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The CIO Utilities Summit Team Announces Keynote on Smart Grid and Changed Business Models
The CIO Utilities Summit team is pleased to announce further details concerning the technology event’s Monday night keynote, which will be presented by Alan Schurr, Vice President, Strategy and Development, IBM Global Energy & Utilities Industry. The CIO Utilities Summit will be held... - March 05, 2010 - CDM Media
New Service Provides Relief to Small Business Owners Facing Increasing Time, Productivity and Economic Pressures
Clarity SB announced today the nationwide launch of its new back-office support services designed to help small businesses eliminate nagging issues and drive income. - March 05, 2010 - Clarity SB
LinkUp’s February Jobs Report Shows Modest Gains in Job Listings On Corporate Websites
February’s jobs report released this morning by LinkUp, shows that the job market was essentially flat in February, making only modest gains in job growth. - March 05, 2010 - LinkUp
Coastal Concepts, Inc. Announces Promotion of New Assistant Manager
Coastal Concepts, Inc., an outsourced sales and marketing firm, announced today that it has promoted one of its top performers from a corporate trainer to an assistant management position. The new Coastal Concepts assistant manager is acquiring responsibilities including team development and... - March 05, 2010 - Coastal Concepts, Inc.
RedVector Launches Restaurant Promotion in Conjunction with Video for Florida Contractors
RedVector, the leader in online education for the design and construction industries, has been serving up timely, engaging, top-notch courses to more than 30,000 contractors for over 10 years. To celebrate that milestone and say “thank you” to its Florida contractor customer base, RedVector has partnered with Hooters to give contractors a $25 Hooters gift card when they purchase any one of RedVector’s targeted 14-hour contractor CE packages. - March 05, 2010 - RedVector
Texas PUC Chairman Barry Smitherman Keynotes Stream Energy Convention
Public Utility Commission of Texas Chairman Barry Smitherman congratulated the audience of Stream Energy’s fifth annual Ignition Conference at the Dallas Convention Center, February 27th, noting that the attendees benefit Texas electric customers through their active role in the deregulated... - March 05, 2010 - Stream Energy
Luxury Naperville Condominiums for Less Than a Rental. Buyers Move in on Investment Potential and Neighborhood Cache.
Bright news. Investment with built in upside potential. Naperville Illinois developer renegotiates development loan on exclusive condominium development and passes huge savings on huge condos to buyers. - March 04, 2010 - JVM Realty Corporation
CMA Announces Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV) Market Data and Trading with Casa de Bolsa Finamex
CMA the leading market data, order management and connectivity provider of Latin American exchange trading announces deployment of CMA Series 4 market data and order management system deployed at Mexican Exchange Brokerage, Casa de Bolsa Finamex. - March 04, 2010 - CMA
Making Workers’ Comp Work Conference to be Catalyst for Fixing Broken California System
Five years post-S.B. 899, this conference on March 11-12 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis will bring disparate players together to start fixing a broken workers’ comp system in California. The Making Workers’ Comp Work Conference is Free for employers, HR managers and claims professionals. Lawyers and doctors may attend for a fee of $495. - March 04, 2010 - Making Workers’ Comp Work Conference
God's Global Love Introduced to the World
Masterpiece abstract design is placed on products all over the world. - March 04, 2010 - God's Global Love
Crossrock™ Gig Bags & Cases Launch 2010 Collection at Frankfurt Musikmesse 24-27th March 2010
Kingstar will launch Crossrock Gig Bags 2010 Collection at Frankfurt Musikmesse 24-27th March 2010. The new range of gig bags & cases for musical instrument offer the perfect combination of style, function, carrying comfort and excellent protection. See Complete lines of Crossrock Bags 2010 collection at Musikmesse Hall 3.0 Booth G79D. - March 04, 2010 - Kingstar Int'l Enterprise Ltd
Three Stone Media LLC Launches Local SEO Services in Richmond, VA
Local and mobile SEO are becoming more critical as the major search engines try to present better, local-centric data to searchers. While not a focus of many businesses in the past, local SEO will be the primary traffic driver for businesses that cater to local and regional clientele. - March 04, 2010 - Three Stone Media LLC
KPN, Verizon Wireless, Nokia Chosen as 2010 Small Business Mobile Advocate Award Recipients - Best Service, Mobile Devices and Applications for Small Business
KPN - “2010 Best Overall Mobile Service Provider Small Business Advocate - USA/Europe” -- Nokia - “2010 Best Small Business Mobile Device Brand – USA/Europe”-- Verizon Wireless - “2010 Best Mobile Data Small Business Service Provider Advocate Award - USA/Europe” - March 04, 2010 - GlassHouse Mobile
Trump Alumn Fired Up About Gold, Guardian Commodities
Former contestant on "The Apprentice" transitions from his multimillion dollar start-up, GoldandSilverNow, to worldwide bullion broker, Guardian Commodities - March 04, 2010 - Trusted Bullion
Running Skirts is Thrilled to Launch Expansion Into Australia & New Zealand
Now well into their 5th year in the business, identical twin runners & mom-preneurs of Running Skirts are thrilled to announce latest expansion into Australia, one country closer to their vision of "skirting the world." - March 04, 2010 - RunningSkirts.com
Medical Specialties Distributors and Definitive Homecare Solutions Announce Exclusive Alliance
Medical Specialties Distributors, the leading distributor of infusion related products to home infusion pharmacies, and Definitive Homecare Solutions, the creators of CPR+, the most widely used home infusion enterprise software, announce an exclusive alliance to bring the first, fully automated supply chain management solution to home infusion providers. - March 04, 2010 - Definitive Homecare Solutions
UK Window Film Company Seeks Coveted ISO 14001 Management Tool
Innovative window film company DigiGlass is looking to flaunt its ‘green’ credentials by seeking ISO 14001 accreditation this year which will underline its approach to business in today’s environmentally conscious world. The coveted standard will provide a framework for a... - March 04, 2010 - DigiGlass
On Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: Recruiting Roundtable Event - Joint Professional Organizations Participation
Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM: The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Charlotte Alumni will join in with the National Black MBA - Charlotte, Urban League Young Professionals, Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA), National Association of Black Accountants, National Association of African Americans in Human Resources (NAAAHR), will have a dynamic panel of distinguished professionals from the Carolinas Market. - March 04, 2010 - National Society of Black Engineers - Charlotte Alumni Extension (NSBE-CAE)
Universal Accounting® Conference Helps Accountants, Bookkeepers & Tax Preparers Start & Grow a Perfect Practice
Registration is Now Open for the Second Annual UA Conference Themed "A Practice Made Perfect" - March 04, 2010 - Universal Accounting
Clarity Advantage’s Sales Thoughts Podcast Named to 100 Best Small Business Podcasts of 2010
Small Business Trends Radio named Clarity Advantage’s Sales Thoughts Podcast to its 100 Best Small Business Podcasts of 2010. The podcast is recognized in the “Marketing and Sales” section of the 100 Best list. - March 04, 2010 - Clarity Advantage Corporation
Registration Open for NAWBO San Diego's BRAVO! Awards
Online registration is now available for NAWBO San Diego's BRAVO! Awards, set for May 19. The event will honor six local women business owners and feature keynote speaker Lisa Nichols. Learn more and save your place at nawbo-sd.org. - March 04, 2010 - NAWBO San Diego
Comindwork Project Management Software Released PaaS Improvements
Comindwork, web based project management and knowledge sharing software, today officially released a number of improvements to it’s PaaS set of tools for project and business process management as well numerous performance improvements and bug fixes. - March 04, 2010 - Comindwork
Harvey Koeppel, Executive Director, Center for CIO Leadership, to Preside as Master of Ceremonies at 2010 CIO Government Summit
The CIO Government Summit team announces that Harvey Koeppel, Executive Director, Center for CIO Leadership, will participate in the government technology event for CIOs and senior level IT executives as the Master of Ceremonies. - March 04, 2010 - CDM Media
RFID File Tracking System Automates Document Inventory Control
DAILY RFID has launched a RFID file tracking system available in UHF or HF frequency for files inventory management. It is specially designed to help businesses reduce the time it takes to inventory client records and locate misplaced files. Basing on either HF (ISO15693 or ICODE) or UHF... - March 04, 2010 - DAILY RFID CO., Limited
Strategy For Coaches Launches Strategy Blog
Strategy For Coaches has launched a blog for professional coaches that will contain short posts on a variety of topics related to strategy. - March 04, 2010 - Strategy For Coaches, LLC
MyNewPlace Launches RentEngine, Innovative Listing, Syndication Service
MyNewPlace today launches RentEngine, an integrated listing tool and syndication service designed to maximize a community’s online marketing capabilities. RentEngine includes new functionality for Craigslist users, enabling the creation of professionally designed listings and the ability to track prospective residents who visits the listing on Craigslist. RentEngine delivers apartment professionals the ability to accurately measure results while optimizing marketing strategies and budgets. - March 03, 2010 - MyNewPlace
Business in Japan Announces Business in Japan Night at the Shin-Marunouchi Building on April 7, 2010
World's largest networking group for English-speaking professionals looking to do business in, with, and/or related to Japan announces follow-up event to Japan's largest general networking event - March 03, 2010 - Business in Japan
New iPhone Release of Pocketweb's Pocket Life App Kick-Starts Ambitious Roadmap for 2010
Newest improvements make location-based social networking more interactive and include geo-tagged photos as well as simple ways to store and share favourite places - March 03, 2010 - Pocketweb
Toyota Reveals Redesigned 2011 Avalon at Chicago Auto Show
Carson Toyota proud to offer the Los Angeles area the newest and more modern Avalon this spring. - March 03, 2010 - carson toyota
Marina Reservation Services LLC, Launches the First Online Marketing, Reservations and Property Management Software Built Exclusively for Marinas
Marina Reservation Services LLC, is the first-ever suite of online software services built exclusively for Marinas and the Marina trades. The new solution delivers a secure, state-of-the-art infrastructure that makes it easy for Marinas of all sizes to take and manage online reservations, manage all aspects of the marina business and connects them to boaters worldwide via an integrated marketing solution and growing affiliate network. - March 03, 2010 - Marina Reservation Services LLC
Energy Solutions, Inc. Releases Natural Gas Price Outlook
In its most recent analysis, Energy Solutions, Inc. identifies why natural gas prices are entering an entirely new pricing regime – one that may take many by surprise. - March 03, 2010 - Energy Solutions, Inc.
Professional Traders to Hold Charity Event to Raise Funds for "The Straits Times the School Pocket Money Fund"
For the first time in Singapore, a group of professional traders are organising a Charity Seminar event to help raise funds for The Straits Times “The School Pocket Money Fund”. Asia Charts Pte Ltd, a company formed by a group of professional traders that specialises in stocks and... - March 03, 2010 - Asia Charts Pte Ltd
International Merchant Advisors Reaches Agreement in Principal to Acquire First Medical Marijuana Clinic Operations
International Merchant Advisors, Inc. (PK: IMAI) www.imaiinc.com announced today that the company has reached an agreement in principal to acquire its first operating business in the clinical medical marijuana space. IMAI has agreed to acquire Organic Science, Inc. for $15 million in the restricted... - March 03, 2010 - International Merchant Advisors, Inc.
Low Corporate Tax Knowledge is Making the Tax System Inefficient, Says New ACCA Research
The Management of Tax Knowledge report shows a serious lack of understanding of the tax system - March 03, 2010 - ACCA
Teri Takai, CIO, State of California, to Take Part in ITO America Thought-Leadership Series
The ITO America team announced that Teri Takai, CIO, State of California, will be participating in ITO America’s Thought-leadership Series, an ongoing project that features one-on-one interviews with CIOs from top organizations in North America - March 03, 2010 - CDM Media
IABC/Columbus Seeks Nominations for 2010 Distinguished Communicator
The Columbus Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) is accepting nominations for the 2010 Distinguished Communicator Award. - March 03, 2010 - IABC Columbus
viaLanguage Announces New Healthcare Accounts
viaLanguage's healthcare division continues to thrive by their signing of over a dozen healthcare clients in the first quarter. - March 03, 2010 - viaLanguage
Julian Debt Resolution Brings on Brand Guru Libby Gill
Tom Julian, founder and CEO of Julian Debt Resolution (JDR) announced today that he has hired executive coach and brand strategist Libby Gill to guide the branding efforts for his fifteen-month-old company. Former TV publicity and corporate communications chief at Hollywood studios Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal and Turner Broadcasting, Gill specializes in creating strategic brand messaging and marketplace positioning for entrepreneurs and corporations. - March 03, 2010 - Libby Gill & Company
Sepideh Asefnia Appointed to North Carolina Department of Commerce Economic Development Board
Sepideh Asefnia, president of SEPI Engineering & Construction (www.sepiengineering.com), has been appointed by Gov. Bev Perdue to the 2010 North Carolina Department of Commerce Economic Development Board. The North Carolina Economic Development Board oversees state economic development research... - March 03, 2010 - SEPI Engineering Group
New Book from J Manimas Publishing Says: "Fundamentalists Ignore the Gospels"
A new book is available from bookstores and online booksellers, entitled: "The Primacy of Stewardship." - March 02, 2010 - JManimas Publishing
UK Bureau of Marketing, Ltd. Extends the Contests Renowned at the Dubai Shopping Festival to a Global Audience
The UK Bureau of Marketing, Ltd. has leveraged their experience with online marketing and sales to bring the Dubai Shopping Festival experience to everyone around the globe. - March 02, 2010 - Uk Bureau of Marketing, Ltd.
StyleMouse Jumps Into Fashion Videos
StyleMouse's use of new technology enables consumers to make online purchases and retrieve product information with the click of a mouse while watching fashion videos - March 02, 2010 - Apparel Search Company
TigerTurf -- World Leading Synthetic Turf Manufacturer -- Announces Latest Authorized Representative: New England’s 360 Sports Systems
Customer service, sport, construction expertise merge as 360 Sports Systems launches to design, construct and install state-of-the-art TigerTurf field & landscape systems. - March 02, 2010 - TigerTurf Americas
Dean Calderon to Open K9 University’s 2010 Dog Training Seminar Series
To properly open their 2010 dog training series, K9 University, provider of dog services, and dog behavioral training seminars, has announced the addition of Dean Calderon to their dog training series for 2010. - March 02, 2010 - K9 University, LLC
SOPRIS Global Management Holding Launches Global Affiliated Partnership Program
A leading global technology provider announces the launch of a new global affiliated partnership program that offers 50% revenue share to website owners who targets worldwide travellers market. - March 02, 2010 - SOPRIS Global Management Holding
Steatite Embedded World Kiosk Competition
As part of the Embedded World 2010 exhibition and conference, Steatite, supported by Microsoft are offering you the chance to win some fantastic Microsoft prizes in their Kiosk Competition. First prize is a Free 12 month subscription to MSDN Embedded (worth $2,499!), with further prizes of a Mini... - March 02, 2010 - Steatite Ltd
First Martial Artist to Provide Hapkido Training Tapes Returns for More
In 1982, the first training tapes ever to show Hapkido methods were released by Panther Productions, and quickly fought its way to becoming one of Panther Production’s best selling videos everywhere, as well as creating a worldwide standard for the Korean art. Now, Century Martial Arts is... - March 02, 2010 - Team Karate Centers
AMI International Teams with Jacob Fleming Conferences as Market Information Partner for International OPV 2010
AMI International announced today it has joined Jacob Fleming Conferences as the official Market Information Partner for the International Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) conference to be held 19-21 May in Brussels. As the first ever dedicated market information partner for this conference, AMI will... - March 02, 2010 - AMI International
comCables Hires New Director of Sales, Manufacturing
Denver-based comCables today announced the addition of Tom McAllister as Director of Sales, Manufacturing. McAllister comes to comCables from an independent low voltage solutions rep firm where he served as the President. Prior to that, he served as the Regional Vice President with Holocom... - March 02, 2010 - comCables
Living Patriot Enters Pepsi’s Refresh Project Campaign in March
St. Louis-based Living Patriot will continue its mission of thanking veterans and first responders for their personal sacrifices by participating in the Pepsi Refresh Project campaign in March. The mission of Living Patriot is to say “thank you” to every living veteran and first responder through the gift of a folded American flag housed in a beautifully crafted, clear case called a Prism. - March 02, 2010 - Living Patriot, LLC