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Peregrine Now Acquiring Royalties in Tarrant & Johnson Counties
Peregrine 1031 Energy Partners, a company assisting 1031 investors in diversifying their exchange, has agreed to acquire producing and non-producing oil and gas royalties in Tarrant and Johnson Counties, Texas. The acquisition features production from over 30 currently producing wells in the... - May 04, 2018 - Peregrine 1031 Energy Partners
CryptoLab News (CL), a Crypto Information / Resources Website Based in Australia Today Announced the Commencement of Operations
The website provides a centralized information hub that is here to bring clarity and confidence to Decentralized CryptoLand and help people research, learn and gain value from the Crypto Currency space. - May 04, 2018 - CryptoLab News
DataPath White Paper Analyzes HSA Profitability and Potential Administration Solutions for TPAs
As the HSA market steadily continues to grow, more third-party administrators (TPAs) are looking to add HSA management services to their portfolio. A new whitepaper published by DataPath, Inc. addresses common TPA concerns about entering the HSA market: revenue opportunity, workload, and the need... - May 03, 2018 - DataPath
University of Chicago & University of Maryland Study Details Peer Pressure’s Positive Effects at Curbing Spending & Saving Money
Personal Finance Management Platform Status Money Saves Users $600/Month - May 03, 2018 - Status Money
University of the Incarnate Word Partners with iGrad to Offer Financial Education to Large Non-Traditional Student Population
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is partnering with iGrad to offer a comprehensive and adaptive financial education platform to its largely non-traditional student population. iGrad, a private company based in San Diego, is a leading provider of interactive and adaptive online financial... - May 03, 2018 - iGrad
Ally Medical Services and Preston Wound Care Merge to Become Acentus. New Platform Represents a Compelling Alternative for Healthcare Entrepreneurs.
Principles from Tampa, FL based Ally Medical Services, LLC and McKinney, TX based Preston Mobility Plus, Inc. dba Preston Wound Care announced this week that the two companies have merged effective April 14, 2018. The two companies are now wholly owned subsidiaries of Acentus LLC based in... - May 03, 2018 - Ally Medical Services, LLC dba Acentus
Sun Acquisitions Has Been Engaged to Sell a Multiple Location, Profitable Beauty Salon
Two location beauty salon for sale, high in revenue with a great asking price. - May 03, 2018 - Sun Acquisitions
Octane Software Solutions, an IBM Analytics Partner, Rolls Into Canberra
Sydney based IBM Analytics partner Octane Software Solutions has moved into the Canberra market and recruited Micheal Connor and Greg Taylor as practice leads. Octane will be offering the delivery and support of the IBM suite of Planning and Analytics applications. - May 02, 2018 - Octane Software Solutions
Velocity Data Update
Velocity (symbol: VCT) recently filed its October 2017 year end financials. It reported revenue of $1.3m, with a 745k loss. It has $6.6m of liabilities and few assets. For the quarter ending 1/31/18 the revenues were 135k, with an operating loss. Velocity continues to work with CSE on a potential... - May 02, 2018 - S7 Group
Badger Fund Plants Another Seed to Grow Wisconsin’s Startup Ecosystem
The Badger Fund is committing capital to another start up. - May 02, 2018 - Badger Fund
Dolphin Debit Names Joe Woods to Lead Its National Sales Force
Dolphin Debit, the full-service ATM management company, has named industry veteran Joe Woods its Senior Vice President and Director of Sales. In this position, Woods will guide and grow Dolphin Debit’s sales force to serve the rapidly increasing number of credit unions and banks that are... - May 02, 2018 - Dolphin Debit
SAFE Federal Credit Union Picks Elizabeth Duquette to Lead Member Service Center
Elizabeth Duquette, formerly a branch manager for SAFE Federal Credit Union, has been named to oversee the credit union’s Member Service Center. Duquette originally came to SAFE as branch manager at SAFE’s office in Bishopville. She spent 2017 as an assistant in the Executive Office... - May 02, 2018 - SAFE Federal Credit Union
McGhee Productivity Solutions to Host "Take Back Your Life!" Program on Personal Productivity in Orange County, CA
McGhee Productivity Solutions will host a program on May 15 in Irvine providing a day of learning personal productivity tools and methodologies using Microsoft Outlook. Attendees should bring their laptops to experience an interactive experience setting up an integrated management system inside of... - May 01, 2018 - McGhee Productivity Solutions
Sound Payments Announces Bill Nichols as Its Senior Vice President of Sales and Strategy
Sound Payments Inc. is pleased to welcome Bill Nichols who will serve as Senior Vice President of Sales and Technology. With an extensive background in the payments industry, Nichols will lead a team of sales professionals and the strategy for Sound Payment’s Seamless Commerce solutions. He... - May 01, 2018 - Sound Payments
2018 Best Direct Market Access Provider Award by World Finance Market Goes to Alaric Trader
Alaric Trader, a direct market access provider to U.S. exchanges and a professional broker-dealer has been awarded with World Finance Market’s Award for Best Direct Market Access Provider in 2018. The World Finance Markets awards are created in an attempt to honor and showcase excellence and... - May 01, 2018 - Alaric Trader
GSF Mortgage Welcomes Regional Manager Frank Dean
GSF Mortgage Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of Frank Dean as the new Regional Manager located in Columbus, Ohio. He has acquired a reputation for excellence in the industry with more than 25 years of experience providing top-quality service to his customers. He has an extensive... - May 01, 2018 - GoGSF
Omnidya, New Platform That Enables Live Negotiating for the Service Industry Through AI, Exhibiting at Collision 2018
Omnidya, the new platform making history by being the first to enable live negotiating in the service industry, will be exhibiting at Collision 2018. Omnidya uses artificial intelligence to create win-win scenarios between enterprises and consumers for deals on insurance, travel, wireless... - April 30, 2018 - Omnidya
Free Live “Get Returns Twice on Your Tax Liens” Webinar from TaxLienLady.com
Rebecca Rice and David Xi will show how to have real estate monies working in two ways; both in a tax-free account and in real estate investments, utilizing the efficiency of every real estate dollar you employ in the market. - April 30, 2018 - TaxLienLady.com
The Reg.A Money Show Publishes Podcast Explaining How to Get the Seed Financing Needed to Start a Regulation A+ Crowdfunding Offering
Raising money is hard work. but when you get all the "no's" out of the way, the closer you'll get to a "yes" - and when that happens, it's all worth the time and effort. The insights found on this podcast will certainly get you closer to that goal of raising the seed capital you'll need to launch a qualified Regulation A+ crowdfunding offering. - April 28, 2018 - Reg.A Funding Group
AALTCI Study Finds That Largest Long-Term Care Insurance Claim Being Paid Exceeds $2 Million
The largest long-term care insurance claims by insurance carriers has exceeded $2 million according to a study by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. This marks the first time the study has found claims greater than $2 million. - April 28, 2018 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
New AALTCI Video Focuses on Standard Life Short-Term Care Insurance
A video featuring American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance director Jesse Slome focuses on short-term care options that can be valuable for consumers. - April 28, 2018 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
More Than 2 Million Pets Now Insured in North America, According to 2018 NAPHIA Report
North America’s pet health insurance sector posted another record year in 2017 with the total number of pets insured in the U.S. and Canada reaching over 2 million. This represents a market average increase of almost 17 percent year over year, according to the just released 2018 NAPHIA State... - April 27, 2018 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
Explosive Growth of Crypto Funds Continues in 2018
Despite Falling Prices and Regulatory Hurdles, Hedge Funds & Venture Capital Launch Cryptocurrency Investment Funds at Record Pace - April 27, 2018 - Crypto Fund Research
Sun Acquisitions Has Been Engaged to Sell an Event and Party Rental Business
Sun Acquisitions has been engaged to sell a full service event and party rentals and sales business. The business is located in Northwest Indiana. This business has been in continuous operation for over 50 years and maintains a robust supply of inventory for event, party, wedding and conference... - April 26, 2018 - Sun Acquisitions
GSF Mortgage Welcomes High Powered Mortgage Team in Delaware
GSF Mortgage Corporation is pleased to welcome branch manager Christopher Patille and his team to the New Castle, Delaware office. The team has a strong online presence and in addition to being part of several real estate and mortgage lending groups on LinkedIn, Patille hosts a weekly mortgage... - April 26, 2018 - GoGSF
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Promotes Eric Dail to Western Region Regional Vice President
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce its new Western Region Regional Vice President, Eric Dail. Formerly a Western Region Marketing Representative for AUI, Eric will now manage the day-to-day operations of the Scottsdale office, including workers’ compensation and commercial... - April 26, 2018 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Evonax Will Provide Monero Crypto Currency Exchange Services to Their Clients
Evonax has extended their services to exchange Monero cryptocurrency. Monero also uses Blockchain technology that is also employed by Bitcoin. This gives Monero an edge in the cryptocurrency market. - April 26, 2018 - Evonax A/S
Ciklum Founder Invested in AVentures Capital Fund
Danish entrepreneur, Torben Majgaard, founder of the company Ciklum (technology service provider), invested in AVentures Capital fund and became its financial partner. United with the fund's capital, the investments will be used to finance globally oriented Ukrainian startups and IT companies in various stages. - April 26, 2018 - AVentures Capital
Homes for Heroes Honors Affiliate Real Estate and Lending Specialists Who Gave Back More Than $1,762,000 to 1,405 Community Heroes
Top affiliates receive distinguished honor by being inducted into the Homes for Heroes Heroes Served Club for their work and selfless service to their community heroes; firefighters, law enforcement officers, military, healthcare workers and teachers. - April 25, 2018 - Homes for Heroes
Geoffrey P. Kissel Installed as the New President at NSSTA
The National Structured Trade Association announces New President, Geoffrey P. Kissel and New President-Elect Michelle Caine. Two new Board Members, Susan R. Clark and Louis E. Masry, also elected at the NSSTA Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. - April 25, 2018 - National Structured Settlements Trade Association
Midland Commerce Insurance Buys Dublin Insurance Agency
St. Louis agency to continue focusing on personal and commercial insurance. - April 25, 2018 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Cognia Law Announces a New Appointment to Its Consulting Services Leadership Team
Tyson Ballard joins Cognia Law's Legal Operations Management Consulting Practice. A Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Prince II certified Project Manager, Tyson has over 12 years of experience across legal operations, leading continuous improvement and transformation programs. Having worked for... - April 25, 2018 - Cognia Law
Source One Launches Procurement Technology Advisory Offering
The leading provider of Procurement solutions bolsters its service offering with a new Technology Advisory Practice. - April 24, 2018 - Source One, a Corcentric Company
AUI’s Premium Personal Lines Division, Reliance Risk Solutions, Named a Top Personal Insurance Agency by Chubb
Chubb has bestowed its Cornerstone designation on Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.’s premium personal lines division, Reliance Risk Solutions (RRS). - April 22, 2018 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Long-Term Care Insurance Association Releases First Analysis of 2017 Paid Claims
Most long-term care insurance claims begin with care at home according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance analysis of claims commencing in 2017. - April 21, 2018 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
New Programs for Student Loan Default & Disabled Veterans Explained by Golden Financial Services
Can severely disabled people get student loans discharged automatically? 2018 brings new laws to the United States. Finally, disabled veterans get student loan debt relief approved by the Trump Administration. Disabled veterans are not the only ones that qualify for student loan debt forgiveness, anyone disabled could be eligible. Learn what you need to know about student loan forgiveness in 2018 and get step by step instructions on how to take action. - April 21, 2018 - Golden Financial Services
IMPEC Group Acquires Relocation Connections, Inc.
Leading San Francisco Bay Area Workplace Consulting and Facility Management firm, IMPEC Group greatly expands its Project/Construction and Move Management capabilities by acquiring Relocation Connections, Inc. - April 20, 2018 - Impec Group
Connecticut Venture Summit, May 8, 2018 in Darien, CT
Whether you are a venture investor, growth company, industry professional, or business operating in Connecticut, you will not want to miss this day of discussion and presentation regarding some of the most important issues facing venture capital growth in Connecticut. - April 20, 2018 - Gillon Tax Advisors LLC
Bryan McClaine Joins Mars as Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Originator
Bryan K. McClaine (NMLS# 1737358) joined Mars Bank as an Assistant Vice President, Mortgage Originator. He will be responsible for generating residential mortgage business in Mercer and Butler counties. “Bryan is a great addition to our mortgage team,” said Shawn R. Proper, Mars Bank... - April 20, 2018 - Mars Bank
SterlingRisk Insurance CEO David Sterling Named to Long Island Press Power List
Annual recognition celebrates the 50 most influential Long Islanders. - April 20, 2018 - SterlingRisk Insurance
Plexus Hires Christa Oldham as Vice President, Client Executive in Employee Benefits
Benefits expert brings nearly two decades of consulting and brokerage success to Chicagoland-based firm. - April 19, 2018 - The Plexus Groupe
US Nuclear Announces 46.4% Growth in Revenue for 2017
US Nuclear Announces 2017 Annual Revenue is up by 46.4% Over 2016 Revenue - April 19, 2018 - US Nuclear Corp.
HealthCare Associates Credit Union Launches iGrad’s Enrich Financial Literacy Platform
HealthCare Associates Credit Union has partnered with iGrad to offer the Enrich™ Financial Wellness Platform to its members. - April 19, 2018 - iGrad
Howard Slater, Principal and Partner of Cedar Brook Group, Attends Invitation-Only Masters Forum
Cleveland-based financial advisor studies industry trends with other top wealth managers in the U.S. - April 19, 2018 - Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC
Sun Acquisitions Announces the Sale of a Tool Manufacturer to Strategic Investors
Sun Acquisitions is pleased to announce the sale of West Michigan Tool & Die, a tool manufacturer, to a family office investor group. The business has been in operation for over 40 years in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The company provides a wide range of services for its customers including: mold... - April 19, 2018 - Sun Acquisitions
All-Stocks.net Began Its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) This Week
On April 15, the FinTech company All-Stocks.net started its ICO. - April 19, 2018 - AllStocks
MarketCurrents Wealth Management Media Publishes Human Capital in Family Offices Edition
MarketCurrents published its inaugural edition on Human Capital in Family Offices this week. The international private wealth publisher engaged with family offices throughout the last year on ideas for editorial topics for its Family Office E-Magazine series. Human capital was a leading topic... - April 18, 2018 - MarketCurrents
Texas Trust Credit Union Earns Ranking as 10th Best-Performing Credit Union in the Country
S&P Global Market Intelligence Compared Texas Trust to Thousands of Other Credit Unions. - April 18, 2018 - Texas Trust Credit Union
Plexus Introduces 2018 Summer Internship Program
The Plexus Groupe, an annual honoree as one of the "Best Places to Work in Insurance," is hiring three high-achieving college students this summer. - April 17, 2018 - The Plexus Groupe
American Receivable Acquires $50 Million to Meet Demand
American Receivable Corporation announces the acquisition of an additional $50M to meet continuing demand. Jack Stieber, President says, “We attribute much of our recent growth to being named the #1 Factoring Company in the Country by Top 10 Reviews for the last three years consecutively and... - April 17, 2018 - American Receivable Corporation