CitizenWire Main Story Index ~ includes both national and local business, entertainment, and technology news, as well as articles, columns and blogs from CitizenWire’s editorial staff.
PEORIA, Ariz. /CitizenWire/ — MoJo Sports announced today that they have teamed up with Peoria Sports Complex, home to the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners Spring Training facility to conduct a baseball pitching contest. The contest is dubbed as the ‘American Arm’ and consists of a 55 ft. customized mobile interactive trailer that […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. Department of State selected Tanbir ul Islam Siddiqui, a Bangladeshi alumnus of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), as March’s State Alumni Member of the Month.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The United States is alarmed over reports of aerial bombardments by the Sudan Armed Forces inside South Sudan. Such incidents are unacceptable and threaten to escalate tensions between the two states.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose E. Gottemoeller and Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Thomas M. Countryman will travel to Brazil from March 4-5 to meet with senior Brazilian Government officials for bilateral discussions on nonproliferation and disarmament […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. /CitizenWire/ — Accessories Unlimited, an automotive accessory and installation provider, proudly announced this week that it is the recipient of Celebration Media’s, Talk of the Town award for excellence in customer satisfaction.
PALO ALTO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — VLP Law Group LLP is very pleased to announce that Stephen Wright and Patrick Valentino have joined its Real Estate practice as partners based in San Francisco. Mr. Wright joins VLP from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP based in San Francisco. Mr. Valentino was previously a partner of the San […]
DURHAM, N.C. /CitizenWire/ — ‘The Miracle Workers Handbook: Seven Levels of Power and Manifestation of the Virgin Mary’ (ISBN: 9781846949203) by Sherrie Dillard, and published by John Hunt Publishing O Books, explains the seven phases of Mary’s life as a blueprint for all people to experience divine intuitive communication, synchronicity, grace, miracles and ascension.
CHARDON, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — ERP business software solution provider and developer e2b teknologies (www.e2btek.com) is supporting three charities in recognition of Child Life Month which is March. Charitable activities and events include an annual sponsorship of two children through Save the Children Foundation, participation in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake, […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The moving facilitator, Free Moving Quote (FreeMovingQuote.com), has not only weathered the recession, they have found ways to thrive in this difficult environment. FreeMovingQuote.com strives to be a one-stop shop for movers looking to find moving companies both at their departure locale and their destination.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — NGDATA (www.ngdata.com) today announced that the company will showcase Lily, its big data management platform at the Strata 2012 Conference in Santa Clara, California. The O’Reilly Strata Conference is the leading event for the people and technology driving the data revolution.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Neotrope(R), a public relations, advertising and marketing firm established in 1983, today announced the recipients of the Non-Profit PR Grants Program for 2012. This year’s 10 recipients, selected from over 300 applicants, will receive approximately $50,000 total in pro bono services. Originally launched in 2000, the Neotrope PR Grant program […]
LAKE WORTH, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — The Pew Center on the States on Monday reported tremendous nationwide growth in emergency room visits for many easily prevented dental problems. In Florida, emergency room visits doubled between 2008 and 2010, totaling more than 115,000 visits and generating more than $88 million in medical charges. Pew obtained its Florida […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Did someone tell you that your corrupted Mac drive is going to cost you a bunch of money and are you looking for a second opinion? Throw away these letdowns! EaseUS Software, a leading provider of data recovery, partition manager and backup utilities, launches its first Mac data recovery software […]
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., /CitizenWire/ — Treadstone 71 announced at the RSA Conference two new certification tracks. The Cyber Intelligence Analyst and the Cyber Counterintelligence (CI) Analyst Certifications focus upon real world, practical activities coupled with theory. The certifications enhance the overall cybersecurity posture of the United States by accelerating the availability of educational and training […]
DENVER, Colo. /CitizenWire/ — In response to industry demand, exacting regulatory requirements and mortgage lenders’ need to ensure loan origination compliance, mortgage fulfillment outsource services expert Titan Lenders Corp. (Titan) is now providing mortgage processing and underwriting services. Titan has hired underwriting expert and mortgage industry veteran Jan Conner to manage its new service offering.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. /CitizenWire/ — Jackie Fame (www.JFame.com), which bills itself as the ‘kid/teen social network,’ a Facebook alternative for kids and teens, announced today the launch of its most anticipated FAME 2.0 social network. Jackie Fame is an investment capital funded, Charlotte and Los Angeles based company.
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Today one of America’s most experienced long-term care insurance agencies – LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) – reveals a little-known secret for people in the market for LTC insurance. ‘Just ask your employer about it,’ says Dan Cahn, LTCFP’s Senior Vice President of Business Development.
SILVERDALE, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Squarerigger Software’s SQ.7(TM) Fleet Maintenance System, Revolution(R) Tire Tracking and Tire Management System, The Inspector(TM) and its Tire Dealer Advantage(TM) software packages were selected by transportation fleets and tire dealers across the world in 2011, making it the most successful year in the history of the company.
MANCHESTER, Vt. /CitizenWire/ — In response to increasing payment fraud risk, CONIX Systems, Inc. (CONIX) is introducing its enhanced Fraud Detective(R) enterprise solution to financial institutions and their payment processors at the 2012 BAI Payments Connect conference, March 12 – 14 (Booth #508). Effective both against current and emerging payment fraud schemes, Fraud Detective either […]
SAN RAMON, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today that Allen Amos has been recognized by Risk and Insurance Magazine as one of 2012’s property and casualty insurance ‘Power Brokers.’ This is the second consecutive year Amos has been so recognized.
PLAYA OCOTAL, Costa Rica /CitizenWire/ — Villa Estrella-Costa Rica has announced that it has become the top rated all-inclusive vacation villa in Costa Rica on Trip Advisor’s website. Trip Advisor is the world’s largest travel site with more than 50 million unique monthly visitors, and over 60 million reviews and opinions.
IRVINE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Edupoint(TM) Educational Systems, a leading student information system (SIS) solutions vendor to the national K-12 market, has been exclusively selected as the student information system solutions provider by the Oregon Student Information System Consortium (OSIS).
CHICAGO, Ill. /CitizenWire/ — Sales of the textbook ‘Construction Project Management – a Managerial Approach’ (ISBN: 978-0979996917) from Pareto Publishing, have increased 400 percent each semester since publication in December 2010. The text is now increasingly used in United States 2-year, 4-year and graduate university construction management, architecture and real estate programs.
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. /CitizenWire/ — Protium Technologies, Inc. has announced today that it is now shipping the P6020, a 20 MHz – 6 GHz digitized tuner, and that the company has signed an agreement with Marlborough Communications Limited (MCL) in Surrey, England, to serve as the distributor in the U.K.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP.com) president Tess Taylor leads a delegation of creative music executives from New York to London this week for meetings to create new opportunities for music whose uses contribute to the national economies of the United States, the United Kingdom and world culture.
MARSHALL, Mo. /CitizenWire/ — The Missouri Alliance for the Development of Entrepreneurship announced the launch of its third MADE In Missouri State Entrepreneurship Competition. The competition encourages new and aspiring businesses through a competitive, educational and technical assistance business development process with winners receiving grants to help grow their business.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Continuing its support of young people facing obstacles to employment, the Workforce Investment Board of San Bernardino County partnered with the Roadtrip Nation Experience to provide an intensive curriculum to the Year-round Workforce Investment Act youth program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — iFOS), LLC announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Agency has awarded a multi-year contract to provide application development, maintenance and support for the agency national financial systems.
BROCKTON, Mass. /CitizenWire/ — Project Moves Dance Company, Inc., the resident company of The Gold School of Dance Art in Brockton, Mass., is proud to announce its inaugural season opener, One Human Race. Performances for One Human Race will be held March 17 and 18, 2012, at the Boston Center for the Arts, Stanford Calderwood […]
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board announced that a $1.5 million Workforce Investment Act, Multi-Sector Partnership National Emergency Grant has been expanded to include laid-off census workers. This grant has nearly 200 spaces available to fill by the close of June 30, 2012. Census workers who were laid off […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /CitizenWire/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has compiled the results of its 2011 annual client survey to determine lender experiences and expectations regarding initial disclosure documents, an element of mortgage origination targeted by new regulations in recent and coming years.
DENVER, Colo. /CitizenWire/ — Belinda Hoover has been promoted to Vice President of Client Services with the Financial Foundation Group. In Belinda Hoover’s 20 years of business experience she was an executive with an engineering consulting and training company where amongst her corporate management duties as Chief Administrative Officer; her responsibilities included the administration of […]
CARLSBAD, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Fresh Start Surgical Gifts’ (freshstart.org) annual Fresh Start for Kids Celebrity Golf Classic joins together Hollywood actors, professional athletes, and Fresh Start supporters to tee off in support of transforming the lives of children with physical deformities.
MANCHESTER, Vt. /CitizenWire/ — With FFIEC compliance in force, operating efficiency paramount, and fraud evolving rapidly, CONIX Systems, Inc. (CONIX) has enabled financial institutions and payment processors to aggregate payment anomalies in a shared SaaS database. Creating a shared national duplicate and fraud detection database is imperative in meeting the challenges of today’s increasing payment […]
DALLAS, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Women’s History Month celebrates triumphant women and mothers who empowered themselves through education then nurtured their daughters and paved the way for them to have access as well. A local celebration will be held on Saturday, March 3: Beauty Inside Out Fierce You is an event for professional and entrepreneurial women […]
PARAMUS, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — RBC Wealth Management, one of the nation’s largest full-service securities firms, recently welcomed the highly sought after FG Group, consisting of Financial Advisors George Feneis and Paul C. Granito, to the New York metro area, according to Scott Fergang, Paramus Branch Director. The FG Group joins RBC Wealth Management from Morgan […]
ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — Alisa Hamilton, director of project management for CMI, will present sessions with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital(R) and Merkle, a CMI client, at the 2012 Washington Nonprofit Conference. The conference will offer more than 30 educational sessions, a keynote presentation, and roundtable discussions covering innovative strategies and creative approaches to fundraising […]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Bonne Foi Beauty Products, an anti-aging skin care line, today, releases its Nourishing Face Cream which will further enhance the Bonne Foi line. Created primarily for night time use, the Nourishing Face Cream will nourish, rejuvenate and moisturize your face, firming your skin and improving its overall appearance.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announced today the addition of Hilton Brown who will oversee client claims and advocacy in the company’s Los Angeles and Irvine offices. Brown will also provide claims support for sister company PowerGuard Insurance Services, located in […]
AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — 360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned wholesale mortgage bank, has announced the release of Broker Docs, a closing document clearing functionality now available online to all 360 Mortgage Group brokers. This new feature to 360 Mortgage Group’s suite of proprietary online origination tools is expected to shorten closing time by at […]
