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BDA Strengthens Korean Team by Hiring Kevin Choi and Colleagues

BDA Partners is pleased to announce that it has made three important hires to bolster the BDA team in Seoul, Korea. Kevin Choi has joined BDA as a Managing Director, supporting Howard Lee in managing BDA’s Korean operations. Before joining BDA, Mr. Choi was the Co-Head (and Representative... - June 02, 2015 - BDA Partners Ltd

Equity  Resources, LLC Acquires Park Avenue Lofts Apartments  in Little Rock, Arkansas

Equity Resources, LLC Acquires Park Avenue Lofts Apartments in Little Rock, Arkansas

Equity Resources, LLC has acquired Park Avenue Lofts Apartments in Little Rock, Arkansas, a 258-unit Class-A Apartment Community built in 2015. Upon acquisition, Equity Resources selected Pegasus Residential as the management company for the property. Pegasus will manage day to day activities at... - June 01, 2015 - Pegasus Residential

Pam Older Designs Opens in Downtown Newburyport Handcrafted Jewelry, Bedding and More

Pam Older Designs Opens in Downtown Newburyport Handcrafted Jewelry, Bedding and More

Pam Older Designs original handcrafted jewelry has opened in the heart of Newburyport, MA. Pam’s passions are on display in her historic and elegant brick shop located at 42 Merrimac Street. Pam’s handcrafted jewelry has been featured in Oprah magazine, and, since she started her... - May 31, 2015 - Pam Older Designs

Amaryllo Security Robot, iCamPRO FHD, Receives 2015 Computex Best Choice Award and D&I Award

Amaryllo Security Robot, iCamPRO FHD, Receives 2015 Computex Best Choice Award and D&I Award

The leading security robot company wins the trending SmarTech top honor for two consecutive years. - May 31, 2015 - Amaryllo Inc.

Dr. Clayton Lawrence Speaks to ABC 7 on the Heels of Small Business Person of the Year Selection

Dr. Clayton Lawrence Speaks to ABC 7 on the Heels of Small Business Person of the Year Selection

On Friday, May 29th, Dr. Clayton Lawrence sat down with WJLA as a guest for the Washington Business Report with ABC 7 News National Correspondent Rebecca Cooper. The televised interview with Dr. Lawrence and President Harry Wingo (DC Chamber of Commerce) will air this weekend on Sunday at 9am. - May 31, 2015 - LEAP LLC

Pacific Resort Hotel Group Announce New COO

Pacific Resort Hotel Group Announce New COO

Pacific Resort Hotel Group (PRHG), the Cook Islands leading resort operator, today announced the promotion of Marcus Niszow to Chief Operating Officer. Niszow will continue to report directly to Greg Stanaway, Chief Executive Officer in this newly created role. This appointment recognises the... - May 30, 2015 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands

Additional Investment in Press Capacity for Fast Response Sampling

Additional Investment in Press Capacity for Fast Response Sampling

TRP Sealing Systems Limited is continuing to invest in reducing product introduction lead times, by adding an additional dedicated moulding machine. Peter Smith TRP’s Sales Executive for New Business Development commented: "This investment will mean a continued improvement in... - May 30, 2015 - TRP Sealing Systems

RealtyJuggler Real Estate Software Adds Video Emails

RealtyJuggler real estate CRM adds embedded video emails to its feature lineup. - May 30, 2015 - RealOrganized, Inc.

VeriPic Interviews Seward Police Chief Tom Clemons

VeriPic Interviews Seward Police Chief Tom Clemons

VeriPic Interviews Seward Police Chief Tom Clemons about his agency's experience with VeriPic's products. The conversation centers around the problems solved by having a Digital Evidence Management solution and what the transition was like going from an old fashion method of burning discs prior to installing VeriPic to the current workflow where VeriPic has automated the process. - May 30, 2015 - VeriPic, Inc.

Elaine F. McConkey Has Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Woman of the Month of May, 2015

Elaine F. McConkey Has Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Woman of the Month of May, 2015

Elaine F. McConkey of Waldorf, Maryland, has been recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals as Woman of the Month of May, 2015 for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Utility. - May 30, 2015 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

KOSBE Hosts Kingsport Chamber of Commerce After Hours Event

The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development and Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) will host a Kingsport Chamber of Commerce After Hours on Thursday, June 4, 5:30 PM, on the Brock Terrace of your Kingsport Chamber of Commerce. Food, beverages, and spirits will be provided, along with an excellent... - May 30, 2015 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE

The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on E-Signatures in Business: Trends in 2015 Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts. It has scheduled a live webcast entitled: “E-Signatures in Business: Trends in 2015 Live Webcast.” This... - May 30, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

Ferric Sulfate Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 - 2025: Future Market Insights

Future Market Insights has announced the addition of the " Ferric Sulfate Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2015 - 2025 " report to their offering. - May 30, 2015 - Future Market Insights

Brian T. Casey, Partner, Locke Lord LLP to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Brian T. Casey, Partner, Locke Lord LLP will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “E-Signatures in Business: Trends in 2015 Live Webcast.” This... - May 30, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

MAC Version EzCheckPrinting Software Now Available with Customer Design Suggestions

The ezCheckprinting software for Macintosh has incorporated design ideas from valued customers. Download the trial version at www.halfpricesoft.com. - May 30, 2015 - Halfpricesoft

Launch of SATO Global Solutions Accelerates Auto-ID Industry in North America

Boosts SATO’s growth with integrated Auto-ID solutions in the new era of the Internet of Things and big data - May 30, 2015 - SATO Global Business Services

Aliette DelPozo Rodz, Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP to Speak at KC’s Event

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Aliette DelPozo Rodz, Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Best Practices in Dealing with Disputes and Litigation in a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in 2015 Live Webcast.” This event is scheduled for Monday, June 22, 2015 @ 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET. - May 30, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

Damnation Books and Eternal Press Will Release New Titles on 1 June 2015

Damnation Books and Eternal Press Will Release New Titles on 1 June 2015

William and Kim Richards Gilchrist are pleased to release one title at Damnation Books and four titles at Eternal Press. These publishing companies are run out of Santa Rosa California and the owners strive to provide darned good fiction to readers around the world. - May 29, 2015 - Caliburn Press LLC

Edmond Business, Noah’s Park & Playgrounds, Featured in Google’s Annual Economic Impact Report

Edmond Business, Noah’s Park & Playgrounds, Featured in Google’s Annual Economic Impact Report

Local Business Serves as Example of a Business Succeeding with the Help of the Internet - May 29, 2015 - Noah's Park & Playgrounds

TTR Adds Over 400 Leased Asset Buyout Tax Answers

TTR Adds Over 400 Leased Asset Buyout Tax Answers

Today, TTR announced the addition of over 400 leased asset buyout sales tax answers. TTR, working with the finance industry, has added over 400 tax answers on buyouts of capital and operating leases, greatly reducing time spent on research by tax and accounting professionals. A capital lease,... - May 29, 2015 - TTR

Questioning Protocol Wins 2015 IndieReader Discovery Award for Health

Questioning Protocol Wins 2015 IndieReader Discovery Award for Health

Today, bestselling indie author Melissa Foster announced the winners of the fourth annual IndieReader Discovery Awards (IRDAs) at BookExpo America (BEA), a major trade show in New York City. Questioning Protocol by Randi Redmond Oster won in the Health category. IndieReader (www.indiereader.com),... - May 29, 2015 - Well Path Press

Leona W. Ayers, M.D. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Leona W. Ayers, M.D. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Leona W. Ayers, M.D. of Dublin, Ohio has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of education. About Leona W. Ayers, M.D. Dr. Ayers has over 40 years’ experience in the education field and is... - May 29, 2015 - Strathmore Worldwide

Global Promotional Product Organization Elects Supervisory Board

Global Promotional Product Organization Elects Supervisory Board

IGC Global Promotions NV (IGC), the first single-source global promotional product company, announces the election of the new board at the corporate meeting held in Hong Kong. Michael Emoff, Chairman of USA’s Shumsky Promotional, was re-elected to Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Other... - May 29, 2015 - Shumsky

Josh Gelernter, Manager – International Tax Consulting, Grant Thornton LLP to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Josh Gelernter, Manager – International Tax Consulting, Grant Thornton LLP will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “FATCA for Government... - May 29, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

William Michael, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Antitrust Treatment of Loyalty Discounts in Europe and the U.S.

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that William Michael, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Antitrust... - May 29, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

Kylee Anastasi, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Payments-Based Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)

Kylee Anastasi, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Payments-Based Public-Private Partnerships (PPP): Public Benefit and Private Capital in 2015 Live Webcast. - May 29, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

Mack Elevation Forum Launches New Digital Commentary - “Ideas That Matter”

Mack Elevation Forum is pleased to announce the launch of Ideas That Matter, a weekly digital commentary on strategy, customer alignment, leadership, and business development for leaders looking for an edge. The digital brief offers succinct strategy and growth ideas for any leader looking to move... - May 28, 2015 - Mack Elevation Forum

Sharon Lechter, Co-Author of "Rich Dad" Brand, Joins iGrad’s Panel of Financial Literacy Experts

Sharon Lechter, Co-Author of "Rich Dad" Brand, Joins iGrad’s Panel of Financial Literacy Experts

The international bestselling author teamed up with iGrad to author the financial literacy curriculum, Your Financial Mastery, winner of the 2015 Excellence in Financial Literacy Education Award (EIFLE) from the Institute for Financial Literacy. - May 28, 2015 - iGrad

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) Expands Personal Insurance Division with Formation of Reliance Risk Solutions

Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) Expands Personal Insurance Division with Formation of Reliance Risk Solutions

AUI has created a new vertical within the Personal Lines Division to focus on the High Net Worth property and casualty personal insurance needs of its 30,000 agency partners. Reliance Risk Solutions (RRS) allows AUI to expand beyond their existing Personal Lines portfolio and place coverage for... - May 28, 2015 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.

Douglas Solomon, Esq., Partner, Genova Burns LLC to Speak at Knowledge Congress’ Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Douglas Solomon, Esq., Partner, Genova Burns LLC will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “OSHA Rules and Regulations - What You Need to Know Live... - May 28, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

Simon Holmes, Head of EU, Competition & Regulatory, King & Wood Mallesons to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s Antitrust Treatment of Loyalty Discounts in Europe and the U.S

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Simon Holmes, Head of EU, Competition & Regulatory, King & Wood Mallesons will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled:... - May 28, 2015 - The Knowledge Group

The Louis Law Firm Forges New Partnership with MJ Solutions to Achieve Greater Community Presence

MJ Solutions and The Louis Law Firm announced today their collaboration, following an official contract signing held at The Louis Law Firm office on Friday, May 22, 2015. This is a strategic collaboration on the part of MJ Solutions, with the vision of positioning their new client, The Louis Law... - May 28, 2015 - MJ Solutions

Long Term Care Insurance Association Launches Million Consumer Drive

A 3-month campaign seeking to reach one million viable long term care insurance prospective consumers is being launched today by the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance. - May 28, 2015 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Global Bio-based Biodegradable Plastics Market is Expected to Demonstrate a Double-Digit CAGR During Forecast Period 2014-2020

Future Market Insights (FMI), in its latest report titled “Global Bio-based Biodegradable Plastics Market Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2014-2020,” states that the global bio-based biodegradable plastics market is expected to demonstrate a double-digit CAGR during forecast period 2014-2020. - May 28, 2015 - Future Market Insights

Son Organizes Big Event at Klyde Warren Park as Tribute to Late Father

Son Organizes Big Event at Klyde Warren Park as Tribute to Late Father

In the 1980’s, a man named David Allbritton started a movement where thousands of people marched through a city at a time, starting with Dallas. David could get people excited about an acorn falling off a tree, so when he unleashed the cause of this brand new march, no wonder people flocked... - May 27, 2015 - Allbritton International Ministries

SongCat™ Forges Ahead with New Alliances:  Partners with Grammy-Winning Engineer Miles Walker and the Annual "International Songwriting Competition"

SongCat™ Forges Ahead with New Alliances: Partners with Grammy-Winning Engineer Miles Walker and the Annual "International Songwriting Competition"

Groundbreaking song demo and music production studio assists songwriters & musicians in delivering radio-ready tracks. - May 27, 2015 - SongCat LLC

New Global Technology Logs Over One-Million Packages in First 28-Months

New Global Technology Logs Over One-Million Packages in First 28-Months

Logware™ announces how PackageLog’s “One-Million Packages Delivered” milestone translates to over four-million unique touch-points and 80,000 hours of staff time saved over the past 28-months. PackageLog™ is for any business worldwide that accepts parcels for delivery to others (i.e corporate offices, apartments, mail rooms, etc.). - May 27, 2015 - Logware

H. Perry Fell, Experienced BioTech Executive, Joins Board of Recursion Pharmaceuticals

H. Perry Fell, Experienced BioTech Executive, Joins Board of Recursion Pharmaceuticals

H. Perry Fell, past CEO of Seattle Genetics and NanoString, joins the Board of Recursion Pharmaceuticals. Recursion is an emerging biotech company seeking to combine the best elements of computation and functional genetics to rapidly identify novel therapeutic opportunities for genetic diseases. - May 27, 2015 - Recursion Pharmaceuticals

Cloudaccess Named 2015 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Finalist

Cloudaccess Named 2015 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award Finalist

Security-as-a-service leader short-listed for the prestigious Red Herring award. - May 27, 2015 - CloudAccess

Liquid Capital Franchise Will be Attending the 2015 International Franchise Exposition

Liquid Capital Franchise Will be Attending the 2015 International Franchise Exposition

Franchise Beacon, the Orange County, CA based franchise development group, announced today that they will be representing Liquid Capital Franchise at the International Franchise Exposition June 18-20. - May 27, 2015 - Franchise Beacon LLC

TiEcon 2015 Announces MindTickle Inc as a 2015 TiE50 Winner and One of the World’s Most Promising Tech Start-Ups

TiEcon 2015 Announces MindTickle Inc as a 2015 TiE50 Winner and One of the World’s Most Promising Tech Start-Ups

MindTickle Inc is excited to announce that it has been recognized as a “2015 TiE50 Winner” at world’s largest conference for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs conference, TiEcon held on May 15th and 16th, 2015 at Santa Clara, California. The TiE50 program is open to all technology... - May 27, 2015 - MindTickle

Iflexion Positioned as a Market Leader in the Top BI Mobile App Developers Matrix by Clutch

iflexion is Ranked the 1st as Mobile BI Solutions Provider. - May 27, 2015 - Iflexion

Larry G. Strite Honored as a 2015 Top 10 Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who

Larry G. Strite, of Bay Springs, Mississippi, has been recognized as a 2015 Top 10 Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Agriculture. - May 27, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who

Sandra L. Marshall Honored as a Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year

Sandra L. Marshall Honored as a Strathmore’s Who’s Who Professional of the Year

Sandra L. Marshall, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has recently been honored as a Professional of the Year by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Corporate Secretarial Services. - May 27, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who

Gloria Bieber Has Recently Been Honored as a Member of  Strathmore’s Who’s Who Roundtable

Gloria Bieber Has Recently Been Honored as a Member of Strathmore’s Who’s Who Roundtable

Gloria Bieber, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has recently been recognized as a Roundtable member by Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Holistic New Age Healing. - May 27, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who

Plasma Rebrands Enterprise-Grade Platforms to C2M

Plasma strategically adds C2M Connect platform and changes existing platforms branded as Plasma Fusion BPM and SiD Business Intelligence Platform to C2M Workflow and C2M Visualize. - May 27, 2015 - Plasma Computing Group

Trellis Health Partners Appoints New President and CEO

Trellis Health Partners announces new President and CEO. - May 26, 2015 - Trellis Health Partners

Ownership is Proud to Announce That Gemelli Business Advisory LLC Has Launched

Ownership is Proud to Announce That Gemelli Business Advisory LLC Has Launched

Consultancy firm opens its doors to Arizona and Southwest entrepreneurs and businesses. Gemelli Business Advisory LLC will help stimulate economic development and assist functioning companies and entrepreneurs in achieving their goals. - May 26, 2015 - Gemelli Business Advisory

Mary Helen Diegel Honored as Strathmore’s Who’s Who Round Table Member

Mary Helen Diegel Honored as Strathmore’s Who’s Who Round Table Member

Mary Helen Diegel, of Oak Park, Michigan, has recently been recognized as a member of the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Round Table for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Education. - May 26, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who

ACASC Chiropractors Attend to Medical Needs of Nearly 600 Athletes at 40th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships

More than a dozen chiropractors representing the American Chiropractic Association Sports Council (ACASC) recently attended to the medical needs of nearly 600 athletes participating in the 40th National Collegiate Taekwondo Championshipsheld from April 4 – 5 at the University of Delaware in... - May 26, 2015 - NCTA

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