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Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honors Albert C. Hanna as a Professional of the Year
Albert C. Hanna, of Chicago, Illinois, has recently been recognized by Strathmore’s Who’s Who as a Professional of the Year for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Property Rights Litigation. - May 21, 2014 - Strathmore Who's Who
Andy Warhol’s Prized 1974 Silver Shadow Rolls Royce Up for Auction on eBay Motors
Andy Warhol is considered the leading artist of the 20th Century and the figurehead of the Pop Art movement. Warhol was extraordinarily successful mixing his artistic talent with commercial success. During his most commercial period, Warhol decided to buy himself the most luxurious car money can buy - a 1974 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow. Warhol’s Rolls Royce is being offered for auction sale on eBay Motors by the Pennsylvania-based owner. - May 20, 2014 - KenMarq, LLC
Former Nationstar Senior High Risk Analyst Libby Johnson Launches Due Diligence Consulting Firm in Washington, DC
Newly launched company, High-Risk Analytics, helps investors recover losses from servicing errors. - May 20, 2014 - High-Risk Analytics
Eugene Colt Real Estate Takes Technology to New Heights
Bryant E. Katzen is President and Broker of Record for Eugene Colt Real Estate - a technology centric real estate firm dedicated to identifying and crafting sweeping and innovative solutions that will enhance each and every transaction. Eugene Colt Real Estate is in a unique position to offer... - May 20, 2014 - The Millionaire Masterminds
Affirmative Quotes Fuel Elite Media Communications, Inc.
Elite Media Communications, Inc. fuels the fire of success as President and CEO, Leigh Jackson, continues to expand his extensive client base, while maintaining a presence in Satellite Television Services as the nation's number one Midwest Marketing Firm. - May 19, 2014 - Elite Media Communications
Bitsource.org Bitcoin Exchange Now Accepts Visa, Mastercard, and Other Funding Options
Leading crypto-currency website makes obtaining Bitcoin quick and easy for everyone. - May 15, 2014 - BitSource
Shift Alerts Officially Launches During Nursing Week 2014
Shift Alerts, a mobile app designed specifically for nurses, personal support workers and other caregivers officially launches its iOS app just in time for Nursing Week 2014. Shift Alerts makes work easier for caregivers by enabling them to track all patient-related reminders in one app, designed... - May 15, 2014 - Shift Alerts
PFM Trading Corporate Client Portal Launch Imminent
PFM Trading is set to launch a new online portal that will enable its corporate clients to access portfolio information 24 hours a day. - May 15, 2014 - PFM Trading, Inc.
Odyne Systems LLC Introduces Advanced Export Power System to Provide Clean, Stationary Electrical Power from the Vehicle
Odyne’s Advanced Export Power System Replaces Dedicated Generators on Trucks - May 14, 2014 - Odyne Systems, LLC
WestView Capital Partners Makes a Minority Growth Investment in Park Place International
Park Place International, LLC (“Park Place”, “PPI” or the “Company”), a full-service cloud services provider and technical systems integrator of Medical Information Technology, Inc. (“MEDITECH”) software, announced today that it has received a... - May 13, 2014 - CloudWave
AlgoTrades Hybrid Quantitative Trading System Oversubscribed
This quantitative trading system company, offers investors an unique opportunity to participate in a leading company in the business of algorithmic investing, low frequency trading systems “LFT,” for a 100% hands free investing experience. - May 13, 2014 - AlgoTrades.net
Prof. David Nanigian on the Wealth DNA Radio Show on May 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM PDT (12 noon EDT) Discussing Market Linked CD's
Prof. David Nanigian will be the featured guest on the Wealth DNA radio show discussing Market Linked CD's on May 12, 2014 at 9:00 AM PDT (12 noon EDT). Prof. Nanigian teaches graduate-level finance courses at The American College, a premier financial educational institution for professional certifications in Securities, Banking and insurance industries since the 1920's. - May 10, 2014 - Wealth DNA radio
Good News for Micro-Cap Investors as IWSR Provides Research Platform
IWSR is a financial publishing website, which is designed to help individual investors who want to invest part of their portfolio into micro-cap stocks. The website aims to create long term market awareness on micro-cap and small cap stocks. - May 10, 2014 - Inside Wall Street Report
Donald Chew Delivers Working Prototype of Digi-Chip Through a New Start-Up
Donald Chew is seeking funding for a product that will deliver both cable and internet to customers. He is currently serving as CEO of On-Time Communications and has been instrumental in development and negotiations. - May 09, 2014 - On Time Communications
Piramal Enterprises Limited ("Piramal") Agrees to Sell Equity Stake in Vodafone India Limited
Piramal Enterprises Ltd. (“Piramal”, NSE: PEL, BSE: 500302) today announced that it has agreed to divest its entire equity stake, comprising 45,425,328 shares (~11%), in Vodafone India Limited to Prime Metals Ltd., an indirect subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc, for a total consideration... - May 09, 2014 - Piramal
The Downward Trend in Australian Wood Chip Exports Was Broken in 2013 Thanks to Increased Chip Demand from Chinese Pulpmills
Australia, one of the world’s largest wood chip exporters, increased its chip shipments in 2013 after a ten-year low in 2012. In the 1Q/14, shipments were close to the highest since 2010 thanks to high demand from China. Chinese pulp mills imported almost 30% of their hardwood chip import volume from Australia during the first three months of 2014. - May 08, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Pellet Exports from North America to Europe Have Doubled in Two Years to Reach 4.7 Million Tons in 2013 with the US South Accounting for 63% of the Volume
North America exported wood pellets valued at over 650 million dollars in 2013, a dramatic increase of more than 250 percent in just two years, according to data compiled by the North American Wood Fiber Review. The US South shipped almost three million tons last year, which was almost two-thirds of total export volume from North America. - May 08, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
New Market Forecast Shows 3D Printing Industry's Future is Bright, But Major Obstacles Remain
Schatt Research's latest report in Kindle format reveals that there are some major obstacles the 3D printing industry must overcome to achieve its full potential. Sales through 2018 will be limited by some serious gaps that remain in the industry's food chain. This report forecasts revenue for 3D printers, materials, and service providers through 2018. - May 08, 2014 - Schatt Research
Health Career Institute Moves to the Next Level with New Key Leaders
Health Care Institute announces new COO/President and new Director of EMS. Stephen V. Iacullo, JD is announced as the new COO/President of HCI and Brent Braunworth is announced the new Director of EMS at HCI. - May 05, 2014 - Health Career Institute
Odyne Systems, LLC Partners with Allison Transmission’s California Distributor, Valley Power Systems, Inc., for Plug-In Hybrid Installations
Valley Power to Install Odyne Plug-In Hybrid Systems in New Trucks and Retrofit to Existing Trucks Under Programs with CalStart and the Electric Power Research Institute - May 05, 2014 - Odyne Systems, LLC
Supurva Healthcare Group and MediCall Systems Team Up in Strategic National Partnership
Supurva Biomedical, a subsidiary of Supurva Healthcare Group and MediCall Systems today announced a strategic partnership that enhances both companies’ position in offering healthcare specific solutions, while significantly expanding Supurva Biomedical’s reach in the US and Canada. The... - May 02, 2014 - Supurva Healthcare Group
London Hosts "Sukuk Day"
London, the leading global financial hub and a seat for financial innovation, is once again the venue to launch an alternative financing mechanism through the use of Sukuk. - May 02, 2014 - CurzonCF
Patronomy Launches First Affiliate Marketing Program for Crowd Funding
What’s the most important part of launching a Crowd Funding Campaign? At the end of the day, it’s a numbers game. Get enough backers and you will succeed. So what’s the biggest problem most crowd funding project owners face? They simply don’t know enough people! Nigel Roth... - May 02, 2014 - Patronomy.com
Prominent Transportation Executive Joins Helpful Technology’s Advisory Board
Senior level executive with a distinguished record in automotive industry joins Helpful Technologies Inc. as an adviser. - April 30, 2014 - Helpful Technologies, Inc.
Agcapita Farmland Fund IV Completes Capital Raising
Agcapita is pleased to announce that on April 28th, 2014 Agcapita Fund IV has conducted its final closing ending a highly successful 2014 capital raising program. - April 30, 2014 - Agcapita
FOREX.ee: A Successful Trader is Always Ready to Change Forex Brokers
Analysts from the company FOREX.ee mark that successful traders in the forex market stand out for their openness to new offers and for readiness to change broker companies. “In many respects it is quite a natural tendency: as traders grow in professionalism, they also grow in number and... - April 30, 2014 - FOREX.ee
Hood Global Investment Holdings Provides Equity Investment in Newly Formed Supurva Healthcare Group
Arthur Hood, CEO of Hood Global Investment Holdings (HGIH), makes a strategic equity investment into the newly formed and highly innovative healthcare company Supurva Healthcare Group. This move demonstrates HGIH’s commitment to diversifying its holdings and investments into industries... - April 29, 2014 - Supurva Healthcare Group
St. Lawrence University Students Win Adirondack Cup Stock Challenge
A team of six St. Lawrence University students took on 17 other colleges and universities across the Northeast to win the Adirondack Cup Competition stock challenge. - April 26, 2014 - St. Lawrence University
Melody L. McDonald Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Melody L. McDonald of Stanford, California has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of finance. About Melody L. McDonald Melody McDonald has over 30 years of experience in the financial field. She... - April 25, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Lendoor, Inc. Partners with BancBox
Lendoor announces their strategic partnership with BancBox. - April 25, 2014 - Lendoor, Inc.
Swanson Industries Completes Equity Investment in RN Motion Technologies
Swanson Industries (www.swansonindustries.com) is pleased to announce that it has added RN Motion Technologies (www.rnmotech.com) to its portfolio of companies. Swanson will provide additional resources to expand and invest in RN Motion Technologies’ existing facility while also taking... - April 25, 2014 - Swanson Industries
BTG Option Launches Its Brand-New Trading Platform
BTG Option has changed management and has completely re-designed its binary options trading site. Its new and improved trading platform provides a unique trading experience, allowing traders to utilize various financial instruments while trading on a wide range of underlying assets from across all global markets. The site will be providing special offers and luxury terms & bonuses within the near future, alongside a range of helpful trading tools. - April 24, 2014 - BTG Option
Global Sawlog Prices Rose in the 4Q/13 Resulting in the GSPI Reaching Its Third Highest Level Since 1995; Highest Increases in Western North America and Northern Europe
Higher demand for lumber and increased global trade of logs pushed sawlog prices upward in many markets during 2013, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. As a consequence, the GSPI price index has move upward to reach its highest level in eight years. Log prices in Western North America, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Japan have increased the most over the past 12 months. - April 23, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Increases in Russian Lumber Exports Have Not Compensated for the Decline in Log Exports That Came as the Result of Higher Log Export Tariffs by Russia in 2007
The Russian log export tax that was implemented in 2007 resulted in a sharp decline of log exportation with the Russian share of globally traded logs falling from 44% in 2006 to 15% in 2013. During the same period, lumber exports have increased but shipments have not compensated for the decline in income from the log exports, reports the WRQ. - April 23, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Importation of Softwood Logs to Sweden Reached a 10-Year High in 2013 with Norway and Latvia Being the Major Suppliers of Both Pulplogs and Sawlogs
The forest industry in Sweden imported about ten percent of its wood raw-material needs in 2013, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Softwood log imports reached a ten-year high, while there has been a decline in the importation of hardwood logs. The major log suppliers to Sweden in 2013 were Latvia, Norway, Estonia and Finland. - April 23, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Osagie Imasogie Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Osagie Imasogie of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of finance. About Osagie Imasogie Mr. Imasogie has over 30 years experience in the finance field. He is the... - April 23, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Brian D. Birchall, P.Eng. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
Brian D. Birchall, P.Eng. of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of risk management. About Brian D. Birchall, P.Eng. Mr. Birchall has over 40 years’ experience... - April 22, 2014 - Strathmore Worldwide
Wealth DNA Radio Show Discusses MyRA’s and GRA’s vs IRA’s and 401(k) plans with Teresa Ghilarducci, PhD on April 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM PDT
The Wealth DNA radio show will have Teresa Ghilarducci, PhD as the featured guest on April 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM PDT (12 noon EDT). The show will focus on MyRA's and GRA's vs. IRA's and 401(k) plans. - April 21, 2014 - Wealth DNA radio
Agcapita Update – Canadian Growing Season Lengthens 2 Weeks Over Last 50 Years, Farmland Values to Benefit?
According to a recent Bloomberg article: "Corn is the most common grain in the U.S., with its production historically concentrated in a Midwestern region stretching from the Ohio River valley to Nebraska and trailing off in northern Minnesota. It had been ungrowable in the fertile farmland of... - April 19, 2014 - Agcapita
Gene T. Offredi Has Been Recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Gene T. Offredi, of Guilford, Connecticut, has been recognized by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of Financial Planning and Wealth Management. He was selected as Financial Leader of the Year 2014 in Wealth Management and Industry Leader of the Month of April, 2014. He has also been named Professional of the Year 2014 in Financial Management. - April 17, 2014 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals
Real Gold IRA, LLC is Now Offering Nationwide Alternative to Retirement Account Holders - Learn How to Escape the High Fees That Erode IRA & 401(k) Retirement Accounts
Real Gold IRA, LLC is now offering a nationwide alternative to retirement account holders. They specialize in converting high fee IRA/401(k) retirement accounts into IRA LLCs, saving people thousands in account management fees while allowing physical possession of precious metals. Real Gold IRA LLCs are the low cost retirement account. - April 17, 2014 - Real Gold IRA, LLC
Dodilio's Unique Research Procurement System Adds Efficiency to Fortune 100 Company
Dodilio's custom research exchange brings transparent solution to research of tablet and PC market, reducing time from initial research request to proposal receipt to 48 hours from 10 days. - April 17, 2014 - Dodilio, LLC
Coolcat Report Ranked No. 2 For 15 Years by Hulbert Financial Digest
Hulbert Financial Digest, the leading independent watchdog for investment newsletters, ranks The Coolcat Explosive Small Cap Growth Stock Report, the flagship report for CoolcatReport.com, as the No. 2 investment newsletter for 15 years out of more than 150 newsletters it follows with a gain of 556.9% - an average annual increase of 13.3%. - April 16, 2014 - CoolcatReport.com
New Study Shows Oil Investments May Protect Against Bond Declines
A new study released this week by Sharath Sury (Executive Director of SIFIRM and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of California) and Manda Sury (CEO of Chicago Analytic Trading Co. and Adjunct Professor of Finance at DePaul University) shows that investments in the energy related oil and gas exploration sector may provide a strong hedge against bond losses in a rising interest rate environment. - April 15, 2014 - SIFIRM
Agcapita's Canadian Farmland Investment Thesis Confirmed by New Report from Farm Credit Canada
Farm Credit Canada’s newest farmland values report shows the average value of Canadian farmland increased 22.1% in 2013. - April 15, 2014 - Agcapita
Weiss Ratings: 10 Best Low-Cost Variable Annuities 2014
Today, Weiss Ratings released its annual 10 Best Variable Annuity list. To help consumers sort through the many variable annuity choices, Weiss Ratings reviewed over 155,000 annuity offerings to find the 10 best low-cost variable annuity products. - April 12, 2014 - Weiss Ratings
Cushman & Wakefield Announces More Than 56,000 Square Feet of Leasing at Two Harbour Place
Cushman & Wakefield announced today it has negotiated eight separate transactions for new and renewing tenants for office space during the past 12 months at Two Harbour Place. These leases comprise more than 56,000 square feet of space, or about 30 percent of the entire building. The building... - April 10, 2014 - Cushman & Wakefield, Tampa Division
UnikHomes US$30m Real Estate Expansion with Funding Arranged by Asia Pacific Investment House is Positive News for Silicon Valley Housing Market
Asia Pacific Investment House (APIH) as Lead Funding Arranger, announces new US$30m offshore, direct real estate investment opportunity open to non-US-based Investors. In 2013 in Phase 1 of its Corporate Expansion Programme, following many years successfully designing and building luxury bespoke... - April 10, 2014 - Asia Pacific Investment House (APIH)
Marcus & Millichap Brokers the Sale of Feather Sound Country Club, Clearwater, Florida
The National Golf & Resort Properties Group of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services (NYSE: MMI), the nation’s largest real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, today announced the sale of Feather Sound Country Club, an... - April 10, 2014 - Leisure Investment Properties Group a Division of Marcus & Millichap REIS
Youfit Health Clubs Announces Investment from PWP Growth Equity
Youfit Health Clubs, one of America’s fastest-growing fitness companies, today announced that it has raised growth capital from PWP Growth Equity, a Perella Weinberg Partners private equity entity focused on investing in lower middle market growth companies. Youfit’s founder, Rick... - April 09, 2014 - Youfit Health Clubs