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Percolate LMS Ranked #28 According to the 2014 State of the LMS Industry Report
Michaels & Associates received high honors this week for their Percolate LMS‒now globally recognized as one of the top learning management systems (LMSs) according to the 2014 State of the LMS Industry Report authored by Craig Weiss of E-Learning 24/7. Percolate, developed by Michaels & Associates and a strong newcomer to the industry, is ranked #28 in the report’s Top 50 LMSs. Percolate’s 90 second demo featured in the report can be viewed here: http://www.lmsdemos.com/video/78579408. - January 23, 2014 - Michaels & Associates
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) + Clean Energy Conference on January 24, 2014
Business, government and community leaders will attend a Tucson-based international conference that will provide details about clean energy and discuss how innovations in the Greenstone System’s Clean Energy business model will provide a sustainable stream of funding for community related initiatives. - January 23, 2014 - Greenstone System, Inc
PHX Architecture Ranks in the Top 20 in Phoenix Business Journal’s "Book of Lists" 2014
The latest Phoenix Business Journal’s, “Book of Lists” is here and this year PHX Architecture is in the top 20! PHX Architecture, a local business, is honored to be listed amongst the top regional and national companies. After receiving a copy of the “Book of Lists”... - January 23, 2014 - PHX Architecture
Tax Tip for Employers: 1099 or W-2?
The deadline to distribute W-2s and 1099s to employees and for businesses to furnish 1099 statements reporting, among other things, non-employee compensation, bank interest, dividends and distributions from a retirement plan is Jan. 31. Here are three determining factors that help employers discern which form to distribute to their employees. - January 23, 2014 - Payroll Center Inc.
Xpanda, Helping Secure North American Business
The Xpanda gates are made of a clean profile tubular steel that is riveted together in a strong lattice diamond pattern, not only for strength and appearance, the diamond pattern allows the gate to expand and retract to 15% of its opening size and fold 180 degrees out of the way when not needed. The way Xpanda secures retail stores is with the use of modern high quality scissor style retractable gates. Xpanda credits their success to their satisfied customers. - January 23, 2014 - Xpanda Security Products
Dallas Convention Adds $1000 Prize for Costuming
ALL-CON's tenth anniversary event offers 200 activities in four full days. - January 23, 2014 - ALL-CON LLC
"Safety Talk" for Alabama Notaries and Signing Agents
Detective-Sargeant Juan Rodriquez, Homewood Police Department, will give a "Safety Talk" to Notaries Public and Signing Agents, on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 6:00 pm, at Homewood Public Library. All Notaries and Signing Agents are encouraged to attend. Rodriquez will provide professional and practical advice on how to work smarter and more safely in 2014. - January 23, 2014 - Notaries4Alabama
Custom T-Shirts and Non-Apparel Store Grows Affiliate Program
With the program guidance of AffiliateManager.com, RIPTapparel.com has expanded their affiliate marketing opportunities to now include those available on the ShareASale network. - January 23, 2014 - AffiliateManager.com
The 4th International Workshop on Lunar Science and Technology
The 4th International Workshop on Lunar and Planetary Compact and Cryogenic Science and Technology Applications (LSA 4) will be held April 8-11, 2014 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The event is designed to be a crossroads for scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs focused on current Lunar missions. - January 23, 2014 - Flexure Engineering
Bizelli Heating and Cooling Signs Second Contract Deal for Internet Representation and PR
Bizelli Heating and Cooling Signs Second Contract Deal with Manifest Your Dreams Publicity for Internet Representation and Public Relations Work. - January 23, 2014 - Manifest Your Dreams Publicity c/o Alpha Bizelli Marketing & PR, inc.
UniLink Enhances Product Catalogue with Cash Automation Solutions
Leading Rochester, NY-based financial equipment supplier, UniLink now offers the latest cash automation solutions. The company’s suite of cash automation products, such as vaults, recyclers and dispensers bring a broad range of operational advantages to the modern financial institution... - January 23, 2014 - Uni Link
Supportive Government Policies and Fuel-Efficient Tyres to Drive Malaysian Tyre Market Says TechSci Research
Growing demand for hybrid cars as a result of government initiatives to drive the tyre market in Malaysia over the next five years. - January 23, 2014 - TechSci Research
Alfaro Energy Sponsors the American Heart Association
Heart disease is the number-one cause of death in America, killing an average of 600,000 people every year according to the Center for Disease Control. The American Heart Association aims to improve cardiovascular health through awareness campaigns and events. On Saturday, Feb. 8 the Red Run for... - January 23, 2014 - Primera Energy
Alfaro Oil and Gas is Giving Back
Alfaro Oil and Gas has been in the energy business for years. While successful energy extraction is always important for this company, community responsibility is a top priority. In 2014 alone Alfaro Oil and Gas has been involved with charities such as the Multiple Sclerosis Society, American... - January 23, 2014 - Primera Energy
VisionQuest Wealth Management Welcomes Steve Laska to the Firm
VisionQuest Wealth Management, a Raleigh-based wealth management firm serving as a personal CFO to individuals, families and business-owners is pleased to welcome Steven M. Laska as its new President and Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Laska is a proven financial services professional and leader... - January 23, 2014 - VisionQuest Wealth Management
Crossroads Public Relations and Marketing Names New Account Coordinator
Heather Barefoot becomes latest addition to Crossroads PR and Marketing Team. - January 23, 2014 - Crossroads PR
Cloud Enables Continuous Delivery and DevOps, According to New Evans Data Survey of Cloud Developers
26% of Cloud Developers Update or Release New Software Versions Daily, 63% Release at Least Once a Week - January 23, 2014 - Evans Data Corp
Xzibit Solutions Provide Rentals for Trade Show Booth Display in Mississauga
Xzibit Solutions is offering rentals for trade show booth displays in Mississauga. This is ideal for new and existing businesses that want to attend trade shows and conferences to see if this marketing strategy is right for their businesses before investing in a custom made trade show booth display... - January 23, 2014 - Xzibit Solutions
Pink Elephant Announces 2013 IT Excellence Awards Finalists
Winners to be Announced at Pink14 in Las Vegas. - January 23, 2014 - Pink Elephant
McKim & Creed Names New Energy Leader
McKim & Creed, Inc., a Raleigh, North Carolina-based engineering, surveying and planning firm with offices throughout the South, has announced that Matthew Daves, PE, LEED AP has been promoted to business unit leader in charge of developing sustainable, cost-effective clean energy solutions for... - January 23, 2014 - McKim & Creed, Inc.
Talk Fusion Invites Associates to IMAGINE a Better Life Before Event Sells Out
Florida company experiencing overwhelming demand for April event tickets. - January 23, 2014 - Talk Fusion
NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, NFL, Verizon and Broadway Green Alliance Partner to Recycle Electronic Waste
AnythingIT, Inc., (OTCBB: ANYI), a leading information technology electronics recycler and e-waste handler serving both government and commercial markets partnered with The NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, NFL, SHI, Verizon and the Broadway Green Alliance to collect and safely recycle electronic... - January 23, 2014 - AnythingIT
Bridgat Celebrates its 7th Anniversary with Big Sales
From the middle of January, Bridgat, the biggest international transaction platform for worldwide customers to shop online, has been celebrating its 7th anniversary by offering big sales on many of its best-selling items. - January 23, 2014 - Bridgat.com
Eve Paris Introduces Focus on Photography Holiday Rentals
Eve Paris is on the roll (of film in this case), giving travelers the things they really want to do while in Paris. Staying true to its promise of expanding its apartment selection and widening its offering of local activities, Eve is now ready to showcase Paris’ most scenic places for... - January 23, 2014 - Eve Paris
Catholic Charities Gala in Sarasota, FL
Scott Robertson, CAI, BAS of Scott Robertson Event Fundraising Consultants/Auctioneers has again been selected to be the Fundraising Auctioneer for the 25th Catholic Charities Ball. The Gala will be held on January 25th at 6:00 pm at The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota. There will be a cocktail... - January 23, 2014 - Scott Robertson Auctioneer and Event Fundraising Consultants
Exabytes Offers Web Hosting Plan For SME with Rich Features by Exabytes Singapore
As the best web hosting provider in a foreign land since 2005, Exabytes expanded its services to Singapore a few years ago and has since specialized in providing the best web hosting in Singapore with its 11 years of solid industry experience, under the name of Exabytes Network (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - January 23, 2014 - Exabytes Network
Play Hard Playbook’s New Year, New You Series
The New Year, New You Series by Play Hard Playbook tackles the challenges in setting a resolution and really making permanent and real changes in your life. - January 23, 2014 - Play Hard Playbook
Global Power Rental Systems Market Will Reach USD 24.08 Billion by 2020 Grand View Research Report Says
Growth in road construction applications expected to drive global market. - January 23, 2014 - Grand View Research
Creative Biolabs Collaborates with Creative Biomart to Offer Bio-Similar Cell Lines for the Production of Recombinant Proteins
Creative Biolabs and Creative Biomart collaboratively launch the bio-similar cells lines, which aim to promote and facilitate the research in biotechnology led to the production of recombinant proteins, therapeutic MAb etc. with views to its clinical application. - January 23, 2014 - Creative Biolabs
Global Plano Sunglasses Market to Reach Usd 19,944.3 Million by 2020: Grand View Research
Grand View Research has announced the addition of "Global Plano Sunglasses Industry Trends and Market Segment Forecasts To 2020" Market Research report to their Database. - January 23, 2014 - Grand View Research
Sonardyne Ranger 2 Pro Chosen for Russian Salvage Vessel Operations
Sonardyne International Ltd.’s Ranger 2 acoustic positioning technology has been selected by leading marine navigation systems group, Transas, for use on two new build ice-class multi-purpose salvage vessels (MPSVs, the project is developed by Marine Engineering Bureau) commissioned by the... - January 23, 2014 - Sonardyne
Etech Global Services Exhibiting and Speaking at Internet Retail Expo 2014
Etech Global Services, a leading business outsourcer, will be exhibiting and speaking at the Internet Retail Expo 2014 February 5-7 in Epicenter, Gurgaon. The business centric trade show will attract enthusiastic digital professionals and offer an opportunity to talk with experts about business... - January 23, 2014 - Etech, Inc.
Global Sorbitol Demand to Reach 2.5 Million MT by 2017
The global demand for Sorbitol is mainly a function of its low calories and distinctive blend of functional and surface active properties as a humectant, sweetener, bulking agent, stabilizer, softener, emulsifier, etc. - January 23, 2014 - IMARC Group
SLK Global BPO Awarded Top ITES Performer from Bangalore, India
SLK Global BPO, a leading business process management company, received a prestigious award from STPI under the category of “Highest Growth in Exports – IT / ITES” for the financial year 2012-13. - January 23, 2014 - SLK Global BPO Services
Learning Light Supports PresentationTube by Making Open Content Available via the E-Learning Centre
Learning Light, which provides advice and help to organisations on how to use e-learning and learning technologies to improve their business performance, is making PresentationTube available via the The E-Learning Centre website. The E-learning Centre is an information resource about e-learning... - January 23, 2014 - Learning Light
St. Armands Circle Art Festival Returns This Weekend - January 25 & 26, 2014
What: 11th Annual St. Armands Circle Art Festival When: January 25 - 26, Saturday & Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Where: St. Armands Circle in Sarasota Navigational address: 411 St. Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL 34236 Why: To Support the Arts, the St. Armands Circle Association and the... - January 23, 2014 - Howard Alan Events
Downtown Venice to Host Craft Festival Slated for January 25 & 26, 2014
Affordable Crafts – Unique Gift Items. - January 23, 2014 - Howard Alan Events
Tostevin Accountancy Joins Russell Bedford US Member PMB Helin Donovan
Merger adds Monterey, CA to PMB Helin Donovan's list of offices. - January 23, 2014 - Russell Bedford International
Daniel Levine: the Traffic Trend is Speeding Up
The trends expert is seeing a growing number of new and innovative ways of moving commuters. - January 23, 2014 - Daniel Levine
Philadelphia Legal Marketing Association Elects Laura Powers to Board
CMO of Philadelphia integrated marketing agency elected to industry board. - January 23, 2014 - Furia Rubel Communications
AGC of California Announces New Affinity Partnership with ehs International, Inc.
The AGC of California is excited to announce a new Affinity Partnership with ehs International, Inc. as of 2014. Ehs International will now be the exclusive in-classroom provider of Safety Training for the AGC of California and its members. This partnership was formed in response to the industries demand for a higher quality and greater supply of safety training throughout California. - January 22, 2014 - ehs International, Inc
Federal Labs, Agencies and Industry Set to Converge in Rockville as 2014 Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer National Meeting Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the 2014 FLC National Meeting. This year's FLC National Meeting will take place from April 21 -23, 2014 at the North Bethesda Marriott Hotel. Over the course of three days, hundreds of technology transfer professionals, scientists, and other federal and industry members of the FLC community will partake in various education and training courses, an industry day, and panel discussions all designed to advance their tech transfer knowledge and skills. - January 22, 2014 - Universal Technical Resource Services, Inc.
Coworking Expanding in Metro Detroit. Livonia Based Metro Work Space, a Coworking Facility, is Opening an Additional Location in Farmington Michigan.
Metro Work Space announces the opening of a new facility, capitalizing on the rising trend of coworking in Farmington, MI. Metro Work Space is a metro Detroit area business that is at the forefront of the "coworking" trend that is revolutionizing the field of entrepreneurship. - January 22, 2014 - Todd A. Luhtanen
Global Trade of Softwood Lumber in 2013 to Reach Its Highest Level in Five Years
With demand for lumber being in recovery mode in a number of countries in the world in 2013, global trade of both lumber and logs were on track to reach their highest levels since before the global financial crisis in 2008, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest increases in overseas lumber trade have been from Canada to China and from the Nordic countries to Japan. - January 22, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Fiber Costs for Hardwood Pulp Producers Have Fallen 17% in Two Years and in the 3Q/13, Were the Lowest They Have Been Since 2009
Wood fiber costs, which account for about 60% of the production costs when manufacturing pulp, have been in steady decline in many parts of the world for the past two years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. In the 3Q/13, the Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) had fallen 17% since 2011, while the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) was down 10% over the same period. - January 22, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Asia's Emergence in the Global Nuclear Industry
Asia is beginning to play a bigger role in the global nuclear industry, both in terms of leading new builds domestically and involvement in projects beyond their own borders. Their involvement across the value chain, from providing technology and financing to ownership, makes them an increasing influence in the global civil nuclear industry. - January 22, 2014 - Industry Platform Pte. Ltd.
Christie Parker Hale’s Oliver Bajracharya Elected Pasadena Bar President
Oliver Bajracharya, a partner in the Glendale law firm of Christie Parker Hale LLP, was elected president of the Pasadena Bar Association. Barjracharya, who begins his term this month, will serve for one year. - January 22, 2014 - Christie Parker Hale LLP
Trend Sound Promoter Advertising & Marketing Services Review
Trend Sound Promoter AMG Corp, an ad-promoting and distribution platform, is proud to announce a launch of various marketing and advertising services that helps clients and partners increase traffic and visibility, maximize sales and expand customer-base. “We are really excited about new... - January 22, 2014 - Trend Sound Promoter AMG Corp
India’s Switchgear & Control Gear Industry to Grow at a Mere 10% CAGR Till 2017
Despite being the 5th largest producer & consumer of electricity in the world, there has only been a marginal boost to the demand for distribution machinery. - India’s switchgear and control gear industry, valued at INR 135 billion, is expected to be worth approximately INR 215 billion... - January 22, 2014 - ValueNotes Database Pvt Ltd
UAWPro.com is the First Major Internet Media Supplier of SEO Tools, Content, Writing, Internet Marketing, Publishing & Social Signals to Accept Bitcoins
Online leader Allegretto Publishing (Shair.com) has implemented the acceptance of Bitcoin digital currency payments for it’s UAWPro.com site today. “New and current customers now have the ability to purchase monthly prepaid access to UAW Pro using Bitcoin as their preferred method of... - January 22, 2014 - Allegretto Publishing