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New Minnewaukan Public School Open to Students, Thanks to New Markets Tax Credit Financing
Grand opening celebration is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. - January 20, 2013 - Travois Holdings, Inc.
BusinesSuites Announces Expansion to Annapolis, Maryland
New Flexible Workspace Option for Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Fortune 1000 Companies to Open in April 2013. - January 18, 2013 - BusinesSuites
Legacy Family Office Joins Top-Ranked Pathstone to Expand Client Services
Legacy Family Office, a privately owned registered investment advisory firm, has joined Pathstone Family Office. Legacy Family Office was founded in 2006 by Tammy Surratt and serves families in the Naples area. Surratt founded Legacy Family Office to provide ultra-high net worth families with more... - January 18, 2013 - Legacy Family Office
SO Leads Releases Upgrade to Buying Platform
Lead generation business introduced new buying platform, bringing new opportunities for brokers. - January 18, 2013 - Simply Online Media
Principia Addresses US Market Risk Rule and ASF Guidance on Securitization Due Diligence
Principia's Structured Finance Platform delivers consolidated platform to perform global securitization due diligence best practices. - January 17, 2013 - Principia Partners LLC
VStock Transfer Congratulates Its Client, Eurosite Power, Inc. on Getting DTC Eligibility
Eurosite Power, Inc. Obtains DTC Eligibility - January 16, 2013 - Vstock Transfer, LLC
Medcom's Expanded Pay or Play Actuarial Analysis Brings Necessary Guidance to Employers
Although many of the employer mandates included with the PPACA Health Care Reform bill will take effect on January 1, 2014, most employers have not fully evaluated how this major legislative package will impact on their employee benefit and compensation package. Medcom's expanded Pay or Play Analysis provides the road map they need to make more informed decisions for 2014 and beyond. - January 15, 2013 - Medcom
Christopher Weil & Company Launches IMA Partner Professionals to Expand Expertise and Offerings
Commercial real estate veteran Bill Whittaker signs on as IMA Partner bringing 30 years of experience to deepen the CWC bench. - January 15, 2013 - Christopher Weil & Company
VStock Transfer Congratulates Its Client, Skajaquoda Group Inc., on Getting DTC Eligibility
VStock Transfer, LLC (http://www.vstocktransfer.com) is pleased to congratulate its client, Skajaquoda Group Inc., on obtaining DTC Eligibility. Last month, the Depository Trust Company (DTC) granted the company eligibility status. Eligibility is part of the process that enables ownership of the... - January 15, 2013 - Vstock Transfer, LLC
BDA Advises on Divestment of Printronix to Corona Investment Partners
Business Development Asia LLC ("BDA") is pleased to report that its client, Printronix, Inc. ("Printronix"), the global leader in line-matrix and thermal printing solutions, has been acquired by Corona Investment Partners, led by Daniel Allen. BDA acted as joint financial... - January 15, 2013 - BDA Partners Ltd
National Futures and Commodities Exchange is Well Prepared to Increase Market Participation Through Free Market Data and Clean Liquidity
NFCX, is more than prepared to deliver free market data and spotless liquidity solutions to its active forex clients as it has been consistently observing an impressive shift on how forex market participants achieve perceptibility in today’s inter-bank foreign exchange rates. - January 15, 2013 - National Futures and Commodities Exchange
Financial Planning Association of Florida Board Members Attend National Chapter Leaders Conference
Financial Planning Association (FPA) of Florida Board members Paul Auslander, Philip Herzberg, Kelben Holbrook, and Michael Zmistowski, attended the November 2 – 4, 2012 FPA Chapter Leaders Conference in Denver, Colorado. The annual gathering of FPA leaders from across the country provided unique learning opportunities to share best practices and prepare for a successful chapter year. - January 14, 2013 - Financial Planning Association of Florida
Forex-Metal Implements Automatic Withdrawals from Accounts
Forex-Metal has announced the first step towards the implementation of a new, fully automated withdrawal system that would allow instant withdrawals without any manual processing. - January 13, 2013 - Forex-Metal
Global Sawlog Prices Continued to Drop in the 3Q/12, with Prices in Europe Falling More Than 13% in 12 Months
Weaker lumber markets in Europe have reduced demand and prices for sawlogs on the continent this fall. Lower sawlog prices in both Europe and Latin America have resulted in an almost ten percent reduction in the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) over the past 12 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Log prices in North America have been fairly stable in 2012. - January 12, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC
NewLeaf Symbiotics Raises $7 Million in Series A Financing from RockPort Capital, Open Prairie Ventures and Pangaea Ventures
NewLeaf Symbiotics is an agricultural biotech firm that is commercializing a family of beneficial bacteria known as PPFMs (Pink Pigmented Facultative Methylotrophs). PPFMs are ubiquitous in nature and have been shown to improve plant health, promote early growth, and increase crop yield. - January 12, 2013 - BRDG Park
Title Loans Express Relocates for Easier Access and Great Parking Location
Title Loans Express relocated its main office to the heart of Phoenix to be accessed by customers easily. It also provides a great parking location. Phoenix Title Loans commits to serve its valued customers and make them feel more comfortable visiting and negotiating without worrying about its location. It will be an advantage for both the clients and the company itself as well. - January 11, 2013 - Title Loans Express
Texas Self Storage Association Announces New Member Benefit
Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) members can start taking advantage of the association’s educational webinars at no additional cost effective January 1, 2013. - January 10, 2013 - Texas Self Storage Association
Bonding Agency Offers Bank Customers Deposit Protection as Feds Abandon Unlimited FDIC Insurance
Surety Advisors, LLC, an independent bonding and insurance agency, is offering private excess deposit insurance as an alternative replacement to the unlimited FDIC deposit protection instituted during the global financial crisis, renewed under Dodd-Frank and discontinued December 31, 2012. J. Mark... - January 09, 2013 - J.M. Strange & Company
BDA Advises on the Transaction Between Bohemia Interactive Simulations and the Riverside Company
Business Development Asia LLC (“BDA”) is pleased to announce that its client Bohemia Interactive Simulations s.r.o. (“BISim” or “Bohemia”) has partnered with the private equity firm The Riverside Company (“Riverside”), which has made a significant... - January 08, 2013 - BDA Partners Ltd
Goldman Sachs and Greystar to Acquire $1.5 Billion of Assets from Equity Residential
Greystar Real Estate Partners today announced that a joint venture between the company and the Real Estate Principal Investment Area of Goldman, Sachs & Co. has entered into an agreement to purchase a $1.5 billion portfolio of multifamily assets from Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR). The... - January 08, 2013 - Greystar
Spectrum Commercial Lending Closes 2012 Strong
Spectrum Commercial Lending, a non-bank California commercial lender announced that they provided financing for over $20M in commercial real estate projects for the month of December in 2012. - January 08, 2013 - Spectrum Commercial Lending
Alan J. Cicchetti Appointed to Director Position
Alan J. Cicchetti, former Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Banking Department, has been appointed as Director of Agency Relations of Lenders Compliance Group and Executive Director of Brokers Compliance Group. - January 03, 2013 - Lenders Compliance Group, Inc.
Securities America’s Winters Wins FPA Nebraska Scholarship
Securities America’s margin, trading and cashiering manager, Aaron Winters, received a CFP® Scholarship from the Financial Planning Association of Nebraska. Winters joined Securities America in 2008, holds a bachelors degree in business administration and series 4, 7, 24, 53, 55 and 63 securities licenses. - January 02, 2013 - Securities America Inc.
BDA Advises Minor International on Acquisition of Riverside Casual Dining Chain in China
Strong-performing, US$2.4bn Thailand-based hospitality group extends China reach; Ambitious cross-border restaurant transaction initiated by BDA - December 28, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd
FinancialForce.com Shortlisted for British Finance Awards 2013 – Software Product of the Year
FinancialForce, has been shortlisted as one of the finalists in the Software Product of the Year category of the British Finance awards 2013. - December 28, 2012 - FinancialForce.com
Forex-Metal Introduces Free Blackberry Trading Application
Forex-Metal has introduced free trading application for Blackberry smartphones. - December 27, 2012 - Forex-Metal
Whiz Kid's Book Advocates Community Colleges as Solution to Student Loans Crisis
Economists and business commentators are increasingly concerned about the high levels of debts carried by Americans. Danny Singh "Financial Whiz Kid" is not taking this issue lightly. - December 23, 2012 - Students' Finance Success
Aero & Marine Tax Professionals Helps Farming & Real Estate Business Obtain Sales Tax Exemption
Company Successfully Gets Sales & Use Tax Exemption on Purchase of New Citation Jet - December 23, 2012 - Aero & Marine Tax Professionals
Investment Company Gets Sales Tax Exemption on Newly Purchased Airplane
Aero & Marine Tax Professionals Assists Investment Company in Getting Sales Tax Exemption on Beechcraft King Air B200 Airplane - December 23, 2012 - Aero & Marine Tax Professionals
Poland’s Asset Under Management Exceed Euro 116 Billion in 1H 2012, Inteliace Research Reports
“The asset management sector in Poland is growing quickly at 14% p.a. despite the crisis. Total assets under management in Poland exceeded Euro 116 billion as of 1H2012. As confidence in the sustainability of the public pension system is eroding, the demand for voluntary pension saving is growing,” says Marcin Mazurek, director of Inteliace Research, at a presentation of Inteliace’s report, "Asset Management and Investment Funds in Poland." - December 22, 2012 - Inteliace Research
iOption and Faunus Analytics Introduce a Joint Project to Develop a Signal System for Binary Option Traders
iOption Group and Faunus Analytics LLC announce a joint project to develop unique trading signals system for binary option trading. Faunus, LLC the leading provider of analytical and data-mining solutions for the financial industry, and iOption Group – the world’s leading binary options... - December 20, 2012 - iOption Ltd
PAY.ON Partners with ReD to Offer Integrated Payment and Fraud Prevention Services to PSPs
ReD, a leading global provider of fraud prevention services, has announced that it is teaming up with PAY.ON AG. - December 20, 2012 - PAY.ON AG
The Closer and The Validator Are Two of the "Top 50 Most Useful Add-Ons for the Microsoft Dynamics Family of Business Solutions."
The 2013 “Top 50 Most Useful Add-Ons for the Microsoft Dynamics family of business solutions” have just been announced. The Closer and The Validator have both made the list again this year. - December 19, 2012 - Reporting-Central
COA’s Gordon Honored with SmartCEO Award
ClearOne Advantage, a Maryland-based debt resolution company, and its CEO Tomas Gordon were recently selected as one of smartCEO’s 100 Best Run Companies in Baltimore. “Being selected as one of SmartCEO’s 100 Best Run Companies is a further testament to the tireless, hard work... - December 19, 2012 - ClearOne Advantage
2013 Predictions for Penny Stock Players
Nearly a year ago, Peter Leeds, the expert in penny stock investing and publisher of the Peter Leeds penny stock newsletter, made his predictions for 2012, as published in BE America’s Edition January, 2012. For the coming year, 2013, Leeds weighs in again with his specific outlook for... - December 17, 2012 - Modern Strategies, Inc.
Securities America HR Director Receives "40 Under 40" Award
Midlands Business Journal has chosen Nicole Cummings, Securities America director of Human Resources and Training for its annual “40 under 40” list recognizing 40 outstanding young entrepreneurs, business owners, managers and professionals, each of which are under the age of 40. Cummings had joined the independent broker/dealer in 2008 following the acquisition of Brecek and Young. - December 16, 2012 - Securities America Inc.
Title Loans Express to Move Into a New Location for Great Accessibility and Extensive Services
Title Loans Express gives auto financing in less than 15 minutes to applicants residing in California and Georgia. They also provide lower rates than to any title loan company. The aim of this company is to offer a convenience auto title loan to all applicants with no credit problems, bankruptcy or... - December 16, 2012 - Title Loans Express
BDA Named Investment Banking Firm of the Year, 2012
Business Development Asia LLC (“BDA”) has been named “Investment Banking Firm of the Year” by The M&A Advisor. BDA won the same award in 2010. The M&A Advisor Awards and Summit is one of the most authoritative annual investment banking events. It celebrates the... - December 14, 2012 - BDA Partners Ltd
Signature Card Services Explodes Into New Markets, Boosts Staff by 75%
Signature Card Services increases staff by 75% and expands into new markets with the growth headed up by new Vice President of Sales, Aaron Slominski. - December 14, 2012 - Signature Card Services
Tower Lending Waives Retainer Fee for the Holidays
Tower Lending reduces origination costs during the Holiday season for Borrowers needing Commercial Mortgage Broker Services. - December 14, 2012 - Tower Lending
Title Loan Express in Corona Appoints New Office Manager
Title Loan Express in Corona appoints new office manager to provide high quality service to meet the needs and satisfaction of customers who are applying for loan and financial assistance. The new manager’s structure of operation is more efficient and effective to provide financial help to... - December 13, 2012 - Title Loans Express
Commercial Funding Provides $350K for LED Display
Commercial Funding provides funding in technology sector for outdoor advertising company. - December 13, 2012 - Commercial Funding
Terrace Capital, Inc. Announces- $4.75MM Non-Recourse, Multifamily Loan- Johnson City, TN
Terrace Capital announces the funding of a $4.75MM Fannie Mae multifamily mortgage on the Poplar Ridge Apartments located in Johnson City, TN. - December 12, 2012 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
Pascua Yaqui Tribe Closes Second New Markets Tax Credit Transaction
Guadalupe Health and Wellness Center to provide new services and job opportunities. - December 12, 2012 - Travois Holdings, Inc.
Lac du Flambeau Band Uses News Markets Tax Credits to Help Build New Dental Facility
Wisconsin tribe partners with Indion Ventures and Travois New Markets to expand services and capacity. - December 12, 2012 - Travois Holdings, Inc.
Clarity Advantage Launches Twitter Feed to Help Business Bankers Expand Sales Conversations
Twitter series written by Nick Miller, president of the bank sales training and consulting firm Clarity Advantage, offers business bankers fresh, high-impact questions based on current events to ask prospects and clients, saving them time in preparing for sales calls and increasing their effectiveness. - December 10, 2012 - Clarity Advantage Corporation
Cedar Brook Financial Partners Sponsors First in a Series of BBYO Leadership Development Programs
Over one hundred teens from Northeast OH participated in first Israel Defense Force Leadership Development Program sponsored by Cedar Brook Financial Partners and developed through BBYO, the world’s leading Jewish teen movement. - December 08, 2012 - Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC
Deloitte, KPMG and Reval to Discuss Hedge Accounting Under IFRS 9
Webinar Addresses Special Needs of Canadian Organizations - December 08, 2012 - Reval.com Inc
Terrace Capital, Inc. – Non-Recourse Senior Debt Financing- $61MM – Barnett Capital Industrial Portfolio – Midwest, US.
(www.terracecapital.com) Terrace Capital announced today that it has secured $61MM in non-recourse financing for a portfolio of single tenant, industrial properties located in nine states, scattered throughout the United States. Barnett Capital LTD, (www.barnettcapital.com) based in Chicago, IL is... - December 07, 2012 - Trinity Street Capital Partners
NewOak Capital CEO Ron D’Vari to Discuss Fiscal Cliff on “Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies” on Friday, December 7 at 12:00 p.m. CT
Co-Founder and CEO of NewOak Capital (www.newoakcapital.com), Ron D’Vari will appear live on Tim Connolly’s Winning Strategies on Friday, December 7 at 12:00 p.m. CT. Ron will discuss the fiscal cliff, and the “heads we lose, tails we lose” impact on the US Economy. Winning... - December 07, 2012 - Corporate Strategies, LLC