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ExeBTC Launches Website to Serve Worldwide Investors
For years, ExeBTC has been a leader in the finance world, building a reputation as a knowledgeable and reliable alternative for those looking for risk management and advisory services. However the quickly-growing company is currently expanding its services to a new online web platform, ExeBTC.com,... - May 22, 2016 - ExeBTC LLC.
America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals Recognizes Deirdre Harris as a Lifetime Member
Deirdre Harris of Kissimmee, Florida, has been recognized as a Lifetime Member by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the airline industry. - May 21, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Todd F. Johnson Recognized as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Todd F. Johnson of New Boston, New Hampshire has been recognized as a Professional of the Year for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of electronics. About Todd F. Johnson Mr. Johnson has over 25 years... - May 21, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Paragon Reports Most Profitable Quarter in Bank History
Paragon Bank (OTCBB: PGNN.OB) today reported that the first quarter of 2016 was the most profitable in the bank's more than 10-year history. Total revenue increased to $4.2 million, which compares to the previous record of $3.5 million during the fourth quarter of 2015, and is an increase of 19%. - May 21, 2016 - Paragon Bank
Ocala Auction Professional Earns National Award
Ocala auctioneer David Bradshaw of Tranzon Driggers was recently awarded the prestigious Rose Award at the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) at Indiana University in Bloomington. The award is conferred to one student every year at graduation for designing and presenting the best auction... - May 21, 2016 - Tranzon Driggers
Dovas Law, P.C. Sponsoring Waterfront Ventures Startup Conference, Camden, NJ
Dovas Law, P.C. is sponsoring and attending the Waterfront Ventures Startup Conference on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. The event is open to startups, entrepreneurs, potential investors and interested professionals generally. The event will take place at the Waterfront Technology Center, located at 200... - May 21, 2016 - Dovas Law, P.C.
Daniel G. Viola, Partner, Sadis Goldberg, LLP to Speak at KC’s The SEC 2016 Examination Priorities: Exploring Recent Trends and Developments Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Daniel G. Viola, Partner, Sadis Goldberg, LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “The SEC 2016 Examination Priorities: Exploring Recent Trends and Developments LIVE Webcast.” This event is scheduled for June 22, 2016 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (ET). For further details, please visit: https://theknowledgegroup.org/event-homepage/?event_id=178 - May 21, 2016 - The Knowledge Group
Sigma Fasteners, Inc. Earns American Petroleum Institute 20E Monogram
Sigma Fasteners, Inc., a manufacturer, and distributor of engineered and high-pressure bolting products, announced today that it received an American Petroleum Institute (API) 20E Monogram License to manufacture API 20E bolting at its original facility in Houston, Texas. Sigma also earned API Spec Q1, 9th edition Certification for the Manufacture and Distribution of Fasteners, Coating, and Plating of Customer Parts for the Oil and Gas Industries. - May 20, 2016 - Sigma Fasteners, Inc.
Donlen Named One of Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® Two Consecutive Years
Donlen has been recognized by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR) as one of Chicago's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® for the second year in a row. The 2016 winning companies were selected by an independent research firm that evaluates each company's entry in the... - May 20, 2016 - Donlen
Private Bank of Buckhead Adds Dillon Mulkey as Personal Banker
Private Bank of Buckhead has named Dillon Mulkey a Personal Banker. Says he enjoys being able to tailor service to each client. - May 20, 2016 - Private Bank of Buckhead
Atlanta-Based National Mortgage Company, PrivatePlus Adds Rick Williams
PrivatePlus Mortgage, a division of Private Bank of Buckhead, has named Rick Williams as a Vice President and Mortgage Banker. He served eight years in the United States Army and holds a certificate in Business Management from the University of Maryland. “Rick’s military experience is... - May 20, 2016 - PrivatePlus Mortgage
Furniture Chamber of Commerce to Grant 1000 Free Memberships to Mom&Pop Furniture Entrepreneurs from Now Through the Summer Market~Las Vegas, July 31-Aug 4
Independent Mom & Pop Mattress & Furniture stores are becoming a dinosaur in America, as Wall Street Mattress Firms are outspending and out maneuvering small business owners, utilizing unethical & fraudulent business practices. The Furniture Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to rallying the Independents to expose corporate greed and fight for survival and prominence. - May 20, 2016 - Furniture Chamber of Commerce
Record Setting Penn Relays on Rekortan Track Surface
The 2016 Penn Relays held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania on April 28 – 30 were the first run on the new Rekortan track. Speed was expected and the relays did not disappoint. Several records and bests were set on the new Rekortan track surface, in spite of difficult wind... - May 20, 2016 - APTRekortan
Voicebrook to Exhibit at the Pathology Informatics Summit 2016
Company to present the only speech recognition solution designed for Pathology - May 20, 2016 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Singer/Songwriter, Angela V. Woodhull, Ph.D., Brings Her Fun Educational Songs to the Stage
Woodhull Takes Fun Facts and Turns Them Into Music - May 20, 2016 - Celebrate Life Through the Arts
Woodmere Rehabilitation (WR&HCC) Will Participate in Red Nose Day
Residents and staff of WR&HCC will team up to fight child poverty by fundraising and participating in Red Nose Day. Red Nose Day will take place on Thursday, May 26th. This will be the second year that WR&HCC participates in this worthy cause. Last year, the fundraising total was 398... - May 20, 2016 - Woodmere Rehabilitation & Heath Care Center
Clarion Food Consultant Group Announces New Nutritional Guide Regulations
The long-delayed federal regulations for providing nutrition information on “chain restaurant” menus have been published as “guidelines” by the Food and Drug Administration, with enforcement scheduled to begin next year, in May 2017. - May 20, 2016 - Clarion Group
Brendan J. Thomas, Attorney with Troutman Sanders LLP to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Vendor Risk Management for Banks & Financial Institutions
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Brendan J. Thomas, Attorney with Troutman Sanders LLP will speak at The Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Vendor Risk Management for Banks... - May 20, 2016 - The Knowledge Group
More Than 40 Physicians at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center Recognized for Excellence by Orange County Medical Association
A total of 44 physicians on staff at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center have been honored by the Orange County Medical Association (OCMA) with a Physicians of Excellence award. The OCMA recognized these physicians for going above and beyond in serving their profession and patients. “We... - May 19, 2016 - Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
McGrath Systems Aligns Enterprise Workforce Solutions to Mid-Market
McGrath Systems aligns its workforce solutions to meet the demands of a shrinking labor market by offering the mid-market customization and flexibility in cost sensitive solutions. By introducing Direct Source and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) services to its already diverse service offerings a few years ago, McGrath is meeting the needs of the marketplace with its workforce solutions in ways that most other staffing and recruiting companies have not been able to match. - May 19, 2016 - McGrath Systems
RC Incorporated Acquires Heinrich Company
RC Incorporated, a family owned company that consists of multiple business units focused primarily in the manufacturing industry, completed the acquisition of Heinrich Company. The business will continue under the current name of Heinrich Company ("Heinrich" or the "Company")... - May 19, 2016 - RC Incorporated
Gusto Adds Industry Veteran, Peter J. Rogers, Jr. to Board of Directors
Peter J. Rogers, Jr. Joins Company to Support Innovation and Growth. - May 19, 2016 - Gusto
H&H Graphics Adds Depth to Special Effects Screen Printing Capabilities for Retail Packaging
Roberta Peters to Lead the H&H Graphics Packaging and Retail Point-of-Sale Display Team - May 19, 2016 - H&H Graphics
American PetroLog Expands Into Lafayette, LA
With a new office centrally located in the Gulf South, American PetroLog is positioned to serve their customer base in Louisiana and Texas. - May 19, 2016 - American PetroLog
Restaurant365 Software to Attend NRA Show
Restaurant365 is excited to attend and exhibit at the National Restaurant Association Show (NRAShow), being held at the McCormick Place in Chicago, IL May 21-24. Restaurant365 will be at Booth 5557 showcasing its software solutions for multi-unit restaurant locations. The NRA Show has over 2,000... - May 19, 2016 - Restaurant365
Tzunami Deployer - Covering All the Bases
Taking Migration to the next level – On Premise ECM System to Cloud - May 19, 2016 - Tzunami
Biztech's Feature-Rich Purchasing Assistant Plugin Introduced to Help Businesses
Effective and transparent purchasing processes provide unexpected potentials. They are the primary success factors of a powerful purchasing department that helps to reduce operative purchasing activities by means of an efficient integration of CRM system. With a proficient Dynamics CRM plugin called “Purchase Assistant” keep records of your Purchases, Generate Purchase Orders of selected products in CRM and keep track of products received from suppliers by generating purchase invoice. - May 19, 2016 - Biztech Store
Michelle B. Cook, Sales Manager, IBM MaaS360 to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s BYOD in e-Discovery
Michelle B. Cook, Sales Manager, IBM MaaS360 to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s BYOD in e-Discovery: Managing Risks and Ensuring Best Practices in 2016 - May 19, 2016 - The Knowledge Group
Rentricity to Provide Safe Drinking Water Certified In-Pipe Hydropower Solution to Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority
New purchased water infrastructure to include NSF qualified energy recovery solution for 100 kilowatts of renewable electricity. - May 18, 2016 - Rentricity Inc.
The American Boat & Yacht Council Hires New Technical VP
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), the non-profit responsible for developing the safety standards for recreational boats, is pleased to announce that industry veteran Craig Scholten has joined the association as technical vice president. - May 18, 2016 - ABYC
Advanced Patient Advocacy Expands Sales and Marketing Team
Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC (APA) announced today that David Gardner has joined the Sales and Marketing team as a Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Gardner brings over 20 years of healthcare sales and revenue cycle experience to the organization. He possesses a proven ability to... - May 18, 2016 - Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC
Currency House Sponsors IMOCA Ocean Masters New York - Vendee Race
Currency House, an online forex broker specializing in trader education, is pleased to announce their sponsorship of the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York-Vendée Race as the presenting partner alongside SpaceCode, an intelligent asset management company. Starting on May 29th, 2016 from Downtown... - May 18, 2016 - Currency House
9Gauge Partners Joins NetSuite Systems Integrator Partner Program
Austin Financial Management Advisory Firm Launches Systems Integration Practice with NetSuite - May 18, 2016 - 9Gauge Partners, LLC
CPG Consultants and Consulus Join Forces to Turn Development Visions Into Reality
A comprehensive Collaboration Agreement between CPG Consultants and Consulus was signed today to help turn development plans into reality. The partnership brings two leading globalised firms with complementary strengths, one in urban and infrastructure development and the other in business design,... - May 18, 2016 - Consulus Pte Ltd
Wise Business Plans Helps Campgrounds Share the Outdoors in Summer of 2016
Wise Business Plans offers detailed, professionally written campground business plans that utilize financial projections and client history to define goals and milestones and raise capitol. - May 18, 2016 - Wise Business Plans
Small Business Growth on the Rise
County Fire Protection has purchased a stand alone building for their Toledo office. They are also announcing the purchase of Atkinson Fire & Safety in Western PA. - May 18, 2016 - County Fire Protection
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida Names Thomas N. Benford, Executive Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman
Coca-Cola Beverages Florida ("CCBF") today announced the appointment of Thomas N. Benford to Executive Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman. - May 17, 2016 - Coca-Cola Beverages Florida
The Center for Nonviolent Communication is Overjoyed to Present the Lee Lab for Life-Enriching Education USA - Albuquerque, NM July 24- 29, 2016
This Applied NVC Lab is designed for explorers and pioneers in Life-Enriching Education - school teachers, administrators, counselors, educators in youth programs, Nonviolent Communication trainers (certified trainers and certification candidates) - who share the intent to explore and apply the vision of Life Enriching Education. - May 17, 2016 - The Center for Nonviolent Communication
Retirement Plan Advisors & York College of Pennsylvania Host Retirement Planning Success Event
RPA to present at the college’s Human Resources Symposium June 8-10. - May 17, 2016 - Retirement Plan Advisors
Charles C. Adams Recognized as a VIP by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Charles C. Adams of Carson City, Nevada has been recognized as a VIP for 2016 by Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of photography. About Charles C. Adams Mr. Adams has over 40 years experience in the photography field. He... - May 17, 2016 - Strathmore Worldwide
Catdi Printing Offers Targeted Mail Services for Local Houston Dentists Looking to Expand Marketing Reach
Catdi Printing, a full-service commercial printer and direct mail marketing company based in Houston, Texas with a focus on small to mid-sized businesses, this week announced they are promoting an Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) service with all dentist practices in and around Houston. Designed to... - May 17, 2016 - Catdi Printing
WindyCityThings, an Internet of Things Conference, June 23-24, 2016 in Chicago
Produced by WisdomGroup, the WindyCityThings conference brings makers, hardware manufacturers, and software developers together June 23-24, 2016 at South Shore Cultural Center in Chicago for two days of IoT education, collaboration, and problem-solving. - May 17, 2016 - WisdomGroup
Mars National Bank’s Dionise Serves on CLO Board
James V. Dionise, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mars National Bank is serving on the Pittsburgh CLO Board of Directors. “I am excited to be involved with Pittsburgh CLO. They have a long and rich history in the region and continue to expand their impact,” said Jim Dionise,... - May 17, 2016 - Mars Bank
Mark Hichar, Partner, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Event
Mark Hichar, Partner, Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Understanding the Fundamentals of Fantasy Sports Framework. - May 17, 2016 - The Knowledge Group
DelveInsight's Latest Release: Acute Ischemic Stroke - Pipeline Insights, 2016
DelveInsight, the leading market research and consulting company has added a new report Acute Ischemic Stroke - Pipeline Insights, 2016 to its portfolio. With this launch Delveinsight now has 700+ Reports on Indication Pipeline Insight. - May 17, 2016 - DelveInsight
Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce Showcasing Golf Outing Sponsors
All of the sponsors and donors helping to support the Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce's 38th Annual Fundraiser Golf Outing will be recognized for their generosity in various ways at the June 14, 2016 event. - May 17, 2016 - Morton Grove Chamber of Commerce
EcoVadis Chosen by Spend Matters as a Procurement "Provider to Watch" in 2016
EcoVadis announces that it has been chosen by Spend Matters as a 2016 "Provider to Watch” as part of their online vendor directory of procurement software and services. Each year Spend Matters reviews and selects two lists: “50 to Watch” and “50 to Know” as the basis of their Spend Matters Almanac, to help procurement and supply chain teams speed their vendor research and selection process. - May 17, 2016 - EcoVadis, Inc.
Omar Hakim, Esq., Mona Shah & Associates to Speak at KC’s The SEC 2016 Examination Priorities: Exploring Recent Trends and Developments Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Omar Hakim, Esq., Mona Shah & Associates will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “The SEC 2016 Examination Priorities:... - May 17, 2016 - The Knowledge Group
LifeDojo Adds Healthcare & Benefits Industry Veteran to Executive Team
LifeDojo has recently brought Anne Presson, a 20+ year healthcare and benefits industry expert, on to our executive team. She’ll oversee enterprise relationships, and will advise the team on matters related to sales and marketing for enterprise. Prior to joining LifeDojo, Presson was Vice President and Director of Benefits Innovation at Woodruff-Sawyer, and she also served in senior leadership roles at Pacific Business Group on Health, Kaiser Permanente and UnitedHealthcare. - May 16, 2016 - LifeDojo Inc.
Title III Makes History, There's a New Way to Raise Money for Real Estate Deals and Investors Are Just a Click Away to Participate. Meet the New Sheriff in Town.
Today, May 16, 2016 marks the formal approval of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) by the SEC. This is the third piece of the JOBS Act, Title III, which opens up equity crowdfunding for unaccredited investors. As the nation legalizes this new investment vehicle, CrowdfundExpress.com launches its platform. - May 16, 2016 - Crowdfund Express