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Pinpay Payroll Express Introduces ACA Compliance Services for Small Businesses

Small business owners concerned about their responsibilities within the Affordable Care Act can use the 60-day free trial of Pinpay Payroll Express to help adjust to the new reporting requirements. - December 10, 2013 - Pinpay Payroll Express

Owner of WMN Subliminal Tees Develops New Art Technique and Reveals the Secret to the Peace Symbol

William Tibbs, of Los Angeles, California developed a new art technique to create subliminal designs for his t-shirt company. Artists present an artist's perspective but, the objective of this subliminal artist is to present the perspective of the person who is looking at the artwork. When someone looks at a WMN tee, they see something they saw many times. The question is, "Where did they see it before?" William also reveals the secret to the Peace Symbol's charm. - December 10, 2013 - Wear Me Naked

Video Powerhouse Lift Launches New Corporate Focus

Lift Video Productions delivers video trends to internal and external communications. - December 10, 2013 - Lift Video Productions

New Aging Room Small Batch T59 Blend

Boutique Blends Cigars is announcing the selection of the new blend to be released as the new Aging Room Small Batch Quattro T59, chosen with input from retail consumers. - December 10, 2013 - Boutique Blends Cigars

Lakefront Living Realty, LLC Survey Concludes Buyers Trending Towards Lifestyle Choices for Their Real Estate Home Search Criteria

Recent home buying data suggests that buyers are placing a strong emphasis on "how" they want to live their life and not just where. - December 10, 2013 - Lakefront Living International, LLC

Jason Lauritsen Joins Quantum Workplace, Inc.

Jason Lauritsen has joined Quantum Workplace as Director of Best Places to Work, which collects nearly 2 million employee surveys annually across North America. Previously, Lauritsen spent nearly a decade in human resources and also has served as a consultant, author, speaker, and community builder in the field. - December 10, 2013 - Quantum Workplace

CEO of Brown Accounting Solutions, JeFreda Brown, Will be Featured in Forthcoming "How to be #HLIC Head Lady in Charge" Book

JeFreda Brown, CEO of Brown Accounting Solutions, LLC, has been selected to be featured in the highly anticipated "How to be #HLIC Head Lady in Charge" book. Ms. Brown is one of over 20 women selected from around the world to be featured in the book. Each woman selected will have her own... - December 10, 2013 - Brown Accounting Solutions, LLC

Capital Safety Australia Introduces Their New Site Inspection Reporting Service

Leading the way in height related site inspections. - December 10, 2013 - Capital Safety Australia

Direct Response Real Estate Investor Websites Revolutionize Real Estate Investing

A real estate investing company that also develops real estate investor websites, www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net , has rolled out more direct response designs for real estate investors to convert more website visitors to closed real estate deals. Real estate investors can now attract more leads to their websites, and convert most of them with minimal input leading to more closed deals using less time, money and effort. - December 09, 2013 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com

Miami App Developer WebFL.US Introduces mCartXP Cross-Platform Mobile Commerce Apps for Responsive Web Design

Miami web design firm WebFL.US offers a W3C-validated online order and payment solution for selling products and services in English or Spanish on any smartphone or tablet computer via the PayPal Mobile Express Checkout API. - December 09, 2013 - WebFL.US

CallFactor.net Offers Advertisers Unique Risk-Free Performance-Based Opportunity

CallFactor Media LLC, Beverly Hills, CA, offers direct response advertisers a unique risk-free opportunity through its online, mobile & TV media initiatives. CallFactor.com delivers opportunities to consumers as a free directory and matching service while CallFactor.net, the company’s B2B website, provides a unique opportunity for Advertisers to benefit from additional consumer calls risk-free. - December 07, 2013 - CallFactor Media LLC

Bobby Kimball Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Bobby Kimball of Encino, California has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of entertainment. About Bobby Kimball Bobby Kimball began playing the piano at age 4 and performed in his first band at... - December 07, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide

Delaware Named Top Captive Domicile and Steve Kinion Recognized by Captive Review

Captive Review magazine names Delaware as the 2013 U.S. onshore captive domicile of the year. - December 07, 2013 - Delaware Captive Insurance Association

Former CEO of Open Skies Airline and Executive Board Member of British Airways Joins The Ivy Exec Mentor Network

Ivy Exec has announced that Dale Moss has joined The IvyExec.com Mentor Network as a mentor. A British Airways Worldwide Director and Executive Board Member, Jet Airways COO, and OpenSkies CEO from 1998 through 2011, Dale Moss is uniquely equipped to mentor fellow professionals on career... - December 07, 2013 - Ivy Exec

Xelleration Invites You to Build a Better Business with Yammer Webinar

Xelleration, a Microsoft Gold Partner IT technology consulting and social media firm, is happy to announce the addition of their first live webinar, How to Increase Business Productivity with Yammer. Taking place on December 17th, 2013 from 10 to 11 a.m. PST, this free webinar will dive into the... - December 07, 2013 - Xelleration

Brooke Chase Associates, Inc. Recruits Paul Mixon as Sr. Product Manager for Clarion Laminate, LLC

Search firm, Brooke Chase Associates, Inc., is pleased to announce the successful placement of Paul Mixon as Sr. Product Manager with laminate flooring manufacturer, Clarion Laminate. - December 07, 2013 - Brooke Chase Associates, Inc.

Minneapolis Marketing Agency Brandography Sees Client Win Two Very Different Awards

Minneapolis marketing agency Brandography helps a client go from “The Worst Website” to the judges’ choice at an international industry competition. - December 07, 2013 - Brandography

Homeowners Win with the Advocate & Dispute Resolution Program by Colleagues in Law

The Advocate & Dispute Resolution Program (A&DR) by Colleagues in Law helps struggling homeowners whether they are seeking assistance with loan modifications, modifying a home mortgage or suing a lender. - December 06, 2013 - Colleagues in Law

The Launch of Golf's Premier Auction Website

Announcing launch of www.sparegolf.com - Golf's Premier Auction Website - December 06, 2013 - sparegolf.com

Teleperformance USA Receives White House Recognition for Ohio Job Creation

Teleperformance, the global leader in outsourced multichannel customer experience management, was recognized at the White House Champions of Change ceremony, hosted by President Barack Obama, for its extensive efforts in creating jobs for young adults in Ohio. The event awarded organizations that... - December 06, 2013 - Teleperformance

GH Induction Atmospheres Hires European Sales Engineer

GH Induction Atmospheres, a leading American provider of customized industrial heating solutions, has hired Maria Gil Garcia for the position of European Sales Engineer. "We're counting on Maria to help us increase sales in the European aerospace and medical markets," said Steve Skewes,... - December 06, 2013 - GH Induction Atmospheres

Frost & Sullivan Scoops Two Training Journal Awards

Frost & Sullivan and Houghton received gold and silver awards for HELIX, "Best Sales Programme" - Complimentary webinar to learn how to grow an organization. - December 06, 2013 - Frost & Sullivan

Newman Village Steps Back in Time to Ring in Holiday Season with the Third Annual “It’s a Wonderful Life in Newman Village” Event on Dec. 6

Step back in time with Newman Village on Dec. 6 as the Frisco community celebrates the holiday season with the festive Third Annual “It’s a Wonderful Life in Newman Village” event, benefiting the Frisco Education Foundation. Holiday revelers will feel as if they’ve stepped... - December 05, 2013 - Darling Homes

Holiday Fun, Santa Claus and 10 Tons of Snow Descend on Austin Community on Dec. 8

Austin residents can ring in the holiday season with cupcakes, cocoa and 20,000 pounds of snow this holiday season at Crystal Falls in Leander. - December 05, 2013 - Taylor Morrison

The Association of Timeshare Recyclers Works to Rebuild Industry Image

The Association of Timeshare Recyclers (ATR), is a non-profit organization that has been established to help rebuild the image and financial stability of the timeshare industry by creating programs that help to increase consumer perception of flexibility, liquidity, and value of a timeshare... - December 05, 2013 - Timeshare Recyclers

Marketing Assistant Joins McKim & Creed

McKim & Creed, Inc., an engineering, geomatics and planning firm with offices throughout the U.S., announces that Lauren Marion has joined the company’s Raleigh office as a marketing assistant. Marion is a graduate of East Carolina University with a degree in marketing. In her role with... - December 05, 2013 - McKim & Creed, Inc.

Corcentric’s 30 Minute Matters Webinar AP Series Concludes 2013 with “AP Automation: 5 Key Questions You Must Ask”

New Webinar puts AP professionals on the path to successful AP automation implementation with a list of essential questions. - December 05, 2013 - Corcentric

Meritus Payment Solutions Names Chris Reinmuth VP of Mid Market Sales

Meritus Payment Solutions is pleased to announce Chris Reinmuth as VP of Mid Market Sales. - December 04, 2013 - Meritus Payment Solutions

Independent Research Firm Includes Mindbreeze in Site Search Market Overview Report

Mindbreeze, a leading European based software manufacturer for website search and enterprise search, was included in the "Market Overview: Site Search Technology" report by the independent research firm. - December 04, 2013 - Mindbreeze GmbH

Kinkoo Announces Infinite One to Put Mobile Power Back in Your Pocket

KINKOO is founded in 2012 and invested in by a company with 25 years' international trade experience. KINKOO is committed to providing high-end and high-standard portable accessories for users, which is designed to fit your lifestyle, keep you moving with always-on smart devices so users enjoy a... - December 04, 2013 - kinkoo international limited

Minimum Contract of 0.01 Lot on STP Available at FXOpen

FXOpen, a leading brokerage company in the Forex market, has reduced the size of the minimum contract for STP accounts. Starting November 29th, 2013, the company’s clients and partners have an opportunity to trade 0.01 lots, or 1000 units of base currency per transaction. - December 04, 2013 - FXOpen

The Grimes Companies Launches New Websites

The Grimes Companies is inviting visitors to its newly developed family of sites, recently redesigned from a single corporate website. The new design includes individual sites for each of The Grimes Companies, improving navigation and providing richer content within each division. “In order... - December 04, 2013 - Total Distribution, Inc.

Celestron® Opens International Sales Office in the United Kingdom

Headed by Dave Murray and Anne Barton, the office will support Celestron’s growing roster of international dealers and retailers. - December 04, 2013 - Celestron

Chinese Traders Win Russian Forex Championship – Prizes Go to Russians

For 8 weeks, hundreds of Forex traders competed for the prize money provided by FXOpen in the framework of the Russian Forex Championship. The great tournament was held from October 7th till November 29th, 2013 and traders worldwide followed the event at ForexCup.com. - December 04, 2013 - FXOpen

Brian D. Monday Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Brian D. Monday of Weldon Spring, Missouri has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the restaurant field. About Brian D. Monday Mr. Monday has almost 10 years experience in the restaurant and hospitality... - December 04, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide

Dr. Tyvin A. Rich, M.D., FACR Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Dr. Tyvin A. Rich, M.D., FACR of Fort Monroe, Virginia has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of healthcare. About Dr. Tyvin A. Rich, M.D., FACR Dr. Rich has over 38 years experience in Radiation... - December 04, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide

Randel Johnson, Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits Division, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Speak at KC’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Randel Johnson, Senior Vice President, Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits Division, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce to Speak at KC’s Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Impact on Your Bottom Line live Webcast. - December 04, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

Fine-Tuning Acoustic Isolation in Buildings

ACCIONA Infrastructure is ranked among the leading construction companies in the world - and is recognised for implementing the most advanced and innovative technology - December 04, 2013 - Bruel & Kjær UK

Timeshare Ownership Awareness Sessions Improving Value for Holiday-Makers

Australian holiday exchange provider, DAE, is helping educate thousands of timeshare owners around the country on the full advantages of their timeshare product through the first Owner Awareness Sessions run in partnership with Independent Resorts. The roadshow style event began in November and is... - December 04, 2013 - Dial An Exchange

EDUcourses Launches Donations Appeal to Create a College Education at Tuition of $39.95 Per Course

Florida-based EDUcourses aims to disseminate 27 MOOCs – at an average cost of $39.95 per course – by the end of 2015. - December 03, 2013 - EDUcourses.net

Jaffe & Asher LLP Announces Expansion Into Connecticut and Pennsylvania

Prominent New York law firm, Jaffe & Asher LLP, has announced the opening of two new branch offices in Fairfield, Connecticut and York, Pennsylvania as part of the company's continued geographic expansion to increase its presence in key growth markets and to accommodate the firm’s current... - December 03, 2013 - Jaffe & Asher LLP

Taylor Morrison Launches Popular Facebook Contest on Dec. 2

Online Contest Offers Prize Packages from Dec. 2 to Dec. 20 - December 03, 2013 - Taylor Morrison

Connecting Georgians to Coverage Holding Free Affordable Care Act Info Event

Who: Connecting Georgians to Coverage in partnership with Seedco What: 2013 Connecting Georgians to Coverage Information Event When: Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Savannah Civic Center 301 W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401 - December 03, 2013 - Connecting Georgians to Coverage

William H. Jordan, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP to Speak at KC’s FCPA Guidance: Understanding Key Issues and Ensuring Compliance Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that William H. Jordan, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “FCPA Guidance: Understanding Key... - December 03, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

EWNJ Announces January 28th Event: “A Seat at the Table – Celebrating Women and Board Leadership”

Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) will host “A Seat at the Table – Celebrating Women and Board Leadership,” a January 28, 2014 breakfast and networking event that highlights the expanding role of women on corporate boards of directors. Campbell Soup Company’s President and CEO, Denise M. Morrison will serve as keynote speaker to the event, which also honors 17 New Jersey companies for commitment to board gender diversity. - December 02, 2013 - Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ)