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AUSTIN, Texas (CitizenWire) — On Saturday, May 14, 2011, Buffington Homes was awarded the Grand MAX Award for Volume Homebuilder of the Year by the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, the highest honor a homebuilder in Austin, Texas can receive. This year’s ceremony marked the 20th year of recognizing marketing and advertising excellence by […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — While prom night is a cultural right of passage, every year teens die, or injure themselves or others drinking and participating in high risk behavior. Peter Favaro, Ph.D., who manages a child and teen psychology practice called Tribeca Kid Coach, offers words of advice for parents as we approach […]
KIRKLAND, Wash. (CitizenWire) — In the long-term care insurance (LTCi) sales field, business has been pretty flat for the past few years. ‘But that can change dramatically if we’re willing to reinvent ourselves,’ said Cameron Truesdell of LTCFP in a keynote speech at the 2011 National LTCi Producers Summit.
HOUSTON, Texas (CitizenWire) — For the sixth consecutive year Whiteflash, Inc. has received the ‘Winner of Distinction’ award from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The honor recognizes the commitment to integrity and top quality customer care that are the foundations of the Whiteflash mission and company culture.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — EASEUS Software, a leading provider of storage management, data backup and system disaster recovery solutions for Microsoft Windows, is giving away backup software – EASEUS Todo Backup Professional (worth $29), featuring powerful system backup and disaster recovery to get the computer up in minutes.
ATLANTA, Ga. (CitizenWire) — Laura Winn Johnson, qualitative manager and ethnographer for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will present ‘A 360 Degree Brand View: Identifying New Opportunities for Your Business’ during the NewMR Ethnography Virtual Event on May 25.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (CitizenWire) — Achieving a 5-star rating for the third consecutive year, Lyn Lake Chiropractic has once again earned the prestigious CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Chiropractors category for 2011. The award is presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News and Celebration Media U.S.
COSTA MESA, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport Harbor, a multi-specialty outpatient surgery center in South Orange County featuring the latest innovations in surgical technologies, today announced that Gary S. Reiter, M.D., has been appointed Medical Director and Henry B. Bikhazi, M.D., has been named President of the Medical Executive Committee.
DENVER, Colo. (CitizenWire) — For the second consecutive year, Dougherty’s Restaurant & Pub has earned the prestigious CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award. With a 4.5-star rating in the Nightlife category in 2010, the restaurant garnered a 4.5-star rating in the Restaurants category for 2011.
AUSTIN, Texas (CitizenWire) — A new app released by Flvorful Games that allows users to simply control their VLC media player libraries is now available on the Apple App Store. ‘Velcro,’ available for iPhone and iPod touch, aims to provide a simple interface for users to browse playlists and control video by connecting to their […]
CHARDON, Ohio (CitizenWire) — e2b software, a business software developer, announced today that the company now offers customized business software development services deployed via cloud computing technologies such as Microsoft Silverlight and Microsoft Azure.
CitizenWire COLUMN: As Federal officials decide on the punishment to be dished out to BP following last years horrific oil leak, off shore oil drilling hit the headlines like never before. The deep horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused billions of dollars worth of damage and killed 11 people. Are the cons […]
BELLEVUE, Wash. (CitizenWire) — Washington Women In Need (WWIN), a local non-profit organization that provides financial assistance to low income women in Washington, today announced that it raised more than $370,000 at its annual spring luncheons held in Seattle and Bellevue. Representing a 10 percent increase over funds raised at the 2010 luncheons, all of […]
IRVINE, Calif. (CitizenWire) — PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services – a Managing General Agent and Lloyds cover holder specializing in unique insurance and risk management solutions for the wind and solar energy industries – announced today that Gayle Nakahodo has joined the company as vice president of operations.
TIPP CITY, Ohio (CitizenWire) — Ohio retailer Melissa Cairns today unveiled CairnsToys.com, a website that showcases their unique and hard-to-find toys, as well as provides Internet shoppers with an alternative to the ‘shrink-wrapped’ playtime experience.
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Hill PHOENIX, a designer and manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment, and Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market will host a community open house at Sprouts’ first GreenChill Platinum Award-winning store on May 17 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Westlake Village store is only the third grocery store in the nation to receive […]
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Leading manufacturing companies in the Inland Empire, a top manufacturing hub, cannot find enough skilled machinists, electricians, welders or mechanics to fill positions left by an experienced but aging workforce. In partnership with the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board and local educators, these companies formed the Manufacturers’ Council of […]
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Bennett Valley AVA — For the second year in a row Westerhold Family Vineyards and Winemaker Russell Bevan have earned the right to take home the highly coveted barrel trophy and ‘Coat du Rhone’ blazer in the 2011 Syrah Shoot-Out at the Hospice du Rhone celebration held in Paso Robles, […]
AUSTIN, Texas (CitizenWire) — Buffington Homes, the leading builder for Austin Texas new homes for sale and central Texas new homes for sale, is excited to be building new homes in Pflugerville’s fastest growing community, Villages of Hidden Lake. Buffington Homes offers new homes in Villages of Hidden Lake from the $130s to $300s.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — EASEUS Software, the award-winning backup and disaster recovery solution provider for the Microsoft Windows environment, today offers a chance to get free advanced backup software – EASEUS Todo Backup Professional (worth $29). By giving your valuable views, comments, sharing this good news to your friends, or sending us your suggestions […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Top 10 national AC radio charting Miami-based artist, SJ, will pre-release his freshman commercial LP, ‘Coffee,’ on May 31, 2011, following exclusive fan and press events at SoHo House (May 11, New York) and Van Dyke Cafe (May 24, Miami). Released by Acoustic Soul Records, the album channels hints of […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Kristine Lewis, the designer behind Crazyartgrrl Jewelry, has launched a new website to showcase her most popular product, the innovative Embraceling for women.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — A new analysis commissioned by WIRES shows that annual investment in new electric transmission facilities could soon reach $12-$16 billion in the United States, resulting in $30 – $40 billion in annual economic activity. This translates into support for 150,000 – 200,000 new full-time jobs in the U.S. in each of […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CitizenWire) — To coincide with the 300th anniversary of copyright law, Oxford University Press announces the much-anticipated release of John Tehranian’s new book, ‘Infringement Nation: Copyright 2.0 and You’ (ISBN: 978-0199733170).
VANCOUVER, B.C. (CitizenWire) — MiniTool Solution Ltd. announces the immediate availability of Partition Wizard 6.0 release to customers. The version 6.0 release includes important core function optimizations, including ext4 file system support, various bug fixes and a new user interface.
CARSON, Calif. (CitizenWire) — DocMagic, Inc., the mortgage industry’s leading provider of loan document and automated compliance solutions, announced that its chief legal officer, Melanie Feliciano, will speak on a panel session that addresses various mortgage compliance trends and changes. The panel is being held at the 4th Annual Avista Solutions Customer Conference on May […]
IRVINE, Calif. (CitizenWire) — Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information system solutions provider to the national K-12 market, has been selected to implement its GENESIS and GENESEA SIS solutions for the Las Cruces Public Schools. While the school district could have chosen to migrate to free software provided by the new owners of their […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (CitizenWire) — SecuGen, the world’s leading optical fingerprint device vendor, is pleased to announce the availability of the SDA03M-WR, SDA04M-WR and SDA04-WR, water resistant OEM fingerprint modules intended for integration into IP-65 rated access control units and other devices made for outdoor use.
PORTLAND, Maine (CitizenWire) — At a recent conference Todd Grove of Portland, Maine, was singled out as the nation’s ‘top producer’ in 2010 by LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP). Grove won the same honor in several previous years, distinguishing himself among colleagues nationwide.
BOULDER, Colo. (CitizenWire) — Limitless Computing Inc., the company that provides faster rendering with cloud computing for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry, today announced that it will debut its new CloudRender for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 and Limitless Rendering for Autodesk Revit Architecture in booth 3509 at the American Institute of Architects National Convention […]
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (CitizenWire) — The Los Angeles Music Network is delighted to announce a new sponsor of its upcoming ROCK and URBAN LAMN Jam Music Contests (‘LAMN Jams’) launching June 7 in Los Angeles. Send2Press Newswire, a unit of Neotrope, will be the official press release service, helping to take LAMN Jams to a new […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Big Eye Gallery in collaboration with The Kobal Collection and The Film Society Lincoln Center, announced today the details of their upcoming art exhibit of classic images from film legend Elizabeth Taylor’s life. The exhibit, at the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery adjacent to the Walter Reade Theatre, will run […]
STRATFORD, Conn. (CitizenWire) — Northeast Heat Treatment LLC announced this week the launch of a new business serving Connecticut and Massachusetts and upper Middle Atlantic areas businesses, apartment buildings and homes.
DENVER, Colo. (CitizenWire) — Recycle Fashionably announced this week that Bikram Yoga Calgary is its 50th retailer to carry the environmentally friendly, and oh so fashionable Sweat Mate – a reusable, waterproof bag.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CitizenWire) — Academy Award winning actor Julia Roberts will join the Alliance for Clean Cookstoves as “Global Ambassador,” and together with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will help to bring attention to the global issue that kills nearly 2 million people annually: toxic smoke from unsafe and inefficient cookstoves. Ms. Roberts […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — EASEUS Software, a leading provider of storage management, data backup and disaster recovery solutions for Windows, has released a new data recovery edition – EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard WinPE.
OWENSBORO, Ky. (CitizenWire) — Moonlite is no secret to lovers of burgoo and barbecue mutton, so it was just another day when NBC Sports called wanting them to cook Burgoo with Chef Bobby Flay for a Kentucky Derby Special. The Bosley Family has been cooking up Kentucky’s traditional soup Burgoo at the Moonlite Bar-B-Q Inn […]
CHICAGO, Ill. (CitizenWire) — KnowledgeAdvisors, a provider of learning measurement software that improves the effectiveness and business impact of learning, is pleased to announce the dates and locations for its annual 2011 Regional User Groups where Metrics that Matter® users are enabled to maximize their measurement practices.
AMARILLO, Texas (CitizenWire) — Buyers have the opportunity of a lifetime to purchase a prime Dallas commercial property located in Lewisville, Texas during an upcoming multi-parcel auction May 26, 2011. 17.355 +/- acres will be offered in five tracts or in any combination of tracts during the auction, which will be conducted by United Country […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. (CitizenWire) — Fans of legendary musician David Bowie can now own a rare artwork by the iconoclast via 20×200. In support of Housing Works Thrift Shop’s ‘Design on a Dime’ fundraising event, the pioneering art e-commerce site 20×200 announced it is releasing a special benefit print by Bowie: IMAN No. 1, will […]
