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Home Energy Audit Can Uncover Energy-Usage Inefficiencies, Says New Hillsborough-Area Pro Energy Consultant Franchise Owner
Pro Energy Consultant Franchise Owner Jim Neri recently opened his home energy auditing business in the Hillsborough-area this month. Vows to help homeowners go green, save energy and reduce their energy costs. - September 01, 2009 - Pro Energy Consultants
Home Energy Audit Gives Homeowners "Biggest Bang for Their Buck," Says New Greenville-Area Pro Energy Consultant Franchise Owner
Pro Energy Consultant Franchise Owner Drayton Gaillard recently opened his home energy auditing business in Greenville and Spartanburg counties. Now that utility bills have increased, he’s seeing more and more homeowners wanting to do all they can to save energy and reduce their energy costs. - September 01, 2009 - Pro Energy Consultants
DSA Named to Inc. Magazine’s List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S.
Data Systems Analysts (DSA), a provider of enterprise-wide information technology solutions and security services to government and industry, announced today that the company has once more been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing private companies in the United... - August 31, 2009 - Data Systems Analysts, Inc
Only a Third of Companies Offer Formal HR Leadership Development Programs
i4cp study finds HRLDPs are designed to make HR more strategic, but participation is limited. - August 31, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
LeaderNation Allows You to Create Custom Competency Models and 360 Feedback Surveys in Minutes
LeaderNation (http://LeaderNation.com) has just launched a cost-effective, web-based leadership development 360 feedback system. LeaderNation helps companies create powerful leadership competency models that are linked to the mission, vision, and strategy of the organization. Consultants, coaches and HR professionals are partnering with LeaderNation to gain access to a suite of leadership development tools that enable them to deliver reports to leaders that contain actionable feedback. - August 31, 2009 - LeaderNation
DeKalb County and Clean Cities Atlanta Coalition Awarded $14.9MM by the U.S. Department of Energy
Local Partnership to Support Clean Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development - August 30, 2009 - Clean Cities Atlanta
Steelhenge Delivers Successful Strategic Level Crisis Communications Course in London for Delegates from Key UAE Government Agency
On 15th-17th June 2009, three senior delegates from a key UAE government agency attended a strategic level course in crisis communications in London, delivered by Steelhenge Consulting. - August 30, 2009 - Steelhenge Consulting Limited
Dr. Bud Smart of Audubon Environmental Releases Podcast on How to Choose a Sustainability Consulting Company
Audubon Environmental (www.audubonenv.com), a sustainability consulting firm that works with landowners, developers and government entities to protect and sustain land, water, wildlife and natural resources, has announced the release of a podcast discussing the process of choosing a sustainability... - August 30, 2009 - Audubon Environmental
Dadnab Wins 2009 Greater Austin Business Award
Dadnab won the Take on Traffic award in in the small business category at the 2009 Greater Austin Business Awards. The award honors businesses that reduce traffic and vehicle miles traveled. Each year, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce awards small, medium, large businesses and non-profit... - August 29, 2009 - Dadnab
Sizakele Gambu is the Newest ActionCOACH in South Africa
Sizakele Gambu joins to ActionCOACH with an extensive financial background. - August 29, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Impro Technologies and the e-Home Group Begin Cooperation in the Middle East
The United Arab Emirates’ e-Home AUTOMATION LLC Acquires the Exclusive Middle Eastern Distributorship for the solutions of leading Access Control manufacturer, Impro Technologies. - August 29, 2009 - e-Home AUTOMATION LLC
Access Technology Solutions Ranks in the Top 10 on the 2009 Utah Business Fast 50 List Two Years Running
Just two week after ranking 307th on the Inc. 500 nationwide list, Utah Business magazine ranked Access Technology Solutions No. 9 on its Utah Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing companies in Utah for the second year in a row. The Utah Fast 50 program was designed to recognize companies for their... - August 29, 2009 - Access Technology Solutions
Clarion Group Releases Recommendations for Improving Corporate Food Service Operations Amid Economic Recession
“The most important thing to keep a company dining service profitable,” Tom Mac Dermott, president of the food service consulting firm Clarion Group said, “is to keep demonstrating real value. That doesn’t mean lower prices, but offering meals that are fresh, food quality... - August 29, 2009 - Clarion Group
Most Small Business Owners and Managers Responding to Study Indicate They Have Not Seen Any Benefit from Latest Economic Stimulus Package
Of the small business owners and managers surveyed during a Small Business Research Board (SBRB) study conducted in conjunction with IPA, the majority (84%) agreed that the current economic stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year has not provided the effective recovery benefits... - August 28, 2009 - IPA
Foodservice Wireless Temperature Monitoring for Large and Mid Size School Districts and Kitchens
Presenting the FreshLoc foodservice temperature monitoring system for HACCP compliance with special focus on the needs of large and mid size districts and large kitchens at the Western Foodservice Expo, San Diego, CA, August 30 - September 1, 2009. - August 28, 2009 - Green Edge Systems, Inc
LEAF Certified Announces Public Review Process for Apparel Industry and Eco-Labeling Program
New Eco-Labeling Program Invites Industry Leaders to Participate in 90 Day Review Process for New Effort. - August 28, 2009 - L.E.A.F.
Mickey Tumlin is the First ActionCOACH in Alabama
Mickey Tumlin joins to ActionCOACH with an extensive financial background. - August 28, 2009 - ActionCOACH
PossibilityNOW! Cafés Tap "the Genius in the Room" as a Fresh Alternative to the Keynote Speech
FutureWave Consulting offers dynamic PossibilityNOW! Cafés as a fresh alternative to the usual keynote address, bringing full participation and collaboration to meetings and conferences. - August 28, 2009 - FutureWave Consulting
Peter Lepinski is the Newest ActionCOACH in Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada
Peter Lepinski is excited to join the ActionCOACH team and looks forward to helping other business owners. - August 28, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Marvin Suwarso Comes to ActionCOACH from a Business and Professional Sports Coaching Background
Marvin Suwarso is excited to be able to combine his two greatest professional passions - business and coaching - with ActionCOACH, in order to help business owners overcome their challenges and maximize the results of their businesses. - August 28, 2009 - ActionCOACH
New Coach Tony Aziz Brings 30 Years of Expertise to ActionCOACH
Growth and profit is what it’s all about for Tony Aziz. - August 28, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Poll Shows Majority of Small Businesses Believe Small Business Economy Will Improve by End of 2009
The majority, or approximately 54%, of small business owners and managers believe the economy for small business will improve by the end of 2009, according to a Small Business Research Board (SBRB) study conducted in conjunction with IPA. Of all U.S. regions, businesses in the Northeast region... - August 27, 2009 - IPA
Giuseppe Arpino is the Newest ActionCOACH in Brazil
Giuseppe Arpino is the eleventh ActionCOACH in the Brazil territory. - August 27, 2009 - ActionCOACH
FutureWave Guides Sustainable Business to Higher Ground
In response to pressing need for improved communication and coordination, the Sustainable NC Business Council partnered with FutureWave Consulting to host a unique and engaging "collaboratory" on May 21 that took collaboration to a whole new level. - August 27, 2009 - FutureWave Consulting
Stephanie Blanc is the Newest ActionCOACH in France
Stephanie Blanc says the coaching potential in France is huge and she is excited to get started. - August 27, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Bobbi Billard, the Real Queen of MySpace, Joins Social Media Firm Finger Candy
Social Media Elite, Bobbi Billard is partnering with Jessica Northey aka MediaJess.com as co-owner of Finger Candy a Social Media optimization firm. Finger Candy is a nickname for the QWERTY keyboard on a laptop or mobile phone. Specializing in turn-key social media plans for businesses, brands and... - August 27, 2009 - Finger Candy
ActionCOACH Business Success Seminar to Benefit Cardinal Shehan Center
"Ways to Grow Your Business Now” is the topic of an ActionCOACH of Connecticut seminar set for Wednesday, September 23, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Marriott in Trumbull, with all net proceeds going to the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport. The cost of attending the meeting is... - August 27, 2009 - ActionCOACH of CT
Shannon Milsom Joins ActionCOACH in East Anglia, United Kingdom
Shannon Milsom comes to ActionCOACH with a technical communications and support background. - August 27, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Traffic Game Reaches Global Scale in the Casual Game Market
“Gridlock Buster” game developed by Web Courseworks gets half a million plays in eight weeks. - August 26, 2009 - Web Courseworks
Majority of Small Business Owners and Managers State Financial Outlook for Their Companies Looks to be Better in Second Half of 2009 Compared to First Half of 2009
The majority (66%) of small business owners and managers surveyed during a Small Business Research Board (SBRB) poll, conducted in conjunction with IPA, indicated they expect the financial outlook for their businesses to be better during the second half of 2009 as compared to the first half of 2009. - August 26, 2009 - IPA
Study Indicates Majority of Small Business Owners and Managers Believe the Worst of the Economic Crisis is Yet to Come
The majority, or approximately 58%, of small business owners and managers think the worst of the economic crisis is not yet behind us, according to a Small Business Research Board (SBRB) study conducted in conjunction with IPA. Small business owners and managers in the Northeast region displayed... - August 26, 2009 - IPA
Global Sawlog Prices Close to Five-Year Low Because of Weak Lumber Markets in the 2Q/09, Reports Wood Resource Quarterly
Prices for softwood lumber have fallen in most markets worldwide the past year, including in Europe, North America and Japan, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The weak lumber markets have pushed sawlog prices close to a five-year low. - August 25, 2009 - Wood Resources International LLC
Building Science Academy Launches Trade Ally Programs with Several Utility Companies Throughout the U.S. on Their Programs for Energy Optimization and Weatherization
The Building Science Academy (BSA) is currently the only training provider listed in DTE Energy's online Energy Efficiency Directory (DTE Energy's Directory) for every county in the State of Michigan. - August 25, 2009 - Building Science Academy
Intertek Announces the Availability of a New White Paper: Forensic Failure Analysis—The CSI of Testing
New publication outlines how failure analysis can be used to uncover product issues or provide solutions to a problem. - August 24, 2009 - Intertek
Productivity Expectations Rise the Most for Nation’s Largest Companies
i4cp Productivity Confidence Index rises for companies overall. - August 24, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
EOS® Selected as Bioremediation Product for Massive Indiana TCE Groundwater Plume
Past use of tricholoroethene (TCE) at a manufacturing facility in Indiana created a contaminated plume of groundwater approximately 1,000 feet wide, 8,000 feet long, and up to 75 feet deep. The plume has impacted a regionally significant unconfined aquifer. EOS® 598B42 was the selected electron donor for the bioaugmentation pilot test that was completed at the site. The pilot test demonstrated that complete reductive dechlorination and full-scale application of the technology was possible. - August 23, 2009 - EOS Remediation, LLC
SNS Implements WMS at Natpet Yanbu Facility
SNS, the leading provider of supply chain solutions in the Gulf and Middle-East, is proud to announce the Go-Live of Infor Warehouse Management Solution at National Petrochemical Industrial Company (NATPET) facility in Yanbu. - August 23, 2009 - Supply Network Solutions (SNS)
Former Wachovia Senior Executive Joins Whitehead Associates Inc. Leadership Team
Nicholas Beamon joins management consulting firm Whitehead Associates Inc. as Principal; to specialize in strategic leadership, team and culture development. - August 23, 2009 - Whitehead Associates Inc.
Nobel Laureate to Keynote at Africa’s Premier Green Business Summit
Website Launch for Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010 Opens Submissions for Presentations and Invites Sponsorships. - August 22, 2009 - SolarGren Media
American Right of Way Associates Holds Haynesville Shale Training Class
August 29th, 2009 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Petroleum Club of Shreveport located in the Mid South American Right of Way Associates (ARWA, Inc.) will hold a training class Saturday, Towers building in Downtown Shreveport on the corner of Travis Street and Edwards Street. The class is titled... - August 21, 2009 - American Right of Way Associates
ActionCOACH Offers Free Success Webinar CashFlowCLUB
ActionCOACH of Connecticut, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization, is beginning a webinar series aimed at helping business people increase their leadership skills without leaving the office. Join them for a Free webinar on Sept 2nd titled "Want More Clients? Stop Selling Now." - August 21, 2009 - ActionCOACH of CT
Clarion Group Advances Healthy and Sustainable Dining with New Fresh & Natural Food Program
With the rising tide of consumer interest in health, nutrition, organic and local-grown foods and sustainability issues, corporate and campus food service operators have been scrambling to revise their programs to meet new customer preferences. Clarion Group, a national food service consulting... - August 21, 2009 - Clarion Group
Business Growth Workshop Announced
ActionCOACH of Connecticut, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization, is conducting its quarterly GrowthCLUB Workshop for business owners, executives and professionals Friday, September 18, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Mill River Country Club, 4567 Main Street, Stratford. The... - August 21, 2009 - ActionCOACH of CT
Julie Frick Joins The Chapman Group to Provide Extraordinary Account Support
The Chapman Group expands its staff in order to provide additional support for their growing client roster. - August 20, 2009 - The Chapman Group
Pro Energy Consultants Appoints Jeff Pizzino Director of Corporate Communications
Jeff Pizzino, a 22-year veteran public relations practitioner, is tasked with expanding Pro Energy Consultants' national brand awareness with an ambitious media relations campaign. - August 20, 2009 - Pro Energy Consultants
Mike Marach Named Director of Business Development Training for Pro Energy Consultants
Mike Marach, a former trainer with a Fortune 150 company, will teach the owners of Pro Energy Consultants franchises a system for growing their business. - August 20, 2009 - Pro Energy Consultants
Sunera Director to Address Security Risks at 2009 Florida Bankers Conference
Sunera Director to speak on the topic of information security best practices for the banking industry at the upcoming Florida Bankers Education Expo in Orlando, FL September 30th – October 1st 2009. - August 20, 2009 - Sunera LLC
ActionCOACH Announces Doug Winnie as Its Newest COACH in Houston
From a business owner to a Business Coach, Doug Winnie is changing one business at a time. - August 20, 2009 - ActionCOACH
Employers Must Keep Up with These Important Changes to First Aid at Work Regulations
Employers must be aware of imminent changes to the rules governing first aid at work. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are encouraging businesses to provide first aid for employees by re-launching its accredited first aid courses from the 1st October 2009. - August 19, 2009 - First Response Training
GoldMine® CRM Solution 8.5.1 Released
GoldMine® Premium Edition 8.5.1 introduces Universal Search to deliver more profitable customer interactions. Single search function to locate any information associated with customer records heads list of over 300 enhancements to latest GoldMine CRM solution. - August 19, 2009 - TRUE Clarity Co. Ltd.