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New Evidence That Rise in Workers’ Stress Levels is Harming Productivity
New Survey Says Stress at Work is Increasing; Risk Management Company Claims That Economic Factors and Fear Are Leading to Increased Levels of Stress; Evidence Clearly Links Stress to Physical Symptoms and Workplace Injury - May 23, 2011 - Cardinus Risk Management
Simply Svcs Formed to Help Local Small Businesses
Areku Enterprises LLC has recently completed the formation of Simply Svcs which specializes in business management services, consulting and coaching for small businesses, micro enterprises and small non-profits. Simply Svcs is headquartered in San Antonio and offers business management services... - May 23, 2011 - Simply Svcs
Strategy Professionals Take on the Energy Drink Industry
Veteran strategic intelligence professionals analyzed four energy drink companies in a focused and highly energetic war-game at the SCIP (Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals) conference workshop “War Gaming for Veterans.” - May 22, 2011 - Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
CIO Finance Summit Announces Attendees from Citi and Bank of America
The CIO Finance Summit team announced today a few of the latest CIOs and IT executives who will attend the upcoming technology event, August 21-24, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The CIO Finance Summit brings together leading finance technology executives, industry analysts and solution providers to... - May 22, 2011 - CDM Media
ATGStores.com to Hire 150 Employees at Corporate Headquarters Due to Skyrocketing Sales and Online Growth
Today, ATGStores.com announced their plans to hire 150 employees at its Kirkland, WA headquarters in the 2011 year due to its rapid sales growth. ATGStores is coming upon its 12-year anniversary in July, and the company has had 12 years of continuous growth since its’ founding in 2000. - May 22, 2011 - Allied Trade Group
Steelhenge MD Confirmed as Speaker at International Centre for Parliamentary Studies Business Continuity Conference
Dominic Cockram, MD of Steelhenge Consulting, has confirmed he will speak at the ICPS one-day Business Continuity: Safeguarding Profitability & Economic Sustainability conference to be held at the Silken Berlaymont Hotel, Brussels on 29th June 2011. - May 22, 2011 - Steelhenge Consulting Limited
Competitive Intelligence in the Trenches: Merck
Cliff Kalb, former head of Merck’s intelligence function, offers lessons learned building a world-class, demand-driven competitive intelligence operation. - May 22, 2011 - Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals
The Practice Institute - New Resources for Mental Health Professionals
A new service to help mental health professionals build sound, profitable businesses. - May 21, 2011 - The Practice Institute, LLC
Ovum Analyst to Act as Master of Ceremonies for CIO Utilities Summit
Stuart Ravens, Principal Analyst, Energy & Utilities Technology, Ovum will act as Master of Ceremonies for the upcoming CIO Utilities Summit, June 12-14, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. - May 21, 2011 - CDM Media
InfoCom Says Satellite TV to Overtake CaTV by 2015 in Western Europe – Cord-Cutting No Longer Impossible Scenario
By 2015, satellite TV will overtake CaTV in terms of TV households - IPTV expected to grow 10% a year - Changing the TV viewing landscape with the emergence of connected TV and over-the-top (OTT) content - For the first time, cord-cutting is no longer an impossible scenario. - May 21, 2011 - Infocom GmbH
LegalFairy.com Launches Innovation in Capital Acquisition
LegalFairy.com is innovating in the area of capital acquisition tools. - May 21, 2011 - LegalFairy.com
Dedication Ceremony for the First Dry Fermentation Anaerobic Digester in the Americas
The dedication of the very first high solids dry fermentation anaerobic digester (HSAD) took place on May 18, 2011 at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. It will be the first biogas plant using this technology to go on-line, not only in the United States, but in all of the Americas. The facility,... - May 20, 2011 - BIOFerm Energy Systems
Lygase Brings SmartShows™ RTLS and RFID Solution to the 2011 Petfood Forum
Lygase’ SmartShows™ system leverages real-time locating systems [RTLS] sensor technology to automatically capture data pertaining to attendee movement and behavior throughout the tradeshow and sessions. - May 20, 2011 - Lygase RFID Solutions
Mercado del Barrio Honored with Neighborhood Planning Award
Barrio Logan project selected for "innovative planning principles that create sustainable neighborhoods that have lasting value." - May 20, 2011 - Shea Properties
Amazing Spaces® Named Top-Operator: 2011 Inside Self Storage Top 100 List
Amazing Spaces Storage Centers, the leading provider of self storage services in Houston, has been recognized as a 2011 Top-Operator. - May 20, 2011 - Amazing Spaces Storage Centers
iPad Point-of-Sale (POS) to Exhibit at NRA Show 2011
Revel Systems Announces the Release of Version 1.1 Enterprise Software at National Restaurant Association show at booth Booth # 5269 at McCormick Place, Chicago May 21 to 24. - May 20, 2011 - Revel Systems, Inc.
Change in the Management Team at Gardemann: Matthew Hickin Takes Over from Maarten Mijnlieff
Maarten Mijnlieff, director at Gardemann Arbeitsbuhnen GmbH in Alpen, Germany, is leaving the company at the end of May. Maarten has been a director at the company for nine years, the last four and half under the umbrella of Gardemann's parent company, Lavendon Group. Kevin Appleton, CEO of... - May 20, 2011 - Lavendon Access Services
TransGuardian Conducts Packed USA PATRIOT Act-AML Seminar at the New York Diamond Dealers Club
TransGuardian held three PATRIOT Act Compliance (PAC) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) workshops at the New York Diamond Dealers Club (DDC). More than fifty diamond and jewelry business owners came and became compliant. Some flew in from as far away as Indiana. Moshe Mosbacher, the DDC President,... - May 19, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.
Industry Sales Leader Zane Robbins Joins News Broadcast Network
News Broadcast Network, Inc., the country’s largest and longest running independent broadcast media services company, announced today that longtime industry sales leader Zane Robbins has joined NBN as Vice President of Client Services for the Midwest Region. Robbins will head NBN’s... - May 19, 2011 - News Broadcast Network
Shipyard Brewing Company Wins Awards at West Coast Brew Fest
Shipyard Brewing Company’s Brewer’s Brown Ale and Pugsley’s Signature Series XXXX IPA Win Awards at West Coast Brew Fest - May 19, 2011 - Shipyard Brewing Compnay
Chaordix™ CEO to Speak with Leaders at 2011 WorldBlu Conference
Shelley Kuipers to address leaders in the democracy in the workplace field at 2011 WorldBlu Live. Chaoridx - the world's leading authority on crowdsourcing is about to be officially recognized as "One of the World's Most Democratic Organizations" for the second year in a row. Chaordix delivers on WorldBlu's ten democratic principles: transparency, integrity, dialogue and listening, accountability and choice on leadership, individualism, systems, and processes. - May 19, 2011 - Chaordix Inc.
Supply Chain Digital and G2Events Announce Partnership for Digital Oilfield Virtual Summit
Supply Chain Digital and G2Events announce their partnership for the Digital Oilfield Virtual Summit. - May 19, 2011 - WDM Group
SKGOLD™ Hosting Releases Video Tutorial Collection
SKGOLD™ Hosting, Canada’s leading web hosting company, announces the addition of an online library of video tutorials to their website. The tutorials are designed to help clients manage their web hosting accounts effectively. - May 19, 2011 - SKGOLD Hosting
Jorgenson Consulting, Inc. Open West Coast Office
Jorgenson Consulting Inc. (JCI) a leading executive search firm focused on community and economic development organizations and Greg O’Sullivan, Economic Development ONCALL (EDONCALL), based in northern California announced today they have formed a west coast strategic alliance. The alliance enables JCI to better service existing clients and broadens JCI’s executive recruitment services west of the Rockies. - May 19, 2011 - Jorgenson Consulting, Inc.
Intellinet Names New Regional Vice President of Client Solutions
Intellinet, a Microsoft-centric business technology consulting firm, announces it has named Glenn Williams as regional vice president, client solutions - Carolinas. - May 19, 2011 - Intellinet Corporation
Kaydon Corp. President James O’Leary Visits Purafil’s Doraville Headquarters
Kaydon Senior Management Team to Discuss Growth Initiatives - May 19, 2011 - Purafil, Inc.
KLSS, Inc. Relocates Corporate Headquarters
KLSS, Inc. is pleased to announce the relocation of its corporate headquarters to 4027 Colonel Glenn Hwy Suite 300 in Beavercreek’s Signal Hill TechneCenter located across from WPAFB. The company will be conducting business at the new location as of May 1, 2011. Telephone and fax numbers will... - May 19, 2011 - KLSS, Inc.
Study Shows That Customer Experience Management is on the Rise
Survey of 200+ Large Companies Highlights Customer Experience Efforts. - May 18, 2011 - Temkin Group
Siemens Recognized by Computerworld Magazine as a 2011 Honors Laureate
Healthcare Unit of Global Innovator Creates Landmark Online Environment Using 6Connex Virtual Experience Platform - May 18, 2011 - 6Connex
Honda Dealership Gets Industrial Flooring from Versatile Building Products & Garage Experts
Garage Experts® of Central PA completes top-quality industrial coating for a local Honda® shop and eyes future dealership projects. - May 18, 2011 - Versatile Building Products
DynamicsWorld.co.uk Names Shane Hall of Reporting-Central One of “Microsoft Dynamics Top 100 Most Influential People” for a Second Time
Reporting-Central, developers of “The Closer” and “The Validator” for Dynamics GP, is pleased to announce that Shane Hall has again been recognized as one of the “Microsoft Dynamics Top 100 Most Influential People” by DynamicsWorld.co.uk. Shane is the creator of... - May 18, 2011 - Reporting-Central
Real Estate Investor Websites That Automate Real Estate Investing Released
A real estate investing and website firm www.RealEstateInvestorsWebsites.net, has rolled out a new version of interactive real estate investor websites. These websites come with lots of automation features that reduce the workload that real estate investors have to do on a day to day basis so they close more deals using less time, money and effort. - May 18, 2011 - RealEstateInvestingWebSites.com
Motivating Staff, Viral Video Secrets and Sony’s New Concept Store in the U.S. in May’s Issue of Business Review USA
Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, gets an inside look into Sony’s new concept store, Sony Store, in Westfield Century City mall in Los Angeles. The opening on April 1 lured in not only Hollywood’s elite, but also tech geeks from around the... - May 18, 2011 - WDM Group
Dr. Mazza, President and CEO of Ornge, Speaks on Their Uniqueness in the Medical Transport Industry with Business Review Canada
Dr. Mazza, President and CEO of Ornge, speaks on how the company is responsible for medical transport to the critically injured by air and ground in Ontario. - May 18, 2011 - WDM Group
Free Webinar: Learn How Resilient Organizations Can Thrive and Compete Under All Circumstances
Resilient corporations are able to thrive and compete in any circumstance. During this free webinar, Michael Lazcano, Director of Corporate Business Continuity for Gap Inc., will explore how companies can anticipate, react to and withstand disruptions. - May 18, 2011 - MissionMode
Purafil Welcomed the Consul General of Japan in Atlanta
Industry Leader Recently Examined its Business Strategy in Japan - May 18, 2011 - Purafil, Inc.
Seth Kahan and Steve Denning Lead a Collaborative Workshop, “Revolutionizing the World of Work”
Seth Kahan, change leadership expert, and Steve Denning, former World Bank director and award-winning author led a two-day gathering, May 12 & 13, in Washington, DC on “Revolutionizing the World of Work” – a conversation dedicated to reinventing business, government, education, health and associations for the 21st Century. - May 18, 2011 - Performance Development Group
CDM Media Partners with IPSO Alliance
The CDM Media team has partnered with the IPSO Alliance for three 2011 technology events. - May 18, 2011 - CDM Media
WIS Publishing Clarifies the Dodd-Frank Act: Explaining How to Standardize Risk Management Processes with SAP BusinessObjects Risk Management 10.0
This article ensures your company complies with the Dodd-Frank Act using SAP BusinessObjects Risk Management 10.0, and shows how users can interact with each other via a shared graphical view. - May 18, 2011 - Wellesley Information Services
WIS Publishing Gives Functional Suggestions for the Coordination of ChaRM User Acceptance Testing
The User Acceptance Test (UAT) before starting the ChaRm ensures your system is ready, fits your organizations requirements, and is dependable in the SAP system. - May 18, 2011 - Wellesley Information Services
WIS Publishing is Happy to Explain How to Ease Your SAP Upgrade Transition with SAP Solution Manager
Every organization will have to accommodate changes or upgrade their systems at some point in time, prepare and model one organization in order to make this transition as smooth as possible for everyone in said company. - May 18, 2011 - Wellesley Information Services
Evan M. Migdail, Partner, DLA Piper to Speak at KC’s 2010 Tax Relief Act: A 2011 Update Live Webcast
The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Evan M. Migdail, Partner, DLA Piper will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast entitled: “2010 Tax Relief Act: A 2011 Update LIVE... - May 18, 2011 - The Knowledge Group
Funding is Flowing for Stick-e® Fitness Products from Focus Investments
Capital may still be tight in this economy but the right partnership is worth funding. Stick-e® Brands and Focus Investments, Inc. have just announced the formation of a new entity, Stick-e® Products LLC. Focus Investments will leverage its consumer products expertise to the portfolio of... - May 17, 2011 - Stick-e Products LLC
Thomas J Sherwood Law Hits New All Time High for Client Loan Modifications
Thomas J Sherwood Law hit a new milestone today by helping their 150th client secure a mortgage loan modification. - May 17, 2011 - Thomas J Sherwood Law
AT&S Opens Facility in Omaha
American Trailer & Storage, Inc. (AT&S) began providing storage and transportation solutions in 1994. AT&S looks forward to expanding its presence in the Omaha market. - May 17, 2011 - American Trailer & Storage, Inc.
For Knowledge Mosaic, When Going Up Against Giants, Technology is the Great Equalizer
Once a start-up, then an upstart - and now positioned to be a game changer, Knowledge Mosaic Inc. releases the third version of its online platform today, continuing its tradition of creatively and flexibly applying advanced technology. - May 17, 2011 - Knowledge Mosaic Inc.
Total Mortgage Services Names Victoria Bextel to Lead National Operations
Total Mortgage Services, LLC, a leading mortgage lender, announced today the hiring of Victoria Bextel as the Company’s head of national operations for both its retail and wholesale channels. Ms. Bextel brings to this newly-created senior management position over 22 years of operations,... - May 17, 2011 - Total Mortgage
Social Media Strategies Used by Popular Fast Food Franchises Are Discussed in the May Issue of Food and Drink Digital
Food & Drink Digital, a top digital media source for global food and drink news and information reaching over 155,646 C-Level executives and more than 49,814 companies worldwide announces the launch of its newly developed Front of Book story featuring Social Media Strategies. Overall... - May 17, 2011 - WDM Group
TransGuardian Pays $21,000 Claim on Gold Parcel Lost in Transit
TransGuardian today paid a claim for a $21,000 USPS Priority Mail parcel which disappeared in the mailstream. The precious metal belonged to a shipper based in New Jersey. "Losses with the USPS are rare," said Madlene Moseley, TransGuardian's Executive Vice President. "We work... - May 17, 2011 - TransGuardian, Inc.
TFIFX Introduces the CashBack Account, One of the World’s Most Innovative Forex Trading Accounts
European foreign exchange broker extends its retail product range with a pioneering CashBack forex trading account. - May 17, 2011 - TFI Markets