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Matthew S. Sheldon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP to Speak at KC’s Major CFPB Enforcement Developments Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Matthew S. Sheldon, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “Major CFPB Enforcement... - December 20, 2014 - The Knowledge Group
Ken Walters Joins MatsSoft Board of Directors as Non-Executive Chairman and Tom Briones Named Group COO as Significant Growth Continues
Low-code development platform specialist MatsSoft (www.MatsSoft.com) today announced the appointment of former Infor Global Solutions President & COO Ken Walters as Non-Executive Chairman and ICM Corporation’s former CEO Tom Briones as Group COO. - December 19, 2014 - MatsSoft
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Announces Recapitalization of Global Franchise Group
Transaction provided working capital and helped pay a shareholder dividend. - December 19, 2014 - Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
BDA Advises VinaCapital and DWS Vietnam Fund on Sale of Stake in An Giang Plant Protection to Standard Chartered
Investment into one of Vietnam’s leading agribusiness groups; Largest sponsor exit via trade sale in Vietnam in 2014; Largest private equity investment into Vietnam in 2014 - December 19, 2014 - BDA Partners Ltd
Coville Recruits Nicholas Pence to Key Business Development Role
Nick Pence will join the vertically-integrated domestic provider of innovative knits and apparel on January 1, 2015 to manage current fabric, garment and Coville Brands customers and seek new business opportunities. - December 19, 2014 - Coville Inc.
Bucco Couture Delivers Fine-Clothing, Showroom Experiences to Doorsteps of Sophisticated Customers
New Luxury Mobile Boutique Provides World-class Bespoke Custom & Full-complement of Ready-to-wear Designer Garments to Homes & Offices throughout Tri-state Area & Connecticut. - December 19, 2014 - Bucco Couture
MEDC Awards Winner of First Marlborough Dine Local Challenge
Marlborough resident wins $1,100 in local dining certificates. - December 19, 2014 - Marlborough Economic Development Corporation
SteadyRain Celebrates 15 Years in Business
SteadyRain, award-winning digital strategy, development and online marketing agency, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Since its inception in 1999, the company has delivered business-generating, digital solutions for companies seeking innovative technology to take them to the next... - December 19, 2014 - SteadyRain
RAI Celebrates 5th Anniversary as a Successful Rope Access Inspection Expert
Leading NDT Testing firm RAI is celebrating its 5th successful anniversary this year. The company assures safe, cost-effective rope access inspection & testing by skilled technicians. - December 19, 2014 - Rope Access Inspection
Casa Dorada Presents Unbeatable Group & Incentive Rewards for 2015
Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa, a five-star property in Cabo San Lucas, recently released a Group & Incentive Rewards Program to offer organizations the best value and enhance each participant’s experience. With incentive travel programs on the rise this year, more organizations... - December 18, 2014 - Casa Dorada Los Cabos Resort & Spa
Jody Kriss Announces Launch of New Website for East River Partners
Jody Kriss, Principal and Co-Founder of East River Partners, LLC announced the launch of the company’s new website, www.eastriverpartners.com. The website offers a wealth of information useful to both current and prospective customers alike. ERP’s new site has an improved interface,... - December 18, 2014 - East River Partners
YES! Launches Gonna BEAT This Thing to Bring Awareness to Advanced Cancer
Local Stage IV Melanoma Survivor, Melissa Hadley, Featured in “Gonna BEAT This Thing” Awareness Campaign Video to Inspire Those Living with Terminal Cancer - December 18, 2014 - Say YES to Hope
Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Honored with Testimonials by Satisfied Members
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide of Farmingdale, New York has been honored with testimonials by satisfied members. Testimonials About Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide is an international advertising, networking and publishing... - December 18, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
SolarCraft and Enphase Energy Help Liberty School Cut Energy Costs with Solar Power
Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft has completed the construction of a 44.7 kW solar electric system at Liberty School in the rolling hills of West Petaluma, CA. The installation of the solar photovoltaic array will reduce the school’s carbon footprint and save thousands of dollars in energy costs for years to come. - December 18, 2014 - SolarCraft
Rick Duncan Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Rick Duncan of West Chester, Ohio has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of consulting. About Rick Duncan Mr. Duncan is the Owner and CEO of Heartwood Consulting which provides business... - December 18, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Capital Safety™ Australia & New Zealand Introduce Their New Rollgliss™ Rope-Safe™ Rope Grab
Designed for use as a secondary back up device for fall arrest! - December 18, 2014 - Capital Safety Australia
BBC Report Crowns Global’s Much Awarded Site in List of World’s Best
Mumbai based OOH giant scores a first for Indian OOH industry by becoming first to attract international media attention. - December 18, 2014 - Global Advertisers Pvt Ltd
CellarStone Authors a New eBook Titled “The Great Accounting Cloud Land Rush”
CellarStone, Inc., a premier provider of sales performance management solutions, has partnered with THiNKaha to produce a new social media enabled eBook of the top quotes from the recent QuickBooks Connect conference. - December 17, 2014 - CellarStone, Inc.
Urgent Care X-Ray Image Database is First of Its Kind
The Institute of Urgent Care Medicine has partnered with Teleradiology Specialists to produce the only comprehensive online database of urgent care X-ray images. - December 17, 2014 - The Institute of Urgent Care Medicine
Ecwid Expands Its Global Accessibility in 15 Languages and Gives Merchants Increased Visibility to Consumers Around the World
Ecwid is a full-featured, cloud-based e-commerce platform that allows SMBs to create professional online stores and embed them into any web presence in minutes, and operate multiple online stores with mobile point-of-sale integration simultaneously. - December 17, 2014 - Ecwid
MASA Assist President Elected to Better Business Bureau of Fort Worth and Tarrant County Board of Directors
The BBB Board of Directors is elected by nomination. 10 local professionals were selected and voted to serve a three-year term as a Board of Director in January 2015. - December 17, 2014 - MASA Assist
WK Dickson Promotes Brian Tripp as Regional Branch Manager in Charlotte
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc., a leading community infrastructure consulting firm, announced today that Brian Tripp, PE, BCEE, has been promoted to Regional Branch Manager for the Charlotte area. Brian assumes responsibility for the operation of the firm’s Charlotte Region and will continue to... - December 17, 2014 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Chabad of Melbourne CBD Lights Menorah at Parliament of Victoria
Victorian Premier joins Rabbi Chaim Herzog to join Chanukah Festivities at Parliament House. - December 17, 2014 - Chabad of Melbourne CBD
Visionet Adds Chief Technology Officer to BPO Team
Norman Gottschalk Joins Visionet Systems, Inc. as CTO for the company’s BPO division. - December 17, 2014 - Visionet Systems
NeoMagic (R) Corporation Business Update
NeoMagic Corporation provided a business update. - December 17, 2014 - NeoMagic
The Knowledge Group Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on European Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Patenting in 2015 New Laws & Amendments, Competition, and Litigation
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast entitled: European Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Patenting in 2015 New Laws & Amendments, Competition, and Litigation. - December 17, 2014 - The Knowledge Group
BlankMediaPrinting.com Official Donor to Give Kids The World
BlankMediaPrinting.com is proud to be the official donor of Give Kids The World for all their custom printed CDs and DVDs. - December 16, 2014 - BlankMediaPrinting.com
MC Sign Company Announces New Vice President of Lighting Division
MC Sign Company is making a significant investment in expanding its presence in the lighting market through the promotion of Ryan Goldberg to Vice President of MC Lighting Solutions, a division of MC Sign Company. - December 16, 2014 - MC SIGN COMPANY
Stone Cleaning and Restoration Specialist Announces Year on Year Growth
An increasingly demanding business environment means that any company wishing to drive year on year growth has to prove formidable tackling both marketing strategies and trends. MCS Stonecare have clearly and confidently proven that they are best-equipped to continually evolve their business to suit demands. - December 16, 2014 - MCS Stonecare
In PBS Affiliate KCPT Feature Patients Explain How Tai Chi Book Author's Program is Saving Millions in Healthcare Costs via His Work with University of Kansas Hospital
In PBS Affiliate KCPT feature patients explain how SMARTaichi.com's founder and author of recently released "The Complete Idiot's Guide to T'ai Chi & QiGong, (4th edition)"'s University of Kansas Hospital Tai Chi program may be saving millions of dollars in health costs, and could be a model for healthcare worldwide. Learn how his book's newest 4th edition and global work are influencing healthcare worldwide. Publisher donates 100 copies of his groundbreaking book to University of KS Hospital. - December 15, 2014 - SMARTaichi
Lucintel Anticipates Composites in the North American Automotive Market to Grow to at a CaAGR of 8.3% in the Next Five Years (2013-2018)
Composite materials are used in passenger cars and trucks, primarily under the hood and in interiors. The major applications of composite materials in automotive are interior headliners, fenders, pickup boxes, door modules, instrument panels, running boards, and front-end carriers. Composite... - December 15, 2014 - Lucintel
BIME Analytics Predictions for Business Intelligence in 2015: More People Sharing Insights Faster to Capture More Value
Five Big Data and BI Predictions by Rachel Delacour, CEO of BIME Analytics - December 14, 2014 - BIME Analytics
East River Partners: Landslide Sell-Out of Every Condo Up for Grabs in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn
East River Partners, LLC announced today that the sale of condo units at the newly renovated building at 364 Union Street in Brooklyn, has ended quickly with a highly successful sell-out. The brownstone in Carroll Gardens, on one of the most desirable blocks in the neighborhood, was led by... - December 13, 2014 - East River Partners
Lakeville, Minn., Air Show Performer Wins Industry’s Top Showmanship Award
The International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) at its 47th annual convention has awarded Air National Guard Lt. Col. John Klatt the air show industry’s top award for showmanship tonight in Las Vegas in front of nearly 1,000 air show industry professionals attending the event’s... - December 13, 2014 - International Council of Air Shows
National Women’s Business Organization Certifies Media Company
The most widely recognized and respected national certification organization, Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), has recently certified BCM Media a private media-consulting firm in Darien, CT. The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. - December 13, 2014 - BCM Media
Trianz Welcomes Ganesh Arunachala as the Director of Quality and Delivery Assurance
Trianz, a global consulting and turnkey execution services firm, appoints Ganesh Arunachala as the Director of Quality and Delivery Assurance. In this role, Ganesh will focus on ensuring that the standards of quality are met in all project deliveries. - December 13, 2014 - Trianz
Clearent Launches Developer-Focused Website
Clearent launches the Clearent Developer Center in addition to the release of version 2.0 of the company’s transaction API. - December 13, 2014 - Clearent
Venice Shores Realty Launches Their New Real Estate Website VeniceShoresRealty.com in Venice, Florida
VeniceShoresRealty.com is a brand new real estate website launched by Venice Shores Realty in Venice, Florida. This free real estate tool provides up to the minute access to thousands of homes for sale, condos for sale, and even vacant land. This mobile friendly site will allow you to peruse... - December 12, 2014 - Gulf Shores Realty
Professor Gilbert Gordon Has Been Awarded the Prestigious Title of Bio of the Year 2015 by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Professor Gilbert Gordon of Oxford, Ohio is a lifetime member of America’s Registry. He is among their most highly regarded members for his accomplishments and achievements in his numerous fields of expertise. For this, he is being honored as the Bio of the Year 2015. - December 12, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
OurDeal.com Launches 12 Days of Business Planning to Empower the U.S. Small Business Market
Largest legal SaaS caters to evolving workplace culture as U.S. small business and freelancer sector grows. - December 12, 2014 - OurDeal.com
Christopher B. Stagg, Partner, Stagg Noonan LLP and Former DDTC Senior Policy Advisor 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 Christopher B. Stagg, Founder, Stagg P.C. and Former DDTC Senior Policy Advisor will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “ITAR to... - December 12, 2014 - The Knowledge Group
Networking Strategies for Bankers Featured in New Clarity Advantage Video
Branch managers and business bankers learn about three things they can do to get more introductions and referrals from clients in a new video produced by bank sales consulting and training firm Clarity Advantage. - December 12, 2014 - Clarity Advantage Corporation
BSR Services' Manager Presented with Industry Award
Snow Business magazine recognizes St. Louis leader. - December 12, 2014 - BSR Services
KL Translations Provides High Quality Marketing Translation Services
KL Translations offers high quality marketing translation services. - December 12, 2014 - KL Translations
Energized Corps Program “2015 Goals” Launched Offering an Irresistible Proposition to HR, CEO, Managers, to Achieve Higher Productivity and ROI for 2015
End Burn Out, recognized experts in stress management and productivity solutions, recently announced their “Energized Corps” program that gives managers a proven way to energize their work force, increase productivity, raise ROI and reduce stress in the workplace. Now with "Energized Corps 2015 Goals" End Burn Out is calling for ten select businesses nationwide and in Canada to enjoy greater productivity and ROI. - December 11, 2014 - End Burn Out
Integrity Business Development Launching Compelling New "Livin on the Fly" Television Show Featuring George Daniel and Guy Murray
Two time National Fly Fishing Champion and Entrepreneur partner on an entertaining new fly fishing reality show. The show features two friends with opposite personalities on spontaneous fly fishing adventures. The conflict and competition is hilarious and the technical advice is outstanding. They really are "Livin on The Fly." - December 11, 2014 - Integrity Business Development
Freebiumsultants Tweaks Its Management Structure As They Prepare To Launch New Products And Services.
Rafael Zeng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Freebiumsultants Group Co., Limited, makes slight modifications to their hierarchy as the consulting firm seeks to be more market oriented. - December 11, 2014 - Freebiumsultants Group Co., Limited
HERNON Manufacturing Announces Proindesa as New Distributor
Adhesive and dispensing equipment manufacturer signs new distributor in Mexico. - December 11, 2014 - Hernon Manufacturing
Predictor-LimA Goes Large
3D view enables faster noise mapping for larger areas - December 11, 2014 - Bruel & Kjær UK
Joseph Sorrentino, Managing Director, Steven Hall & Partners 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 Joseph Sorrentino, Managing Director, Steven Hall & Partners will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “The SEC's Proxy Voting Guidance for... - December 11, 2014 - The Knowledge Group