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Graphic Design Firm MBK Graphics Names Michael Knudsen as CEO Seeking Intelligent Design

California based designer MBK Graphics has appointed Michael Knudsen to lead the company through 2009 as CEO. MBK Graphics is a full-service branding, design and consulting firm servicing clients throughout the U.S. Having created innovative designs throughout various industries, MBK Graphics... - January 14, 2009 - MBK Graphics

Add Muscle to New Year's Resolutions with Home Fitness Room

A New Year’s resolution to work out and get in shape is only as strong as its practice. To keep a resolution packing a punch, a workout routine is key. According to members of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), a home fitness room offers a major advantage –... - January 14, 2009 - National Association of the Remodeling Industry

Team Fitness America, New Jersey and Philadelphia Division, Releases Valentine's Day Specials

Team Fitness America, a top in home personal trainer service for places like Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York, is releasing their Valentine’s Day Specials beginning January 15th. - January 14, 2009 - Team Fitness America

The Wumbler Patch Expands Into E-commerce Through EcomMutual

New retail website underway for The Wumbler Patch Brand. Soon everyone will be able to enjoy The Wumblers merchandise through www.wumblerpatch.com - January 14, 2009 - The Giddy Gander Company LLC

Tanner Supply Company Opens Second Branch

Tanner Supply Company has provided sales, sales support and service to Southeastern Michigan and Northwest Ohio since 1996. Tanner boasts a wide variety of products including hollow metal doors, custom frames, architectural hardware, and many division 10 products including bathroom partitions and accessories and fire safety products. For more information visit www.tannersupply.com - January 14, 2009 - Tanner Supply Company

NSCS Announces Spring 2009 Participants for China Professional Training and Language Academy

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is pleased to announce that the following NSCS members have been selected to participate in the China Professional Training and and Language Academy: • Chris Belfoure, West Virginia University (History, December 2009) • Ian Nobile,... - January 14, 2009 - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Online Baby Boutique, Two Blue Peas, Moves to Historic East Nashville

Unique baby boutique, twobluepeas.com, makes a new home in eclectic, family-focused Lockeland Springs in Nashville, TN - January 14, 2009 - Two Blue Peas

IBM Lotus Award Names Alphalogix, Inc Finalist for Energy Efficient Solution

Alphalogix’s Electronic Forms Routing Solution Honored for Lotus Green Award. - January 14, 2009 - Alphalogix

ShowMeCables.com Updates USB Products, Related Pages

In one of the first stages of a broad Web 2.0 site-update initiative, ShowMeCables has redesigned a major section of its web site to improve ease-of-use, optimization, and aesthetics. - January 14, 2009 - Integrated Network Cable

Service Providers Optimize Subscribers' Communications and Entertainment Experience by Leveraging ‘Software Service Factory’

Coscend’s Pioneering Innovation, 'Software Service Factory', Reduces Time to Market and Saves Total Cost of Ownership. - January 14, 2009 - Coscend Communications Solutions

Almaden Valley Athletic Club Brings Community Together for National Blood Donor Month and Child Safety

AVAC’s Community Day Offers Health Assessments and Demo Classes; Teams with Stanford Blood Mobile for Blood Donations and San Jose Police Department for Child Safety. - January 14, 2009 - Almaden Valley Athletic Club

Lightswitch Expansion Addresses Environmental and Budget Challenges for Architects, Owners and Developers

Lightswitch architectural has added a focus to the requirements of architectural projects as economic challenges have highlighted the need for architects, owners and developers to use lighting designers, whose services bridge the gap between vision and installation, eliminating costly mistakes in placement, selection, and efficiency. - January 14, 2009 - Lightswitch Architectural

Investment Banking Opportunities Gone Mobile with VQRT

Investment bank survives on mobile internet research forwarded from smartphones using VQRT email addresses. - January 14, 2009 - VQRT

UCSD Regional Fertility Center Launches New Website

UCSD Regional Fertility Center and TD Media, Inc. launch new website to strengthen local online marketing. - January 14, 2009 - TD Media, Inc.

Ingeo’s E-Recording Continues Fast-Paced Growth: Now Covers Over 50% of Population in CO, PA and TX

Ingeo eRecord expands e-recording in TX, PA and CO. Recording of electronic real estate documents is now available to over 50% of the population in these states. Ingeo's e-recording network spans 260 counties offering time and cost savings in 25 states plus DC. - January 14, 2009 - Ingeo Systems, Inc.

10 Recession-Proof Wedding Tips from Bridalguide.com

Recession-proof wedding? Bridalguide.com gives the scoop on savings. Love can weather even the toughest economic times, and that means the wedding show must go on. But how can brides-to-be plan a gorgeous wedding while keeping an eye on their budget? To help out cost-conscious brides, bridalguide. - January 14, 2009 - Bridal Guide Magazine, RFP LLC

Local Virtual Assistant Receives Entrepreneurial Recognition

Denise Aday of Aday VA Solutions receives VAccolade Business Entrepreneur Award. - January 14, 2009 - Aday VA Solutions

Have a Legal Question? "Ask Standard Legal" for Free

Standard Legal launches a new service that allows people to ask legal questions and get email replies for free. Standard Legal also takes these questions, makes the Q&A "generic," and posts them by legal category so all users can learn from them. - January 14, 2009 - The Standard Legal Network LLC

New Pizza School Web Site Launched

The International School of Pizza's web site is officially open. No other pizza school in the World offers certifications in Classic Italian, Neapolitan, Roman, California, New York, Chicago, Sicilian styles of pizza. This state of the art school is supported by Italy's oldest school the Scuala... - January 14, 2009 - World Pizza Champions

ItsAboutDance.com Launches Latin/Ballroom Dancing Directory

ItsAboutDance.com today announced the launch of its online portal for ballroom dance lovers and businesses. By helping dance-related businesses broaden their markets and by helping dancers find quality studios and services everybody wins. - January 14, 2009 - ItsAboutDance.com

Minding Your Matters® Consultant Katie Page Earns Recognition in ADD Study

Katie Page, an organizing consultant with Minding Your Matters®, has earned a Certificate of Study in “Basic Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Issues with the Chronically Disorganized Client” from the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD). This certificate gives an... - January 14, 2009 - Minding Your Matters

ATTO Technology Certifies Xyratex RAID Storage Solution with Multipathing Support for the Mac®

ATTO Celerity Fibre Channel Host Adapter and Xyratex F6412 Array provides Improved Performance in Video Environments. - January 14, 2009 - ATTO Technology, Inc.

Wyked Illuzionz, LED Motorcycle Light Vendor, Attended Premier Events in Chantilly VA and Somerset NJ

Motorcycle LED lights are a popular item, even in the winter. - January 14, 2009 - Wyked Illuzionz

More Consumers Are Spending This Valentines Day at Home, Creating Their Own Romantic Escapades Due to the Strain of the Current State of the Economy

Consumers are turning to less expensive alternatives to celebrate Valentines Day this year. Traditional gifts, such as candy, flowers and splurging on expensive jewelry are slightly decreasing and being replaced with more intimate, cost efficient ways of showing love and affection. - January 14, 2009 - Gift Baskets Made 2 Perfection

Jim Burwell's Blog Dog Training Tips from the Experts, Receives Recognition from the Highly Regarded Dogtime.com Blog

Just like the Hollywood Walk of Stars, Jim Burwell of Jim Burwell's Petiquette and his blog, Dog Training Tips From The Expert, have been nominated as a Blog Star Expert on the well repsected online dog blog, Dogtime.com Dogtime.com is the home of well respected dog trainers such as Dr. Ian... - January 13, 2009 - Jim Burwell's Petiquette In Home Dog Training

Many State Unclaimed Property Laws Miss the Mark; Delaware Earns an "F" in New State-by-State Ranking Released Today by the Council on State Taxation (COST)

The unclaimed property laws in many states are woefully lacking in fairness and effectiveness according to a new study released today by the Council On State Taxation (COST). "States that have unclaimed property laws that unite owners with their property in a manner that is least burdensome to... - January 13, 2009 - Council On State Taxation

Credit Cards Costing Business Profits

The rise in fees related to accepting credit cards has increased for businesses in the U.S. - January 13, 2009 - Financial Mitigation Services

IMS Launches IMSTVOnline.com, Bringing Powerful Analysis Tool to Television Marketers

Infomercial Monitoring Services, Inc. (IMS) of Philadelphia launches IMSTVOnline.com, a tool for television marketers, broadcasters and producers to obtain and analyze expenditures, media buys and details of infomercials. - January 13, 2009 - Infomercial Monitoring Service, Inc

On-Site Analysis and LubeTrak Share Their New Options for 2009. Oil Analysis Has Never Been so Easy and Affordable.

New options for 2009 make oil analysis easy and affordable. They now offer a full testing and reporting option for mining, railroad, trucking, industrial, oil & gas and marine applications. - January 13, 2009 - On-Site Analysis

Get Those Holiday Photos Out of the Camera and Onto the Walls

PhotoFiddle.com makes museum-quality art from digital photos. Great for Valentines. http://photofiddle-gallery.com/. - January 13, 2009 - Photofiddle.com

AVID Soccer Equipment Review Announces the 2008 Award Winners

The AVID Soccer Equipment Review finishes 2008 with their annual “Best Of” awards. 2008 was a banner year for adidas, Puma, Calle, and Lotto. - January 13, 2009 - AVID Soccer Equipment Review

MyNutritionStore.com Launches “Earn Extra Income - Own an Online Nutrition Business Free” to Home Based Entrepreneurs

Jim Stepanian, CEO of MyNutritionStore.com, announces the launch of free online nutrition stores to home based entrepreneurs, fitness, wellness and boot camp professionals interested in owning an online business. MyNutritionStore.com handles the inventory, shipping, paperwork and online marketing, including weekly email specials to store customers. Store owners can make commissions from 25 to 40% by selling MyNutritionStore.com products enabling them to work fewer hours and earn extra money. - January 13, 2009 - MyNutritionStore.com

Stray Rescue of St. Louis Launches New Website Aimed at Placing Rescued Animals in Loving Homes

Stray Rescue of St. Louis has launched a new website (http://www.strayrescue.org) in partnership with Walmedia (http://www.walmedia.com), a local web design company in St. Louis, MO. The new website instantly catapults Stray Rescue's web presence into the upper echelon of animal rescue and... - January 13, 2009 - Walmedia, LLC

Paragon Wealth Management Offers Free Portfolio Reviews

Wealth Management firm offers to help investors position their portfolios for 2009. - January 13, 2009 - Paragon Wealth Management

Denver Heating Contractor Earns Coveted Angie's List Super Service Award for Second Year

Builder's Heating and Air Conditioning has earned Angie's List Super Service Award which reflects company's consistently high level of customer service for second year in a row. Company has provided this level of service for 59 years. - January 13, 2009 - Builder's Heating & Air Conditioning

Avista Solutions Welcomes John Kenny to Its Team as Western Region Sales Executive

Kenny’s wealth of expertise, experience will provide Avista Solutions with continued success and growth as the company increases its business in the Western United States. - January 13, 2009 - Avista Solutions

Fort Wayne Company Introduces Revolutionary "Buffalo Claws®" - Uncle Eddie’s, LLC Contributes to Community While Developing Innovative Food Product

Fort Wayne’s newest innovation is finally available to the public. The soon-to-be legendary Buffalo Claws®, made by Uncle Eddies, LLC, a locally owned and operated company, has made its taste bud scintillating product available to the public at five local bars, restaurants, and catering... - January 13, 2009 - Uncle Eddie's, LLC

Keys to Business Continuity Divulged with Launch of Evolving Solutions' ‘Data Center Leaders’ Interview Series

Blog Interview Series Debuts with VirtualTeam’s Principal Consultant Susan Snedaker Discussing Business Continuity and Data Disaster Recovery - January 13, 2009 - Evolving Solutions

New Self-Publishing Book Selected as 2009 Member Benefit by National Association of Women Writers

Publishize by Susan Daffron Describes New Approach to Self-Publishing. - January 13, 2009 - Logical Expressions, Inc.

Aureus Group Talks Tax Preparation

Individuals, Firms Alike Prepare for Tax-Related Provisions, Changes to Tax Laws. - January 13, 2009 - C&A Industries

Minnesota’s Skin Rejuvenation Clinic Sees Surge in 2008 Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty Procedures

Edina cosmetic center says the non surgical rhinoplasty (nose job) was one of the clinic’s most inquired about filler services of the past year. - January 13, 2009 - Skin Rejuvenation Clinic, PA

Michael Torchia, Celebrity Trainer to the Stars, Announces the Launch of Children's Fitness Academy, in an Effort to Combat America's Fight Against Childhood Obesity

Children's Fitness Academy (CFA) designed by Health and Fitness expert Michael Torchia is an innovative resource that public schools across the country can use to implement health and fitness education programs. CFA’s team of professional fitness and education experts work with schools to revise and update physical education programs as well as provide informative and engaging seminars on career opportunities in the health and fitness arena. - January 13, 2009 - Michael Torchia

Concert with Lynn Lewis & Friends at Playtime Village, Monroe, CT

Playtime Village is Proud To Present a Concert with Lynn Lewis & Friends Monday, January 19th at 10:30am. Interactive music and movement for children ages 6 months - 8 years and their families. Featuring live music, surprise characters, singing, dancing and lots of fun. Lynn Lewis and her... - January 13, 2009 - Playtime Village. LLC

25 Trends Transforming Architecture and Design

Annual forecast from DesignIntelligence reveals brights spots amid difficult economy. - January 13, 2009 - Greenway Group

Betty Basket Liners Adds Fashion, Functionality to Cruiser Bike Fervor

Betty Basket Liners LLC, a new designer and manufacturer of bike basket accessories, opens for business with its debut line of couture bike basket liners designed to customize any bike basket while also easily converting to a sturdy carrying bag. As more people seek healthy, economical and... - January 13, 2009 - Betty Basket Liners, LLC.