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From Life Coach to ActionCOACH, Tim Greig Has Finally Found His Bearing
Tim Greig is the newest ActionCOACH to in the Melbourne area. - April 13, 2008 - ActionCOACH
16 Seram (Moluccan) Cockatoos and 4 Purple-Naped Lories Released Back to the Wild on Seram Island, Eastern Indonesia
The illegal wild bird trade remains rampant in Indonesia, and includes a number of parrot species; populations of some of these are considered vulnerable to future extinction. Some of these birds cannot be returned to the wild for various reasons, but a select sub-population can be released if they meet criteria set forth by IUCN (the World Conservation Union) and CITES (Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species). The Indonesian Parrot Project has now carried out three such releases. - April 11, 2008 - Indonesian Parrot Project
Birmingham Realtors See Need for Increased Efficiency
A telephone survey recently completed by Birmingham-based RealSource found area Realtors are interested in finding new ways to be efficient in the current market. Realtors cited a need for more times for sales as the chief need. A majority also made it clear that better service from support providers was more important than loyalty alone. - April 11, 2008 - RealSource
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Partners with Franklin Covey; Offering "7 Habits for Managers" Workshop
Attend this powerful FranklinCovey two-day workshop, April 29th - April 30th sponsored by the SBDC, and discover the same transforming principles that have led the world’s foremost business leaders to the professional and personal success they dreamed of. Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The... - April 11, 2008 - Small Business Development Center North San Diego County
Alignmark, Inc., Forms New Indian-Based Joint Venture-Global Talent Metrics, Inc.
AlignMark, Inc., has formed a new Indian-based Joint Venture that will build, manage, and offer a repertoire of intellectual property to help all organizations with operations in India better combat human capital challenges including talent acquisition, selection, engagement and retention. The new... - April 11, 2008 - AlignMark
Technology Associates Inks Deal with United Engineering Group
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... - April 11, 2008 - Technology Associates
Stradling Global Sourcing Launches Asia-HQ in India
Stradling Global Sourcing, recognised as one of the “Top-Ten” strategic sourcing advisory firms by the Black Book of Outsourcing, has launched its Asian Headquarters in Mumbai, India. The President and Managing Partner of this office will be Dr. Pradeep K. Mukherji, who until recently... - April 10, 2008 - Stradling Global Sourcing
IPA-IBA Managing Director Nominated for 2008 Man of the Year in Business Award
Burgess is honored by the ABI Man of the Year designation. - April 10, 2008 - IPA
Egon Zehnder International Picks Manager for Czech Republic and Slovakia
Choice of experienced German Partner underscores increasing importance of local markets to the world’s largest privately held executive search firm. - April 10, 2008 - Egon Zehnder International
Michael J. Critelli, Executive Chairman Pitney Bowes, Talks About Customer Focus and Innovation, on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
Critelli discusses many strategic business issues, including the complexities of business acquisition and how different types of acquisitions require unique treatments. - April 09, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Center for Watershed Protection and UMUC Receive Maryland Distance Learning Association Award
At their annual conference last month, the Maryland Distance Learning Association awarded the creators of Environmental Management 360, "Introduction to Urban Watersheds" with Distance Learning Course of the Year. This recognition reflects the successful collaboration effort between the... - April 09, 2008 - Center for Watershed Protection
Leveraged Technology Inc. Appoints Steven H. Rothman as CEO & President
Leveraged Technology Inc. (LTI), an independent IT Managed Service consulting and professional service firm, today announced the appointment of Steven H. Rothman as Chief Executive Officer and President. This change comes after the successful integration of Leveraged Technology Inc and IHS... - April 09, 2008 - Leveraged Technology, Inc.
More UK House Builders Looking for Help to Survive
Small, medium and some large house builders in the UK are finding things increasing difficult due to reduced sales and land banks purchased at boom prices. Business Advice service, Fightyourcorner, has reported an increase in enquiries from its business recovery service, as builders think about business rescue and even liquidation. - April 09, 2008 - Fight Your Corner
ADX Technologies is Recognized by Cisco Systems as Commercial Partner of the Year for the Southern Region
Cisco SMB Partner of the Year Award recognizes ADX Technologies’ ability to solve business challenges with Cisco’s advanced technologies. The award was presented at Cisco’s Annual Partner Summit based on ADX Technologies skills, expertise and high level of customer satisfaction. ADX Technologies, Inc. can be reached at 305-442-4776 or at www.adxtech.com. - April 08, 2008 - ADX Technologies
Universal Wrecking Corp. Celebrates 10th Year in Business
Universal Wrecking Corp. (UWC), a premier demolition contractor that operates on a nationwide basis, recently celebrated their 10th year in business. - April 08, 2008 - Universal Wrecking Corp
i4cp Study Finds, as E-Mail Use Grows, Few Companies Teach Employees How to Communicate
E-mail messages and electronic newsletters rule when it comes to internal communication in organizations today, according to a recent study conducted by the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp). Yet, information overload is a major challenge, and the situation is likely to grow worse, with... - April 07, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
PinnacleOne Names Steve Playford Associate Vice President of Arizona Infrastructure Services
National construction consulting firm PinnacleOne recently announced the promotion of Steve Playford to the position of Associate Vice President of Infrastructure Services for Arizona. - April 05, 2008 - PinnacleOne, an ARCADIS company
Wood Fiber Shortage Reduces Pulp Production in Indonesia in the 4Q
According to the Wood Resource Quarterly, pulpwood costs in Indonesia reached a record high in the 4Q/07 due to police clampdown on illegal logging, which limited the availability of wood fiber. - April 04, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
Geeks-In-Route Gives School Kids Free New Laptops
Geeks-In-Route is developing a program that rewards kids for striving for excellence. The program is designed to motivate kids to do better, and work harder in school. In return, they have a chance to win a new laptop computer. - April 04, 2008 - Geeks-In-Route, Inc
Declining Profitability for Canadian Pulpmills as Wood Costs Increase in Early 2008, According to WRQ
According to the North American Wood Fiber Review, wood chip prices have increased by over 15% in Canada the past year as a result of reduced supply of residual chips from a struggling sawmilling sector. Higher costs for wood fiber and a strengthening Canadian dollar have squeezed profits for Canadian pulp companies and many are considering cutting back production rather than spending more money on high-cost wood chips. - April 03, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
Socius Achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status and Earns Additional Microsoft Competencies
Socius has once again earned Gold Certified Partner status within the Microsoft® Partner Program, demonstrating their expertise with Microsoft technologies and their ability to meet the needs of customers. Backed by more than 20 years of award-winning experience, Socius proudly serves clients in Ohio and the surrounding area from its offices in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, Ohio. - April 03, 2008 - Socius
Matchdragon.com Launches mRank: Absolute Evaluation of Chinese Resumes’ Quality and Relevancy
The Chinese job platform introduces another innovation in the worldwide HR scenario. Besides its automatic calculation of the match-rate between job seekers and job offers, Matchdragon now features mRank, intelligent evaluation of resumes’ absolute relevancy - April 03, 2008 - EGGsist Ltd
Gary Loveman, CEO Harrah’s Entertainment, Talks About Customer Loyalty, on The CEO Show with Robert Reiss
On The CEO Show, Gary Loveman, CEO Harrah’s Entertainment, discusses Harrah’s unique customer experience model. The concept is to understand the changing individual preferences of millions of customers so that Harrah’s can deliver what each customer wants consistently. He also discusses the direct connection between delivering exceptional customer experiences and growth of shareholder value. - April 03, 2008 - Reissource, LLC
Professional Service Firms Combine Resources to Provide Expanded Service - Combination Creates Strong Local Presence and Improved Value to Clients
The owners of CEV Professional Services and TL Solutions LLC are combining resources and creating a new, wide-reaching professional services firm with a strong focus on Risk Management and Business Technology. This combination of premier professional service firms creates a strong local presence and improved value to clients. - April 02, 2008 - Terra Verde Services
Achiever Chooses .NET for Latest Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) System
Europe’s leading GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) systems company, Achiever Business Solutions, has launched a .net version of its widely acclaimed AchieverPlus system that delivers a single point of access across all regulatory, quality and process resources in an organisation. - April 02, 2008 - Achiever Business Solutions
Atlas Ergonomics to Provide Free Office Ergonomics Software with Nationwide Support
In its ongoing mission to improve health and safety for office workers nationwide, Atlas Ergonomics announced today that it will make its web-based risk assessment and training software available free to U.S. organizations with 10,000 or more office employees. Atlas does ask that clients... - April 02, 2008 - Atlas Ergonomics, LLC
Lawyer Volunteers and Earns a "Standing Ovation"
Houston attorney and executive coach Debra Bruce receives the Standing Ovation Award from the State Bar of Texas. - April 02, 2008 - Lawyer-Coach LLC
Pulpmills in Finland and Sweden Are Increasing Imports of Pulpwood as Domestic Wood Fiber Costs Are Reaching 15-Year Highs in 4Q/07, Report Says.
High wood costs and the prospect of reduced log supply from Russia in the coming years, forces many pulpmills in the Nordic countries to re-evaluate their wood fiber procurement strategies in 2007. Increasing wood chip imports from Latin America and North America together with higher domestic timber harvests can be expected in 2008. - April 01, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
Technology Associates Obtains Microsoft Networking Infrastructure Solutions Competency for 2nd Consecutive Year
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (www.technologyassociates.net), a full service technology solutions and support firm that specializes in providing network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm... - April 01, 2008 - Technology Associates
Robert W. Drew Joins Retail Strategy Partners
Robert W. Drew accepts a new position with Retail Strategy Partners, LLC. RSP is a management consulting firm focused on assisting manufacturers and retailers in developing retail strategies and go-to-market capabilities. Clients include leading consumer products companies such as Johnson & Johnson, MillerCoors, and Coca-Cola. - April 01, 2008 - Retail Strategy Partners LLC
Generation Y Expert Speaks to the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce on Attracting and Leading the Millennials
Leadership Consultant and Generation Y Expert, Bea Fields, recently spoke to the Bellevue, Washington, Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Forum on the topic of Leading at the Speed of Y: Attracting, Developing and Leading the Millennial Leader. - March 31, 2008 - Bea Fields Companies, Inc.
New Sentrana Initiatives Emphasize Strategic Importance of Uncertainty Management in Enterprise Pricing
Sentrana Inc. develops a series of new enterprise pricing solutions grounded in the mathematics of uncertainty management and odds-based pricing. - March 31, 2008 - Sentrana, Inc.
Coensys, Inc Announces Availability of Anylogic 6 Professional Edition
Anylogic™ 6 Professional Edition is now available in USA and Canada. The professional edition brings significant multi-paradigm simulation capabilities in a single tool. Anylogic allows modelers to develop system dynamics, discrete event, and agent based simulations in a single graphical environment. - March 31, 2008 - Coensys Inc.
Van Den Hogen Consulting Announces Plans to Work with ChinaSourcing Co. Ltd.
Strategic Alliance Allows Clients to Source Products and Services in China. - March 30, 2008 - Van Den Hogen Consulting
Core Practice Partners Sees Chinese Labor Market Feeling Growing Pains
Core Practice Partners sees signs of trouble as the Chinese government assigns more rights to shift workers and labor laws grow. - March 29, 2008 - Core Practice Partners LLC
Universal Wrecking Corp. Completes Demolition and Scrap Metal Salvage of Manitowoc Crane
Universal Wrecking Corp. (http://www.universalwrecking.com), a building demolition contractor company providing nationwide demolition and salvage services, recently completed the demolition of a 4500 Manitowoc crane for a private client in Pennsylvania (PA). - March 29, 2008 - Universal Wrecking Corp
First Quarter Wood Chip Costs Up Almost 50% in Western US, But Pulpmills in the US South Experienced Only Small Upward Price Adjustments
The deteriorating housing market in the US is having an increasing impact on the wood fiber costs for the pulp industry in North America. Sawmills, which typically supply the least expensive wood fiber to pulp producers, have reduced the production by over 15% in 2007, thus tightening wood chip supply and forcing pulpmills to increase their usage of expensive roundwood chips. - March 28, 2008 - Wood Resources International LLC
Ensemble IT Director Profiled in Virtual Office News
James Frey, Director of Information Technology for Ensemble Financial Services and Director of Operations for Ensemble’s parent company, AM&M Financial Services, is featured in the January issue of Virtual Office News, a monthly newsletter that addresses practice management and technology... - March 28, 2008 - Ensemble Financial Services
Integrated Marketing Agency, Annodyne, Launches Mobile Marketing – and Leads Brands Into Thin Air
True to form, Annodyne has upgraded its services with the newest marketing technology. They've launched mobile marketing - among the earliest industry leaders - and are once again raising the standard for integrated marketing campaigns. - March 28, 2008 - Annodyne, Inc.
Transform Awarded Enterprise-Wide Technology Integration and Continuous Improvement Contract by International Cargo Airline
Atlanta-based consulting firm Transform announced Monday that it has been awarded a multi-year contract to lead the implementation of the leading MRO software at one of the world’s largest air cargo service companies. The initiative will fully integrate all MRO activities into one enterprise... - March 28, 2008 - Transform
ChiroTouch, Chiropractic Economics Team to Launch Practice Management Software Resource Center on ChiroEco.com
Chiropractic Economics magazine announced today that it has teamed with ChiroTouch, a technology solutions provider for the healthcare industry, to launch a new resource center: Practice Management Software, at www.ChiroEco.com/chirotouch. Tailored to the needs of the doctor of chiropractic, this... - March 28, 2008 - The Doyle Group
New "101-Day Business-Growth Challenge" from OneCoach Helps Small Businesses Attract More Clients, Despite Recession
OneCoach, the leader in small-business growth services, has announced the launch of the “101-Day Business-Growth Challenge” to help entrepreneurs face the economic downturn head on, and grow their businesses while others shrink. - March 27, 2008 - OneCoach
Global Medical Alliance Announces New Interactive Website for Medical Device Manufacturers and Independent Medical Sales Representatives
Global Medical Alliance LLC (GMA) has just concluded a four-month website upgrade to assist Independent Sales Representatives (ISR’s) network with Medical Device Manufacturers (MDM’s) throughout the United States. The innovative web site (implemented by WSI – We Simplify the Internet) features a number of new interactive menus for potential clients and sales rep candidates to not only obtain a better understanding of GMA, but to also achieve a greater appreciation on how the two entities can work together in business with improved outcomes. - March 27, 2008 - Global Medical Alliance LLC
AbleBridge Embraces Launch of Microsoft Dynamics™ CRM Live with New Offering
AbleBridge, a leading Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner, launched “Quick Start” for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live, enabling organizations to quickly and affordably implement a cost-effective Customer Relationship Management solution tailored to their specific business... - March 27, 2008 - AbleBridge Inc
Achiever Plus Governance Risk and Compliance Management Software Released for Microsoft .NET
Achiever Business Solutions is proud to announce the release of Achiever Plus for Microsoft .NET. With the release of Achiever Plus for Microsoft .NET all the power and flexibility associated with the world’s leading Governance Risk & Compliance Management software, Achiever Plus, can now be used in a platform independent environment. - March 26, 2008 - Achiever Business Solutions
Technology Associates Named Microsoft Certified Partner for 9th Consecutive Year
Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm that specializes in providing network design, implementation, management and support to small to medium-sized businesses in North Carolina, has announced that the firm... - March 24, 2008 - Technology Associates
Stay Flexible or Risk Losing Your Professionals
New i4cp Study Says “Flex Work” Boosts Morale, Retention. - March 24, 2008 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Saxon International Resources Launches New Innovative Website
Saxon International Resources a leader in energy and trading has just released a new solutions based website. - March 23, 2008 - Saxon International
Transcendent Group Now Offering Affordable, High-Quality IT Training
Transcendent Group, Inc., Tampa Bay's premier IT Risk Management firm, announced that it has expanded its Tampa operations to include IT training as a part of their business offerings. - March 22, 2008 - Transcendent Group, Inc.
Makeup Artist Learns to Make Over the Business Psyche - OneCoach Announces New Business Coach to Traverse City Entrepreneurs
Traverse City, Mich. welcomes Debby Werthmann as a new OneCoach business coach, offering small-businesses owners customized coaching and consulting services. - March 21, 2008 - OneCoach