
The American Law Society announces the opening of its 2018 - 2019 nomination process for “Moral Fiber” and “Future Rising Stars” distinctions available to qualifying lawyers in the continental 50 United States. - September 14, 2017 - American Law Society
MarksNelson Launches National Entrepreneurial Services Practice for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises Reducing Accounting, Finance Burdens so They Can Focus on Growing
Offering unique accounting and finance services designed to reduce the burden on small and medium-size enterprises (SME’s) nationwide, MarksNelson LLC has launched an Entrepreneurial Services practice. MarksNelson’s new practice employs a customized blend of services and technology that dramatically reduces the time small and medium-size businesses across the country spend on bookkeeping and finances so they can focus on growing their businesses. - September 14, 2017 - MarksNelson LLC
The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund Announces Plans for First Regional Conference on Necrotizing Enterocolitis
The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund announces plans for the inaugural Speaking of NEC: Unplugged event, a one-day regional conference focused on identifying practical solutions for reducing the devastating effects of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) on premature infants and their families, to be held in Greater Hartford, Connecticut during the spring of 2018. - September 14, 2017 - The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund, Inc.
Robbie F. Thomas Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Robbie F. Thomas of Port Charlotte, Florida has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for 5 years in the field of financial consulting. About Robbie F. Thomas Ms. Thomas is the Owner... - September 14, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Kay Lamb Shannon Recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Kay Lamb Shannon of Waco, Texas has been recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for over 50 years in the field of fine art. About Kay Lamb Shannon Kay Lamb Shannon is the self-employed Owner of Strokes... - September 14, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Bethany Garrity of the National Institute for Fitness and Sport will Speak During the 2017 ICAA Conference and Trade Show
Bethany Garrity, Director of Fitness Management at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS) has been invited to speak at the 2017 ICAA Conference and Trade Show which will be held October 12-14, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. NIFS is a leader in the fitness industry and provides fitness and... - September 14, 2017 - NIFS
88-Year-Old Biz Owner Cuts Unique, Self-Depreciating Radio Commercial
One of the most self-depreciating business related radio commercials is on the air in Philadelphia. It features the voice of an 88-year old business owner who is inviting new business inquiries to his firm. The owner says, “I am 88!...Call me quickly...for obvious reasons.” The... - September 14, 2017 - ACT, Inc.
Denali Advanced Integration and Tech Qualled Partner to Hire Military Veterans
Denali Advanced Integration, a global leader in providing world-class Enterprise IT solutions and services today announced a partnership with veteran training organization Tech Qualled. The partnership helps US veterans secure jobs at Denali, which operates at the forefront of the IT... - September 13, 2017 - Denali Advanced Integration
OpenCNAM Brings First International Caller ID API to Twilio Add-On Marketplace
Telecom data API leader Telo announced that developers can access its industry-leading, carrier-grade CNAM (Caller ID Name) API in the Twilio Add-On marketplace. OpenCNAM, the first international Caller ID service to join Twilio’s Add-On marketplace, is now available to over 1.6 million... - September 13, 2017 - Telo
Canadian Entrepreneur and Single Mom Wins Gold Magellan Award for Travel
Canadian Business owner has won an internationally recognized Prestigious award for Travel innovation for her Wine Club Travel project. Aimed at bringing more tourism into the wine regions of Canada and offering overseas travel and events to wine clubs her project will create jobs and more business for all concerned. - September 13, 2017 - Concierge Travel Group
United Energy Trading, LLC and Trinity Gas Storage, LLC Announce Joint Marketing Deal for Texas Storage Project
United Energy Trading, LLC (UET) and Trinity Gas Storage, LLC ("Trinity") announced today a definitive agreement to jointly market a greenfield natural gas storage development project in East Texas. The project, located in Anderson County, Texas, will be 21 Bcf, high-deliverability,... - September 13, 2017 - Trinity Gas Storage, LLC
Synagro to Highlight Offerings and Services at WEFTEC 2017
Synagro, the preeminent provider of biosolids and residuals solutions services in the United States since 1986, will highlight its offerings and services at WEFTEC* 2017, the Water Environment Federation's 90th Technical Exhibition and Conference, in Chicago, Illinois, September 30 to October 4,... - September 13, 2017 - Synagro Technologies, Inc.
California Health Leader Honored at National Conference
NCHS President & CEO, Irma Cota, has been recognized as an outstanding community leader for the medically underserved. - September 13, 2017 - NCHS
Falling for Fall Arts and Crafts Show - New
Falling for Fall Arts & Crafts Show is a new event which takes place on Saturday 9/16/17 (10am-5pm) & Sunday 9/17/17 (10am-5pm) at Bull Run Regional Park Special Events Center in Centreville, VA. - September 13, 2017 - Troy Promotions
Thomas Beach Vacations Releases 2018 Vacation Rates
Thomas Beach Vacations has recently released its North Myrtle Beach vacation booking rates through December 2018. - September 13, 2017 - Thomas Real Estate Inc.
Texas Trust Gives Away $2,500 to UTA Students in Snapchat Contest
Five University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) students won a total of $2,500 from Texas Trust Credit Union during the credit union’s “I Want Free Stuff” Snapchat photo contest. The promotion gave UTA students a chance to win $500 each by taking a creative selfie. Using Snapchat,... - September 13, 2017 - Texas Trust Credit Union
Novinium Establishes Environmental Stewardship Award
Award established to honor the environmental commitment of electrical utilities that choose rehabilitation over replacement of their aging, underground power networks. - September 13, 2017 - Novinium Inc.
Konolabs Releases Kono, AI Scheduling Bot That Allows You to Never Check Your Calendar Again
Kono, the AI powered scheduling bot is now open to individual users. The official version is free for trial to anyone who uses Google, G-Suite and Microsoft Office 365 calendar. - September 13, 2017 - Konolabs
Local Law Firm Named One of Nation's 5,000 Fastest Growing by Inc. Magazine
Divorce Lawyers for Men, with locations in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia, Spokane, and throughout Washington, was named to Inc. magazine's 5000 fastest growing American companies list. - September 13, 2017 - Divorce Lawyers for Men
Meet Team Webline at GITEX Technology Week, Dubai - 2017
WeblineIndia is all set for the first time to be a part of the great tech show - GITEX Technology Week, 2017 to be held at Dubai from Oct 08 - 12, 2017. WeblineIndia will be exhibiting at Hall #7, Booth #C7-58 at Dubai World Trade Centre. - September 13, 2017 - Webline Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Pettigrew & Associates P.A. Announces New Manager of the Engineering Department
David Roybal, PE, named Engineer Manager at Pettigrew & Associates. - September 13, 2017 - Pettigrew & Associates
Victoria K. Brown Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Victoria K. Brown of McKinney, Texas has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for almost 20 years in the technology field. About Victoria K. Brown Ms. Brown is a SAP Consultant at... - September 13, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Chantel L. Dixon Honored as a Woman of Excellence and VIP Member by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Chantel L. Dixon of Hempstead, New York has been honored as a Woman of Excellence and a VIP Member for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of power utilities. About Chantel L. Dixon Ms. Dixon has 3 years... - September 13, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Mobile Retail Wins in 2017: BloomWholesale Helps Boutique E-tailers Win While Lowering Costs
Foot traffic during the 2016 holiday season was down and in store sales underwhelming. Even retailers who made omni-channel investments are struggling. They don’t address the underlying shift in customer behavior: most shopping experiences today don’t happen in stores; they happen online. Bloomwholesale.com is an example of how one company is helping boutique owners win online business. - September 13, 2017 - Bloomwholesale.com
Collaborative Leadership Team First to Bring Certified Advanced ScrumMaster® & Scrum@Scale Training to Minnesota
Collaborative Leadership Team is bringing advanced ScrumMaster® for those who wish to gain more training with Agile. This advanced training has not been available for Minnesotans until now. - September 13, 2017 - Collaborative Leadership Team
Encore Real Estate Investment Services is Proud to Announce the Addition of John Przybyla President & Chief Operating Officer
A highly accredited commercial real estate professional with more than 20 years of experience and a dedication to team leadership, sales training, business development and client service. - September 12, 2017 - Encore Real Estate Investment Services
Carine Schneider, Global Stock Plan and Private Market Expert, Joins Nua Group as a Partner
Nua Group, an innovative human resource advisory firm specializing in total rewards, has appointed Carine Schneider as a Partner, effective today. A renowned authority on global stock programs, gender diversity, pay equity and the private market, Carine brings deep experience in advising clients on... - September 12, 2017 - Nua Group LLC
Trinity Street Capital Partners Announces the Origination of a High Leverage, Non-Recourse, Hotel Loan and Preferred Equity Investment
Trinity Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a full service real estate investment bank, announces the origination of a $37MM first mortgage and $9MM of preferred equity on a portfolio of limited service hotels in Dallas, TX. - September 12, 2017 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
PaperTradeContest.us Offer Limited Time Free Membership and Contest Prices
Paper Trade Contest (PTC-papertradecontest.us) is a website/online cloud service to record client's gains/losses on each individual stock in a client's account and act as a log book for a client's trading history. After registration, a client's account will be available immediately to use. For a limited time period, those whose account show up in the top 5 trader list will receive a small hand made jade bull pendant as a token of achievement. - September 12, 2017 - Paper Trade Contest
NACCE & ELI Partner to Offer Entrepreneurial Mindset Training
NACCE and the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative (ELI) have announced a partnership to provide a public Entrepreneurial Mindset Certification program focused on igniting an entrepreneurial mindset and cultivating an entrepreneurial culture in classrooms, organizations and communities throughout the world. - September 12, 2017 - National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Tony Russo Honored as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Tony Russo of Rockford, Michigan has been honored as a Professional of the Year for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of HVAC. About Tony Russo Mr. Russo has over 30 years experience in the HVAC field. He is... - September 12, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Coin Clarity is Turning Cryptocurrency Novices Into Experts at a Rapid Pace
Coin Clarity is bringing clarity to an industry that desperately needs it. Coinclarity.com is a cryptocurrency-related resource collection that aims to provide its visitors with a basic background necessary to get started in anything blockchain-related. - September 11, 2017 - Coin Clarity
Workplace Safety Trainer, CertifyMe.net, Issues Statement of Concern for Harvey Victims and Shares Essential Flood Safety Tips
Following the devastating flooding in southeast Texas and Louisiana, the safety experts at CertifyMe.net have put together flood safety resources for those affected by Hurricane Harvey. In the midst of widespread home and building loss, storm victims don’t have to lose their lives or the... - September 11, 2017 - CertifyMe.net
Pennsylvania Business Advisors Meet to Help Business Owners Exit Their Businesses
Baby boomers’ demands for exit-planning services spike. - September 10, 2017 - Business Enterprise Institute
Exclusive Relocation Realty Back in Business
Exclusive Relocation Realty was founded in the 2000 by McKinley Jones (former Air Force Retired Officer) and Rika Asanuma (who has a degree in accounting and finance). The original mission was to help military personnel relocate to and from overseas. The company eventually graduated to helping... - September 09, 2017 - Exclusive Relocation Realty
Coast2Coast Companies Announces Launch of Commercial Energy Brokerage: MyEnergyOption.com
Coast2Coast, one of the nation's largest direct selling companies, announced today that it has been granted approval by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to launch MyEnergyOption.com, an electric generation supply brokerage. - September 09, 2017 - MyEnergyOption.com
Christina DiArcangelo Puller Recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Christina DiArcangelo Puller of Spring City, Pennsylvania has been recognized as a Woman of Excellence by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for her outstanding contributions and achievements for 19 years in the fields of clinical research, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. About... - September 09, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide
Kidney Community Executes Rapid Response to Help Dialysis Patients Affected by Hurricane Harvey
Providers, patient advocate groups, physicians and manufacturers step up to provide relief to dialysis patients across the Texas Gulf region. - September 08, 2017 - Kidney Care Partners
Peachtree Tents & Events Acquires EventWorks and Adds Three More Cities: Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Savannah
Peachtree continues its expansion throughout the Southeast adding three more cities. - September 08, 2017 - Peachtree Tents & Events, LLC
True Crime Author RJ Parker Releases New Book
"ABDUCTION: The Minivan Murders" is a horrific account of serial killer couple James Daveggio and Michelle Michaud. Available today in hardcopy. - September 08, 2017 - RJ Parker Publishing, Inc.
Baebies Announces Partnership with Trivitron's Labsystems Diagnostics to Bring Latest Technologies to Newborn Screening Worldwide
Customers to benefit from more high quality newborn screening platforms. - September 08, 2017 - Baebies, Inc.
Esports Gets Bloody @ LA Fair 9/8 – 9/10
Bloody shows off latest Light Strike gaming peripherals and partnership with Immortals at the largest fair on the West Coast. - September 08, 2017 - Bloody Gaming
Nate Goodman, San Diego Teen, Wins Diller Tikkun Olam Award for His Work in Film & Community Service
Nate Goodman won a highly selective scholarship given to only 15 teens nationwide for his extensive film work promoting charitable organizations such as Resurf, Jitli, the Jewish Federation, and others. Nate and his family were flown to San Francisco for the award ceremony on 8/28 to officially accept the $36000.00 scholarship he can use at his discretion. Nate was the only student to be awarded this prize in all of Southern California including LA and San Diego. - September 08, 2017 - Nate Goodman
Source Intelligence Annual Analysis of Conflict Minerals Filings Show Companies Remain Concerned About Consumer-Facing Transparency
Source Intelligence has released its annual analysis of conflict minerals reports for the 2016 reporting year and despite U.S. government efforts to relax requirements, companies continue to demonstrate increased efforts to minimize sourcing from conflict regions. For direct access to the report,... - September 08, 2017 - Source Intelligence
BDA and Development Bank of Japan Form Strategic Partnership
BDA Partners, a leader in cross-border investment banking involving Asia, has formed a strategic partnership with Development Bank of Japan (DBJ). As part of the agreement, DBJ has made a growth capital investment into BDA, resulting in DBJ owning 5% of BDA's enlarged equity. The two firms will... - September 08, 2017 - BDA Partners Ltd
Katherine Leigh Myers Recognized as a Prominent Business Leader by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Katherine Leigh Myers of Fairborn, Ohio has been recognized as a Prominent Business Leader for 2017 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding achievements and high level of success for over 20 years in the field of education. About Katherine Leigh Myers Ms. Myers... - September 08, 2017 - Strathmore Worldwide