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Virtual Assistance Company Offers Pre-Holiday Discounts
Virtual Assistance Company is announcing that they are cutting their fees by 25% for the first 3 hours of Retained administrative services. - October 22, 2008 - Virtual Managing Associates
Mark Nachbar, Principal, Ryan to Speak at KC’s Event on FIN 48: State & Local Tax Issues on 3/12/2009
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts announced today that Mark L. Nachbar, CPA, JD, Principal of Ryan will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming event entitled: “FIN 48 for Public Companies: State & Local Tax Issues”. This 2-hour... - October 22, 2008 - The Knowledge Group
Ralph Nach, CPA, Senior Consultant, Faculty Member, AuditWatch, Thomson Reuters to Speak at KC’s Event on SQCS No. 7 Managing Your Quality Control Systems 2/10/2009
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webinars announced today that Ralph Nach, CPA, Senior Consultant, Faculty Member, AuditWatch of Thomson Reuters will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webinar entitled: “SQCS No. 7 Managing Your Quality Control... - October 22, 2008 - The Knowledge Group
Greeting Card Company Releases “Financial Crisis Christmas Cards”
It’s no secret that we live in depressing financial times, but one greeting card company is hoping that consumers still have their funny bones intact. Greeting card publisher Order of St. Nick has released its first set of “financial crisis Christmas cards” for the 2008 holiday... - October 22, 2008 - Order of St. Nick
Trident Workforce Investment Board Annual Awards Ceremony
The Trident Workforce Investment Board recognized three area companies and four One Stop customers at its 18th Annual Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Customer Awards Ceremony held in the Trident Technical College Complex for Economic Development. Janet Cappellini, Vice Chair of the Trident... - October 22, 2008 - Trident Workforce Investment Board
Trident Workforce Investment Board
The Trident Workforce Investment Board (TWIB) has announced the appointment of new members for the 2008 – 2009 year. Steven Brower is an Owner/Partner in Carolina Starches, North America’s leading supplier of specialty potato starch derivatives for the pulp and paper and allied... - October 22, 2008 - Trident Workforce Investment Board
Trident Workforce Investment Board Appoints Executive Committee Members
The Trident Workforce Investment Board (TWIB) elected the following Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester county board members to serve as the Executive Committee for the 2008 – 2009 year. Lou DuBon was elected Chair; Jan Cappellini, was elected vice chair; and Jennifer Hook was elected 2nd... - October 22, 2008 - Trident Workforce Investment Board
Limelightllc.fowler Announces Introduction of Limelight Advisor Blog
Limelightllc.fowler, a career management, career transition organization assisting mid, senior and executive level individuals, recently created "Limelight Advisor," a blog designed to give insight into the intricacies of a career search and provide a road map for success. - October 22, 2008 - limelightllc.fowler
Raleigh Success Coach Martin Brossman Expands Services to Offer Professional Online Networking Consulting
Success Coach Martin Brossman introduces services that help those with limited time and expertise to maximize their online presence. - October 22, 2008 - Martin Brossman
Whiter Image’s™ Teeth Whitening Systems Experience Phenomenal Growth in First Year of Operations
With its comprehensive collection of affordable and results-driven teeth whitening systems, Whiter Image has quickly emerged as one of the leaders in the $14 billion dollar teeth whitening industry. Founded in November 2007, the Whiter Image product line has already been selected by over 160... - October 22, 2008 - Whiter Image, LLC
Dr. Rhoberta Shaler Joins Business Expert Webinars to Deliver Leadership Training
Business Expert Webinars (BEW), the leading provider of business eLearning, announced that Dr. Rhoberta Shaler, author of "Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work" has joined their speaker community to deliver business eLearning training on management... - October 22, 2008 - Business Expert Webinars
Scott Hall Joins Virginia Beach Economic Development Department as Coordinator of Business Development Programs
The City of Virginia Beach Economic Development Department announced today the hiring of Scott Hall to fill their newly created position of Business Development Coordinator. He will be responsible for managing the department’s business attraction and retention activities. “I’m... - October 22, 2008 - Virginia Beach Economic Development Department
Long-Term New York Strategy Veteran, Jannine Salo, Opens Small, Specialized Consulting Boutique with National Reach
Salo Strategy, a Strategic Services & Consulting Company was recently formed by Jannine Salo, a long time strategy veteran with national reach in the industry. Salo Strategy provides Assessments, Strategic Planning, and Consulting and Training Services. Salo Strategy was recently awarded the... - October 22, 2008 - Salo Strategy
Underground Vaults and Storage Now Providing Underground Vaulting Services in Oklahoma City Area
Underground Vaults & Storage (UV&S) is pleased to announce that it is now offering climate controlled underground vaulting services in the Oklahoma City, OK area. UV&S’ vault will provide features essential for the storage of electronic media including back up data tapes. The... - October 22, 2008 - Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc.
McCain Foods USA Turns to WFofR Online, LLC for Final Election Push
WFofR Online, LLC, a division of WFofR Inc., has been retained by McCain Foods USA to manage a politically inspired online advertising campaign. McCain Foods USA, Inc. is the U.S. division of McCain Foods Limited, the world’s largest producer of French fries and potato products. The campaign... - October 22, 2008 - WFofR
Doherty’s Named Entrepreneur of the Year
Tim and Valerie Doherty were awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year Award during the Minnesota Cup Award Event at the McNamara Center on the University of Minnesota campus. - October 22, 2008 - Doherty Employer Services
New Social Networking for Poker Enthusiasts
Tristate Poker News and BigBuzz create the region’s largest poker community on the web. - October 21, 2008 - BigBuzz Communications
American Right of Way Associates Opens Haynesville Shale Office
ARWA (American Right of Way Associates) announced today that they opened their Haynesville Shale office in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. American Right of Way Associates is the subsidiary company of Texas Right of Way Associates (TRWA, Inc) based out of Fort Worth, Texas. ARWA, a right of way... - October 21, 2008 - American Right of Way Associates
LifeSpan Recognized by EPA For Environmental Excellence
LifeSpan Technology Recycling today announced that it has been recognized by the EPA’s National Environmental Performance Track program (“Performance Track”). LifeSpan also received the Gold Leadership Award from the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment – becoming the first recycler in the state to achieve this prestigious designation. - October 21, 2008 - LifeSpan
HBstop.com Announces the Launch of Its New Website - Home Business Stop is Going Worldwide
HBstop.com Announces the Launch of Its New Website. Home Business information and the 8 minute GDi video can be found on the site for those seeking to make money online via the internet. Global Domains International, also known as GDI has been around for over 9 years and continues to grow. - October 21, 2008 - GDiStop.com
AliveMedia.net Released New Version 1.0.6.8 of Alive HD Video Converter
AliveMedia.net, an independent software company has recently released a New Version 1.0.6.8 of Alive HD Video Converter, a professional HD video converter software to convert AVCHD video to other popular video formats, such as AVI, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX, XviD, MP4 and more. - October 21, 2008 - AliveMedia.net
NiRo Couture Ribbon Cutting & Launch Party
NiRo Design Center, located at 241 Asylum Street in the heart of downtown Hartford, is proud to announce its one-year Anniversary and the Grand Opening of its new store front counterpart, NiRo Couture on October 24, 2008. - October 21, 2008 - NiRo Couture
TargetX Honors Albright College with the 2nd Annual "X Award" for Excellence in Student Recruiting
College marketing firm TargetX has recognized Albright College for its innovative and integrated recruiting communications program aimed at telling the school's story through the people who know it best -- its students and faculty. - October 21, 2008 - TargetX
Wingate's 2nd Novel, "Bobby's Diner," Screams Into #5 Slot of Bestseller List
After only 6 weeks in ebook format, "Bobby's Diner" hits the bestseller list for the publisher. - October 21, 2008 - Author Susan Wingate
AUGUST Compressor the Famous and Widely Exported Rotary Screw Air Compressor of Ningbo Xinda Group, is Now Also Available in Saudi Arabia and UAE
Together with Sahara Trading SharJah UAE, AUGUST Compressor Brand will be show-cased at the Saudi Build 2008 Exhibition 26-29 October 2008 at the Riyadh International Exhibition Center. Saudi Build 2008 is the leading international trade exhibition catering to this lucrative sector. Over 24,000... - October 21, 2008 - Ningbo Xinda Group AUGUST Screw Compressor Factory
Morris Chamber’s Technology Event Warmly Received
Morris County Chamber of Commerce Technology subcommittee sponsored an interactive IT Round table discussion October 16th at the County College of Morris (www.ccm.edu) in Randolph, NJ. The event provided a Q&A forum for small to medium sized businesses concerning technology, and how they can leverage today’s technologies to further their competitive edge in their respective markets. - October 21, 2008 - Woodbridge Data
Vegas Storage Conference is No Gamble in Tight Economy
The National Portable Storage Association's 6th Annual Conference & Exposition offers strategies to help businesses grow in down economy. - October 21, 2008 - National Portable Storage Association
Health World Web Wins Award and Introduces Local Metropolitan Communities
HealthWorldWeb.com has earned the Merit award from the World Wide Web Health Awards. The site is also set to launch local communities for every metropolitan city in the United States where users can share their local doctor experiences and health knowledge with users in their city or across the United States. - October 20, 2008 - Health World Web
New Service Helps Webmasters Find Authoritative Backlinks
Backlink builder, a new service from backlink expert Angela Edwards, backlinks client web sites from high Page Rank Authority sites, pushing them up into the first page of search engine results. “Thanks to the way search engines work, based on peer links, the importance of a web site grows... - October 20, 2008 - Backlink Builder
Darrell L. Brantley Owner of Simple Math Financial Solutions Speaks About Going Green in America
Darrell Brantley says he will answer question to anyone who has questions about how they can do their part and helping stop harmful co2 from killing our planet. You can contact him @ http://www.simplemath.info. - October 20, 2008 - 214 Destiny Enterprises
Local Businesswoman Begins Long-Distance Relationship with Small Business Owners Across the Country
Announcing the opening of http://BeSocialWorldwide.com where they do the socializing for you. Promoting your business through social media can take alot of your time. Now http://BeSocialWorldwide.com can socialize for you. - October 19, 2008 - Trenee Worldwide, LLC dba Be Social Worldwide
Miller Heiman Launches New Workshop
Program addresses challenge of securing time with key decision makers. - October 19, 2008 - Miller Heiman, Inc.
Affinity Properties Celebrates 5th Anniversary
After several successful years in the Austin real estate market, Affinity Properties, led by Joe Cline and his experienced team, is celebrating its five-year anniversary. Since first opening in 2003, much has happened at and to Affinity Properties. First, the team of people serving Austin’s... - October 19, 2008 - Affinity Properties
Enjoy the Work of Paul Brent with New Check Products from Artistic Checks
Enjoy the artwork of Paul Brent on these new products from Artistic Checks. Including personal checks, self-adhesive address labels, personal contact cards, and a leather checkbook cover, these items will give you a “shoreline view” all year round. - October 19, 2008 - Artistic Checks
"Recession Proofing Your Career During Tough Times" Keynote Speech at Annual PMI Event Tackles the Topic of the Moment
Veteran executive recruiter, author and talk show host, Dianne Gubin, will get straight to the matter at hand in her keynote address at the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Annual Career and Networking Event. - October 19, 2008 - Tech Exec Partners, Inc.
PublishAmerica Presents The Magic Cottage by Hannah Greer
PublishAmerica Presents The Magic Cottage by Hannah Greer. Frederick, MD PublishAmerica is proud to present The Magic Cottage: Book One: The Velvet Bag Memoirs by Hannah Greer of Roswell, Georgia. Eight-year-old twins Asa and Prentiss Fallmark are spending the summer with their grandparents. Grammy and Papa set a goal for the month-long vacation: the twins are to investigate and stretch their imaginations without the use of television, electronic gadgets, or radio. - October 18, 2008 - Hannah Greer Enterprises
Got Cha Organic Bug Spray
Earth Green Earth Blue Waters Co. is introducing Got Cha Organic Bug Spray designed to kill disease carrying insects and eliminate bacteria from surfaces. It is a biodegradable, non toxic, non flammable insect killer. - October 18, 2008 - Earth Green Earth Blue Waters
Ministry/RevCo's Sin Quirin Teams with DJ Hardware for ReVamp Tour
Amped Entertainment a division of Amped Records Inc. is proud to announce that lead guitarist, Sin Quirin, of Industrial Rock legends Ministry and the Revolting Cocks has teamed up with internationally renowned DJ Hardware for The ReVamp tour. The tour is slated to run from January 2009 through... - October 18, 2008 - Amped Records Inc
Office 2007 Training Courses Released by Technology Skills
The series of seventeen (17) titles combine audio, animation, and software simulation with an easy-to-navigate user interface to make the discovery of the newest editions of Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word both effective and entertaining. - October 18, 2008 - Technology Skills, Inc.
Heisman Winner Mike Rozier to Participate in TCNJ Homecoming and North Allegheny High School Dedication
Mike Rozier, 1983 Heisman Winner and member of College Football Hall of Fame, to join TCNJ in pre-game coin toss, North Allegheny field dedication - October 18, 2008 - TigerTurf Americas
Opal Conferences Invites Gordon “Grant” Curtis to Speak at Boston Wealth Management Forum
Addressing suitability for 130/30 portfolio strategy for endowment and pension funds - October 18, 2008 - GG Curtis Consulting
Photographer, Don Thompson to Appear on KFNX News-Talk Radio 1100 Friday October 24, 2008 at 4:00pm
KFNX News-Talk Radio 1100 was voted one of the Top Ten Radio Stations in Arizona by Ranking Arizona and has over 89,000 weekly listeners. KFNX has one of the largest signals of any Phoenix Radio Station with 50,000 watts reaching almost 5 million people throughout Arizona from Sedona to Tucson and Yuma to Globe. KFNX has the best dial position at 1100 in the middle of the A.M. dial. Tune in Friday October 24, at 4:00 pm to hear Don Thompson. - October 18, 2008 - Don Thompson Photography
Microbe Inotech Laboratories, Inc. Receives 2008 Best of Saint Louis Award
U.S. Local Business Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement. - October 18, 2008 - Microbe Inotech Laboratories, Inc.
Attempt to Destroy Sonitrol Pacific Sensor Leads to Arrest
A suspected burglar attempted to circumvent Azteca’s Sonitrol Pacific security system, but the audio sensors “heard” him, police were dispatched and he was arrested October 16. Sonitrol Pacific Operator Kris Etheridge received signal activations from Azteca and immediately called... - October 18, 2008 - Sound Security, Inc., dba Sonitrol Pacific
Underground Vaults and Storage Adds Case Study to Web Site
UV&S Announces Addition of Five Newly Created Microsites Underground Vaults & Storage's Imaging Services Relieve Records Pain Client: Surgical Care Associates (SCA) Challenge: A major challenge in this case included converting paper medical records to electronic images and still having... - October 18, 2008 - Underground Vaults & Storage, Inc.
New Advice for Jobseekers from Employgo – the Online Recruitment Resource
Be happy. Online recruitment website www.employgo.co.uk offers essential advice for young jobseekers. - October 18, 2008 - Employgo
Company Names Wayne Wisong SR Director, Erisa Compliance
Mahoney & Associates, a privately-held international compensation and benefits management firm, announces the appointment of Wayne Wisong, JD as Senior Director, ERISA Compliance. Mr. Wisong joins the firm as an integral member of the company’s Compliance & Audit Services Department. - October 18, 2008 - Mahoney & Associates
New Appointments at Russell Bedford Cyprus Firm
Russell Bedford member firm Totalserve Management Ltd, Cyprus, has made three new appointments to its management team. - October 18, 2008 - Russell Bedford International
Deborah Boatright, NeighborWorks® America to Speak at KC’s Event on “Foreclosure Prevention for Banks & Credit Unions Live Webinar” on 01/09/09
The Knowledge Congress, the leading producer of regulatory focused webinars announced today that Deborah Boatright, Northeast District Director, NeighborWorks America will speak at the Knowledge Congress’ upcoming webinar entitled “Foreclosure Prevention for Banks & Credit... - October 18, 2008 - The Knowledge Group
Expert Advice to Help Business Owners Boost Their Businesses Only at Bizymoms
People at Bizymoms know firsthand how hard it can be to get a home business off the ground since they are all home business owners themselves. The aim of Bizymoms is to help women find a business they are proud to own, and help them to make their dream come true, systematically. - October 18, 2008 - Bizy Moms