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Russian Log Export Taxes Will Raise Unemployment in Russia Reports WRI
The Russian Federal Government is trying to assist development of its forest industry by adding export taxes on logs, thereby limiting competition by foreign companies for the Russian timber, as reported by Wood Resource Quarterly. These taxes are currently 25% of the log value (minimum €15/m3) for softwood logs and are scheduled to increase to a minimum of €50/m3 (about US$78/m3) from January 2009. - September 23, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
Intertek Announces the Availability of a White Paper “Five Reasons PV Modules Fail Product Certification Testing the First Time”
Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, has announced the availability of a new white paper “Five Reasons PV Modules Fail Product Certification Testing the First Time.” The complimentary whitepaper provides practical information for PV... - September 23, 2008 - Intertek
Intertek Announces the Availability of New White Papers on IEC 60601-1 3rd Edition
New publications provide full overview of new and changed requirements. - September 22, 2008 - Intertek
Intertek Offers Free Webinar Explaining Updates on Quality Management Requirements in the Aerospace Industry
New and changed standards can directly impact third-party audits. - September 22, 2008 - Intertek
William Shernit to Join DSA’s Federal Advisory Board
Company Welcomes Former Intelsat General Corporation Chief Executive to Elite Group. - September 20, 2008 - Data Systems Analysts, Inc
United Way of Miami-Dade Sharpens Their Fund-Raising Skills Through the Training Provided by the Tye Maner Group
Selling a product is hard enough in today’s economic climate. But for non-profits, fund-raising efforts may be even harder. However, thanks to the Tye Maner Group, the development team at the United Way of Miami-Dade learned how to sharpen their skills for maximize fund-raising... - September 20, 2008 - Tye Maner Group
International Profit Associates Managing Director Nominated to Receive American Spirit Medal
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) Managing Director, John R. Burgess, has been nominated to receive the American Spirit Medal. The American Spirit Medal is the highest honor the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) can bestow upon an individual. “This prestigious award is... - September 20, 2008 - IPA
IPA President to Serve as Co-Event Chair for ACWIS 2008 Midwest Region Gala Dinner
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) President, Gregg Steinberg, along with his wife, Stacy, are serving as co-event chairs for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (ACWIS) 2008 Midwest Region Gala Dinner. “The Weizmann Institute of Science, through pure... - September 20, 2008 - IPA
Build Trust to Create Raving Fans
Customer loyalty is critical for small-to-medium sized businesses. - September 19, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Fuentek Designs and Facilitates Training Session for NASA Innovative Partnerships Program
Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that the firm coordinated and executed a training session for NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program on August 4 and 5 at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. The goal of the training session was to bring... - September 19, 2008 - Fuentek, LLC
Iona Moon Launches 8(a) Seaport-e Proposal Services
Navy Opens Seaport-e to 8(a)s. Proposal Services Firm Ramps Up. - September 18, 2008 - Iona Moon
MetService Selects Principal Toolbox for Enterprise Project Management
MetService (Meteorological Service of New Zealand) has selected the Principal Toolbox as its Enterprise Project Management system. They were looking to replace a number of existing systems as they were having difficulty getting an overall company picture of project budget and performance, and resource tracking. The Principal Toolbox was selected as it provides a structured project environment based on industry best-practices. - September 18, 2008 - Fortes Australia
Goldman Joins MoreSteam.com
MoreSteam Returns to Free Agency to Bolster Winning Team. - September 18, 2008 - MoreSteam.com
BDA Advises AREVA on Joint Venture in China with Shanghai Electric
BDA acted as exclusive financial adviser to AREVA on its power transformer JV with Shanghai Electric. - September 17, 2008 - BDA Partners Ltd
Corporate America Votes: McCain Better for Business
As presidential race heats up, employees are feeling political pressure at work. - September 17, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Launch of Business Development North West Survey 2009 - Focus on Selling Skills for Lawyers
Lighthouse Business Consulting announces the launch of the Business Development North West 2009 Survey. The survey focuses on law firms - and on the critical area of sales skills. - September 17, 2008 - Lighthouse Business Consulting
Royal Coachman Demonstrates Environmental Leadership in Transportation
Royal Coachman Worldwide announces Green Ride Global Membership, GHG emission reductions and environmental sustainability goals. - September 17, 2008 - Green Ride Global
Atlas Expert to Update American Trucking Association on Ergonomics
The American Trucking Association has asked Atlas Ergonomics, LLC to update its members on the state of ergonomics within the trucking industry. Atlas, specialists in reducing work-related injuries and their costs, will address industry safety and human resource leaders at the Safety and Loss... - September 17, 2008 - Atlas Ergonomics, LLC
Calling All Entrepreneurs. Learn How to Make More Money Now at the Mind, Marketing & Millions Business Conference in Los Angeles, Hosted by OneCoach.
John Assaraf and Murray Smith, co-founders of OneCoach and authors of “The Answer,” will host legendary business-building event, Oct. 23 – 26, 2008 at the Marina del Rey Marriott. - September 14, 2008 - OneCoach
Glomark-Governan Expands Benchmarks Research with Addition of New EVC Consulting Analyst in Spain
Due to the continued interest in IT value benchmarks and research from IT buyers and vendors, Glomark-Governan has recently expanded its international consulting force to include a new consulting analyst in Spain. Franklin Moreno has recently joined the Glomark-Governan team as an EVC Consulting... - September 14, 2008 - Glomark-Governan
Research Consulting Firm Donates Resources to Help School District Hear from Area Parents
In response to a recent trend of students moving out of the district, the Stillwater School Board reached out to the community to find out why. In April, the board surveyed over 1,200 residents to get answers to that question and develop a plan to reverse the trend. The project started as a... - September 14, 2008 - E.G. Insight, Inc.
Chiropractic Economics Launches Patient Acquisition Resource Center, Sponsored by Practice Expansion Program
Chiropractic Economics announced that it has launched its fifteenth new resource center: Patient Acquisition, at www.ChiroEco.com/patientacquisition. Practice Expansion Program, a provider of marketing services and public relations, is sponsoring the resource center. In this online resource... - September 14, 2008 - The Doyle Group
Axience Expands and Strengthens Board with Appointment of Alex Carre De Malberg
Alex Carre de Malberg, Managing Director at Rothschild has agreed to become a non-Executive Director at Axience from September 2008. This follows similar appointment of Mr. Nitin Mehta, who runs CFA Institute in EMEA, in July 2008. Axience provides bespoke research and analytics solutions to the... - September 14, 2008 - Axience Consulting Pvt Ltd
CEO of kpi-insight consulting Shares Strategies for Surviving & Thriving in the Credit Crunch
CEO of leading UK Deltek Vision Partner & Enterprise Project Solution specialist shares his strategies to get through the credit crunch and even thrive. - September 14, 2008 - kpi insight consulting
Technology Associates Inks Deal with the Insurance Center of New Bern
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm specializing in network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm has been... - September 14, 2008 - Technology Associates
New Long Distance Windshield UHF Gen 2 Tag for Vehicle Tracking
SkyRFID announces their new super long distance over 7 meters (21 feet) low profile (1” x 4”) UV stabilized windshield tag. This new tag has an increased distance of 25% over the earlier generation tags and is suitable for access control in gated communities, secured parking lots, vehicle identification at colleges and universities and more. - September 13, 2008 - SkyRFID Inc.
Energy Companies Foot the Bill for Universities to Reduce Their CO2 Emissions
Energy companies foot the bill for Universities to reduce their carbon footprint with CarbonWise. - September 13, 2008 - Living Life Green
People, Process & Technology, LLC, (PP&T), Launches New Website - www.peopleprocessandtechnology.com
People, Process & Technology launches a new website. Joe Kurtzke, Director of Sales & Consulting at PP&T explains that the Permanent Placement Division brings job seekers and employers together to find the right fit. Most of the candidates are at the mid, senior, executive or c-level in their career, with some being active and others being passive. The PPT Consulting Division works with businesses to help attain profit improvement goals. - September 13, 2008 - People, Process & Technology, LLC
Biosan Laboratories Adds New Testing Service for Manufacturers of Plastics and Textiles
Biosan Laboratories, Inc. - a leading provider of microbiology testing and bacteria detection - announced the availability of a new testing service to determine the efficacy of incorporated antimicrobials in plastics and textiles. Manufacturers in the plastic and textile industries call upon... - September 13, 2008 - Biosan Laboratories, Inc.
Government Print Management Clients Win GPO Jobs - Sept. 3-10, 2008
Top winners of U. S. Government Printing Office Jobs announced by Government Print Management. - September 12, 2008 - Government Print Management
Fuentek Graphic Designer Receives Gallery Award from NASA Communications Material Review
Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that Beth Oldham, one of the firm’s graphic designers, received a Gallery Award from NASA Communications Material Review (CMR) for her design of the brochure entitled, “Working with the NASA Glenn Research... - September 12, 2008 - Fuentek, LLC
HCT Consulting Was Approached by a 350 Bed, Full-Service, For-Profit Health Care Provider with the Desire to Totally Revamp Their Case Management Department
The provider felt they were not staffed appropriately and were operating like a case management department “out of the 1980’s.” - September 12, 2008 - HCT Consulting
Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp) and The Human Resource Planning Society (HRPS) Announce Partnership
Alliance provides HRPS members with access to highly acclaimed research studies and peer interaction on workforce productivity issues. - September 11, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Walking Each Other Home: A National Conversation on Race
Barack Obama’s Motivating March 2008 Speech Inspires Lee Mun Wah, of Stirfry Seminars, to Launch “National Conversation on Race” Initiative. - September 11, 2008 - StirFry Seminars & Consulting
ROI Tools and Solutions Implemented by Leading IT Buyers and IT Solution Providers
Glomark-Governan is pleased to announce additional orders received from existing clients including: Microsoft SAM in Spain, IMSS in Mexico, and Siemens Enterprise Networks in the United States. Glomark-Governan has also received orders from two new clients: AXTEL in Mexico, and EDP in El... - September 11, 2008 - Glomark-Governan
Seminar on Making More Profit by the Numbers
ActionCOACH of Connecticut, part of the world’s largest business coaching organization, is presenting “Financial Mastery,” a program for growth-minded business owners, executives and professionals. The seminar will be held Tuesday, September 23 from 5 p.m to 7:30 p.m. at Marriott... - September 11, 2008 - ActionCOACH of CT
Finding a Laugh in ITSM: Writer Makes IT Service Management Funny
New Zealand author Rob England has done what many said was impossible: written a funny book about IT (Information Technology). This feat is more startling because the topic of the book is ITSM (IT Service Management), a notoriously dull area even by IT standards. But feedback from readers is consistent: this book is funny. - September 10, 2008 - Two Hills Ltd
CEO Steve Jones, Discusses – How Jones Soda Has Become a Real Character in Consumer’s Lives -- on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Steve Jones, CEO of Jones Soda, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about how customer involvement and relationship-building are propelling the growth and direction of the company. Jones makes a compelling case for a customer-focused business model and the use of attitudinal segmentation to create new products and support marketing decisions. Jones also explains how being “socially involved” is a big part of the Jones Soda character and identity – and another source of business growth. - September 10, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Sentrana Launches Groundbreaking R&D Agenda: “Algorithmic Alphabet” Powered by Large-Scale Computing
Sentrana Inc. announces an exciting new research & development agenda aimed at pushing the frontiers in demand management. - September 10, 2008 - Sentrana, Inc.
Retaining Corporate Knowledge: i4cp Launches Exclusive New Program to Help Companies Hold on to Their Most Important Asset
It’s a fact: over the next 10 years, a large percentage of the labor force will be eligible for retirement. Today, many companies are already anticipating a steady decline in qualified employees available to fill key leadership roles which will soon be vacated. In addition, many of these same... - September 10, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Secret Mission?
i4cp Study: Most Companies Have Mission Statements, but Don’t Ask Employees to Repeat Them. - September 10, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
LRS to Present at the First Annual European Managed Print Services Conference, Amsterdam
Stuart Ridout, LRS European Alliances Manager, will present “Considering the Whole Document Landscape” at the upcoming Managed Print Service 2009 Conference in Amsterdam. LRS’ presentation will take place on Day 2 of the three-day conference. - September 10, 2008 - Levi Ray & Shoup, Inc
Waterworks’ CEO, Nancye Green, Talks About Building a Leading Business on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Nancye Green, CEO of Waterworks, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about using the discipline of design to drive business results. Green shares case studies drawn from utilizing principles from her prominent design career to achieve in such varied initiatives as designing information to... - September 10, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
New Guidance Document Offers Strategy for Remediation of Perchlorate in Groundwater
Solutions-IES, Inc., a leading provider of professional environmental engineering and remediation services for government and commercial clients around the world, in association with the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), announces the publication and release of a... - September 09, 2008 - Solutions-IES, Inc.
GEM-UP Consulting and Marketing2Grow Announce Strategic Partnership
Combining Technology and Software Engineering Expertise and Customer Centric Marketing Intelligence. - September 09, 2008 - GEM-UP Consulting
Administrative Professional Turns Entrepreneur
New Mom and Administrative Assistant, Desiree Wolfe Starts Own Virtual Assistant Company - September 09, 2008 - DW Business Services
New Super Long Distance Heavy Duty Metal Mount Harsh Environment RFID UHF GEN 2 Tag
With the advent of the third generation of IC’s for RFID inlays SkyRFID releases their new super long distance, heavy duty, high temperature mount on metal tag. This new tag has an increased distance of 25% over the earlier Generation 2 IC’s and is suitable for harsh environments where it is difficult to obtain good RFID reads. With an IP rating of 67 or 68 this tag can withstand water depths of up to 42 meters. - September 09, 2008 - SkyRFID Inc.
Coensys, Inc Announces Simulation Contest and Prize
Coensys is pleased to announce an annual simulation contest and an associated prize to promote the education of Agent Based Modeling (ABM) and Multi-paradigm modeling using Anylogic 6. The winner of the contest will receive a prize of $1000.00. This prize will be awarded to students, researchers,... - September 08, 2008 - Coensys Inc.
Chetna Consultancy Services Launches “Train the Trainer” Programme for Voice & Accent
Chetna Consultancy Services announced its “Train the Trainer” programme for Voice and Accent Level 1, to be conducted from 19th September to 24th September, 2008 This programme focuses on the essentials of Voice and Accent. It explores the various facets of Voice and Accent Training... - September 08, 2008 - Chetna Consultancy Services
Mary Cantando Announces Calendar Launch at National Women’s Conference
Mary Cantando, a nationally-recognized growth expert on women business owners (www.WomanBusinessOwner.com), has been invited to unveil her latest product, The 2009 Woman’s Advantage Page-A-Day Calendar, at the National Conference of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP). The conference will... - September 07, 2008 - WomanBusinessOwner.com