CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /CitizenWire/ — WEST: Advancing Women in Science and Technology hosted a Career Mentoring event for 80 Girl Scouts that ranged from grades 4 to 12. WEST taps into its community of women scientist, engineers and technologist as career mentors to hold events for young girls as well as early and mid career women.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. /CitizenWire/ — United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), a national wholesale mortgage lender operating in 47 states, announced that it launched a new product, dubbed ELITE, that offers the best conventional rates and pricing in the industry. Recognized industry-wide for first-class customer service, UWM is pleased to provide their signature service combined with the most aggressive rates and pricing in the industry for elite borrowers.

MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. telecommunications industry continues to expand as business spending for wireless services fuels industry revenue growth, says a new market research report from Insight Research. Insight estimates that all U.S. businesses will spend $154 billion for telecommunications services in 2012.

TORONTO, Ontario /CitizenWire/ — Equation Technologies announced today that it has been named to the 2012 BSI Top 100 VARs. This annual ranking of midmarket reselling firms is based on annual revenues.

STURBRIDGE, Mass. /CitizenWire/ — Remspec Corporation is pleased to announce that it has completed the technology transfer and an upgrade of the mid-IR optical fiber manufacturing process originally developed by Amorphous Materials Inc. of Garland, Texas. This means that in addition to meeting its own needs for high grade mid-IR fiber Remspec can now supply high quality low-cost fiber to meet the general needs of the optical device community.

HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Whiteflash Inc., specialists in Ideal Diamonds and Fine Bridal Jewelry, announced today that it has been selected the 2012 Pinnacle Award Winner by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for the retail jewelry category in Houston, Texas. This award recognizes Whiteflash as the top retail jeweler in the fourth largest city in America.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Since 1984 Dr. Marc Spitz of the Foot Pain Center has been conducting a Shoe Drive to distribute thousands of shoes to local homeless shelters in Long Beach and Orange County. The 28th annual Shoe Drive takes place June 11-15, 2012.

TORONTO, Ontario /CitizenWire/ — IAAS Worldwide announces that 32 floors of custom furnishings, lush textiles, elegant fixtures and thousands of luxury hotel assets from the legendary Four Seasons Hotel at Avenue Road and Yorkville are up for auction May 31 – June 2, 2012.

AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — 360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned wholesale mortgage banker, officially began accepting applications for HARP 2.0 loans on Monday, March 19, 2012, specifically serving challenged and underwater borrowers. Subsequently, 360 has experienced a significant increase in loan volume, resulting in the largest active pipeline since the company’s 2007 founding.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /CitizenWire/ — MasterCare Solutions, a National LTC Network member, hosted the May 11 Oregon stop of the 3in4 Need More Tour. Nathan Sanow, Business Development Manager at MasterCare, and Erica Drake, Marketing Specialist at the firm, accompanied tour spokesperson and elder care expert Dr. Marion Somers (‘Dr. Marion’) as she addressed the need for long term care planning in Portland, Oregon.

MARSHFIELD, Mass. /CitizenWire/ — Writers Glen Publications announces the release of ‘The Gospel of Ashes’ (ISBN: 978-0982589229), a thriller, by author Lloyd R. Prentice.

CHARDON, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — e2b teknologies, a business software and services provider, announced today a new brand identity featuring a new identity and new names for its three operating business units. The previous business unit logos featured a ‘floating ball’ which has been replaced with the familiar ‘paper airplane’ logo used for e2b’s Anytime brand products.

ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — Ryan Kocher has joined CMI, a full-service marketing research company, as VP of analytics. Kocher will lead CMI’s analytical sciences team, where he will oversee all of CMI’s analytic service processes and offerings, and guides development of new solutions to help clients understand the decisions their customers make and why.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — KC’s 23 1/2 Hour Plumbing, Inc., a Palm Springs plumbing contractor, announced this week that it has now reached the three-ton mark in collecting food for community donations. This past ton was collected within three months.

BOULDER, Colo. /CitizenWire/ — TeamSnap today announced the launch of its next generation cloud SaaS registration system for sports clubs, leagues and associations. Clubs and leagues can easily register players for seasons, summer camps, skill sessions or just about any kind of event or activity.

ALAMEDA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Pacific Pinball Museum (PPM) proudly announces the addition of more than 100 rare items to their massive collection through a donation made by business entrepreneur and renowned philanthropist Richard Foos.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Today, Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) relocated its Inland Empire office to 11860 Pierce Street Suite 100, Riverside, CA 92505.

SILVERDALE, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Squarerigger Software’s SQ.7 Fleet Maintenance System, Revolution(R) Tire Tracking and Tire Management System, The Inspector and its Tire Dealer Advantage software packages continue increasing the pace of acceptance in the industry.

ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — CMI’s Jean Fasching, vice president, and Laura Winn, vice president client solutions, will present ‘Where to Begin and End Your New Product Development Journey’ at LIMRA’s Marketing and Research Conference on May 31, 2012. CMI is a full-service marketing research company that serves clients in consumer and B2B markets, including insurance and financial services.

CHARDON, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — e2b calibration, a division of e2b teknologies, announced today that they have implemented Anytime Assets into their internal calibration system, allowing customers to track their calibrated assets. Anytime Assets is a cloud-based inventory tracking software that enables users to remotely track their calibrated assets from any location with internet access.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — California’s San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board invites dislocated workers, veterans and county residents 18 years and older who want to launch their own Internet or service-based business to enroll in an entrepreneur training program. The board will fund training for 60 participants and the deadline to enroll is May 18, 2012.

HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Continuing their tremendously popular Facebook ‘Give it the Yes Vote and Win’ contest series, Whiteflash Inc., leading retailer of ideal diamonds, engagement rings and fine bridal jewelry, announced today another impressive giveaway promotion for Spring 2012.

ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — OxBlue Corporation, a leader in the construction camera industry, announced today an expansion of its construction camera interfaces for mobile devices available at http://m.oxblue.com .

MANASQUAN, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — Peter Grandich, market commentator and editor of the internationally-followed ‘Grandich Letter,’ posted a strong warning to readers today about the United States’ grave financial condition, predicting a dire fiscal picture for our children and grandchildren.

NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Anna’s Pocket Bee Venom, from Kalon Skincare, has already broken into the Top 100 bestseller list in its category on Amazon.com, and is rated the #1 Hottest New Beauty Product Release. These rankings have been achieved in Amazon’s Beauty department. This department includes over 300,000 products including almost every major cosmetics brand.