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Access Hosts Companywide Shred Day to Promote Greener Records Management
Earth Day document destruction event scheduled to demonstrate practices that promote both data privacy and a greener environment - April 18, 2010 - Access Information Management
Solar Velocity Celebrates Its 9th Year in a Row of Being on Cobb Chamber’s Top 25 List for Small Business of the Year
Solar Velocity, LLC is a prominent company in Cobb County and has a proven track record of excellent work. For the past nine years Solar Velocity, LLC has been included on the Top 25 list in the Small Business of the Year competition. This competition is for businesses that are members of the Cobb... - April 18, 2010 - Solar Velocity
B-EZ Enterprises Notifies Florida Software Company of Perceived Infringement for Patent Pending Self Help Debt Settlement Technology Marketed to Debt Settlement Industry
B-EZ Enterprises operates the website www.2SettleMyDebt.com that utilizes a patent pending method of internet debt settlement. The embodiments of this patent pending method of internet debt settlement allows consumers to enter creditors, make offers to creditors, generates letters and allows these creditors to accept, reject or make counter offers via the internet. On April 8, 2010 B-EZ Enterprises notified a Florida software company of a perceived infringement of intellectual property. - April 17, 2010 - B-EZ Enterprises
Wood Fiber Price Trends Were Mixed in the US in the 1Q/2010; Up in the South and the Lake States, But Falling in the Northwest, Reports NAWFR
Wood fiber costs rose in the US South and in the Lake States during the 1Q because of improved pulp markets and a tight wood fiber supply. In Northwestern US, the picture was different, with reduced production of pulp and paper resulting in declining fiber consumption and lower prices for both wood chips and pulplogs, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. - April 17, 2010 - Wood Resources International LLC
Brighton Leadership Group Principals Obtain Advanced Change Management Certification
Donna Brighton, President and Founder of Brighton Leadership Group, LLC. in Chicago, IL, along with Scott Beilke, the Brighton Leadership Group Managing Director, have completed Prosci's Inaugural Advanced Change Management Certification Program. The program, taught by Prosci CEO and founder Jeff... - April 17, 2010 - Brighton Leadership Group
eBridge Solutions Document Management Offers Earth Day Promotion
Web-based document management is the perfect technology to add to your office on Earth Day this year. - April 17, 2010 - eBridge Solutions
ActionCOACH Business is Booming Tour Visits Charlotte May 5th
Join ActionCOACH and Brad Sugars May 5th at the Charlotte Convention Center for an evening of insight into building a profitable business. The event starts with a trade show at 4:30 and the presentation starts at 6:00 PM. - April 17, 2010 - ActionCOACH North Carolina
Dr. Charles Hamner Recognized with Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences (www.thehamner.org), an independent, nonprofit organization that offers an open, collaborative and cross-disciplinary approach to translational biomedical research, has announced that Charles E. Hamner, Jr., D.V.M., Ph.D., chairman of the board of directors... - April 17, 2010 - The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
One Eleven Place Named to Triangle Business Journal’s Meeting and Banquet Facilities List
Raymond Larcher, executive vice president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), has announced that One Eleven Place has been named to Triangle Business Journal’s Meeting and Banquet Facilities List. The venue has been recognized by Triangle Business... - April 17, 2010 - RRAR
ICTS Launches Blog
Tom Sturgis, president of ICTS (Integrated Clinical Trial Services, LLC) (www.icts.us), has announced the launch of the company’s blog at www.icts.us/blog. The blog will share ICTS’ thoughts on a wide range of topics, including patient recruitment and retention tips, the importance of... - April 17, 2010 - Integrated Clinical Trial Services
Jennifer Bosser Joins Wake County Economic Development as Assistant Executive Director
Ken Atkins, executive director of Wake County Economic Development (www.raleigh-wake.org), has announced that Jennifer Bosser has joined the organization as assistant executive director. Bosser’s responsibilities include overseeing day to day operations, pursuing strategic initiatives and... - April 17, 2010 - Wake County Economic Development
Jean Willey Joins Suddath Relocation Systems
Jean Willey has joined Suddath Relocation Systems of Fort Lauderdale as business development manager. - April 17, 2010 - Suddath Relocation Systems
FastStats PeopleStage - Coming Soon
Apteco Ltd have announced they will be launching a new multi-channel campaign management product that allows marketers to visualise, plan and automate their marketing processes. The new software will be launched in the third quarter of 2010 and will be called FastStats PeopleStage™. Apteco were offering previews at this year's Technology for Marketing and Advertising exhibition in February and will also be offering previews at the Data Marketing Show in June. - April 17, 2010 - Apteco Ltd
Global eProcure Receives SAS 70 Type II Report and ISO 9001:2008 Certification
The highly coveted statement and certification demonstrates Global eProcure’s ability to consistently provide products that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. - April 17, 2010 - Global eProcure
American Concrete Institute to Build Online Training Portal with Learn.com as Its Foundation
Learn.com®, the Knowledge PlatformTM company, announced today that the American Concrete Institute (ACI), one of the world's leading authorities on concrete technology, headquartered in Farmingham Hills, Michigan, selected the company’s knowledge portal to deliver web-based training (WBT)... - April 17, 2010 - Learn.com
Factory Direct Drapes™, a Custom Drapery and Curtain Manufacturer, Will be Planting Trees for Earth Day 2010 to Help Put an End to Global Warming
With the help of the Arbor Foundation, Factory Direct Drapes™ will support Green initiatives by planting a tree in American National Forests for every single order between April 16 th and Earth Day, April 22 nd. Since 1954, Factory Direct Drapes™ has been a leader in their industry,... - April 16, 2010 - Factory Direct Drapes
Linda M. O'Rourke a Local CPA Earns Exclusive “Accredited in Business Valuation” (ABV) Credential as Valuation Expert
Linda M. O’Rourke, a CPA valuation expert and principal of O’Rourke and Associates located in Clearwater, FL has recently been awarded the ABV Credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The ABV Credential, established in 1998 by the AICPA, is granted... - April 16, 2010 - O'Rourke and Associates
PARSA Community Foundation Announces Grants to 21 Nonprofits Benefiting Iranian Diaspora
A total of $200,000 is granted to 21 nonprofit organizations focused on Iranian Culture, Leadership Development and Civic Engagement. - April 16, 2010 - PARSA Community Foundation
World Première for New Starline Roldeck HQ Slats, the Best-in-Class Available Slats in the Market, the First to Bear a TÜV Certificate
Starline Pools & Equipment has been producing filters, watertreatment systems and automatic pool covers for the international swimming pool market for over 35 years. Recently this manufacturer introduced new HQ slats, produced using a revolutionary type of polycarbonate, which are officially certified by the German TÜV Nord institute with a TÜV certificate. - April 16, 2010 - Starlinepool
Brisbane Holiday Village Achieves the First AAA Tourism 5-Star Cabin Accommodation Rating in Queensland, Australia
Family owned and operated Brisbane Holiday Village, located at Eight Mile Plains (12 minutes south of Brisbane City), is setting the benchmark for holiday cabin accommodation in Queensland after achieving the first 5-Star AAA Tourism rating in the state. - April 16, 2010 - Brisbane Holiday Village
mumms® Hospice Software Increases Staff Efficiency with Third Party Interface Capabilities
One of the many benefits of mumms® Software, the leading electronic health record (EHR) provider for hospice and palliative care, is its capability and corporate will to interface with any program that can import or export data. This means, if information that is already in the mumms®... - April 16, 2010 - mumms Software
Poker Icon Annie Duke to Make Atlantic City Teaching Debut May 1-3, 2010
The WSOP Academy Presents Professional Poker Player, Author, Poker Instructor & former Celebrity Apprentice Contestant, Annie Duke as she will host three-days of in-depth and hands on poker instruction. - April 16, 2010 - World Series of Poker Academy
BareTrax Pro SEO Marketing Software Adds 50th Client
Since its inception in November, 2009, BareTrax Pro search engine positioning software has been adding clients every month. Stark Logic, creator of BareTrax, is proud to announce that it has added its 50th web site to the software for online tracking and search engine marketing. - April 16, 2010 - Stark Logic
Multilizer Translates XPS Files
Multilizer XPS scanner is the newest plug-in to extend Multilizer localization tool, which allows translation of texts in XPS documents. XPS is a Microsoft international open standard for a page description language and a fixed-document format. With Multilizer, companies are able to shorten time-to-market of their software and documentation localization projects, and make lower translation costs with e.g. Machine Translation. - April 16, 2010 - Multilizer
AVS Audio Converter 6.2: Create Digital Bookshelves for Your iPod or iPhone
New AVS Audio Converter 6.2 supports M4B format developed for audiobooks. The program also supports: MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, OGG, M4A, M4B, etc. AVS Audio Converter 6.2 has a set of tools to create personal audiobooks (precise chapters division, adding bookmarks). With AVS Audio Converter 6.2, you can access on-line CDDBs, extract audio from video files (DVD, MPEG, MP4, AVI, WMV, etc.), create ringtones for iPhone, edit and add personal tags, apply batch-mode, and burn audio files to discs. - April 16, 2010 - Online Media Technologies Ltd.
abenetis Combines Controlling and Benchmarking System
The new Version of the abenetis ERS/B now integrates Benchmarking and a Controlling-System in one Online-Application, which also features the usage as an Business Early-Warning-System. - April 16, 2010 - abenetis
Access and the BBB Host Shred Event to Benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the North Valley
The document destruction event will provide free paper shredding and data privacy education for the community and collect monetary donations to benefit local youth programs - April 16, 2010 - Access Information Management
2.4GHz RFID Active Reader Ideal for RFID Asset Management
DAILY RFID has released RFID Active Reader DL3800, with a long read range of up to 100 meters to cater for for asset management. The advanced 2.4GHz RFID Reader is ideal for inventory management as its fast read rate. The Active RFID reader provides reliable visibility within 100m, making it ideal... - April 16, 2010 - DAILY RFID CO., Limited
DeltaQuest Group Re-Launches Website
DeltaQuest group, one of the market leaders in providing offshore and corporate services has recently launched their new group site: DeltaQuest Group (http://www.deltaquestgroup.com). The new website, which is aimed as a landing portal for all of their online services, offers a wide spectrum of... - April 16, 2010 - DeltaQuest Group
Exhibit Resources to Host Dress for Success Event
Lana Calloway, president of Exhibit Resources (www.exhibitresources.com), a full-service exhibit design agency, has announced that the company will host the Dress for Success event, “Success Suits Her”, on Friday, April 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Exhibit Resources showroom,... - April 16, 2010 - Exhibit Resources
Sunera Completes First Acquisition
Sunera LLC has acquired Windward Innovation an Oracle Partner and IT Consulting Firm. - April 16, 2010 - Sunera LLC
Latest CIO Healthcare Summit Attendees Represent Kaiser Permanente and Advocate Healthcare
The CIO Healthcare Summit team is pleased to announce a few of the event’s recently confirmed CIO and IT executive attendees: Bruce Smith, CIO, Advocate Healthcare and June Burgett, Vice President, Supplier Service Management, Kaiser Permanente. The CIO Healthcare Summit is a unique... - April 16, 2010 - CDM Media
EPI Environmental Products Inc. Signs Two New Distribution Partners Expanding Presence in Southeast Asia
N.E.T. Eco Co. Ltd. (Thailand) and Sidkor Indistrial Sales (Philippines) Join EPI’s Growing Network of International Distributors - April 16, 2010 - EPI Environmental Technologies Inc.
Generational Equity Announces Sale of Cox Instruments, LLC to Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI)
Generational Equity announced the successful sale of its client, Cox Instruments, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona to Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. - April 16, 2010 - Generational Equity
Xcellimark Among the 10 Leading Providers for Web Design in the Southeastern United States
For the fourth year in a row, Xcellimark was chosen by Goldline Research as one of the 10 Leading Providers of Web Design in the Southeastern United States. - April 15, 2010 - Xcellimark
Grimes President O’Leary Honored with “40 Under 40” Selection
Michael O’Leary, President of The Grimes Companies, has been selected as one of the Jacksonville Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” for 2010. The list includes forty of Northeast Florida’s brightest and most promising professionals under forty years old. Like... - April 15, 2010 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Nutricap Labs to Host Free GMP Webinar for Dietary Supplement Retailers
Leading vitamin and supplement manufacturer to lead presentation on how the final phase of integrating the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practice rule for dietary supplements could impact the current state of the dietary supplement manufacturing industry. - April 15, 2010 - Nutricap Labs
Cash4Books.net Partners with DonorsChoose.org to Turn Books Into Cash and New Classroom Supplies
Struggling classrooms around the country are getting an extra helping hand from Cash4Books.net customers with its new DonorsChoose.org Partnership. - April 15, 2010 - McKenzie Books, Inc.
GPS Based App "Green Travel Choice" Makes CO2 Reduction Simple for Responsible Travellers - Try It on Your iPhone Now
Pocketweb partners with leading environmental organizations to release a new green iPhone app, adding to its successful location-based mobile solutions. This initiative directly supports Ecotourism and Cleaner Climate projects that reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. - April 15, 2010 - Pocketweb
MicroAgility, Inc. Has Been Awarded GSA Schedule 70 Contract
MicroAgility, Inc, an award winning provider of IT professional services, today announced that it has been awarded a five-year Information Technology Schedule 70 contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The Schedule 70 will enable MicroAgility to expand its services into public... - April 15, 2010 - MicroAgility, Inc.
Self Storage Finders Adds Optivest Properties and Alpine Self Storage
Self Storage Finders, an online self storage directory, announced today the addition of Optivest Properties and Alpine Self Storage to its growing directory. Both companies will now be featuring their storage facilities before tens of thousands of potential customers who search Self Storage Finders... - April 15, 2010 - Self Storage Finders
An Attorney for You Savors Role at Toyota Recall Lawsuit Conference
San Diego Toyota Recall Litigation Conference brings together attorneys nationwide with interest in pending Toyota recall lawsuits - April 15, 2010 - An Attorney for You
BESI Offers Defective Drywall Remediation Protocol That Exceeds CPSC/HUD Interim Guidance and Aligns with the Recent Court Ruling
The recent CPSC/HUD publication of remediation guidelines and the findings of fact & conclusions of law filed by Judge Fallon are no cause for change to the remediation protocol endorsed by the Building Envelope Institute since October 2009. - April 15, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute
Award-Winning Professional Real Estate Staging Expert Announces Home Staging Course Instructor Position with CSP International Training Academy
Kathleen Garvey, who is a nationally known leader in the real estate staging industry, announces together with CSP that she has been chosen as one of their top-level home staging course instructors. By teaching others how to create successful staging businesses, Garvey will help more individuals recover from the current economic challenges. - April 15, 2010 - Enhanced Interiors & Home Staging
The Resumator Partners with BambooHR to Help Businesses Make Employees Out of Applicants
Popular online recruiting platform integrates with world-class HRIS to offer seamless employee life cycle solution. - April 15, 2010 - The Resumator
Groth Corporation Launches New Website Redesign
Groth Corporation unveils the new website redesign of www.grothcorp.com. - April 15, 2010 - Continental Disc Corporation
Employment Screening Provider, USA-FACT Hires Kurey
Leading Background Check provider, USA-FACT hires Kym Kurey as Senior Client Executive responsible for new business development of the organization's Hiring Solutions. - April 15, 2010 - USA-FACT
Jobs.co.uk Has Seen IT/Telecoms Grow to Its Most Advertised Sector
Jobs.co.uk has seen IT/Telecoms rise to its most advertised sector on the site. Jobs in the sector have rocketed in a short space of time giving jobhunters a wide range of jobs to apply for. - April 15, 2010 - Jobs4UK Ltd
CCS Training Announces Advanced Negotiation Workshop
CCS Training announced the dates for the much awaited “Advanced Negotiation Workshop.” This is a two day workshop and will be conducted on 7th & 8th May, 2010. - April 15, 2010 - CCS Training
NPSA Spring Portable Storage Seminar Organizes Industry Roundtable
The National Portable Storage Association's 2010 Spring Portable Storage Seminar in Virginia Beach, Va. on April 26-27 will offer a roundtable of industry experts to discuss opportunities and challenges. - April 15, 2010 - National Portable Storage Association