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Los Angeles Business Journal Recognizes Two CPEhr Employees as “Women Making a Difference”
Two CPEhr employees are recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 9th annual Women Making a Difference competition for the corporate and community contributions. - July 24, 2010 - CPE HR, Inc.
Auto Warranty Company US Direct Protect Has Officially Joined the VPA
Auto Warranty provider US Direct Protect has joined the VPA and has made it official Wednesday July 21st by mailing their auditing fee via certified mail. September 1st is the deadline for all Car Service Contract Brokers, Agents, Finance Companies, Fulfillment Companies, Administrators and... - July 24, 2010 - National Warranty Services dba US Direct Protect
Exports of Lumber and Logs from New Zealand on Pace to Reach a Record in 2010, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Higher demand for forest products in China, South Korea and India is benefiting log and lumber exporters in New Zealand. The value of exported forest products have increased over 54% in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The strengthening export market has pushed domestic sawlog prices to their highest levels in eight years. - July 24, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Red Melon Granted Authorized Reseller Status for Google Apps
Red Melon granted Authorized Reseller status for Google Apps as of 15th July 2010 - July 24, 2010 - Red Melon Consulting Inc.
Omnion Consulting to Present Oracle® Configurator, iProcurement to National Capital Oracle User Group
Apps Help Employees Take Orders from Customers, Place Orders with Suppliers - July 24, 2010 - Omnion Consulting, LLC
Introducing Authorized Business Buyer Advocate, David Sweeten
Partner on Call Network would like to announce David Sweeten as the latest Authorized Business Buyer Advocate ®. David Sweeten, CBI, BCB, CPA, was looking to diversify and supercharge his dealmaking career, so he became an Authorized Business Buyer Advocate ®. - July 24, 2010 - "Partner" On-Call Network LLC
Simply Computer Software, Inc. Announces Integration with the ONLINE Rental Exchange
Providing Their Customers with a Cutting-Edge Tenant Screening Tool for Protecting Their Properties and Their Residents - July 24, 2010 - The ONLINE Rental Exchange
The W.A.D. Group is Proud to Announce the Launch of MoneyNYC.com, a Collaboration of Multiple Financial Service Providers
The W.A.D. Group has announced that it has launched it's new financial services website, www.moneynyc.com. MoneyNYC.com combines multiple financial services in one place to serve individuals, business owners, and entrepreneurs. - July 23, 2010 - The W.A.D. Group, LLC
EMI Supply Inc. Announces Addition of Wej-It Fastening Systems
EMI Supply Inc. announces the addition of Wej-It Fastening Systems to its extensive product line. Wej-It Fastening Systems is the oldest manufacturer of one-piece mechanical anchors, and maker of the Original wej-it® wedge anchor. Widely used in the installation of pallet racking, stair cases,... - July 23, 2010 - EMI Supply Inc.
Planet Technologies Repeats as Both Microsoft Federal and Microsoft State and Local Government Partner of the Year
Planet Technologies wins two Microsoft Public Sector Partner of the Year Awards. This is the fifth year in a row the company has been honored. - July 23, 2010 - Planet Technologies
SIMUL8 Believes GPs Should Use Simulation to Make Commissioning Decisions
SIMUL8 Corporation believes that GPs will find simulation software essential in enabling them to commission services, and is offering GPs access to simulation software and free training. - July 23, 2010 - SIMUL8 Corporation
Funding for Leadership and Management Skills Still Top of Regional Agenda in the South East
With the economy coming under increased pressure, and businesses looking to competitive advantage as they come out of recession, the need for well trained leaders and managers within our small businesses across the South East region is even more important. Despite the doom and gloom on cuts to... - July 23, 2010 - Skills South East
European Algae Oil Omega-3 Access Increases with Source-Omega’s Products and Services
Source-Omega's Pure One™ brand moves towards private label offering and licensing in a growing market with green economic outlook. Estimated at $400M, the total European omega-3 market is now doubling every 10 years. - July 22, 2010 - Source-Omega
EL CAP Inc. - Redefining the Investment Process
Announces the Opening of Their Charlotte, Vermont Office - July 22, 2010 - EL CAP, Inc.
Riechesbaird Opens Office in New York City, Adds Two Senior Executives
RiechesBaird, Orange County’s leading brand creation and development firm, today announced the opening of their new office in Lower Manhattan and the addition of two senior executives. - July 22, 2010 - BrandingBusiness
Animal Printed Baby & Toddler Clothing - Zebra, Tiger, Giraffe and Leopard Onesies, Dresses, T Shirts & Hats
Animal printed onesies, T-shirts, pants, dresses, beanie hats for infants and toddlers available for summer 2010. "Animal prints are an ideal way to bring the taste of the jungle to every child’s wardrobe. These baby animal prints make the perfect gifts for Infants and Toddlers! Children's boutique stores, safari stores, zoos, Halloween retailers - will eat these animal prints up!" says Benson. - July 22, 2010 - Kidsblanks by Zoey
2010 Asset Management Remuneration ROI Survey Now Published
The 10th annual PRPi Consulting asset management Remuneration ROI Survey was published on 15th July 2010. The survey tracks key remuneration ratios and compares compensation practices in asset management that allows Remuneration Committees and senior managers to gauge whether they are getting good... - July 22, 2010 - PRPi Consulting Limited
Attack! Sponsors Raffle Giveaway on RaffleDog.com
Attack! will be raffling off a bundle of sumo prizes via RaffleDog.com. - July 22, 2010 - Attack! Marketing
New Report Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Analysis – GGE Chile to Invest $188 Million for Geothermal Power Plant, Chile Added by WorldMarketStudy
This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData’s team of industry experts. - July 22, 2010 - World Market Study
DBI Consulting’s BEACoP Meeting Attracts Leaders of Industry
BEACOP meeting in June, sponsored by DBI Consulting, was a major success with author Michael Levine as speaker. - July 22, 2010 - DBI Consulting
Animators at Law Launches ACCESS an Online Trial Team Collaboration Tool That Promises to Improve Litigation Graphics Development and Project Management for Law Firms
ACCESS (Animators Client Collaboration and External Sharing System) allows top litigation teams to view trial exhibit designs in real time, preview trial presentations, leave real-time comments, make last minute edits, share trial presentations with in-house counsel, review designs anywhere on a mobile phone and much more. - July 21, 2010 - Animators at Law
ANK Corporate & Entertainment Event Services, LLC Announces Official Company Launch
ANK Corporate & Entertainment Event Services, LLC is an elite “celebrity” event planning company in New York City with a satellite office in Washington, DC. The company travels for out-of-state events however it is on a case-by-case base and with all types of budgets. ANK... - July 21, 2010 - ANK Corporate & Entertainment Event Services, LLC
Temkin Group Announces Workshop for Customer Experience Leaders
Workshop in Boston on September 20th called “Creating A Customer-Centric Organization” will help executives transform their organizations. - July 21, 2010 - Temkin Group
John Wilkerson, CPSM Shares Food Services, Operational Excellence Best Practices with Financial Services, Researchers, Academics
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt shares Food Services Supply Chain, Operational Excellence Best Practices. - July 21, 2010 - Bellwether Services
Sunera Streamlines Pricing for PCI QSA & ASV Services
Sunera has developed an online pricing engine which obtains the necessary details from merchants and service providers to prepare an accurate price quote for PCI related services. - July 21, 2010 - Sunera LLC
Goscor Compressed Air Systems -a New Division of Goscor Group
Goscor Group’s strategy maintains highly focused business units, spinning off Compressed Air Systems as a new business unit. - July 21, 2010 - Goscor Compressed Air Systems
Midland Information Resources Becomes a G7 Master Printer
Midland Information Resources (MIR), a global provider of information distribution solutions, has become one of the first 100% digital printers to achieve G7 Master Printer status. “The G7 Master Printer Qualification is yet another step in guaranteeing the highest possible quality and... - July 21, 2010 - Elanders Americas
Titan Tax Relief Reveals the Benefits and Myths of Tax Extension
Titan Tax Relief is one of the nation’s top tax relief services that focus on helping taxpayers save thousands by negotiating with the IRS. The following information is provided by Titan Tax Relief and it reveals the benefits and myths of tax extensions. Almost everyone is lethargic in... - July 20, 2010 - Titan Tax Relief
Arizona Companies Put the I.D. in Fido
fi.d.o has speakers for ears, a face that’s a talking LCD screen, and a see-through window into his belly, where a magical mechanism creates the perfectly engraved tag for your favorite pet. - July 20, 2010 - ATOMdesign, Inc.
Ad-Juster, Inc. Joins IAB, Adds New Agency and Publisher Clients
Ad-Juster, Inc. has recently joined the IAB as an Associate Member, and has added significant new Agency and Publisher clients to its client lineup. Ad-Juster is designed to automatically support the IAB’s Impression Exchange Standard (IES) in addition to Non-IES ad units and ad delivery... - July 20, 2010 - Ad-Juster, Inc.
Marc Ecko & koi Team Up to Launch New Designer Scrubs Collections
Marc Ecko Enterprises and koi, a leading maker of designer scrubs, are partnering to launch two new lines of designer scrubs under the Ecko Unltd. and Ecko Red brands. The new scrub collections will be available for the Spring 2011 season. - July 20, 2010 - koi Design LLC
Father and Son Team up to Fight Recession and Save the Environment
Central Virginia Appliance helps consumers in a bad economy - Refurbished appliances are a great way to battle the current economic crisis for entrepreneurs as well as consumers. - July 20, 2010 - Central Virginia Appliance
Free Risk Management Services for Small Businesses
- Cardinus to offer support through chambers of commerce - Wessex Association pilots scheme - July 20, 2010 - Cardinus Risk Management
mtiks Announces Current Piracy Trend for iPhone Apps
mtiks is a privately held firm based in Andover, MA, USA. mtiks is the leader in providing anti-piracy service for iPhone/iPad developers. It's currently offering services for its private beta customers. - July 19, 2010 - mtiks LLC
Titan Tax Relief Helps Tax Payers with Their Unfiled Tax Returns or Back Taxes
Tax debt and tax problems solutions provided by Titan Tax Relief located in San Diego, California. One of the nation's tax relief services provides help to all tax payers, to get rid of their tax problems and get tax help. - July 19, 2010 - Titan Tax Relief
Stefani Carter Near Top of All Texas GOP Challengers, Virtually Ties Incumbent
Republican State Representative Candidate Stefani Carter raises nearly $200,000 in the first half of 2010, making her one of the top three GOP challengers in Texas. The other two top GOP fundraisers were Austin-area candidates whose numbers were bolstered by runoff elections in... - July 19, 2010 - Stefani Carter for State Representative
Career Create Owner Loretta Perry-Dawson is Providing Free Resources to the Community at the Vallejo Waterfront
Career Create Owner and Career Coach Loretta Perry-Dawson provides free services to the Community Resource Fair on the Vallejo waterfront in Vallejo, CA on July 17, 2010. - July 17, 2010 - Career Create
Simplifast 100% Natural Lemonade Diet Now at H-E-B in Texas
Simplifast Detox Diet drinks found another great home on the shelves of H-E-B Stores in Texas. H-E-B being recognized for its fresh food, quality products, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, makes this a great match for success. - July 17, 2010 - Simplifast, LLC
VersaSuite Fully Supports and Welcomes Final Rule for "Meaningful Use" of Electronic Health Records
VersaSuite reiterates its Certification Guarantee to exceed "Meaningful Use" requirements. - July 17, 2010 - VersaSuite
Make Millions Together Debuts: A Platform That Seeks to Revolutionize Business Networking
Unique combination of features makes it easy for users to create opportunities and collaborate with new resources on this new business networking website. - July 17, 2010 - Make Millions Together
Cougar Mountain Software Remains PCI Compliant with Their Latest Denali Update
Cougar Mountain Software remains PCI compliant with their latest update release for the Denali accounting software product line. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI-SSC) has issued guidelines for all businesses that store, process and, or transmit credit and, or debit card data to be Payment... - July 17, 2010 - Cougar Mountain Accounting Software
Skelta to Deliver Webinar on Energizing BPO Initiatives with Skelta BPM
Skelta to deliver webinar on energize your BPO initiatives with Skelta BPM. Discover how Skelta BPM can streamline BPO processes to provide additional and richer BPO services to your customers. - July 17, 2010 - Skelta Software
So Act Announces Investor Network Agreement with Venture Point
Companies Agree to Integrate Venture Point's Investor Awareness Database Into So Act's Innovative Social Networking Platform to Support Socially Conscious Investments - July 17, 2010 - Venturepointir.com
Olympian Tonique Williams-Darling Hosts Maurice Greene at Bahamas Track and Field Clinic
Olympian Tonique Williams-Darling is bringing in the troops for reinforcement. Since her return to the Bahamas last year, the 400 meter gold medalist in the Athens Olympics, has been coaching and mentoring a group of aspiring track and field athletes through her organization TWD Athletics. This... - July 16, 2010 - Tonique Williams-Darling
Randy Jacobs Joins Disability Law Firm, Markhoff & Mittman
Brian Mittman, Managing Partner of Markhoff & Mittman, P.C., is pleased to announce the addition of attorney Randy Jacobs to his firm. Jacobs will practice workers’ compensation and disability law. White Plains Workers’ Comp attorney, Brian M. Mittman, is pleased to announce the... - July 16, 2010 - Markhoff & Mittman PC
Network Intercept Secures a NYC Event Website
Networkintercept.com one of the leading providers of internet malware scan services has now signed up www.pulsejfk.com, memes.com and other notable social websites with its Site Scanning services. PulseJFK.com is the number one spot for nyc events, everything fashionable, up-and-coming, exciting, and delicious in New York City. - July 16, 2010 - Network Intercept
DiMora Delivers First Hennessey Venom GT in the World
Mr. Hareton Akob receives the keys to the first 1200 HP Venom GT supercar from Sir Alfred J. DiMora in Dubai. - July 16, 2010 - DiMora Motorcar
Energy Companies in Europe Show Increased Interest in Sourcing Biomass from the US South, Reports the North American Wood Fiber Review
Woody biomass in the US South is attracting interest from European energy companies in their search for long-term, reliable and competitively priced supply sources, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. The increased competition for wood fiber has pushed pine pulpwood prices upward in the Southeastern states this past year. - July 16, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
AMSG Part of SRA Team Awarded $1.5 Billion Multi-Award Contract from Department of Defense
Advanced Management Strategies Group (AMSG), an SDVOSB announced it has won an IDIQ Global Battlestaff and Program Support sub contract from SRA International, Inc. that will support the USSOCOM at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. - July 16, 2010 - Advanced Management Strategies Group
LifeSpan Technology Recycling® and GlobalWare Team to Provide Profitable End-of-Life Solutions
GlobalWare Solutions and LifeSpan Technology Recycling® Team to Provide Profitable, Environmentally Sound End-of-Life Technology Solution. Don’t throw that computer in the landfill. - July 16, 2010 - LifeSpan