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Energy Education CEO Earns Engineering Doctorate
Energy Education Chief Executive Officer Randy Hoff, PE, CEM, CMVP, has earned his Doctor of Engineering in Engineering Management from Southern Methodist University, completing the multi-year effort with acceptance of his dissertation on “Clustering Based Optimal Consulting Routing and Assignment.” - December 21, 2011 - Energy Education
Bizagi Wins 2 Gold Awards for Excellence in Business Process Management (BPM)
WfMC, BPM.com and Future Strategies Inc. announced today the winners of the 2011 Excellence Awards in BPM and Workflow. Bizagi was recognized with 2 Gold Awards in the Middle East-Africa Region and the Pacific Rim Region. - December 21, 2011 - Bizagi Limited
B2C E-Commerce is Gaining More Ground Worldwide
The recently published report series by Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com analyzes in all detail various aspects of global B2C E-Commerce. Aside from general market trends, major players, product categories and trends are analysed and presented in more than 60 countries, resulting in a comprehensive overview of global B2C E-Commerce trends. - December 21, 2011 - yStats.com GmbH & Co. KG
Retailer VILLA and Community Recycling Join Forces to Recycle Shoes and Clothes
Philadelphia based retailer VILLA Join the Movement, in partnership with Community Recycling, introduced in-store shoe and clothing recycling for all of their customers in the Philly Metro region. With bins placed in all store locations, the goal is to raise awareness and education about the need to participate regularly in textile recycling, where all of the secondhand goods are destined for reuse. - December 20, 2011 - Community Recycling
Small Business Winners Announced for the 2011 Annual KOSBE Awards
The Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) has named the winners of the 17th Annual KOSBE Awards last night at the celebration ceremony held at BANQ in downtown, Kingsport. Tal’s Auto and Truck Repair (Tal Musick) took First Place in the category for... - December 19, 2011 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Finding Time’s Solo-E Certified Expert Offers Tips to Make More Time in the New Year
Heart-Based Time Management™ Expert, Master Coach and Mentor shares ideas as part of, It's About Time Week (Dec 25-31). - December 19, 2011 - Finding Time
Dr. Energy Saver Lansing Collects Toys for Tots Donations
Dr. Energy Saver Lansing helped collect donations for Toy for Tots. They offered free energy audits to anyone who donated $50 or more to the foundation. - December 19, 2011 - Dr. Energy Saver Lansing
MarketingAutomation.com Releases "Top 20 Small Business Friendly" Vendors List
MarketingAutomation.com released a report today listing their Top 20 List of "Small-Business-Friendly Vendors." The company looked at over 70 marketing automation vendors and narrowed it down to 20 vendors. - December 18, 2011 - MarketingAutomation.com
Infinite Promotes New Member to Management Team and Plans to Expand Again in the First Quarter of 2012
The company has recently promoted new executive leadership and will be taking on a third client in the beginning of the year. - December 18, 2011 - Infinite
Premier Hotels of the World™ and Availpro Announce Extended Partnership
Premier Hotels of the World™ announces today its extended Partnership with Availpro the Industry Leader in Online Distribution for Hotels. Availpro and Premier Hotels of the World™ work together to develop a unique Online Distribution Extranet Solution including Booking Engines (Web... - December 18, 2011 - Premier Hotels of the World Ltd
360 Protection Introduce Cat 6 Data Wiring Installation to Their Catalogue of Services
Leading data wiring specialists 360 Protection have recently announced that they will now be offering Cat 6 data wiring services to their country-wide client-base. These new wiring services are designed to help support faster and more secure data transfer with speeds that can reach as a high as two... - December 18, 2011 - 360 Protection
BTEC Announces Dec. 20 Webinar: Biomass Thermal Energy Market Outlook: 2012 - 2015
Biomass experts outline future economic growth of industry in the final WERC webinar - December 18, 2011 - Biomass Thermal Energy Council
Metrics Marketing Group Wins Top Honors at 2011 Interactive Media Awards
Cleveland Marketing Firm Awarded Best in Class for Hyatt Legal Plans Website and Outstanding Achievement for Spirit of Blue Website - December 18, 2011 - Metrics Marketing Group
One Stop Green Partners with Bovay Engineers to Design and Install Solar PV Systems for Commercial Buildings
One Stop Green and Bovay Engineering have partnered to design and install solar photovoltaic systems, capitalizing on One Stop Green's status as a leading Green Tech supply company and Bovay Engineering's expertise in solar photovoltaic system design. - December 18, 2011 - One Stop Green
Weaker Lumber Markets Are Causing Global Sawlog Prices to Fall for First Time Since Early 2009
Slowing lumber markets throughout the world have resulted in declining sawlog prices in many of the major lumber-producing regions in Europe and North America, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price reductions occurred in Japan, Sweden, Poland and Russia. - December 17, 2011 - Wood Resources International LLC
LITEBI's State-of-the-Art Cloud Computing Business Intelligence for Logistics
LITEBI, following its philosophy of continuous improvement, has signed an agreement with Visual Trans, leader of Management software for forwarders, consignors, customs officers and global logistic operators, thanks to its excellence in the after-sales service. - December 17, 2011 - LITEBI
Three Seven Marketing Group Raises $500 for The Autism Society of America
The team took to the streets to help raise awareness for The Autism Society of America and in the process, raised $500 for the cause. - December 17, 2011 - Three Seven Marketing Group
alliantgroup to Host Two December Job Fairs to Hire More Than Fifty Employees
Houston professional services firm looking to add full-time staff to start in January. - December 17, 2011 - alliantgroup
The Winchester Country Club Joins Audubon Lifestyles and the Sustainable Golf Facility Program
The Winchester Country Club recently joined Audubon Lifestyles and the International Sustainability Council as a Platinum Member to participate in the Sustainable Golf Facility Program. - December 17, 2011 - ISC-Audubon
Environmental Consultants in Indianapolis Tap SEO Team to Help Keep Area Residents Out of Harm's Way
Capital Environmental Enterprises, Inc., a comprehensive environmental assessment and testing service in Indianapolis, Indiana, is pleased to announce its new SEO marketing campaign developed by Prospect Genius. - December 17, 2011 - Capital Environmental Enterprises, Inc.
Recent KOSBE Award Winner Dykes Trucking Achieves TDOT Certification
KOSBE Award Winner, Dykes Trucking has been certified as a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) by the Small Business Development Program (SBDP). The Department's DBE program is intended to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of... - December 17, 2011 - Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship - KOSBE
Alexander Proudfoot Welcomes Robert A. Lutz to Global Advisory Board
The Alexander Proudfoot Company, a leading global operational consultancy, has appointed Robert A. Lutz, recently retired Vice-Chairman of General Motors, to the company’s Global Advisory Board. The Board plays a vital role in Proudfoot’s strategy and value-added business approach and... - December 17, 2011 - Alexander Proudfoot
ATC Financial Selects The Partnership as Ad Agency of Record
Top Atlanta Advertising Agency Continues 2011 Growth - December 17, 2011 - The Partnership
Retrotech Named to Food Logistics 100 List
For the second consecutive year Retrotech has been named to the Food Logistics 100 list of top technology and software providers. - December 17, 2011 - Retrotech Inc.
Shelly Lazarus, Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather, Explains Importance of Innovation on The CEO TV Show with Robert Reiss
The CEO TV Show with host Robert Reiss in this episode interviews Shelly Lazarus, Chairman and former long-time CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, one of the leading advertising agencies in the world. The Lazarus interview focuses on the importance of innovation in business. Lazarus talks about the characteristics and essentials of innovation: The difficulties of innovating, its fragility, obstacles, and the role of corporate culture in fostering innovation. - December 17, 2011 - Reissource, LLC
What do You do if Santa Brings You a Pink Slip for Christmas? Job Seeker and Author Shares His Holiday Surprise and Recommendations.
Yusuf Wilson, 20 year financial services executive, author, and career coach shares advice about overcoming downsizing, lay-offs and economic set-backs in this tough economy. He tells his personal and revealing story in the article, "Laid Off Again But Determined..... a Job Seekers Private... - December 17, 2011 - Wilson Consulting & Training Systems
New Release of Eos Explorer Extended Version 2.7
Eos Explorer Extended 2.7 introduces a brand new Microsoft Office file editor, which increases supported file types, dramatically reduces load times and now allows editing of Microsoft Office files from within Explorer. This version continues the focus on Project Folder adoption by building out the new Project Folder required field settings, which are independent of the estimate’s required fields. - December 16, 2011 - Eos Group
Sector Insight Announces a New Market Research About the Global Concierge Services Market
Sector Insight, the research company specialized in market research about niche markets, announced on last Monday the publication of a new market report about the global concierge services market. The document (79 pages long) analyzes the market history, the main competitors, highlights the key... - December 16, 2011 - Sector Insight
MMI Public Relations Wins 2011 Gold Pixie Award
Local Public Relations Firm Receives Recognition from American Pixel Academy in Third Annual Competition. - December 16, 2011 - MMI
CIMdata Announces Date and Location for the First European CIMdata PLM Certificate Program of 2012
CIMdata's first European PLM Certificate program for 2012 will take place in Birmingham, United Kingdom from March 12 - 16. - December 16, 2011 - CPD Associates
Fabulous Apparel for the Faithful Fashionista
Atlanta Designer Enlist the Help of Local PR Firm to Re-launch Faith-based T-Shirt Line - December 16, 2011 - Kelli Flournoy, PR
As National Transportation Safety Board Considers Cell Phone Ban, New Technology Could Stop Texting While Driving
Raleigh, N.C.- Based Telecommunications Expert Suggests “Not Now I’m Driving” Solution for Distracted Drivers - December 16, 2011 - Ben Levitan
Marketing Company Creates First SLO Business TweetChat
Whizbang hosts monthly online chats for small businesses to network and give and get free advice. - December 16, 2011 - Whizbang
K Marketing Group Promotes New Executive with Further Plans to Expand the Company Into Multiple Markets by 2012
On November 21st, the announcement of Jillian Pekel’s promotion to the management team is the second leadership addition K Marketing has made this year, helping the company come even closer to its plans to expand into multiple markets by the end of 2012. - December 16, 2011 - K Marketing Group, Inc.
Affintus Shares Metrics CEO's Should be Using in Talent Management
Austin based Affintus, the job chemistry company, was recently published in Texas CEO Magazine providing thought leadership about recruiting and hiring trends. The article “The Talent Show” discusses the talent management metrics CEO’s should be using to improve their bottom line. - December 16, 2011 - Affintus
Three Seven Marketing, Inc. Holds Charity Event to Raise Money for Operation Smile
Three Seven Marketing held a karaoke contest in Louisville where donations and prizes added to the fun while Three Seven Marketing raised $500 for Operation Smile. - December 16, 2011 - Three Seven Marketing Group
Leading Civil Servants Shown Quicker and More Cost Effective Way of Transforming Public Services
Adaptation chairman outlines new route to working with existing people and resources to simultaneously deliver multiple benefits to users and providers to public sector leaders - December 16, 2011 - Adaptation Ltd
Mohammed Bouazizi and Health Takaful
TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year Highlight of Abu Dhabi Speech on Health Takaful - December 15, 2011 - PHM International, Inc.
BWIR & Korade B.V. Conduct the First PLM Seminar
BWIR & Korade B.V. have partnered to offer PDM/PLM consulting & services to Infor ERP LN/Baan clients in the BENELUX region of Europe. Korade B.V., part of the Claresco Group, The Netherlands, has been catering to clients in implementing, supporting and delivering add-on solutions... - December 15, 2011 - Barry-Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR)
K Marketing Group, Inc. Promotes New Executive Increasing Company Leadership and Paving the Way for Upcoming Expansion
K Marketing Group plans to expand the company into four markets in the next 24 months. The company focuses on developing their management team through internal training that starts every employee at the entry level. In order to reach their expansion goals, the company plans to grow its leadership from within. This newest promotion puts K Marketing one step closer to expansion. - December 15, 2011 - K Marketing Group, Inc.
Celebrate the Holidays and Attend a Free Government Contracting Webinar
Two free educational webinars will review "Finding Federal Opportunities" and "Federal Contracting Myths." - December 15, 2011 - FedGenius
Franchise Growth Systems and Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt Announce Franchise Opportunities
Franchise Growth Systems and Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt present a truly exciting opportunity to run a quality (and very popular) “froyo” business, and have fun in the process of becoming financially independent. - December 15, 2011 - Franchise Growth Systems
Giving Back Program in Its Fourteenth Year of Helping Others
Terry Simpson of the Flottman Company has been coordinating the collection and distribution of food, gifts and financial support for those less fortunate over the past fourteen years in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati. - December 15, 2011 - Flottman Company, Inc
ActionCOACH North Carolina Wayne Rutherford Wins High Point Area Builders Association Associate of the Year
Wayne Rutherford has been awarded the Associate of the Year for 2011 by the High Point Builders Association in High Point, North Carolina. - December 15, 2011 - ActionCOACH North Carolina
CAI Conducts 2011-2012 North Carolina Healthcare Benefits & Cost Survey
Human Resource Management Firm Collects Data for a Localized Analysis on Healthcare Market Trends - December 15, 2011 - CAI
Internet Use and B2C E-Commerce Well Established in South Korea
The latest “South Korea B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” compiled by Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com features important B2C E-Commerce facts and figures on South Korea. In addition to revenue figures, market shares and customers, the report also covers general online use, the latest trends and major competitors. - December 15, 2011 - yStats.com GmbH & Co. KG
Chinese B2C E-Commerce Continues Its Steady Growth
Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com presents all important Chinese B2C E-Commerce facts and figures in its latest “China B2C E-Commerce Report 2011”. In addition to the major players, revenue figures and market shares, the report also covers general online use, customer preferences and the latest trends. - December 15, 2011 - yStats.com GmbH & Co. KG
Product of the Year 2012 Edition Update - Jury Day
The Product of the Year UAE 2012 consumer award initiative has moved one step closer to the rollout of a national targeted consumer survey following the successful conclusion of its recent Jury Day pre-screening session, held at the Media One Hotel in Dubai Media City. - December 15, 2011 - Product Of The Year Middle East
Small Businesses Rally to GroupHelix for Their Affordable Fortune 100 Technology
GroupHelix has created a technology model consisting of sophisticated marketing, customer acquisition and CRM features to small businesses in an all-in-one platform. This technology, historically only available to large Fortune 100 companies, has now been packaged and offered to small businesses. - December 14, 2011 - GroupHelix
A New Approach to Counseling: Live Chat Online Counseling is the Way to Go
Instant Advice Network provides people with a new approach to counseling and advice. We are not born with a textbook to guide us through life so when we do encounter emotional difficulties we really need to make effort to work through our problems. Instant Advice Network now provides people with a... - December 14, 2011 - Instant Advice Network (IANCHAT)