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Corey Parker, Senior Consultant, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP to Speak at Knowledge Congress Event

The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series has announced that Corey Parker, Senior Consultant with Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP will speak at KC’s event entitled: “Performing Compliance Risk Assessments Live Webcast,” on June 17, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET. For event and... - May 23, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

H. Russell Frisby, Jr., Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker 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 H. Russell Frisby, Jr., Partner, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “Communication Law in 2013 LIVE Webcast.”... - May 23, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

Greg L. Johnson, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith 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 Greg L. Johnson, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “Preventing Check Fraud: Best Practices in... - May 23, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

CS Odessa Announces Major New Functions to ConceptDraw PROJECT v6.4 to Provide Better Project Intelligence

New additions to ConceptDraw PROJECT extend its functionality as a standalone and multi-project software tool that is now better equipped to manage projects, tasks, and resources. - May 23, 2013 - Computer System Odessa

Mindgrub Expands to Include Offices Along the East Coast

As Mindgrub’s Baltimore offices pass 50 employees, Todd Marks announced the opening of new corporate offices along the East Coast. Mindgrub now has office space in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington DC to accompany their two offices in Baltimore. - May 23, 2013 - Mindgrub Technologies

Ma Labs Joins TouchSystems as a Distributor

TouchSystems continues to grow as evidenced by the addition of new partner Ma Labs. - May 23, 2013 - TouchSystems

Simply-Docs Updates Safe Driving Policy & Guidance Documents

Simply-Docs, a specialist provider of professionally-drafted business contracts and legal document templates, has updated its Safe Driving documents sub-folder. - May 23, 2013 - Simply Docs

CS3 Technology Service Pillar "Know When You Are In Over Your Head" Winner Announced

Knowing when to stop and ask questions to most effectively handle a situation are the attributes for this month’s Service Pillar recognition, “Know when you are in over your head.” Amanda Hillis, Kline Oilfield, is the deserving recipient of this Award. - May 22, 2013 - CS3 Technology

Cogitate Incorporated Helps Michigan Road Commissions Control Finances Through Extensive New Budget Package

May 24, 2013, Ypsilanti, MI – Cogitate Incorporated, today announced the release of their new Budget Package specifically designed to help Michigan Road Commissions control their tight budgets. Included in the budget package are individually designed Excel reports for line item budgeting,... - May 22, 2013 - Cogitate Inc

New Mandarin Chinese Learning Series Release in September for Children

Introduction of Everyday Dialogs and Connection to My First Words Series. Bilingual Me Publishing House is a fledgling company with a unique idea and a growing audience. This publisher’s innovative talking-pen book design allows users to listen to bilingual audio of its books by touching an electronic pen to the pages. With a North American audience in mind, these Chinese-language learning materials have been produced for school-aged learners whose parents speak no Mandarin. - May 22, 2013 - Bilingual Me Publishing House, Inc.

Rosellini Scientific Hires Chuck Schwandt, VP of Business Development

Rosellini Scientific, LLC is pleased to announce the recent hire of Chuck Schwandt as Vice President of Business Development. Chuck is adding his twenty-plus years of leadership, service, and sales experience to the Rosellini Scientific team. He will be responsible for driving the overall growth strategy with a focus on developing custom service solutions that fit each customer’s unique needs. - May 22, 2013 - Rosellini Scientific, LLC

Susan J. Sadler, Attorney, Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC to Speak at KC’s The FTC’s Final Green Marketing Guide: How to Get It Done Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Susan J. Sadler, Attorney, Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “The FTC’s Final... - May 22, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

Nightmares on Cashflow Street – Growth Not Horror

IT Business Reboot 2013 - This year's conference will focus on “Rebooting” a technology business for the current economy. The overall aim of the conference is to instruct on the modern fundamentals of managed and cloud services. - May 22, 2013 - Small Biz Thoughts

The Identity Advocate: Secure Document Shredding Helps Prevent Identity Theft

Secure document shredding is a critical to prevent identity theft. Shred all of your documents with a document shredding company to protect your business. - May 22, 2013 - The Identity Advocate

Dial An Exchange Offers Free Exchange Membership

Dial An Exchange (DAE), the world’s largest privately-owned timeshare exchange company offers free memberships to timeshare owners and club members. DAE is one of the most innovative, friendly and customer focused exchange systems available. Whether a member is a traditional... - May 22, 2013 - Dial An Exchange

Sentinel Screening, Inc. Announces Integration with TazWorks Instascreen Premiere 2.0

Sentinel Screening, Inc adds TazWorks to it's growing list of integration partners. - May 22, 2013 - Sentinel Screening, Inc

The Rise of the Lion: Greenlion Cleaning & Maintenance Inc. Assists Long Island Communities Recover After Hurricane Sandy

Cleaning up Long Island after Hurricane Sandy - May 21, 2013 - Greenlion Cleaning & Maintenance Inc

Litemanager - Remote Control Software of Computers Over the Internet

LiteManagerTeam released a new version of the program for remote control of computers over the Internet or a local network. - May 21, 2013 - LiteManagerTeam

Michigan Inventor to Exhibit “Steam Valet™” at America’s Largest Invention Show

InventHelp’s INPEX, America’s Largest Invention Trade Show, announces that Anthony Farris, from Canton, Mich., has invented a way to steam clothes easily. This patent-pending invention will be exhibited at INPEX 2013, June 19-21, in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The target market for the Steam Valet are consumers who currently own garment steamers. - May 21, 2013 - Farris Company

Oliver Goldsmith Sunglasses Worn in Breakfast at Tiffany's

The iconic Oliver Goldsmith Manhattan sunglasses worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's have been re-released. - May 21, 2013 - EyeGoodies.com

Solver Announces Strong Growth in the First Quarter of 2013

Solver, Inc. today announced a total revenue increase of 60% compared to the first quarter of 2012. Q1 was an amazing start of the new year. Strong sales continued in North America and our customer base is growing in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America... - May 21, 2013 - Solver

Paula Drake with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Speak at KC’s SEC and Dodd-Frank Act Regulations Compliance: Emerging Issues and Practical Guidance Event

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Paula Drake, Associate Director, Chief Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, U.S. Securities and Exchange... - May 21, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

$1,000 Cash Prize in DesktopPaints Animation Contest 2013

DesktopPaints, the maker of leading software for desktop and video animations, invites all artists to a worldwide competition. The goal for the participants is to create the most innovative and interesting animated video, made with DesktopPaints' DP Animation Maker. The first prize winner will get... - May 20, 2013 - DesktopPaints

GenRocket, Inc. Announces the Launch of Easy-to-Use and Powerful Test Data Generation Software Platform Making GenRocket the New Standard for Test Data Generation

GenRocket, Inc. announces that GenRocket, a test data generation platform, is being released for general availability on Monday May 20th, 2013 after many years in development. GenRocket is used by software developers and quality assurance engineers to generate huge volumes of test data for use in unit testing, integration testing, functional testing and by testing automation systems. - May 20, 2013 - GenRocket, Inc.

RealtyJuggler Real Estate Software Upgraded with Valet Import

RealOrganized, Inc. announces another major upgrade to RealtyJuggler Real Estate Software. - May 20, 2013 - RealOrganized, Inc.

Becky Williams of Lord Corporation Named Keynote Speaker for the 7th Annual Women’s Symposium

Lord President of Asia Pacific to Present to Members of The World Academy for the Future of Women at Symposium Program in Xincheng, China May 18-19 - May 19, 2013 - Lord Corporation

CS3 Technology Wraps Up the 18 Service Pillar Recognition Program with Its Final Winner

CS3 Technology’s Service Pillar recognition program for clients wraps up with the last Service Pillar, “Never Leave the Client Guessing.” Cindy Ascanio, Cochener Garvey Capital Partners, Inc., is the final recipient in CS3 Technology’s Service Pillar Recognition Program. Congratulations, Cindy. - May 18, 2013 - CS3 Technology

Cherry Blow Dry Bar Announces Their First Franchisee

Nathan Cuneen, founder of Blow Dry Bar Australia is now expanding into the United States and his team is excited to announce they have signed their first franchisee in Florida under the brand name "Cherry Blow Dry Bar." Cherry Blow Dry bar is due to also open flagship stores in... - May 18, 2013 - Cherry Blow Dry Bar

Axel Motte, Tax Partner, Deloitte Luxembourg to Speak at KC’s Tax Planning in the New E-Commerce Environment Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Axel Motte, Tax Partner, Deloitte Luxembourg will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “Tax Planning in the New E-Commerce... - May 18, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

Lucentra Produces New Apparel and Textiles Service Area

The third week of the Lucentra Corporation’s service area revitalization continues with apparel and textiles. There are 19 more service areas in this segment. - May 18, 2013 - Lucentra Corporation

Grow Your Business™ Coaching Offers Webinars on Public Speaking Fear and Using NLP

Renowned coach Jack Klemeyer teaches business professionals skills to help them grow their businesses. - May 18, 2013 - Grow Your Business Coaching

YorPower Launches Mobile Friendly Website

YorPower, a leading independent UK producer of diesel generators, announce the launch of their new mobile-friendly website. YorPower aims to continually improve their services to offer an unrivalled experience for their customers. For this reason, they have recently announced that people can now... - May 18, 2013 - YorPower Ltd

Global Photonic Crystals Market Research Report Submitted by Transparency Market Research

Transparency Market Research Report Add "Global Photonic Crystals Market -Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2012 - 2018" to its database. - May 18, 2013 - Transparency Market Research

CPX Interactive is a Finalist for the 2013 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award

Digital media company honored for being industry leader. - May 17, 2013 - CPXi

BDA Wins Two Awards at The 5th Annual International M&A Advisor Awards

Business Development Asia LLC (“BDA”) won two awards at the 2013 Cross Border M&A Advisor Summit held by the M&A Advisor in New York: · “Corporate and Strategic Acquisition of the Year ($100m to $500m)” for its work on the sale of Shanghai Elsker by Edmund de... - May 17, 2013 - BDA Partners Ltd

Alliance Bank & Trust Expands Lending Reach

Alliance Bank & Trust, a North Carolina community bank with branches in Gastonia, Shelby, and Kings Mountain, announced the hiring of Woody T. Washam, Jr. to their commercial lending team as Lake Norman Market President. Mr. Washam is a graduate of Catawba College where he received his... - May 17, 2013 - Alliance Bank & Trust

Complimentary Executive Workshop

Tired of feeling like your sales team isn't living up to potential? Learn to facilitate greatness through innovative techniques and a proven sales system. This interactive briefing is for CEOs, Presidents and executives whose companies face one or more of the following challenges: *There's a lot... - May 17, 2013 - WINNING, Incorporated

Rob Krieg of Hill, Chesson & Woody Advises Triad Employers on Preparing for the Affordable Care Act

Principal, Health & Welfare Consultant for Local Benefits Consulting Firm Discusses How Triad Employers Can Implement Healthcare Reform in Their Benefits Strategy. - May 17, 2013 - Hill, Chesson & Woody

Grow Your Business Coaching Hosts Michael Charest and Speaking Mastery Workshop

Grow Your Business™ Coaching is hosting business expert Michael Charest and his two-day VIP Intensive Speaking Mastery™ workshop on May 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Crown Room, 900 E. 56th St., Brownsburg, Ind. - May 17, 2013 - Grow Your Business Coaching

State of Delaware Selects Para-Plus Translations

Global Language Translation and Interpretation Company to Provide Expert Services to Government Agencies - May 17, 2013 - Para-Plus Translations

SteadyRain Chief Technology Officer Bryan Porter Earns Microsoft Certified Solutions Master Distinction

SteadyRain, an award-winning, St. Louis based Internet strategy, design and development firm, is excited to announce that Chief Technology Officer Bryan Porter has earned the Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM) distinction for Microsoft SharePoint Server. - May 17, 2013 - SteadyRain

Advanced Real Estate Investor Website Tools Revolutionize Real Estate Investing

A real estate investing company that also specializes in developing real estate investor websites, www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net, has unveiled newly upgraded websites that enhance more marketability of real estate investing businesses. Real estate investors can now attract more leads as they go about their daily business through the integrated marketing features. - May 16, 2013 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com

SKGOLD Marketing Ltd. Announces Trademark Registration

SKGOLD® Marketing Ltd, premier Canadian internet services provider, announces that the company has been awarded official Canadian trademark recognition. - May 16, 2013 - SKGOLD Hosting

Learn How to Automate Purchasing in Dynamics GP Free 30-Min. Webinar

Join Bond Consulting Services and DynamicPoint on May 21 for a live online webinar highlighting how you can cost effectively automate purchase requisitions with Microsoft SharePoint. - May 16, 2013 - Bond Consulting Services

John McKeown, Counsel, Goldman, Sloan, Nash and Haber LLP to Speak at KC’s Effective Use of Surveys in Trademark Litigation Live Webcast

The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series has announced that John McKeown, Counsel, Goldman, Sloan, Nash and Haber LLP will speak at the KC's webcast entitled: “Effective Use of Surveys in Trademark Litigation Live Webcast.” This event is scheduled on August 6, 2013 from 12:00 PM to... - May 16, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

Joanne Furtsch, Director, Product Policy, TRUSTe to Speak at Knowledge Congress Event

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Joanne Furtsch, Director, Product Policy, TRUSTe, will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “Understanding FTC Rules on Children Online Privacy... - May 16, 2013 - The Knowledge Group

Colorado Bioscience Association Applauds Signing of The Colorado Advanced Industries Acceleration Act (HB 1001) by Gov. John Hickenlooper

Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) applauds the signing of The Colorado Advanced Industries Acceleration Act by Gov. John Hickenlooper. The legislation is designed to grow all the high-tech sectors in Colorado: Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Bioscience, Electronics, Energy & Natural Resources, Engineering and Information Technology. - May 16, 2013 - Colorado BioScience Association