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Industry Intelligence Webinar with FEA’s Brendan Lowney Says U.S. Homebuilding on Road to Recovery
U.S. homebuilding industry appears to be on the road to recovery with prices stabilizing and employment growing, says Brendan Lowney of Forest Economic Advisors; housing starts anticipated to hit around 900,000 in 2013. - September 14, 2012 - industry intelligence, inc.
ELAS Offers Advice on Changes to Employment Tribunals
ELAS, a leading, expert provider of business support solutions in the UK, offers advice on the recently proposed changes to employment tribunal legislation. It has been proposed that in April 2013, set fees will be introduced to help standardise employment tribunals and encourage more disputes to... - September 14, 2012 - ELAS
MKA Capital Group Advisors Announces New Website
Website will inform potential investors of services and provide general information about additional projects and current funds. - September 12, 2012 - MKA Capital Group Advisors
Cognitive Options Group Develops Mortgage Services for CFPB Compliance
Cognitive Options Group, a national consulting firm specializing in mortgage compliance and loan due diligence reviews, announced it is expanding its advisory services to focus on new regulations coming from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The expanded service offerings will help mortgage... - September 12, 2012 - Cognitive Options Group, LLC
Bad Economy Yet 250,000+ Unfillled Job Positions
According to the Truckload Carriers Association, in the month of August alone, there were 250,000+ unfilled job positions. - September 11, 2012 - Trucking Unlimited
Become a Businessman with the Midas Touch- Business Alchemy: Turning Ideas Into Gold
Believing the future of economic growth rests in the hands of the innovators, Cobb, along with his co-author M.L. Johnson, wrote Business Alchemy to educate individuals wanting to create new business ventures and be their own boss. - September 11, 2012 - Targeted Tactics, LLC
Experts to Share Advice at BPMA Career Event on Finding One’s Fit in Today’s Competitive Marketplace
Interactive Program Includes Job Fair and Networking Opportunities - September 11, 2012 - Boston Product Management Association
“How to Create Your Celebrity Brand” Video Training Offers Free Tips on Developing a Hot Brand
Free tips secrets to creating a celebrity brand are shared in a brand-new online video. The video training offers tips from fitness business coach Rocco Castellano and fitness guru John Spencer Ellis. - September 10, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Value Sharing Plans Satisfy Shareholders, Employees and the Critics
Fairness in compensation has been a topic of discussion for a long time but especially since the financial crisis of 2008. In addition, the economic strain of the last four years has made companies think beyond fairness to pay systems that will be economically viable for both owners and employees... - September 09, 2012 - The VisionLink Advisory Group
National Bankcard Monitor Releases New Debt Analysis Services
Premier debt analysis services offered by National Bankcard Monitor are expected to greatly empower consumers looking to get more control of their personal finances. - September 08, 2012 - National Bankcard Monitor
The BizLynks Center Supports Collaboration Over Isolation for Economic Growth
Technology accounts for nearly 80% of daily business operations. The remaining 20% comes from the people who use technology to run the company. In today's new economy, understanding how to access and apply the use of technology makes the difference. The BizLynks Center stands in support of educating the small business community for overall economic growth. - September 08, 2012 - The BizLynks Center
Reval Establishes Local Presence in the BeNeLux
Following Continued Success in the Region, Reval to Provide Regional Support for Corporate Treasurers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. - September 07, 2012 - Reval.com Inc
ktMINE® Named One of the 75 Finalists for 11th Annual Chicago Innovation Awards
ktMINE®, an intellectual property (IP) data and information services firm located in Chicago, is one of the top 75 finalists for the prestigious 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards reflecting a cross section of the Chicago and surrounding regions’ business communities. - September 06, 2012 - ktMINE
The BSC Group Announces $60 Million in 60 Days
The BSC Group, LLC, a leading commercial real estate financing advisor and provider of debt and equity capital solutions for self-storage owners, announced it has arranged $60.3 million in financing on behalf of nine self-storage industry owners in the past 60 days. With this round of financing,... - September 06, 2012 - The BSC Group, LLC
Lumber Markets in the US Improving with Higher Demand and Increasing Prices in the 2Q/12; Sawlog Price Trends Mixed
Increased demand for lumber in the US and higher exports from Canada to China have resulted in lumber prices being about 35% higher in August of 2012 as compared to August of 2011. Sawlog prices have moved up in Interior BC 2Q/12 y-o-y, while falling in Western US and remaining unchanged in Eastern Canada and the US South, according to WRQ. - September 03, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Nearly $60 Million Invested in Saginaw County
10 Projects will Create or Retain nearly 250 Jobs. In the 2nd quarter of 2012, Saginaw Future (SFI) directly assisted 10 companies that invested nearly $60 million, creating and retaining nearly 250 jobs. - September 02, 2012 - Saginaw Future
Conservice Recognized Locally and Nationally for Major Growth
Conservice lands on the Inc 5000 and Utah Fast 50 again in 2012. - September 01, 2012 - Conservice Utility Management and Billing
Sawlog Prices Trended Downward Worldwide in the Past 12 Months; with the Global Sawlog Price Index Falling 11% from the 2Q/11 to the 2Q/12
Wood costs have fallen the past year for many sawmills in the major lumber-producing countries worldwide. The Global Sawlog Price Index was US$82.90 per cubic meter in the 2Q/12, which was 11.5% lower than in the 2Q/11, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Sawlog prices have declined the most in Europe the past year. - August 31, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Registration for January Classes at Wexford University Online Begins Sept. 15
Wexford University will begin taking registration for classes starting in January on Sept. 15. The university offers a variety of online health, exercise, sports and fitness degree programs of all levels. - August 30, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
The StoneHill Group Announces Major Expansion at the Atlanta Headquarters
The StoneHill Group, a national provider of mortgage quality control, due diligence, government insuring and post closing services to the mortgage industry nationwide, announced that it is expanding the Atlanta, Georgia headquarters to 15,000 feet in order to accommodate the dynamic growth within... - August 30, 2012 - The StoneHill Group
New Website Launch for Penny Stocks Message Board
PSR LLC located in Mechanicsburg, PA is proud to announce to you the launch of the new website for Penny Stocks Message Board. This website is focused on providing the Message board and online chat services to all the Stock traders in United States. Currently, the new website... - August 29, 2012 - PSR Agency LLC
Brand-New Online Training Video with Former CEO of Aveda Focuses on “How to Live an Extraordinary Life”
The secrets to living an extraordinary life are shared in a brand-new online video. The video training is an interview of Marilyn Tam, former CEO of Aveda, with fitness guru John Spencer Ellis. - August 27, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
New Opportunities for Credit Card Debt Relief
Consolidebtllc offers the new option for the people on the edge of bankruptcy - the credit card debt settlement. - August 21, 2012 - Consolidebt LLC
Get Creative to Get Ahead with Personal Trainer Marketing Strategies for Success
Offering a 28-day blueprint for personal training marketing and business success, a new website and program helps personal trainers get ahead in a tough economy. The program offers the latest creative personal trainer marketing tips. - August 09, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
China Imported 15 Percent Less Sawlogs in the First Half of 2012 Than in 1H/2011; in Addition, Prices for Domestic and Imported Softwood Logs Were Lower Than Last Year
The slowing economy in China has reduced the importation of logs from New Zealand, Russia and the US by about 15 percent during the first six months of 2012. Prices for imported and domestic softwood logs in China have fallen this year by 14 percent and 10 percent, respectively as reported in the Wood Resource Quarterly. - August 07, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
“How to Become a Knowledge Worker” Offers Free Video Training on Working Less and Living More on Fitness Pro’s Website
A brand-new video training on “How to Become a Knowledge Worker: Get Paid for Thinking in the Knowledge Economy” is now available at http://johnspencerellis.com/how-to-become-a-knowledge-worker-get-paid-for-thinking-in-the-knowledge-economy/. Provided by fitness guru John Spencer Ellis, the video training teaches people how to work less and live more. - August 07, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Industry Intelligence Webinar Explores the Risks That Could Derail the Long-Awaited Housing Recovery
Industry Intelligence Inc. hosts Forest Economic Advisors’ (FEA) macroeconomist Brendan Lowney in an August 15 i2live webinar. - August 03, 2012 - industry intelligence, inc.
The C.R. Ecker Band "Bushwacked Song" Works Its Way Up to Gain Recognition, Now Ready to Make Mainstream American Radio After One Year on the Internet
This song, lamenting the lingering economic malaise in America, quickly found an audience in over 20 countries via Internet radio during its first year. But not in the U.S. That will change in early August, one year after its release date, with a move into traditional American radio on KMEM, Memphis, which bills itself "the cradle of rock and roll." - July 31, 2012 - Charles R. Ecker
Revolutionary Israeli Toilet Gets Gates Foundation Grant for $ 110K
Earmarked for homes in developing nations, the device needs no water and generates its own power to turn waste into sterile, odor free compost. An Israeli-invented toilet that needs no water and leaves no waste caught the interest of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which awarded parent... - July 29, 2012 - Paulee CleanTec
A Drop in Demand for Woody Biomass in the US Reduced Biomass Prices in the South, Northeast and the West During the 2Q/12
Prices for mill and forest biomass fell in most major consuming regions of the US in the 2Q/12, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The main reason for the declining prices is the continued fall of natural gas prices to levels not seen in ten years. - July 27, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation Announces New Business/Community Campaign
The Lake Geneva Economic Development Corporation (LGEDC) (www.lgedc.com), a not-for-profit corporation based in Lake Geneva, Wis., has embarked on a new two-fold campaign to promote their available parcels in the Lake Geneva Business Park, and the many advantages of making Lake Geneva a home for... - July 27, 2012 - Signalfire, LLC
Interest in Data Marketing from QBase Being Fed by the Recession
The recession is leading more firms in the UK and across the world to use data marketing from QBase. Increasingly, firms are becoming interested in data marketing from QBase. This new demand is fed by several factors. However, the primary one is the recession. Firms are really struggling at the... - July 20, 2012 - Qbase Data Services
Targeted Personal Trainer Business Strategies Build Clients, Income, Business and Success
John Spencer Ellis teaches personal trainer business strategies at http://www.personal-trainer-business.info/. This information can help personal trainers increase their income and client base. The strategies include a step-by-step blueprint to personal training business success. - July 19, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Wood Fiber Costs for the European Pulp Industry Have Fallen from the Record Highs of 2011
Wood costs for many European pulp mills have fallen the past six months as the pulp market has weakened. In the Nordic countries, pulplog and wood chip prices have fallen 11-15 percent from last spring, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Despite the price decline, Europe continues to have some of the highest wood fiber costs in the world. - July 19, 2012 - Wood Resources International LLC
NCRMA Welcomes the 10th Annual Sales Tax Holiday and Predicts Big Shopping Weekend
North Carolina’s Sales Tax Holiday Provides Multiple Economic Benefits for Consumers, Businesses and the State’s Economy - July 18, 2012 - North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
Poll Targets New Issue in Presidential Race
Consensus Research Group analysis of July 2012 poll data points to the "government-banking complex" as the new enemy in the minds of voters in this year's presidential elections. - July 17, 2012 - Consensus Research Group Inc.
Newly Launched Business-in-a-Bucket is Teaching the Youth the Value of Owning Their Own Business
KJE Inc.'s newly launched Business-In-A-Bucket is a starter kit to help youth gain a sense of responsibility and keep them off of the streets. - July 17, 2012 - Business in a Bucket
"The Next Perfect Storm" Descends Upon Las Vegas
Patrick Bet-David, CEO of People Helping People, and Former Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum to Address Nation’s Financial Planners. - July 15, 2012 - People Helping People (PHP)
Fitness Marketing Plans and Systems Program Offers 28-Day Blueprint to Success
Making fitness marketing both simple and effective, a brand-new website offers fitness marketing solutions and strategies for anyone in the fitness industry. The program is available at http://www.fitnessmarketing.info/. - July 11, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Crucial Vacuum Rap Rebuttal to World's Most Expensive Vacuum Cleaner $1 Million Dollar Gold Vacuum
Committed to its promise of bringing vacuum products to the 99%, online retailer Crucial Vacuum (http://www.crucialvacuum.com) has released a rap video rebuttal in response to the recent release of a $1,000,000 vacuum within the industry. Hyped online in a rap video, a 24-karat gold plated vacuum... - July 09, 2012 - Crucial Vacuum
MyReviewsNow.net Features 60% Off Plus 4 Weeks Free Sale on Barron’s Magazine Subscription
MyReviewsNow.net’s Features 60% Sale on One Year Subscription to Barron’s Magazine. Subscribers will Save $50 Off the Regular Price and $161 Off the Newsstand Price. They’ll Also Receive 4 Weeks Free and Can Cancel their Subscription Anytime. - July 07, 2012 - Retail Solutions Advisors
Dr. Kipp Van Camp: Supreme Court Decision is More Bad Medicine for Ailing US Healthcare System
Dr. Kipp Van Camp, an Interventional Radiologist and author of Misdiagnosis-A Practicing Physician’s Case Study in Health Care Reform, is neither surprised nor enthusiastic about the US Supreme Court's health care ruling. - July 06, 2012 - Dr. Kipp A. Van Camp
Chinese Pharma Growth Expected to Slow Amid Reform Turbulences and Intensified Cost Containment
Although there are growing concerns about China’s economy and uncertainties about the country’s healthcare reforms, the Chinese pharmaceutical industry maintained healthy growth in 2011 and the first half of 2012 as well as a generally positive outlook, according to China Pharmaceutical... - July 06, 2012 - WiCON International Group LLC
IBcontacts Applies a New Rating Scale for Assessing the Creditworthiness of Companies
In order to meet national standards for assessing the financial condition and solvency of business entities and debt instruments, IBcontacts began applying national rating scale. - July 05, 2012 - IBcontacts
Fitness Business Strategies Program Helps Fitness Pros Earn More in Less Time with Effective Marketing Strategies
The top new resource for ethical fitness business practices, a new fitness business solutions site offers fitness business strategies for increased profits. The site is available at http://www.fitnessbusinessexpert.com. - July 03, 2012 - John Spencer Ellis Fitness & Personal Development
Knightsbridge Advisors AG: Providing Clients with a Unique Competitive Edge in Financial Advisory
Knightsbridge Advisors AG provides the solution to the demanding needs of novice investors. While it is a reluctant self-confessed leading firm in the field, its proprietary investment analytics hold a lot of promise for its clients. Asset managers can make or break an investor’s financial well-being. It is crucial to find the right asset manager to successfully navigate through the jungle of available investments in the market. - June 29, 2012 - Knightsbridge Advisors AG
The Deley Group Opens Insurance Office in Edina
The Deley Group has opened its Edina, Minnesota location. Servicing, the State of Minnesota including Minneapolis, St.Paul, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Cloquet, Duluth, Edina, Eden Prairie, Inver Grove, Inver Grove Heights, North Oaks, Maple Grove, New Brighton, Plymouth, Woodbury and Stillwater. They offer American Income Life's products and services. - June 28, 2012 - The Deley Group
SkyREPORT’s Interface Builder Now Offers More File Formats and Even Greater Efficiency
SkySparc, the financial consulting firm, has further enhanced the functionality of its SkyREPORT platform to offer even greater flexibility and efficiency when building interfaces between different systems and data sets. - June 28, 2012 - SkySparc
Death of Long Term Care Insurance Industry? LTC Tree Launches LTC Summer Series on Why That's Not the Case.
Three major insurance giants have exited the individual Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) market in the past 24 months, and many in the media have begun to speculate that the industry is on life support. As Twain once mused after his obituary was prematurely published in a New York newspaper, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” LTC Tree gives the rational side of why LTCI is here to stay in a new LTC Summer Series featured on its website. - June 27, 2012 - LTC Tree
A Former Reagan Adviser's Free Lecture on "Supply-Side Economics" Released to the Public as a Public Service
A free online lecture on “Supply-Side Economics” is being offered by Yorktown University, an accredited Denver, Colorado-based Internet university. - June 25, 2012 - Yorktown University