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Chamber's Business Retention and Expansion Program Works with More than 530 Local Companies During 2008-09 Fiscal Year

Erie County's Business Retention and Expansion Program (BREP), coordinated locally by the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership (ERCGP), reached more than 500 businesses during the 2008-2009 fiscal year generating more than 400 customer action plans (CAPs) that resulted in direct economic... - August 13, 2009 - Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership

Superwomen Boot Camp Teaming Up with Local Resident for the Nike Women’s Marathon

Val Fujii, a Folsom personal trainer and owner of Superwomen Boot Camp, is proud to announce that they are teaming up with a local resident for The Nike Women’s Marathon. - August 13, 2009 - Superwomen Boot Camp

Tech Collective Sponsors We Mean Business Expo

Tech Collective is sponsoring and will showcase benefits at the Expo focused on small business and hosted by Every Company Counts and The Secretary of State. - August 13, 2009 - Tech Collective

Maternity Jeans Get a Belly Up

Denim Therapy Expands Service to Include Accommodating Jeans for Pregnancy. - August 13, 2009 - Denim Therapy

Faith Hoops Santa Cruz County Co-Ed Basketball League Kicks Off in September

Faith Hoops, a sports ministry entity specializing in basketball leagues, camps and 3-on-3 tournaments announced today that their Fall Co-Ed Basketball League will start on September 13th. From high school players to a women’s division as well as a 40 and over division, teams will compete... - August 13, 2009 - Faith Hoops

Don't Stop Believing- Vitamin Angels Celebrates 15 Years and 15 Million Children at Celebration of Angels Fundraiser

Vitamin Angels and New Hope Natural Media are joining together to host the largest industry-wide event at Expo East to save the lives of children worldwide. Lack of essential nutrients is responsible for one-third of all maternal and child deaths worldwide. Vitamin Angels closes that gap by... - August 13, 2009 - Vitamin Angels

New Hampshire Roller Derby Hosts Last Home Bout of 2009 Season

NHRD’s Skate Free or Die! All Stars Take on New Jersey’s Garden State Rollergirls at JFK Coliseum in Manchester, NH on August 29th - August 13, 2009 - New Hampshire Roller Derby

Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Names New Communications Associate

John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR) (www.rrar.com), announced that Caroline Shipman was promoted to communications associate within the communications department. The department recently expanded to include the new Communications & Public Relations... - August 13, 2009 - RRAR

Race is on for Olympic Contracts

Firms of all sizes in Coventry and Warwickshire are being urged to grab the Olympic baton and make the most out of the 2012 Games coming to London. Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, on behalf of Business Link West Midlands, will present two workshops on how to tender for work and to... - August 13, 2009 - Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

Orange County Restaurant Week Comes to Bloomingdale's Home Store at South Coast Plaza

Twelve of OC’s top Chefs demonstrate items featured during Orange County’s largest culinary event. - August 13, 2009 - OC Restaurant Association

Church Elects New Minister While the Former Continues Making Miraculous Recovery

A feel good story about a small, progressive church that celebrates its one year anniversary of the former minister's incredible, hospital bed selection of the same scripture that was read in his church the next day. - August 12, 2009 - Swedenborgian Church of Puget Sound

College Park Rotary Club Honors 14 with Paul Harris Fellow Award

he Rotary Club of College Park honored 14 members of the College Park community and important supporters of Rotary as Paul Harris Fellows on Thursday, July 23, 2009. The Paul Harris Fellowship is named after Paul Harris, one of the three founding members of Rotary. The Fellowship was established in 1957 to express appreciation for monetary contributions of $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation’s humanitarian and educational programs. - August 12, 2009 - Rotary of College Park

The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms Announces Sitko, Rodella & Bruno, LLC as Newest Law Firm Member

Sitko, Rodella & Bruno, LLC of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania joined The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms on August 4, 2009. - August 12, 2009 - National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms

World’s Largest Medical Tourism Conference Announces AllMedicalTourism(dot)com to Sponsor Workshop

World’s Largest Medical Tourism Conference Announces AllMedicalTourism dot com to sponsor a workshop. AllMedicalTourism (dot) com is a search engine for medical tourism and global health, offering patients a single, reliable point of research and comparison when considering a procedure... - August 12, 2009 - Medical Tourism Association™

Eons “Woodstock 40th” Survey Shows Boomers Loved Their Careers, Still Pursue Their Ideals, and Chose CSNY (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) Over Hendrix

From proclaiming “far out” as their favorite slang term to electing an African American president as their biggest surprise, Boomers share who they were and who they’ve become. Eons.com, the online community for Baby Boomers, today announced the results of its Woodstock 40th... - August 12, 2009 - Eons, Inc.

Job Market Demands Foreign Language Skills; Private Language Programs Filling Niche

In a declining job market, career opportunities are still strong for those fluent in two or more languages. Spotting the growing trend, parents are teaching their children a second language earlier than ever before through programs such as Lango - Foreign Languages for Kids. - August 12, 2009 - Intrax Cultural Exchange

NPSA Announces Annual Conference & Exposition Workshops

The National Portable Storage Association (NPSA) has announced a list of workshops for its 7th Annual Conference and Exposition at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas from October 25-27, 2009. "We have chosen workshop topics for our annual conference with market conditions in mind. With the down... - August 12, 2009 - National Portable Storage Association

Small World Story: Czech Teddy Bear Finds Its Owner in Michigan

Charity event designed to comfort sick children serves its purpose for Royal Oak family. - August 11, 2009 - Intrax Cultural Exchange

Kentucky's First Charter Partner of Cleaning for a Reason: Off Top Cleaning, Staging, & More Helps Women Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Cleaning for a Reason Foundation is excited to announce their first Kentucky charter Partner, Off Top cleaning, Staging, & More. Cleaning for a Reason is the nation’s first non-profit organization dedicated to providing free house cleaning services for women undergoing cancer treatment. - August 11, 2009 - Off Top Cleaning, Staging, & More

AAH HAA! Inc. Shows the Way to a Clean Conscience

AAH HAA! Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its Clean Conscience line of eco-friendly casual bags made from up-cycled 100% post-consumer recycled plastic water and soda bottles using our trash and domestic labor. - August 11, 2009 - AAH HAA! Inc.

Ministry Leader Awarded Doctor of Divinity Degree

Rev. Timothy Hoflund, Founder and Ministry Leader of True Hope Churches & Ministries has been honored with the Doctor of Divinity degree from Cambridge Theological Seminary. In recognition of his years of service and growth in Biblical Christian ministry along with his continual strides in... - August 11, 2009 - True Hope Churches & Ministries

Second Annual International Conference on Energy, Logistics and the Environment

A two-day conference featuring high caliber worldwide executives from the energy, logistics, real estate, government and not for profit organizations who are driving the new low carbon global economy. Come and learn how they are doing it, pick their brains, and interact with them under a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. - August 10, 2009 - Global Commerce Forum

Operation Life Transformed Celebrates Culmination of 7-Week Ride Across America

Operation Life Transformed (OLT), 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting active duty military spouses to include the guard and reserve as well as care-givers of our wounded soldiers, today announced that it is celebrating the completion of its 2009 fundraiser, Ride Across America. - August 10, 2009 - Operation Life Transformed

Fix That Foreclosure

If you lost a property through foreclosure from 2004 to 2009, you may be entitled to a money settlement. A large number of these foreclosures were improper due to violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) or predatory lending practices by the lender. It is estimated that 85%... - August 10, 2009 - Sickle Cell Anemia & Charity, Inc.

WBN 1st Symposium in Ibiza, 10th -13th of September 2009

"Destination Blue - See(d) a new Dream": 3 days of Inspiration, Meditation, Communication & Celebration. How then shall we live? Strategies for living in a rapidly changing world. Sharing ideas worth spreading. - August 10, 2009 - Wholistic Business Network

Governor Lynch Commends Young Changemakers

Governor John Lynch and Ashoka’s Youth Venture® will celebrate New Hampshire’s young social entrepreneurs at Dinner on the Lawn: Get Social with Changemakers from 5-8 p.m. on August 21, 2009. The event will showcase youth in New Hampshire who are actively making positive social... - August 10, 2009 - Youth Venture

Most Employers Are Ineffective at Supporting New Managers

i4cp study finds most organizations don’t provide any measurement when transitioning employees to management for the first time. - August 10, 2009 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Abrazo Adoption Associates Receives 2009 Best of San Antonio Award

San Antonio's renowned open adoption agency, Abrazo, is honored by U.S. Commerce Association as that city's best adoption service. - August 09, 2009 - Abrazo Adoption Associates

Ballet Tech Cincinnati Presents 8th Annual Gala of International Dance Stars

ballet tech cincinnati will present the eighth annual Gala of International Dance Stars featuring 5 World Premieres by world renowned choreographers in Cincinnati Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009 at 8 p.m. at the Aronoff Center for the Arts. 12 International Stars from 9 World Renowned Dance Companies will create a powerful dance explosion, which garnered enthusiastic audience response and a ten minute standing ovation. - August 09, 2009 - arts innovation movement: aim cincinnati

Keeping Track of Rail Freight

The EUREKA E! 3161 LOGCHAIN+ E_RAILMAP project has developed an electronic rail map of Europe that provides full freight details for 23,000 stations in 40 countries but also can instantly indicate the position and progress of individual wagons. The system has already been extended to cover Russia and the Ukraine, enabling tracking of the increasing amount of rail cargo coming from China – rail transfer is three to four times faster than sea transport. - August 09, 2009 - EUREKA

Barry Woodard Named to Me Fine Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors

Lisa Valentino, executive director of Me Fine Foundation, Inc. (www.mefinefoundation.org), has announced that Barry Woodard, managing partner at Hometowne Realty Group, has been named to the nonprofit’s board of directors. As a board member, Woodard will provide feedback and support regarding... - August 09, 2009 - Me Fine Foundation, Inc.

IAM Global Event Featuring Makoto Fujimura and Susie Ibarra Collaboration

Commemorative performance featuring contemporary painter Fujimura and avant-garde percussionist Ibarra will be a free global webcast. - August 09, 2009 - International Arts Movement

Lim, Ruger & Kim is One of Latest Law Firms to Join the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms

Lim, Ruger & Kim, a law firm in California recently joined The National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms. - August 09, 2009 - National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms

Matt Reznicek Joins IBBA Member Cow Creek Ranch

IBBA Member Cow Creek Ranch, LLC, announced that Matt Reznicek has joined the family ranching operation located near Aliceville, AL, on August 1, 2009. Matt comes on board as a key member of the ranch management team of Cow Creek Ranch. “Matt brings a unique level of experience and history... - August 09, 2009 - International Brangus Breeders Association

Charleston South Carolina Welcomes Art Enthusiasts for a Premier Fine Art Weekend

Charleston Fine Art Dealers’ Association Hosts the Eleventh Charleston Fine Art Annual, November 4, 6-7, 2009. - August 09, 2009 - CFADA

The America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association’s Members Will Meet in Joe Wheeler State Park, Alabama, October 25-28, 2009

Great Loop Cruisers and boating enthusiasts meet at Joe Wheeler for their annual reunion. - August 09, 2009 - AGLCA

A New Kind of Revenue Assurance Event: GRAPA Pilots Revenue Assurance Un-Conferences for Cape Town, Dubai and Las Vegas 2009

Un-Conferences/GRAPA User Groups (GUG©) being piloted in Cape Town 19-23 Oct, Dubai 12-17 Nov and Las Vegas 7-12 Dec. - August 09, 2009 - Global Revenue Assurance Professional Association

Madness and Wasted

Marya Hornbacher joins host Mary Woods on August 10, 2009. Hornbacher is an award-winning journalist, mental health advocate, and lectures widely on both writing and mental health. - August 09, 2009 - WestBridge Community Services

Growth Capital Targeted for Business

The Speed Venture Summit™ announced today that it has opened its doors for applications from New England’s hottest companies, according to the New Hampshire High Technology Council and the NH Small Business Development Center. The Speed Venture Summit™ is tailor-made for you,... - August 08, 2009 - Speed Venture Summit

Dr. Yaron Brook, Executive Director of the Ayn Rand Institute, Speaks on Entrepreneurship at the Charlotte, NC Business and Innovation Growth Council

Today, Terry Thorson Cox, president of the Business Innovation and Growth Council (BIG), announced that Dr. Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute will address members and guests of the BIG Council in Charlotte on August 14, 2009, as part of a review and discussion of the Ayn... - August 08, 2009 - Business Innovation and Growth Council

Family Service’s Operation Fill-a-Backpack Drive is in Full Swing

Family Service invites the community to “Fill-A-Backpack” for a child that desperately needs support. A new backpack and school supplies will give a child hope and the confidence needed to start school off on the right foot. - August 08, 2009 - Family Service

NetHope Welcomes FINCA International as the Newest Member of Their Information Technology Collaboration

FINCA International, a nonprofit providing financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs, has become the 27th member of NetHope, an information technology collaboration of leading nongovernmental organizations specializing in humanitarian development, emergency response, and... - August 08, 2009 - NetHope

NPSA Sets Seventh Annual Conference for Las Vegas

The National Portable Storage Association is holding its 7th Annual Conference and Exposition at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas October 25-27, 2009. - August 08, 2009 - National Portable Storage Association

Michigan Chapter Meeting Highlights NAFA's Partnership with Ferris State University

NAFA's Michigan Chapter holds its next chapter meeting at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan to discuss the CAFM program and the minor in fleet management. - August 08, 2009 - NAFA Fleet Management Association

Spa Associations Start Economic Stimulus Program

The Day Spa Association and the International Medical Spa Association initiated an innovative new program that will benefit both, the supplier and service organizations affiliated with the spa industry as well as the day spas themselves, as they are both in dire need of a break in today’s... - August 08, 2009 - The Day Spa Association

Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network Hosts Auction Fundamentals

John Wood, president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® (RRAR), (www.rrar.com) has announced that the association’s Raleigh Chapter for Young Professionals Network (RYPN) will host a mock auction on Wednesday Aug. 19 at 11:30 a.m. The workshop is going to be instructed by... - August 08, 2009 - RRAR

Local Grillers Sought for BBQ Competition Norwalk Exchange Club to Debut Bar·B·Q Pit at Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival in September

The Bar·B·Q Pit at the Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival will breathe smoking hot flavor and excitement into a longstanding local tradition. Created by the Norwalk Exchange Club as a new draw to the 32-year-festival, The Bar·B·Q Pit promises to pair the lure of... - August 08, 2009 - Norwalk Exchange Club

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