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Superb Results for Antiquorum's Year End Sale

Superb Results for Antiquorum's Year End Sale

Antiquorum's December auction of “Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces” in New York totaled a noteworthy $3,506,675. A remarkable 83% of the 356 timepieces were sold by lot and 119% sold by value, based on the low estimate. In addition to the many telephone, room, and commission... - December 11, 2010 - Antiquorum

San Diego Entrepreneur Doubles Business Revenue in 2010, Lev Promotions Shows a 100% Increase in Revenues from 2009 to 2010

San Diego based marketing consulting company Lev Promotions announced year over year business growth of 100% based on 2010 year-end revenues. - December 11, 2010 - Lev Promotions

Gainesville Area Women's Network Supports Displaced Homemakers

The Gainesville Area Women’s Network, a nonprofit business networking organization, is pleased to support the Displaced Homemakers Program, DHP at Santa Fe College. The Displaced Homemakers Program is a free program that helps women who have been homemakers most of their adult lives to enter the job market after a divorce or becoming widowed. In December Participants from the DHP will be the guest speakers and will address how GAWN’s support over the years has directly improved their lives. - December 11, 2010 - Gainesville Area Women's Network

Junction Creative Solutions (Junction) Heeds Its Own Advice to React, Adapt, and Thrive to Create a More Sustainable Business

Junction Creative Solutions (Junction), an Atlanta based strategic firm, faced the economic challenges head on to not only survive, but flourish. By employing the same strategic principles applied to Junction clients, the firm achieved remarkable growth in an otherwise unpredictable business... - December 11, 2010 - Junction Creative Solutions

MobGold Completely Revamped Ad Engine

MobGold, a fast growing mobile advertising platform, today announced the launching of the revamped Ad Engine to better serve the advertisers and the publishers. The newly revamped Ad Engine is a collective of features requested by MobGold advertisers and publishers. "The revamped Ad Engine... - December 10, 2010 - MobGold Ltd.

ShopDollarD.com Adds Two Local Entrepreneurs to Product Mix

ShopDollarD.com Adds Two Local Entrepreneurs to Product Mix

ShopDollarD.com has become well known for undergarments and party supplies. Their latest addition to their family of products expand beyond undergarments and party supplies to outerwear, books, jewelry, and greeting cards. It is intended that all of these additions will help the local Hampton Roads community and economy. - December 10, 2010 - ShopDollarD.com

Long® Fence Supports 2010 US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign

Long® Fence Supports 2010 US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Campaign

For the fifth year in a row, Long® Fence has donated fencing to the United States Marine Corps for the District of Columbia Toys for Tots drive. Portable security fence panels were provided for use inside the Marine Corps Reserve Training Center at the Anacostia Annex in Washington DC. The... - December 10, 2010 - Long Fence

Kinderhook Industries Acquires Another Line, Inc.

The Transition Companies LLC (“TTC”) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Another Line, Inc. in Lake Forest, California - December 10, 2010 - The Transition Companies

Non-ICANN "Gay" (and Other "Happy") Domain Names Are Turning the Internet on Its Head - Demand Intensifies for Free Lifestyles TLDs at Dashworlds.com

Non-ICANN "Gay" (and Other "Happy") Domain Names Are Turning the Internet on Its Head - Demand Intensifies for Free Lifestyles TLDs at Dashworlds.com

"Gay" (and "Serious") Domain Names create safe and exclusive community homes in cyberspace. They join other new Dashcom TLDs such as "Wild," "Lover" and "Genius" all available free from Dashworlds.com - December 10, 2010 - DASHWORLDS

SkGold Hosting Adds to Holiday Cheer with Discounted Prices

SkGold Hosting Adds to Holiday Cheer with Discounted Prices

SkGold Hosting announces plan to offer significant discounts during the holiday season on three web hosting plans. Customers can expect pricing on shared hosting packages to be reduced by 60 percent during the month of December. - December 10, 2010 - SKGOLD Hosting

Thomas J. Salerno, Co-Chair, International Restructuring Group, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., to Speak at KC’s Hot Topics in Bankruptcy for Attorneys Live Webcast

The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Thomas J. Salerno, Co-Chair, International Restructuring Group, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ webcast... - December 10, 2010 - The Knowledge Group

Leadership Triangle Now Taking Applicants for the 2011 Regional Class

Program Seeking to Enlighten Local Leaders. - December 10, 2010 - Leadership Triangle

Joe Schodowski of Shelving, Inc. Joins Vistage Michigan

Vistage Michigan includes more than 150 Chief Executives throughout southeast Michigan. Its members engage in ongoing peer workshops, one-to-one business coaching, speaker presentations from top industry experts, social networking, webinars and an extensive online content library. - December 10, 2010 - Vistage Michigan

Outsourced Ad Ops and Ad-Juster Sign Reseller Agreement

Outsourced Ad Ops and Ad-Juster Sign Reseller Agreement

Ad-Juster, Inc. and Outsourced Ad Ops, LLC (OAO) have signed a reseller agreement allowing OAO to offer Ad-Juster products to OAO clients. OAO’s clients would then have access, via OAO, to Ad-Juster’s automatic retrieval of data from advertiser’s 3rd party ad systems, allowing for... - December 09, 2010 - Ad-Juster, Inc.

Free Report from Markhoff & Mittman Examines How to Take Care of Your Knees

Free Report from Markhoff & Mittman Examines How to Take Care of Your Knees

Markhoff & Mittman releases a series of free reports, "For Your Health - The Disabiity Guys Guides," to help people learn more about the various illnesses and injuries that keep them from their jobs. The first report focuses on knee pain and injuries. - December 09, 2010 - Markhoff & Mittman PC

Business Review Europe and Green Power Conferences Announce Partnership for World Biofuels Markets in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Business Review Europe and Green Power Conferences announce their partnership for the World Biofuels Markets Congress and Exhibition, which is taking place March 22nd to the 24th and is the leading annual industry networking event where leaders of the bioenergy world meet to drive innovation and do... - December 09, 2010 - WDM Group

Rolling Out the Red New-Hire Carpet, Stephanie Rizza Struts Down as White Digital Media’s Global Media Partnership Coordinator

White Digital Media, the leading digital business media source for C-level executives worldwide, recently announced Stephanie Rizza as the newest addition to their marketing department. As Media Partnership Coordinator, Rizza will be responsible for establishing and managing international media... - December 09, 2010 - WDM Group

White Digital Media’s Ladder Adding Steps, Philip Diehl Climbs to Marketing Coordinator

White Digital Media, a leading digital business media source for C-level executives around the world, is proud to announce the promotion of Philip Diehl, former market analyst, to Marketing Coordinator. Diehl will now implement growth strategies for White Digital Media as well as oversee social... - December 09, 2010 - WDM Group

White Digital Media Hires Advertising Coordinator, J.J. Seaman, to Help Build Global Ad Network

White Digital Media, a leading digital business media source for C-level executives around the world, is proud to announce J.J. Seaman as Advertising Coordinator and the newest member of the Marketing department. Previously a copy writer for an advertising agency in Singapore, Seaman spent an... - December 09, 2010 - WDM Group

White Digital Media Acknowledges Overseas Scam Attack

White Digital Media, a leading digital business media source for C-level executives around the world, announced today that their company, and respective brands, are undergoing an attack from outside sources mislabeling them as a fraudulent company. The negative comments recently began to surface... - December 09, 2010 - WDM Group

Amitech Solutions to Sponsor IBM Cognos 10 Roadshow in St. Louis, Kansas City and Little Rock

Amitech Solutions, is a proud sponsor of the IBM Cognos 10 Intelligence Unleashed roadshow. Please join Amitech at the IBM Cognos 10 Roadshow event in St. Louis on January 13, Kansas City on February 8 and Little Rock on February 13, 2011. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the... - December 09, 2010 - Amitech Solutions

Media Monitors Group Names Mr Tay Tuan Kiat - General Manager, Greater China

Media Monitors Group announced today that Tay Tuan Kiat has been appointed General Manager for Greater China at Media Monitors SinoFile, effective 1 November 2010. Tay brings to Media Monitors extensive leadership experience in the media, business information and publishing space. In his new role,... - December 09, 2010 - SinoFile

Discount Training, Inc., Announces the Tyler Dunn Foundation in an Effort to Technically Train, Mentor and Prevent Suicide in Our Nations Youth

Discount Training, Inc., Announces the Tyler Dunn Foundation in an Effort to Technically Train, Mentor and Prevent Suicide in Our Nations Youth

The family of Tyler Dunn and friends of the family from Discount Training, Inc., are proud to announce the establishment of the Tyler Dunn Foundation. Started in November of 2010 in loving memory of a wonderful young man whose life ended too soon, the foundation will focus on showing young people... - December 08, 2010 - Discount Training, Inc.

Gracious Home Sold to Americas Retail Flagship Fund LLC

Gracious Home sold to Americas Retail Flagship Fund LLC. Triton Equity Partners, LLC, New York, NY was investment banker and financial advisor to Gracious Home in this transaction. - December 08, 2010 - triton equity partners

Energy Digital and Green Power Conferences Announce Partnership for World Biofuels Markets in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Energy Digital and Green Power Conferences announce their partnership for the World Biofuels Markets Congress and Exhibition, which is taking place March 22nd to the 24th and is the leading annual industry networking event where leaders of the bioenergy world meet to drive innovation and do... - December 08, 2010 - WDM Group

The Building Envelope Science Institute Releases Dates for Defective "Chinese" Drywall Certification Courses Offered in 2011

The Building Envelope Science Institute Releases Dates for Defective "Chinese" Drywall Certification Courses Offered in 2011

The Building Envelope Science Institute has been active in providing solutions for the Defective (Chinese, Corrosive) Drywall since October 2009 offering certification courses for inspecting and remediating homes or commercial buildings. - December 08, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute

eTtech Money Launches "Founderswall.com," for Investor Awareness & Capital

eTtech Money Launches "Founderswall.com," for Investor Awareness & Capital

A New Investment Marketplace, Built by the People for the People - December 08, 2010 - eTech Money, Inc.

Daily Deal USA Launches Philanthropy-Based Discount Program for AZ Shopping, Dining and Entertainment - Consumers Save 50-95%

A new Scottsdale-based company, Daily Deal USA, just launched an email blast program providing metro Phoenix residents with discounted daily deals up to 95 percent off from local businesses. Subscribing is free. Unlike other firms that email blast discounted bargains from local businesses, Daily Deal USA encourages subscribers to designate a charity of their choice to receive eight percent of the gross purchase amount, with no added fees or matching requirements. - December 08, 2010 - Daily Deal USA

DCIA Presents CONTENT IN THE CLOUD Conference at CES

DCIA Presents CONTENT IN THE CLOUD Conference at CES

Special Early Registration Rates End on December 31st. - December 08, 2010 - Distributed Computing Industry Association

Antivia and TAH Form Pioneering Partnership in Business Intelligence Execution

Antivia Limited, an innovator in connectivity and productivity solutions for Xcelsius and SAP Dashboard Design, today announced a strategic partnership with leading UK SAP Business Objects partner, Hampshire based TAH Ltd. “We are delighted to welcome TAH as a partner. They have an exciting... - December 08, 2010 - TAH Limited

PerkettPR Expands West Coast Client Base

Results-driven PR and Social Marketing Firm Adds dealspl.us, Mindjet, and Photobucket in Q4 - December 08, 2010 - PerkettPR

Celayix Software Announces Availability of Its Absence Xpress Product for Employee Absence Management

Celayix Absence Xpress transforms the way absences are managed by completely automating the way in which they are processed. - December 08, 2010 - Celayix Software

Louisiana ActionCOACH Dan Zimanski Completes St. Tammany Leadership Program

Dan Zimanski has recently completed the St. Tammany Leadership Program in his local community. In addition to this milestone, Zimanski was also instrumental in leading the committee at his local Ducks Unlimited Chapter Banquet, which happened to be the second largest banquet in Northshore... - December 08, 2010 - GulfSouth ActionCOACH

FindCo Launches Services for Local Businesses at ILM:10, BIA/Kelsey’s Annual Interactive Local Media Conference, Dec. 7-9 in Silicon Valley

FindCo Launches Services for Local Businesses at ILM:10, BIA/Kelsey’s Annual Interactive Local Media Conference, Dec. 7-9 in Silicon Valley

FindCo.com announces a new service for Local Businesses at Silicon Valley Conference. FindCo is a trusted ally to small & medium sized businesses by providing free and value added services that help grow their business. - December 07, 2010 - FindCo, LLC

Lucky Strike Announces $2,400,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement

Lucky Strike Announces $2,400,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement

Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement for maximum gross proceeds of $2.4 million. - December 07, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd

Orlando Interactive Agency Xcellimark is One of the Top 5 Digital Media Companies in Orlando

Orlando Interactive Agency Xcellimark is One of the Top 5 Digital Media Companies in Orlando

Hot on the heels of their other accomplishments in 2010 including multiple awards and a national television debut, Xcellimark made the Orlando Business Journal’s list for Top 5 Digital Media companies in Orlando. - December 07, 2010 - Xcellimark

Christine Luttrell Receives CS3 Technology’s President’s Award

Christine Luttrell Receives CS3 Technology’s President’s Award

High productivity, community service and commitment to teamwork exemplified Christine Luttrell’s dedication - December 07, 2010 - CS3 Technology

Construction Digital and IQPC Announce Partnership for Bridge Construction Russia 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic

Construction Digital and IQPC announce their partnership for Bridge Construction Russia, which is taking place February 9-11 at the Prague Mariott Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. Conducted simultaneously in Russian and English languages, the conference will be a platform for the bridge... - December 07, 2010 - WDM Group

Author Predicts Big Changes in "the New Economy"

Author Predicts Big Changes in "the New Economy"

Built on the premise that the current economic crisis is the "new economy," Indianapolis author Gerald Twombly predicts major changes in business, education, non-profits, and churches in his latest book, "You Snooze, You Lose." - December 07, 2010 - BGW Development Group

Portable Storage Containers Prevent Leaks

The National Portable Storage Association offers records storage alternative in the wake of the WikiLeaks scandal. - December 07, 2010 - National Portable Storage Association

Book Details Employment and Compensation of 35,000 Attorneys in U.S. Federal Agencies. Not All Jobs Are Created Equal.

Book Details Employment and Compensation of 35,000 Attorneys in U.S. Federal Agencies. Not All Jobs Are Created Equal.

With salaries that can exceed $250,000 for attorneys and $100,000 for law clerks, Federal agencies provide surprisingly good opportunities for some. - December 06, 2010 - Lawyerup Press LLC

Business Coaching on Apple's iPad Now a Reality for FocalPoint and Brian Tracy

Business Coaching on Apple's iPad Now a Reality for FocalPoint and Brian Tracy

FocalPoint Business Coaching has released an industry-first in the iPad app. Now Business Owners and Executives can get the recognized business improvement of Brian Tracy delivered on the iPad. Initial customers have already commented on its eco-friendliness and how it has helped them "de-paper." - December 06, 2010 - FocalPoint Business Coaching Inc

Lucky Strike Retains Wardrop

Lucky Strike Retains Wardrop

Lucky Strike Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-LKY), is pleased to announce the engagement of Wardrop, A Tetra Tech Company (Wardrop), to provide technical services including a due diligence review, expansion of technical contents of previous reports by Independent Qualified Persons to conform to a National... - December 06, 2010 - Lucky Strike Resources Ltd

Trupanion Celebrates the Holidays with Stories and Charitable Contributions

Trupanion Celebrates the Holidays with Stories and Charitable Contributions

Trupanion announces two holiday-inspired contests that give pet owners the opportunity to tell their pet story while also allowing them to give back to the pet community. - December 06, 2010 - Trupanion

Stand By Soft Releases MOOS Project Viewer in Italian Language

Starting with version 2.2 MOOS Project Viewer is also available in Italian language. Plus a new important feature was added so that users can now filter tasks by various criteria. - December 06, 2010 - Stand By Soft Ltd

Fixed Pressure Washers with Electric Power/Heat and 1880 PSI

Daimer®'s non-exhaust-producing electric machines are being offered in a fixed configuration that features enhanced pressure levels, high temperatures and moderate water flows for industrial cleaning stations. - December 06, 2010 - Daimer Industries, Inc.

PlanB Consulting Awarded BS25999 Certificate at Resilient Scotland Conference

PlanB Consulting is the first business continuity consultancy in Scotland to achieve certification to BS25999, the British Standard for business continuity. - December 06, 2010 - PlanB Consulting

Anniversary Milestone for IDentifier Validation (IDV™) from Computer Information Development, LLC

Consent Based SSN Verification (CBSV) enters third year and IDV™ begins second year of service as the only web-based platform for CBSV to combat Fraud and Identity Theft for US businesses - December 05, 2010 - Computer Information Development, LLC

BizAgi Receives Gold Award for Best BPM Project in Europe

BizAgi and Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) in Spain have been awarded with the 2010 Gold Award for Europe, competing against the most representative BPM solutions worldwide. - December 05, 2010 - Bizagi Limited

Fabasoft/Mindbreeze Receives “Positive” Rating in Leading Analyst Firm’s Enterprise Search MarketScope Report

Mindbreeze, a subsidiary of Fabasoft and leading provider of software for search and digital cognition, today announced that Fabasoft Mindbreeze Enterprise received a “positive” rating in Gartner’s report entitled MarketScope for Enterprise Search. Gartner MarketScope for... - December 04, 2010 - Mindbreeze GmbH

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