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Christopher Weil & Company Announces $3 Million Purchase of Commercial Building in Hillcrest by CWC Income Properties 1, LLC

Private equity fund invests in commercial property in the San Diego area. - June 25, 2013 - Christopher Weil & Company

Sawmills in Sweden and Finland Have Expanded Shipments of Lumber to Markets Outside Europe from 27% to 43% of Total Exports the Past Five Years

Many sawmills in Northern Europe have expanded their lumber sales outside the Europe market the past few years resulting in an increase in non-European exports from 27 percent of total exports in 2007 to 43 percent in 2012, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest changes have been in shipments to Northern Africa, Middle East, Japan, China and the US. - June 22, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC

IonE Projects Agricultural Supply Shortage

Institute on the Environment projects that world faces a looming agricultural crisis with yield increases insufficient to keep up with projected demand - June 22, 2013 - Agcapita

Shenba Resources Holdings Limited Acquires Common Shares of Cadman Resources Ltd.

Shenba Resources Holdings Limited announced that it has sold Cadman Resources Ltd. on option that allows it to acquire 75% per cent of Tung Wing Trading Co. Ltd., a Tanzania registered company with interest in three mineral properties in Tanzania. - June 21, 2013 - Shenba Resources Holdings limited

VoAPPs, Inc. Announces $1.5m Series A Funding; Adds Prominent Atlanta Investors

The company will use the funds to further develop its sales and marketing program around the company’s flagship application, DirectDROP Voicemail. DirectDROP Voicemail delivers voicemail messages directly to the recipient's mobile voice mailbox - without calling the phone. - June 19, 2013 - VoAPPs, Inc.

Creekside Financial Advisors Continues to Grow

Experienced financial services professional, David Atwell, joins Cleveland financial services firm as a Client Manager. - June 19, 2013 - Creekside Financial Advisors, LLC

Northeast Ohio’s Plain Dealer Recognizes Cedar Brook Financial Partners Again as a Best Employer

Cleveland-based Cedar Brook Financial Partners is selected as a “best place to work.” - June 19, 2013 - Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC

zIngenuity Acquires Irwin Reinsurance Corporation

zIngenuity, Inc., a boutique consulting firm that provides mortgage fulfillment, quality control, and repurchase defense for mortgage lenders and servicers, has acquired Irwin Reinsurance Corporation (“IrwinRe”), a Vermont domiciled captive reinsurance company and merged it into... - June 18, 2013 - zIngenuity, Inc.

Summer 2013 Tax Lien Investing Workshop and Conference in Chicago Illinois

On July 26, TaxLienLady.com and Platinum Investment Properties - West will be hosting a Tax Lien Investing Conference at the The Donald Stephens Convention Center in Chicago Illinois. "We had such good feedback from the conference that we did in Baltimore in April that we decided to do... - June 16, 2013 - TaxLienLady.com

Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks of Mansfield, Texas has been included in the Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide Edition for her outstanding contributions and achievements in the fields of real estate, agriculture, investments and self storage. About Darcy L. Knapp-Fricks Ms. Knapp-Fricks has over... - June 15, 2013 - Strathmore Worldwide

Financial Spreads Offers Clients Access to Market Heat Maps

Investors can now review heat maps for a wide range of financial markets via the FinancialSpreads.com Research and Data section. - June 13, 2013 - Financial Spreads

Slower Global Agricultural Production Growth

FAO expects slower global agricultural production growth due to Limited expansion of agricultural land. - June 13, 2013 - Agcapita

Launch Venture Capital World Summit at Cardiff UK 19th June 5pm Grosvenor Casino Cardiff Bay

Venture Capital World Summit 2013 is attracting high calibre business leaders and investors with proven results that would like to share insights, ideas and promote entrepreneurship. The event will have a mix of speakers from a variety of backgrounds including inspirational which makes it quite... - June 13, 2013 - YODspica

Vanderbilt Financial Group Goes Green, Works Towards LEED Certification for New Commercial Property

Financial Services conglomerate, Vanderbilt Financial Group, embarks on a re-brand and the green renovation of its newly purchased Woodbury, Long Island commercial property. - June 10, 2013 - Vanderbilt Financial Group

Shopgate Closes Series B Funding Round with Northcap and Creathor Venture

Shopgate, the worldwide leading mobile commerce platform announced today that it has completed a high seven digit dollar Series B financing with the European investing firms Northcap and Creathor Venture, using the financing to further expand its market lead around the world and strengthen its high-profile technology leadership in the m-commerce industry. - June 08, 2013 - Shopgate Inc.

FXOpen Introduces No Commission Deposit Incentive for Summer 2013

FXOpen, one of the leading brokers in Forex, is holding a summer-long promotional campaign. No commission will be charged for deposits made to FXOpen accounts from June 1st till August 31st 2013. - June 07, 2013 - FXOpen

New Publication Will Focus on Alternative Asset Class Investments in Emerging and Frontier Markets

Highlighting the Top Risk-Adjusted Return Opportunities in the World - June 07, 2013 - Alternative Emerging Investor

Industry Intelligence Webinar: Latin America, a Source for Sustainable Forest Investments

Learn from Open Forest executives how forest investments can be sustainable and successfully integrated into local communities in this June 19 i2live webinar. - June 07, 2013 - industry intelligence, inc.

Mortgage Service Provider Hires New Business Development Manager as Sales Increase

The StoneHill Group, a national provider of quality control, due diligence, mortgage compliance audits, MERS reviews (MERS®) and loan fulfillment including underwriting, closing and post-closing services, has hired Michael Atwell as a Business Development Manager amidst increasing demands for... - June 05, 2013 - The StoneHill Group

Capricorn Wins Number 1 Spot in Awards from Elevator Magazine

Capricorn Strategies is awarded its 4th industry award this year, raising eyebrows from industry peers. - June 05, 2013 - Capricorn Strategies

The Last Development Site in Downtown Miami on Flagler Street Offered for Sale

The last commercial real estate development site in Downtown Miami on highly sought after Flagler Street is finally up for sale. The approximately 9,000 Square Foot building is zoned for up to 40 stories. - June 04, 2013 - Florida Commercial Team

Forex-Metal Provides Instant Access to Free Trading Signals

Forex-Metal’s clients can receive free trading signals by connecting to a signal provider of their choice from Trader’s Room. - June 01, 2013 - Forex-Metal

3B Medical Inc./BMC Medical Ltd. Defends Resmed Patent Suit

3B Medical Inc./BMC Medical Ltd. to defend against Resmed patent lawsuit. - May 31, 2013 - 3B Medical

Alliance Bank & Trust Brings on Local Veteran Lender

Alliance Bank & Trust, a North Carolina community bank with branches in Gastonia, Shelby, and Kings Mountain, announced the hiring of James C Harris, Jr. to their commercial lending team as Senior Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager. Mr. Harris is a graduate of Furman University... - May 30, 2013 - Alliance Bank & Trust

Capricorn Wins Intl Hedge Fund Award

Capricorn wins Award for Best Danish CTA of the Year after a year of adverse trading condition which seen investors within Capricorns funds coming out on top. - May 29, 2013 - Capricorn Strategies

Binary Interbank - Binary Options Platform is Offering More Supported Languages and Presenting More Exciting Features

www.BinaryIntebank.com is one of the fastest growing binary options broker in the international market today. The brand is constantly adding new innovative features and updating their asset list. - May 25, 2013 - Binary Interbank

JDC Investments Just Signed a Contract to Save an FSBO Client from Paying Thousands in Commissions

JDC Investments and its partners have been in real estate for over 10 years combined, and have helped hundreds of people by purchasing their home that was just collecting bills. - May 24, 2013 - JDC Investments LLC

API Funds Engages Suasion Resources to Enhance Advisor Communications and Support Capabilities

API Funds today announced that it has engaged Suasion Resources, a specialized marketing consulting firm that focuses solely on the financial services industry. - May 23, 2013 - API Funds and Portfolios

Capricorn Wins 2nd Place for "Best Nordic CTA" Award

Capricorn Strategies (www.capricornfx.com) comes in strong again within the financial industry awards, with second place awarded as to then for best Nordic CTA. - May 21, 2013 - Capricorn Strategies

Creekside Financial Advisors’ Randy Schneider Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Cleveland financial advisor celebrates 20 years of service. - May 18, 2013 - Creekside Financial Advisors, LLC

Alliance Bank & Trust Expands Lending Reach

Alliance Bank & Trust, a North Carolina community bank with branches in Gastonia, Shelby, and Kings Mountain, announced the hiring of Woody T. Washam, Jr. to their commercial lending team as Lake Norman Market President. Mr. Washam is a graduate of Catawba College where he received his... - May 17, 2013 - Alliance Bank & Trust

CleanFinancial.com Creates New Forex Technical Analysis Area

Forex technical analysis reports now available on CleanFinancial.com. - May 17, 2013 - CleanFinancial.com

3D Printing Stock Trading Forum Launches @ 3DStockHub.com

3D Printing stock trading forum now online at 3DStockHub.com - May 16, 2013 - 3DStockHub.com

Strong Month for the Mosaic Global Fund with Ultra Low Stock Market Allocation - Cardea International

The Mosaic Global Fund’s estimated performance for the month of April is 3.23%, which brings the estimated year to date return to 4.30%. - May 15, 2013 - Cardea International

Intelliloan Announces Top Tips to Improve Your Credit Score

These days, credit scores are more important than ever. Here Intelliloan announces little known tips to improve your credit score. - May 13, 2013 - Intelliloan

Introducing the New Astana Hospitality Management

Astana Bali has been growing and expanding, so much so that the company is re-branding its company to Astana Hospitality Management. As of 1st January 2013, Astana Bali has re-branded its services to Astana Hospitality Management. This new name more accurately reflects the nature of the company,... - May 12, 2013 - Astana Hospitality

Woodlake Commodity Solutions Launches New and Customizable Online Trading Service

Woodlake Commodity Solutions a leading commodity and brokerage service provider that specializes on currency trading service, has recently launched its newest online trading service, a customizable online trading service that allows traders to personally get involved in the trading activities and transactions and yet security and trading quality remain in tack. - May 12, 2013 - Woodlake Commodity Solutions

Coral Portfolio Announces Joint Initiative with The Fund Aid Foundation

Coral Portfolio are delighted to announce a joint initiative alongside The Fund Aid Foundation, a non-profit making charitable platform focused on raising significant donations from the Financial Services and Fund Management industries for children's charities. - May 09, 2013 - Coral Portfolio

Miracles Happen: Brain Tumor Survivor Gets a Fairy Tale Ending from Local Photographer Tommy Pictures and Kickstarter

Sixteen years ago Vera was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor while living in Prague. Today she is celebrating her seventh year of recovery by doing a Kickstarter with Tommy Pictures to fund her own fairy tale storybook. To raise money for the storybook project Tommy Pictures is running a crowd funding campaign called “111% Amazing Fairy Tale Photo Shoot in Prague!" on Kickstarter.com. - May 08, 2013 - Tommy Pictures

Campbell Global Network Emphasizes on Client Satisfaction and Product Enhancement

Campbell Global Network recently concluded its exhibit of the latest and most extensive customer service selection, product line, and innovations at London. - May 03, 2013 - Campbell Global Network

National Futures and Commodities Exchange to Conduct Environmental Audit

In line with corporate directives, the CSSD (Corporate Safety and Security Division) will be conducting a series of Environmental Audit starting next month. All auxiliary offices will be subject to the bi-annual Environmental Audit initiatives. - May 02, 2013 - National Futures and Commodities Exchange

Woodlake Commodity Solutions Adds Up Multi-Lingual Enhancement to Mobile Trading Application

Woodlake Commodity Solutions a global leading provider of commodity and brokerage trading services that specializes in currency, futures and Contract for Difference, informed its traders today the launching of more enhanced mobile trading through iPhone trading application with additional multi-language application. - May 02, 2013 - Woodlake Commodity Solutions

Woodlake Commodity Solutions is Hiring New Commodity Futures Traders

Woodlake Commodity Solutions, a global commodity brokerage trading service provider is now hiring new commodity futures traders to be part of the firm’s global expansion. - May 01, 2013 - Woodlake Commodity Solutions

Online Investment Bank Goes Viral on LinkedIn - Wall Street Welcomes Banker Bay

Wall Street’s raving about this revolutionary new firm spreading like wildfire on LinkedIn, and seeing hundreds of deals through its online Alpha platform – and Banker Bay hasn’t even launched. - May 01, 2013 - Banker Bay

PatientClick® Selected by Maryland Health Care Commission for Product Portfolio

PatientClick EHR SaaS application selected by MHCC eliminates the stress of the selection process for Clinical Staff, and the costly integration process. Providers from State of Maryland will get special discounted price and additional services at much lower price as part of this program. - April 26, 2013 - PatientClick

Exportation of Wood Pellets from North America to Europe Reached a New Record of 3.2 Million Tons in 2012, with US Exporters More Than Doubling Their Shipments

Demand for wood pellets in Europe has gone up dramatically the past few years as power companies on the continent have switched from using fossil fuels to renewable energy alternatives. Importation of pellets from North America increased over 60 percent from 2011 to 2012 with the US export volumes more than doubling, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. - April 25, 2013 - Wood Resources International LLC

Woodlake Commodity Solutions Reduces FOREX Commission Rates

Woodlake Commodity Solutions, a well-known commodity and brokerage firm that is technology-driven and globally recognized for its low commission and focuses on order routing in futures, options, equities and recently in Forex through worldwide market exchanges announced its reduction of Forex commission rates from $4.00 per $100,000 to $2.50 per $100,000 traded forex. The new commission rate reduction for foreign exchange trade offers 40 percent of immediate reduction to clients. - April 25, 2013 - Woodlake Commodity Solutions