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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (CitizenWire) — Huckstep and Associates announced today that the 5th Annual High Road to Success Conference will be held September 14 – 16, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia. The conference is for nonprofit organizations that use Sage Fund Accounting, Sage Abra HRMS, and Sage FAS Nonprofit Fixed Assets.
WALL, N.J. (CitizenWire) — Peter Grandich, founder of Trinity Financial Sports and Entertainment Co, is speaking out in support of former NY Giant David Tyree who has been under intense media scrutiny for some gutsy statements he made about gay marriage. Posted in an online video on June 15, Tyree says he recorded the video […]
STANWOOD, Wash. (CitizenWire) — To commemorate 235 years of U.S. independence, EduServe, Inc. today announced the release of its new Spirit of ’76 app for the Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. This exciting new app introduces the founding fathers to the digital age.
LADERA RANCH, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Laura’s House, an emergency shelter for women and children fleeing domestic violence, will now enjoy the benefits of new energy efficient windows thanks to support from Milgard Windows & Doors and Walker Windows.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Children Awaiting Parents is proud to announce the unveiling of a new web page ‘Adoption Mentors,’ which is part of the organization’s focus on providing resources and support to adoptive parents, social workers and the adoption community.
CHICAGO, Ill. (CitizenWire) — Thomas A. Moretti (‘Tom’), age 71, a 26 year resident of Inverness, IL passed away due to complications from lung cancer surrounded by his daughters on June 14, 2011. Tom is survived by his loving daughters, Joette (Mark) Doran and Suzette (Jim) Roppel and his cherished grandchildren Jay and Sarah. His […]
GREAT FALLS, Va. (CitizenWire) — Ecologic Leasing Services announced today that it has released version 7.0 of LeaseAccelerator®, web-based software service (SaaS) designed for corporate and non-profit lessees and vendor captives that lease equipment around the globe
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — The Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) presented Virtual Law Partners LLP (VLP) its annual Constance L. Belfiore Quality of Life Award, honoring the firm for providing an exceptional quality of life in the workplace through policies that support significant flexibility and autonomy for its attorneys and staff.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — MCT Trading, Inc. (MCT), a leading provider of hedging and risk management advisory services, announced that the company has expanded its facilities, doubling the office space it previously had. The addition of space is the direct result of MCT’s growth strategy to support lenders making the shift from best efforts […]
TIPP CITY, Ohio (CitizenWire) — Superintendents at Bethel Local and Covington Exempted Village Schools announce that the districts will be implementing energy conservation projects to reduce energy usage and cost and to save taxpayer dollars. Energy Optimizers, USA has been working with both Miami County school districts to develop complete turnkey energy conservation solutions.
HOUSTON, Texas (CitizenWire) — Golfers in the Houston Metro area have a new tool at their disposal to help them track down additional players, thanks to Active Empty Nesters, a new social networking site aimed at helping Baby Boomers lead an active lifestyle.
AUSTIN, Texas (CitizenWire) — Buffington Homes, a leader in Austin Texas real estate and Austin TX homes for sale, has 7 homes available in Southpark Meadows. These homes range in size from 1,384 square feet to 2,010 square feet and are priced from $203,140 to $221,790. All of the homes are 3 to 4 bedroom […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — EASEUS Partition Master Home, a free all-in-one partition solution and disk management utility, has reached over 5 million downloads on CNET and becomes the most popular partition manager software all over the world; based on its main functions like resizing/moving partition without data loss, managing disk space quickly and […]
YVERDON, Switzerland (CitizenWire) — Swiss design company des p’tits bonheur announced today that its first application, bambinapp, is now available exclusively in Apple’s App Store. Bambinapp allows users to choose, personalize, and send their child’s birth announcement, all directly from their iPhone.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (CitizenWire) — InnoVergent, a technology consultancy and reseller of cloud computing accounting software, today announced that it has integrated Intacct, Salesforce and OpenAir for client ADERANT, a global provider of business, financial and information software for law and professional service firms.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — The Department of State today released its new “Smart Traveler” app for U.S. travelers going abroad. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (requires iOS 4.0 or later). Smart Traveler provides easy access to frequently updated official country information, travel alerts, travel warnings, maps, U.S. embassy locations, and […]
CONCORD, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, has recently become the California headquarters for suction dredge gold miners whose industry faces permanent closure if 2 paragraphs of erroneous language are not deleted during the current Budget battle. ‘We are trying to alert the Legislators and […]
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Concerned that long-term care insurance rates might go up? ‘The California Assembly feels your pain,’ says Cameron Truesdell, CEO of LTC Financial Partners LLC, ‘but they just passed a bill, AB 999, that will only make matters worse if the State Senate also passes it.’ LTCFP is one of America’s largest […]
HOUSTON, Texas (CitizenWire) — Whiteflash Inc. announced today that it has officially broken into the Top 500 e-commerce sites compiled each year by Internet Retailer Magazine. Coming in at number 489 in the highly anticipated annual review for 2011/2012, Whiteflash continues to distinguish itself among the millions of websites and the billions of pages on […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — ‘Nine Days that Changed the World,’ hosted by Newt and Callista Gingrich, has been selected as a Finalist for Best Documentary at the second annual Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival. This documentary is produced by Citizens United Productions in association with Gingrich Productions and Peace River Company.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will host its second EducationUSA Forum to promote U.S. higher education overseas June 22-24 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC. With increased global competition in the field of international education, students […]
VANCOUVER, B.C. (CitizenWire) — For the second consecutive year, Federico’s Supper Club has earned the CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award with a 4-star rating in the restaurants category. The award, presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News magazine and Celebration Media U.S.
BELLEVUE, Wash. (CitizenWire) — H-Squared, LLC today announced the availability of the Mini rack featuring iLumi-a rack mount system for the Apple Mac mini. Created with the server farm in mind, the Mini rack features an all-aluminum rail that holds up to 6 Mac minis on a standard rack shelf and displays key system processes […]
CHARDON, Ohio (CitizenWire) — e2b software announced today that its cloud-based Anytime Collect credit and collections management solution is now a Silver Certified Solution for Intuit QuickBooks. Anytime Collect has passed an independent QuickBooks Technical Review, administered by Intertek, to ensure that it meets high quality standard of operation and compatibility.
MIAMI, Fla. (CitizenWire) — Southeast Computer Solutions announced today that it was listed on Bob Scott’s Insights Top 100 VARs. The ranking of the Top 100 mid-market reselling firms is based on revenue for 2010. Southeast Computer Solutions specializes in manufacturing, distribution and warehouse management solutions in the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America.
BOSTON, Mass. (CitizenWire) — On June 25, 2011, Starlight Children’s Foundation New England will host the ‘STARmazing Race.’ Now in its fifth year, the STARmazing Race remains the most hilarious and unique scavenger hunt in Boston. Hundreds of Starlight supporters take to the streets in teams of two to four people in a race against […]
CHICAGO, Ill. (CitizenWire) — KnowledgeAdvisors, which provides learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, today announced it has released the Spring 2011 version of its proprietary analytics software, Metrics that Matter.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — The San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board Youth Council has designed a new website specifically for San Bernardino County youth, ages 14 through 21. The site features videos that profile careers in the County’s top demand industries and the short-term vocational training programs that provided young people with the skills […]
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. (CitizenWire) — In 2011, telecommunications carriers and third-party software developers worldwide are expected to generate just over $35 billion in new revenue by helping build and deploy Web 2.0 services, according to a new market research study from Insight Research Corp.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CitizenWire) — The Libya Relief Fund, a volunteer-driven charity organization established to provide relief and aid to those affected by the humanitarian disaster in Libya, today launched a nationwide appeal and fundraising campaign designed to raise awareness of the human and social crisis unfolding in Libya and educate the general public on […]
SARASOTA, Fla. (CitizenWire) — A new book, ‘The Last Chapter in the Life of Mrs. Sammy Davis, Jr.’ (ISBN: 978-0557736133) offers a frightening glimpse of a Hollywood secret that was nearly buried. In her chronicle, author Pamela Sherrod reveals the events leading up to the death of Altovise Davis, and interweaves these startling revelations with […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — EASEUS Software, a leading provider of storage management, data backup and system disaster recovery solutions for Windows, announced a new free version – EASEUS Todo Backup Free on May 30, 2011. A week later, it has become the most popular world-class free backup software with about 30,000 download copies […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, is bustling with suction dredge gold miners who are anxiously seeking a last-minute deletion of a math mistake in the current State Budget battle. ‘This is a new financial disaster headed straight to the heart of the Golden […]
IRVINE, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Solar panel manufacturers in China and around the world continue looking for ways to provide greater economic certainty with their products, says PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services. Guaranteeing warranty terms through the use of insurance provides the certainty manufacturers and their customers look for, as well as long-term stability for the industry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — The Gingrich Foundation has selected the Boy Scouts of America as Charity of the Month for June in commemoration of President Woodrow Wilson’s signing into law a national charter for the Boy Scouts of America on June 15, 1916.
CONCORD, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Gold Pan California, a gold mining supply shop located in the Bay Area, is bustling with suction dredge gold miners who are anxiously trying to get information about what is going on in Sacramento. ‘This is a new financial disaster headed straight to the heart of the Golden State,’ says GPC […]
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (CitizenWire) — During these tough economic times, one of the most difficult things to do is raise funds for a charity or community event. Most people are worried about their home value, their job, and generally are not in the best mood – much less thinking about doing something for the community right […]
DURHAM, N.C. (CitizenWire) — Heart Imaging Technologies, LLC (dba WebPAX) is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company another key individual patent, further strengthening its patent portfolio relating to zero-footprint technologies necessary to view diagnostic-quality medical images in a standard Internet web browser.
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Scant planning for long-term care is a big problem in America. Prudential Financial Inc. notes that 74 percent of consumers ages 55 to 65 (about three in every four) polled for a recent survey said they are concerned about needing some kind of long-term care. ‘Yet nearly 54 percent of Baby […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Just in time for Father’s Day get the man in your life the world’s first handheld extendable tripod, the Quik Pod®, by Fromm Works Inc. He can photograph himself shirtless and be properly centered in each photo. Great for Twitter feeds. Converts to a tabletop tripod stand when hands are not […]
