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ChemADVISOR Purchases OHS from Symyx
ChemADVISOR, Inc. today announced that it has acquired the OHS business, a leading provider of professional services, databases and software to manufacturers and users of chemicals, chemical intermediates and consumer products from Symyx Software, Inc. As a result of this acquisition, ChemADVISOR... - June 01, 2008 - ChemADVISOR, Inc.
Airstreams Training Services, LLC Contracts with Granite Services Inc for Wind Turbine Technical Training
Airstreams Training Services, LLC will provide wind turbine technical training to the Wind Division of Granite Services Inc. Granite Services Inc. is one of the largest service providers within the wind industry. - May 31, 2008 - Airstreams LLC
Peg Buehrle Practices What She Teaches: “Business Can Be Fun”
Upbeat attitude and positive results earn ActionCOACH award. - May 30, 2008 - ActionCOACH
IPA Charities Supports Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner
IPA Charities plans to contribute $50,000 to the Illinois Commission On Diversity & Human Relations’ (ICDHR) 41st annual Martin Luther King, Jr. dinner. The 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. dinner will mark IPA Charities’ seventh year of participation. IPA Charities’ donation... - May 30, 2008 - IPA
International Profit Associates Managing Director Invited to Attend 2008 President's Dinner
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) Managing Director, John R. Burgess, has been invited to attend the 2008 President’s Dinner sponsored by the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The 2008 President’s Dinner will be held June 18 and will be the last celebration of its kind... - May 30, 2008 - IPA
IPA-IBA Director Invited to Accept Republican Presidential Roundtable Membership
International Profit Associates (IPA-IBA) Managing Director, John R. Burgess, has been invited to become a member of the Republican Presidential Roundtable. Membership benefits include an invitation to attend dinner with President George W. Bush and tickets to attend the 2008 Republican National... - May 30, 2008 - IPA
IPA Charities Supports Hispanic Heritage Organization
Charities has contributed $6,000 to the Hispanic Heritage Organization’s essay contest. “IPA Charities is proud to support the Hispanic Heritage Organization’s essay contest for the third consecutive year,” said Dana Burgess, IPA Charities President. Congress first... - May 30, 2008 - IPA
Technology Associates Inks Deal with Tritest, Inc.
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... - May 30, 2008 - Technology Associates
JAZZ @ the Mansion Continues Saturday, May 31st at 6:30pm
Jazz performance and dinner at Chateau Safflyn, former home of Rostropovich. - May 29, 2008 - Safflyn Corporation
Mohawk, NY - Reggae Festival for Climate Protection - Saturday July 26th, 12pm - 12am
All day reggae concert and green festival supporting the environment and benefiting the alliance for climate protection. - May 29, 2008 - Safflyn Corporation
Talent Management Accelerated: i4cp Launches Exclusive New Program and Consortium
Exclusive new program for corporations designed to improve talent management initiatives across the enterprise. - May 29, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
ActionCOACH Barb Kyes Has a Plan – and It’s Working
Florida business coach receives company award for efficiency. - May 29, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Virtual Assistance Gives Single Moms the Opportunity to Stay Home with Their Kids
Many single mothers need to work in order to provide for their families, but virtual assistance helps provide one with the ability to work at home and stay with her child. - May 29, 2008 - All American Admin
R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services Celebrates 73 Years in Business
R. Baker & Son All Industrial Services, an expert dismantlement, demolition, plant relocation and decommissioning contractor, recently celebrated their 73rd year in business. In 1932 the company founder, Robert Baker, started the company with a Brockway truck and worked out of the old prospect... - May 29, 2008 - R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services
Fuentek Cosponsors Excellence Fund Scholarship for UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine Student
Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that the firm is cosponsoring a scholarship for a medical student at UNC-Chapel Hill through the Excellence Fund. The Excellence Fund provides support for programs in UNC Hospitals and the School of Medicine through... - May 29, 2008 - Fuentek, LLC
Donald Droppo, CEO of Curtis Packaging, Talks About Growing Through Going Green -- in Luxury Packaging on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Donald Droppo, Sr., CEO, talks about Curtis Packaging’s “Luxuriously Responsible”™ concept which provides sustainable packaging -- on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss. Droppo discusses the rewards of going “green”, building the business with dedicated people, and using technology to keep competitive. Droppo tells how Curtis Packaging became the first luxury packaging manufacturer to be 100% carbon neutral, receiving highly positive customer responses from these environmentally advanced products. - May 29, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Finally a Highly Effective Competency-Based Interview Tool for Hiring Sales Reps
New Hiring Tool reduces hiring costs by dramatically improving the Sales Rep hiring process. - May 29, 2008 - Ashlar Performance Group Inc.
Universal Wrecking Corp Awarded Second Phase of Large Demolition Project
Universal Wrecking Corp., a premier demolition, scrap metal recycling and wrecking contractor that operates on a nationwide basis, was recently awarded the next phase of the demolition of a large manufacturing and warehousing facility in Pennsylvania. - May 29, 2008 - Universal Wrecking Corp
Global Trade of Woodchips Increased 6% in 2007, Reaching New Records
Pulpmills in both Europe and the Pacific Rim are increasingly sourcing their mills with wood from fast-growing plantations. This has resulted in a major expansion of worldwide trade of both wood chips and pulplogs the past few years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Global trade of wood... - May 28, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
Back in the Black Launches Cost Reduction and Recovery Solutions for Businesses
Back in the Black, founded by Jeff Lindsay, (www.backintheblack.biz) announces the opening of their new office in Boyne City, MI. The company offers innovative and groundbreaking Cost Reduction and Recovery Solutions for businesses across the state of Michigan and the Midwest. - May 28, 2008 - Back in the Black
Training ROI Breakthrough
Business consulting firm Business Performance P/L this week released its new user friendly guide and toolkit for measuring return on investment (ROI) on workplace training expenditures. - May 28, 2008 - Business Performance Pty Ltd
ConservCo Launches New Water Audit Service, Website
Company Helps Hotels, Other Facilities Decrease Operating Expenses. - May 28, 2008 - ConservCo Water Conservation Products, LLC
Global Energy Advisory Explain Why Energy Risks Are Uncertain But Not Unmanageable for Forward Thinking Businesses
Today’s energy firms are exposed to a series of high impact events whose magnitude and frequency are increasing. The security of energy supply has never been more uncertain, affecting fuel prices throughout the world. As a result, the global energy sector is now a volatile and punishing marketplace. How do energy businesses operate responsibly within the massive price volatility that is sure to come? And how do they address the very real energy trading risks that are upon them? - May 27, 2008 - Global Energy Advisory Limited
CEO Show with Robert Reiss Celebrates 1st Anniversary -- Customer Service as Focus of New Hit Radio Show -- 52 Executive Interviews List Announced
Celebrating the 1st anniversary of The CEO Show with Robert Reiss, the hit radio series focused on the “customer service experience” announces the availability of its first 52 executive interview’s list of guests, business titles, and companies. The link to all of the show’s... - May 26, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Two JD Edwards Integrators Partner to Provide End-to-End I.T. Services for the Application Suite
Over 110 years of dedicated JD Edwards’ application expertise and experience. - May 25, 2008 - Epic Technology Consulting
Finn Finds Success as Business Coach
Keystone State ActionCOACH Earns Awards for Client Results. - May 25, 2008 - ActionCOACH
ActionCOACH Monte Wyatt Receives Accolades at Annual Conference
Wyatt Recognized as Elite Business Coach in Company’s International Network. - May 25, 2008 - ActionCOACH
ZSL Launches Enterprise 2.0 Computing Framework Built on IBM Websphere Smash
ZSL’s proven expertise in SOA, Web 2.0, and Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) development methodologies and best practices provide clients greater business flexibility by harnessing the power of Enterprise 2.0 platform. - May 24, 2008 - ZSL Inc
Technology Associates Named to IT Networking Companies List
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates, 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 named one of the top IT networking... - May 24, 2008 - Technology Associates
Triton Consulting Awarded IBM Information on Demand Specialty
Leading DB2 and Information Management specialists, Triton Consulting have been awarded with the IBM Information on Demand Specialty. This signifies the quality of work, expertise and experience which Triton have shown with the IBM Information on Demand range of solutions. Every organisation... - May 24, 2008 - Triton Consulting Ltd
Nico Sirianni is Promoted to General Manager of Rouge LA
Starting as a doorman at the Spearmint Rhino in Downtown Los Angeles in 2005, Nico was recruited as a manager trainee to Rouge Los Angeles when it opened in October 2006. He soon became a shift manager and has worked his way up to becoming General Manager. As the General Manager, Sirianni is... - May 23, 2008 - Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide, Inc.
Introducing: Yesterday’s Catch
Today, the salmon industry is in a constant state of uncertainty. With the salmon fishing season canceled in both California and Oregon, there is constant speculation that the days of plentiful wild pacific salmon are over. Luckily for NYC and the Hamptons, they have Yesterday’s Catch, a division of a Manhattan based sustainable company, flying in the highest quality wild Alaskan salmon on a daily basis. - May 23, 2008 - Ancient Life Modern Times
Passage to India, Presented by Dalip Raheja, Wows the Audience at the ISM 2008 Annual Conference in St. Louis
Dalip Raheja, President and CEO of The Mpower Group, (TMG) was the highlighted speaker at the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) 2008 annual conference in their Global Strategies track, where he presented his perspectives on doing business in India with a session entitled “Passage to India:... - May 23, 2008 - The Mpower Group, Inc.
Global Pulpwood Prices Reached New Records in 1Q 2008, According to the Wood Resource Quarterly
Tight residual supply, higher fuel costs and unfavourable weather were all factors that pushed wood costs for the world’s pulp industry to new record levels in 1Q/08. Wood costs went up in most of the 17 world regions covered by the market report Wood Resource Quarterly. One country that... - May 22, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
The Olympics of Business
What business owners learn from champion athletes and their coaches can improve their own game. - May 22, 2008 - ActionCOACH
Chetna Consultancy Services Launches Its Programme for "The Communicating Manager"
Chetna Consultancy Services launched its programme called “The Communicating Manager.” The programme aims at developing successful and deeper client engagements using effective communications. - May 22, 2008 - Chetna Consultancy Services
High Impact Workplace Training Now Within Reach of Employers
Human Resources consulting firm Business Performance P/L this week announced the second release of its comprehensive guide and toolkit for delivering highly effective employee training and measuring results. - May 21, 2008 - Business Performance Pty Ltd
New Book is Riding High
The MavHERick™ Mind is National Indie Excellence 2008 Book Awards Finalist. - May 21, 2008 - Liz P. Communications
Spearmint Rhino Consulting Promotes Ross Yamashita to VP of Marketing
Ross Yamashita is promoted to VP of Marketing for Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide, Inc. - May 21, 2008 - Spearmint Rhino Consulting Worldwide, Inc.
George W. Thomas Joins PinnacleOne as Market Development Manager for Construction Claims Services
PinnacleOne, one of the nation’s leading construction consulting firms, today announced that George W. Thomas, Esq. has joined the firm as Market Development Manager for Construction Claims Services. Mr. Thomas, who will be based in the Columbia, Maryland office, will expand... - May 20, 2008 - PinnacleOne, an ARCADIS company
Richard Kammann Joins ARCADIS as Client Development Manager
ARCADIS, one of the nation’s premier engineering and project management/construction management (PM/CM) firms, is pleased to announce the addition of Dick Kammann to its staff. Located in ARCADIS’ Columbia, MD office, Mr. Kammann will serve as Client Development Manager (CDM) in support of the firm’s Mid-Atlantic PM/CM operations. - May 20, 2008 - PinnacleOne, an ARCADIS company
Young Polar Scientists Take the Pulse of Permafrost Temperature
A team of young investigators from the Permafrost Young Researchers Network (http://pyrn.ways.org) have started an international project to measure climate change impacts on permafrost temperatures — with bore holes in Svalbard, northern Sweden, Norway and Finland. - May 20, 2008 - Permafrost Young Researchers Network
Strategic HR Advisors Announces Mobile Executives
Strategic HR Advisors (SHRA) announced the addition of Mobile Executive and Professional expertise to their business model for progressive companies needing result producing improvement methodologies. W. Wayne Perrett, president of Strategic HR Advisors, states, “Companies often face rapid... - May 18, 2008 - Strategic HR Advisors
Glasgow Host Accelerated Guitar and Keyboard Lessons
Duncan Lorien and The NLP Company have teamed up to provide Duncan’s Understanding of Music Seminar in Scotland for this year. - May 18, 2008 - The NLP Company
Fuentek Senior Consultant Addresses the Carolina Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association
Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that Greg Hopper, senior consultant with the firm, spoke to the Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA Carolinas) on April 16 about effective technology transfer practices. Using... - May 18, 2008 - Fuentek, LLC
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, Talks About Business Growth Based on Incredible Customer Service on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, talks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss about growth based on incredible customer service in an online enterprise, how the business culture is a prerequisite to success, and about the unique Zappos’ approach to hiring that maintains the culture and its core values as the business grows. Hsieh discusses the importance of interaction with the customer and taking the time necessary to listen. - May 18, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services Completes Rigging of Colgate Clock
This is an historical look back at one of R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services's most prestigious rigging accomplishments. During the early hours on a clear September Saturday morning with the majestic downtown Manhattan skyline as a backdrop, a new chapter unfolded on the flourishing Jersey... - May 17, 2008 - R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services
Seth Goldman, TeaEO of Honest Tea, Talks About Tea-ing Off on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Seth Goldman, TeaEO of Honest Tea, talks on the CEO Show with Robert Reiss about creating a business that delivers significant positive social and environmental impacts, on breaking into the well established beverage market, and by driving growth by a commitment to exceptional customer service. Goldman provides insights useful to entrepreneurs, the value of a strong company culture, and maintaining the integrity of the brand. - May 17, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
David Williams, CEO of Make-A-Wish, Talks About Compassion Driven by Purpose on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
David Williams, CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation, talks on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss about how compassion driven by purpose has enabled the granting of over 160,000 wishes to children having life threatening conditions. Williams discusses the importance mission focus: knowing exactly what your business is, what it is good at and what it’s not. Williams also provides other insights about building a successful business that are applicable to both profit-making businesses and non-profits. - May 17, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Ensemble Financial on List of Top Independent B/Ds
Ensemble Financial Services has been named one of the Top 50 independent Broker/Dealers in the nation by Investment News magazine. “This is a great accomplishment for Ensemble and we are proud to once again be ranked among the country’s top independent Broker/Dealers,” says... - May 16, 2008 - Ensemble Financial Services