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Skin 2 Skin Care Donates ‘Gifts of Beauty’ to Celebrity Attendees at Desert Aids Project Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Award Gala
Touched by the continued philanthropic efforts of celebrities and VIP Guests, Skin 2 Skin Care™, a collection of cutting-edge, anti-aging products, will donate special skin care “thank you” baskets to this year’s honored recipients, presenters and hostesses at the 15th... - January 30, 2009 - Skin 2 Skin Care
Pacific Resort Aitutaki Kicks Off 2009 with More Top Awards
Pacific Resort Aitutaki has been chosen as a Best Luxury Hotel in the World & Best Luxury Hotel in the South Pacific by TripAdvisor® in its 2009 Travelers’ Choice awards. Now in its seventh year, the TripAdvisors Travelers’ Choice awards honour the world’s best hotels,... - January 30, 2009 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
Rabbit Healthcare Systems’ Rabbit EMR Receives Certification for Their E-Prescribing System
Rabbit Healthcare Systems is pleased to announce that Rabbit EMR received certification as a qualified E-Prescribing system and went live at Lone Star Oncology on January 26, 2009. Medicare defines E-Prescribing as: “The transmission, using electronic media, of prescription or... - January 30, 2009 - Rabbit Healthcare Systems
Raymond Vineyards Partners with Asian Art Museum
Raymond Vineyards is pleased to announce their new partnership with the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, CA. Raymond is the official wine sponsor for the Museum’s private donor lounge, The Peterson Room, and their Napa Valley Reserve Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon will be poured at the... - January 30, 2009 - Raymond Vineyards
Business of Sports Summit (BOSS) to Educate At-Risk Tampa Youth in the Business Aspects of the Multi-Billion Dollar Sports-Business Industry
NFL Player Holds Youth Summit While Recognizing MLB’s Jimmie Lee Solomon and Jordan Brand’s Howard White. - January 30, 2009 - June Family Foundation, Inc
Zoo Entertainment, Inc. Announces Ticker Symbol Change
In connection with its previously disclosed name change from Driftwood Ventures, Inc. (OTCBB:DFTW.OB) to Zoo Entertainment, Inc., effective immediately, Zoo Entertainment’s common stock will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the new trading symbol (OTCBB: ZOOE.OB). This follows the... - January 30, 2009 - Zoo Games, Inc.
Personalize the Finer Things in Life, Leading Label Manufacturer Introduces Patent-Pending Cigar Band Labels
Companies and customers alike have had to rely on the services of large print manufacturers for access to customizable cigar band labels. OnlineLabels.com newest patent-pending cigar band labels empower customers to print their own designs right from a home or office computer. - January 30, 2009 - Online Labels, Inc.
Businesses Were Able to Better Weather the Latest Winter Storm with the Swinden Group
Severe Weather Advisories by the Swinden Group are critical in being better prepared for business impacting severe weather. - January 30, 2009 - The Swinden Group, LLC
Mona Pearl on Business Sustainability Strategies for a Global Competitive Edge: Why Sustainability Leadership is More Than Just a Responsibility?
Corporations need to change significantly the way they do business and need to adopt new responses and business strategies to a new reality. Corporate sustainability goes beyond the concept of eco-efficiency; it also requires socio-efficiency. What are some of the strategies corporations should implement to be more sustainable themselves and more sustainable to the environment? - January 30, 2009 - BeyondAStrategy.com
Minority Business Owners Are Cashing in on This Recession
One small business owner describes how the recession is providing growth opportunity to minority small business owners, despite the thought to the contrary. - January 30, 2009 - Books For Black Women
GreenGold Appoints Real India AB for Their Online Branding Efforts
GreenGold, one of Sweden’s leading investment manager active in the global forestry-wood sector appoints Real India AB for their online branding efforts. - January 30, 2009 - Real India AB
Dmitry Znosko Becomes the Sole Owner of Famatech
Dmitry Znosko, the founder of Famatech, bought out Dmitry Kurashev to become the sole owner. - January 30, 2009 - Famatech
The Knowledge Congress Has Scheduled a Live Webcast on National Security Investigations Disclosure Requests and Your Customer Data: What You Need to Know
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, announced today that it has scheduled a live webcast on National Security Investigations Disclosure Requests and Your Customer Data: What You Need to Know. This two-hour event is scheduled on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at... - January 30, 2009 - The Knowledge Group
Virtual Admin Concepts Launches in Crest Hill, IL
Virtual Admin Concepts - “A New Way to Support Your Business.” - January 30, 2009 - Virtual Admin Concepts
PINC Solutions Awarded Red Herring Top 100 Global Company
Leading innovator in real-time-visibility enabled supply chain management solutions won prestigious award honoring top private tech companies from around the world. - January 29, 2009 - PINC
Matcha Source Launches Novelty Green Tea Beverage for American Market
Matcha Source, an online retailer that specializes in making matcha tea produced in Japan accessible to American consumers, has launched a new product line of specialty premium matcha teas. Matcha powdered green tea is a sugar-free source of powerful antioxidants, including the renown EGCg. One... - January 29, 2009 - Matcha Source
NuVentures Announces Release 7 of PDMLynx Product Data Management Software
With release seven PDMLynx, Product Data Management software, adds integration to popular email systems for email notification of all engineering changes. This release also adds quick launch buttons for all common functions and increased flexibility on part numbering schemes. Release 7 caps off a long list of product improvements for 2008 including AVL and AML support, costed bills of material and numerous productivity enhancements. - January 29, 2009 - NuVentures LLC
Cheaper Than Open Source? The Smallest and Greenest Server Monitoring Solution from ServersCheck Makes It Possible
Cheaper than Open Source? It seems paradoxical, but it’s possible. ServersCheck, which specialises in sensors, hardware and software for server room monitoring, launches a unique concept with the Monitoring Appliance for network monitoring. This device isn’t only the smallest solution... - January 29, 2009 - ServersCheck
All My Sons Moving and Storage Partners with Build-A-Bear Workshop to Bring Furry Hugs to Local Children’s Hospital
All My Sons Moving and Storage excitedly opens the doors of its trucks, but this time it’s not to fill them with furniture. All My Sons has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop to support their Stuffed with Hugs program which donates stuffed animals to the local charities. All My Sons was eager to collaborate with a company so dedicated to creating happiness in the community. - January 29, 2009 - All My Sons
Ohana Companies Enhances Senior Management Team, Naming Veteran Business Growth Strategist Alex Giacco as President
Veteran business strategist Alex Giacco has recently joined the revolutionary promotional marketing firm Ohana Companies, as the company’s President. - January 29, 2009 - Jim DeLorenzo Public Relations
NyghtFalcon Gets X-Rite Color Correction
X-Rite and NyghtFalcon will form a strategic partnership which includes an exchange of intellectual capital. - January 29, 2009 - NyghtFalcon Photography
RateTiger Enhances Channel Management Products to Meet Economic Challenges
RTShopper and RTAllocator built to sustain revenue and maintain occupancy. - January 29, 2009 - eRevMax Inc.
Recession-Busting Marketing: Strategies Top Companies Use to Boost Marketing ROI
Success in today’s budget constrained, ROI dominated marketing world can be achieved by following three best-in-class principles, according to a recent webinar from Aberdeen Group and Portrait Software. Due to the overwhelming response to the live webinar, a recorded version is now available on-demand at https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=mimsi8dintbc. - January 29, 2009 - Portrait Software
Exec Digital Magazine Ramps Up Editorial Team in Advance of Major February Re-launch of Brand and Website
Exec Digital, the pioneering online magazine exploring business and lifestyle issues facing top executives, relaunches web site and magazine and expands global news team. - January 29, 2009 - Exec Digital
Three Arrested at School After Call from Sonitrol Pacific
Tacoma Police officers arrested three suspected burglars at a school caught rummaging through the ‘lost and found’ after Sonitrol Pacific security detected suspicious activity January 24. - January 29, 2009 - Sound Security, Inc., dba Sonitrol Pacific
"GREENing Your Supply Chain” Announced for APICS 2/10/09 Meeting
APICS, The Association for Operations Management, today announced GREENing Your Supply Chain as their topic for the February 10, 2009 meeting. The evening will be focused entirely around green efforts- from a vegetarian meal, to complimentary eco-friendly reusable tote bags, and other complimentary... - January 29, 2009 - Detroit Chapter of APICS
Lynne Waymon Joins Business Expert Webinars Speaker Team
Business Expert Webinars (BEW), the leading provider of business eLearning, announced that Lynne Waymon has joined their speaker community to deliver networking skills training. “Lynne Waymon is a highly credentialed speaker and five-time author who brings tremendous value in her teachings. - January 29, 2009 - Business Expert Webinars
Peanut Shell Launches Line of Designer Baby Swaddle Blankets
New Peanut Shell Swaddle Blanket Gives Parents a Good Night’s Sleep. - January 28, 2009 - Goo-Ga Style, Inc DBA the Peanut Shell
Career Direction Works - 100% Objective & 90% Accuracy
An innovative, web-based, career-identification tool compares your assessment results to the most successful performers in over 1200 careers. - January 28, 2009 - CareerDirection.com
PittsburghSportsLive.com Offers Super Steelers Fans a Way to Connect for Super Bowl
The online sports video channel PittsburghSportsLive.com offers Pittsburgh Steelers fans around the world the best Steelers videos and the latest news in an online social network just for Steelers fans. PittsburghSportsLive.com is ready to help fans connect and share their own videos as the Steelers "Strive for Six" NFL Championships in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa. - January 28, 2009 - Central Place Productions
Whoast Wins 2008 PPC Competition by topseos.com
The professional PPC management company, Whoast, Inc., recently won the 2008 PPC Competition organized by topseos.com. - January 28, 2009 - Whoast Inc.
Gloomy Pulp Markets Results in Falling Wood Fiber Prices in the US, Reports WRI
The fourth quarter was a gloomy quarter for the forest industry in North America. Every price indicator pointed downward, including prices of pulp, lumber, wood chip, pulpwood and biomass, as reported in the latest issue of the North American Wood Fiber Review. - January 28, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Marketing Professionals Take Another Look at Travel Certificates
Today’s price conscience marketing managers are taking another look at travel certificates and how they help execute cost effective marketing campaigns. IMPACT International Marketing is full of every day examples of how to use the allure and attraction of travel to maximize returns on important sales and marketing campaigns with the use of travel certificates. - January 28, 2009 - IMPACT International Marketing
THUNDER FACTORY Outlines Major Marketing Trends and Challenges for 2009
Marketing Budgets Will Shrink and Shift Toward Digital Spectrum and Greater Measurability, but Creativity Continues to Matter - January 28, 2009 - H L Moe
RPost Builds New Healthcare Solutions Practice in Response to Growing Industry Demand to Shorten Cycle Times and Reduce Cost
Premier physician, researcher and innovator joins RPost team to build specialized healthcare practice and bring company’s platform of cost-cutting and time-saving tools to the pharmaceutical, medical device, and care provider firms worldwide. - January 28, 2009 - RPost
NexLearn Announces Latest Version of SimWriter
Simulation authoring tool features more than 30 enhancements to make custom simulation development easier and faster. - January 28, 2009 - NexLearn
The Internet Retailer Priced for Filipinos
Island Rose introduces an improved payment facility and pricing system that makes it easy for Filipinos to buy flowers. - January 28, 2009 - Philippine Cut Flower Corporation
Local Business Helps People Keep Their New Year's Resolutions
Office Assistance Plus announced today the launch of their 2009 Get Organized Specials just in time to save those New Year’s Resolutions. By now most people have already given up on their New Year’s Resolutions. According to Goals Expert, Michael York, “Statistics show that... - January 28, 2009 - Office Assistance Plus
Companies Still Need to Improve Service Says New Report
A new report published by the Stirtz Group LLC shows customers remain unimpressed about the service they receive from most companies. And, in the past 12 months, service seems to be slipping. - January 28, 2009 - Stirtz Group
Designer T-Shirt Line, Ascension 8, Blesses Their T-Shirts to Bring Love, Health and Wealth to Customers
Designed by fashion designer Anna Pereira, and blessed by world renowned psychic and spiritual healer Christina Santoli, Ascension 8 T-shirts and fashion apparel bring good fortune to customers with shirts that are blessed for love, well being and prosperity. - January 27, 2009 - Ascension 8
RJT Compuquest Joins the Business Objects Solution Provider Partner Program
RJT Compuquest, a leading provider of managed business solutions and system integration services, announced today it has joined the Business Objects Solution Provider Partner Program for software and service providers, a robust partner program that is committed to building and nurturing win-win... - January 27, 2009 - RJT Compuquest, Inc.
Westlake Healthcare Center Appoints Diana Cremeans Director of Nursing
Westlake Healthcare Center, a leading provider of skilled care services in the greater Cuyahoga county area, announced that it has named Diana Cremeans Director of Nursing. As Director of Nursing, Ms. Cremeans will be responsible for the Clinical Services Department of Westlake Healthcare Center, a... - January 27, 2009 - Boulevard Healthcare, LLC
New Jersey Foreclosures Up Only .95% Over Q4 2007, and Down 34% from Q3 2008; Essex, Bergen, Union and Monmouth Counties Had the Most New Foreclosures in Q4 2008
PropertyShark.com released its quarterly report covering first-time residential foreclosures in New Jersey for Q4 2008. New Jersey Foreclosures were up only .95% over Q4 2007, and were down 34% from Q3 2008; Essex, Bergen, Union and Monmouth counties had the most new foreclosures in Q4 2008. Sussex, Union, and Passaic counties had the highest rate of foreclosures per household in Q4 2008. - January 27, 2009 - PropertyShark.com
Texas Self Storage Market Survey Results Published
The Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) announced the publication of the results of its fourth annual market survey. The report with exclusive data not available elsewhere contains analysis and commentary specific to Texas. This is an important report for anyone in the financial and capital markets who regularly make, rate, or analyze investments in the self-storage industry. It is a must for developers, lenders, owner/operators, brokers and appraisers interested in the Texas storage market. - January 27, 2009 - Texas Self Storage Association
Deborah Kerr Joins Perrone Group
The Perrone Group is pleased to announce that Deborah Kerr has joined their team as Director of Sales and Strategic Marketing. Ms. Kerr will be based at Perrone Group’s Corporate Headquarters in Hingham, MA and oversee the development of client relationships nationally. She will work with... - January 27, 2009 - Perrone Group
Go iLawn Online Software Eliminates On-Site Quoting for Lawn and Landscape Companies
GIS Dynamics has recently launched a new product by the name of Go iLawn. The Go iLawn product is an online software designed to save lawn and landscape companies time and money, and assists them in becoming more green. Go iLawn is changing the way professionals quote by eliminating the need to travel to the home or business. Their product provides users with high resolution aerial photography, measurement tools and property information. The process is simple, fast, and extremely accurate. - January 27, 2009 - GIS Dynamics
More Consumers Look to Online Insurance Portals for Variety of Plan and Price Options, Privacy, According to Insurance Portal Healthinsurance.org
Many health consumers who no longer have access to employer-sponsored plans have traditionally looked to insurance agents for help in finding the right health plan with the best possible costs on the private market. But new resources on the Web are allowing some of these consumers to gain a competitive advantage by, in effect, becoming their own agents. - January 27, 2009 - Health Insurance Resource Center
InkHead Promotional Products Takes PPAI Gold for Technical and Ecommerce Website Innovation
InkHead Promotional Products has earned 2009 gold honors from the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) for technical and ecommerce innovation in the annual Web Awards, just another indication of InkHead’s surge to the top of the promotional products industry. - January 27, 2009 - InkHead Promotional Products
Marketing Services Provider, McKinley Marketing Partners, Inc. Named Top 500 Women Owned Businesses in the U.S. for 2009
Premier provider of marketing consultants in Washington, DC, New York, and Dallas recognized by DiversityBusiness.com - January 27, 2009 - McKinley Marketing Partners, Inc.
Lombard Global, Inc. and Immobilier Himalaya Real Estate Corporation of Quebec, Canada Announce Strategic Partnership
Lombard Global www.lombardglobal.com, a growing International Business Consultancy today announced a strategic partnership with Immobilier Himalaya Real Estate Corporation of Quebec, Canada. Although the global market for commercial investment sales is down significantly overall, the middle market is faring much better. “We see this as a great opportunity to begin growing our formal international network of firms and properties for the underserved middle market (up to $50 million).” - January 26, 2009 - Lombard Global