TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Move For Hunger, a nationwide hunger relief organization, is proud to announce that AMWAT Moving and Storage of Tallahassee is the recipient of the Mover of the Year Award for 2012.
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NEWS: Sterling McGregor joins Dealpoint Merrill as Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer
LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 7, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Dealpoint Merrill (subsidiary of The Merrill Group of Companies), a regional owner and operator of ‘value added’ adaptive reuse properties, retail conversions and investments, is proud to announce Sterling McGregor has joined the company as Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer.
NEWS: Supporters take to the Web to Publicize Filipino Candidate for Pope
MANILA, Philippines, March 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Only a few days have passed since the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, and already speculation is rampant about his replacement. In Asia, those who are devoted to one of the prime candidates, Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Luis Tagle, have mounted an Internet campaign to share their […]
NEWS: I.C.A.S.A. and 21 Sexual Assault Organizations Stand by Rape Survivor who was Charged
CARBONDALE, Ill., March 6, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — The Sexual Assault Myths Organization of Carbondale, says The Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault 32 member board of lawmakers and professionals and 21 sexual assault organizations have hand delivered a letter to Jackson County, Ill. (home of S.I.U. University) District Attorney Mike Carr asking him to drop […]
Rape Crisis Services of The Women’s Center stands in support of Melisa Vistain
CARBONDALE, Ill. /CitizenWire/ — Jury selection for the criminal trial of Melisa Vistain, of Jackson County, Ill., is set to begin March 12, 2013. Vistain faces felony charges for falsely reporting sexual assault. Rape Crisis Services of The Women’s Center stands in support of Vistain. She insists on her innocence of these charges.
Global DMS Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary and attributes its success to innovation and customer support
LANSDALE, Pa. /CitizenWire/ — Global DMS, a leading provider of Cloud-based compliant valuation management software, today announced the celebration of its tenth anniversary in business. The Global DMS name was officially formed in 2003 and the company has remained dedicated to the mortgage banking industry and appraisal management space since its inception.
Quality of Life Concerns and Answers for Palliative and Hospice Care from Janet Bull PhD
FLAT ROCK, N.C. /CitizenWire/ — When Janet Bull, Ph.D., the award-winning chief medical officer of Four Seasons Hospice goes to work, it’s more than showing up for a job. She helps people find meaning. Palliative care, which occurs before end of life is at hand, comes at the vulnerable time when a person who may […]
‘Park Place,’ ALEC Monopoly’s first solo show in Los Angeles, will showcase 360 of the artist’s paintings as seen on streets worldwide
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — CACA (Cory Allen Contemporary Art) announces that L.A. street artist ‘ALEC Monopoly’ will bring the game of MONOPOLY to life at LAB ART Gallery in Los Angeles, where the artist plans to sell one of his popular pieces for MONOPOLY money and create a designer game piece with Actor Adrien […]
AMT Datasouth Documax 5380 is the latest printer to carry the storied Documax badge
CAMARILLO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — AMT Datasouth is pleased to introduce the new Documax(R) 5380 narrow carriage (80 column), serial-dot-matrix (SDM) printer. The Documax 5380 is the latest printer to carry the storied Documax badge. It features the latest technology in motors, drivers and electronics. The Documax 5380 sets a new standard for cost of ownership […]
iFOS seeking applicants to serve as field reviewers for US Dept. of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
CLARKSVILLE, Md. /CitizenWire/ — iFOS (Intelligent Fiscal Optimal Solutions) Managing Consultants, LLC is seeking applicants to serve as field reviewers in evaluating grant applications submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) for the fiscal year (FY) 2013 funding rounds.
eTrac Enterprise platform is now integrated with MortgageFlex’s loan origination system
LANSDALE, Pa. /CitizenWire/ — Global DMS, a leading provider of Cloud-based compliant valuation management software, and MortgageFlex Systems, an established technology provider of mortgage loan software, announced that its eTrac Enterprise platform is integrated with MortgageFlex’s loan origination system (LOS), LoanQuest.
Employee benefits insurance brokerage firm, Edgewood Partners Insurance Center adds Derek Thomas as Chief Strategy Officer
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has added Derek Thomas as Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Principal. Thomas brings to EPIC 25+ years of progressive experience and leadership within insurance brokerage firms, Internet and e-commerce companies, as well as the non-profit sector.
DashBook Royalty Pro now includes ability to directly create royalty checks or bill payments within Intuit’s QuickBooks
HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Financial Softworks, LLC today announced the release of the latest enhancements to their popular DashBook Royalty Pro system, which now includes the ability to directly create royalty checks or bill payments within Intuit QuickBooks, with special emphasis on book publishers, record labels, and music publishers and distributors.
Risk Detective from CONIX now supports FFIEC Customer Due Diligence and Suitability Guidance for RDC
MANCHESTER, Vt. /CitizenWire/ — CONIX Systems, Inc. is introducing its Risk Detective(TM) solution for real time scoring of client eligibility in support of financial institutions’ risk management strategies. Challenged to comply efficiently with FFIEC guidelines and to mitigate the risk associated with the expansion of payment options, financial institutions must carefully target the marketing and […]
RXCut Plus announces website to help people get the best prescription discounts
DOVER, Pa. /CitizenWire/ — RXCut(R) Plus announced this week a new website that is designed to help people get the best prescription price available. ‘Our cutting-edge pharmacy price search is tightly integrated with Google Maps technology making it faster and easier for people to access pharmacy information,’ Gerard Ferro, founder and CEO RXCut(R) Plus, says.
CONIX Systems Fraud Detective solutions chosen by Trustmark National Bank
MANCHESTER, Vt. /CitizenWire/ — CONIX Systems, Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that Trustmark National Bank (Trustmark) will add Fraud Detective(R) to the bank’s payment processing operation. Trustmark, with approximately 220 branch locations in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas, is a subsidiary […]
Montana Dragon Boat Festival again comes to Kalispell for 2013
KALISPELL, Mont. /CitizenWire/ — When the Flathead Community Foundation climbed on board as the title sponsor for the 2012 Montana Dragon Boat Festival, they knew they were in for a wild ride. After a rip-roaring success in 2012, including the $75,000 raised by local non-profits, the Flathead Community Foundation returns as this year’s lead sponsor, […]
Southgate Surgery Center announced that it is again offering its complimentary screening colonoscopy program throughout March, 2013
SOUTHGATE, Mich. /CitizenWire/ — Southgate Surgery Center announced that it is again offering its complimentary screening colonoscopy program throughout March, 2013. The facility will qualify 21 applicants from Michigan who need a screening colonoscopy are aged 50 or over, uninsured, severely financially distressed and cannot afford the procedure. The facility implements the program every March […]
Sexual Assault Myths Organization in Illinois launches awareness campaign about local rape victims allegedly being charged as felons
CARBONDALE, Ill. /CitizenWire/ — The Sexual Assault Myths Organization of Carbondale today launched an awareness campaign that explains that the Jackson County District Attorney, Mike Carr, has currently allegedly charged at least three people for reporting their sexual assault. The website and organization was formed by Larry Brunken a longtime resident of Jackson County because […]
LendingQB completes Mortgage Technology Implementation at OGI Mortgage Bankers
COSTA MESA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — LendingQB, a provider of end-to-end loan origination software, announced today that they successfully implemented their web-based, mortgage lending platform for OGI Mortgage Bankers, a fast-growing mortgage lender based in Los Angeles. Within seven weeks of signing a contract, OGI was able to launch and begin using a fully custom configured […]
Mountain Home Care celebrates a decade of quality seniorcare to North Carolina families
ARDEN, N.C. /CitizenWire/ — When self-described worker bee Lana Wilde became an empty nester, she turned her open heart and gift for volunteer care giving into a one-of-a-kind family business. Ten years later, Mountain Home Care celebrates a decade of quality care offered in service to other western North Carolina families who need a helping […]
What Happened to Gallaher’s Money? asks biographer DJV Murphy in new book
CALIFON, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — Author DJV Murphy believes he may have uncovered a long lost mystery about a sizable estate left to the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken. In doing research for the biography ‘Who Was E. B. Gallaher?’ (ISBN: 978-1480043770), Murphy discovered that a bequest left by the Connecticut millionaire to the Institute […]
2D and 3D Converge on the Production of the Largest Contemporary Circus Photo Collection
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Renowned photographer Wayne Schoenfeld returns to the big top in ‘Circus of the Heart,’ the completion of his celebrated Icons/Iconoclasts circus trilogy, the largest contemporary photographic series of the 1930’s North American circus, February 26, at LA Circus.
Remo Recover 4.0 for Windows 8 now features ‘metro’ style interface
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Remo Software, which is known for its robust tools to Recover, Erase, Optimize and Manage data has launched a new version of Remo Recover. The Remo Recover for Windows 4.0 features a new ‘metro’ style interface and is now Windows 8 compatible. The software is now available for purchase from […]
Laboratory Supply Distributors’ latest catalog serves chromatography, biotech, and pharma markets
MILLVILLE, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — Laboratory Supply Distributors Corp., a provider of diverse products for the chromatography, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and environmental industries, today announced the launch of its 2013 catalog. It showcases many new products for the life science and biotech markets.
Surf Sak is world’s first compact dual-purpose adjustable clothes changing invention for surfers and other beach sports
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Surf Sak from Seth Schiller Enterprises is the first compact dual-purpose adjustable clothes changing invention made with 100 percent waterproof-nylon material that allows all who ‘towel-change’ at the beach, to do so without the need of a towel.
Second annual Diamonds and Dance Gala to honor Donalyn Kling of the Kling Family Foundation
IRVINE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Maple Youth Ballet along with Black, Starr & Frost, presents the second annual Diamonds & Dance Gala on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 5 – 8 p.m. at Black, Starr & Frost’s harbor side location in Newport Beach. The gala will honor Donalyn Kling of the Kling Family Foundation, who […]
MobiDev Corporation offers Guidelines on How to Differentiate Good from Bad Software Developement Firms
ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — When it comes to traits of good developers (be it individuals or companies), a number of rather trivial things is often mentioned, says Oleg Lola, founder of MobiDev Corporation. Even more qualities are too vague, stated without any explanations or comments. Having gathered opinions, we outlined the main distinctions.
PLH Products Inc Raises Awareness of Fitness, Beauty and Wellness Benefits at Academy Awards Celebrity Event
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Health Mate Infrared Sauna will make its Hollywood ‘debut’ at a private Academy Awards Celebrity Gift Suite event, it was announced by Sang Lee, Vice President of Sales for Health Mate Saunas, a division of PLH Products Inc.
Risk and Insurance magazine honors PowerGuard’s Mike McMullen in alternative energy sector
IRVINE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services announced today that Risk and Insurance Magazine has recognized managing principal Mike McMullen as one of 2013’s alternative energy ‘Power Brokers.’ McMullen was chosen as a ‘Power Broker’ for his groundbreaking presentation of risk to the alternative energy market.
The Museum of History in Granite having press preview of 100-foot ‘History of the U.S.’ Monument
FELICITY, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Appropriately on Washington’s Birthday, Feb. 22, 2013, at 10:45 a.m. PST, the Museum of History in Granite is having the first and only preview for the press of the 100-foot granite ‘History of the United States of America’ monument.
Ohio Gratings’ New TornadoGuard Steel Louver System is designed to protect critical infrastructures from tornados
CANTON, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — Ohio Gratings, Inc. has launched TornadoGuard a new steel louver designed in accordance with the FEMA 361 Standard for tornado shelters and other similar applications. The TornadoGuard Steel Louver System is designed to protect critical infrastructures from tornado strength wind and debris.
Interthinx Whitepaper on Retail Loan Portfolios Offers Best Practices for Mortgage Lenders
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Predictive Analytics Group at Interthinx, a Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) subsidiary, announced today the availability of a white paper outlining its recommendations for conducting stress testing on retail lending portfolios: ‘A Proven Approach to Stress Testing Consumer Loan Portfolios.’
California’s Northwest Pipe employees complete San Bernardino Workforce Investment Board process improvement
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Employees of Northwest Pipe, a leading manufacturer of welded steel pipe, have completed the San Bernardino County Workforce Investment Board (SBCWIB) process improvement program. Completion of this program has done more than increase employee productivity and safety, it has created new jobs.
New autobiography ‘Murder and Misunderstanding’ available in Kindle and Nook editions
LANCASTER, Pa. /CitizenWire/ — It’s a story that could only be written by one person. A compelling autobiography that not only pushes the boundaries of sanity, it takes readers on a frightening voyage to meet it face-to-face. ‘Murder and Misunderstanding; One Man’s Escape from Insanity’ (ISBN: 9781479256969) is the story of Shuvender Sem, who in […]
DAX Certifies 100+ Entertainment Industry Pros on New DAX 4.0 Dynamic Features
CULVER CITY, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A total of 104 film and TV production personnel from key Hollywood unions and guilds, as well as current show staffers and freelancers, received official certification as qualified users of DAX, the industry’s leading digital production workflow and media management application, during a free training session conducted Feb. 9, at […]
UK Border Agency Backlog Causing Significant Delay in UK Marriage Visas
NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Marriage Visa Help (‘MVH’), a global immigration consultancy specializing exclusively in family immigration with an emphasis on fiancee, partner and marriage visas, today announced that postal U.K. marriage visa applications made inside the U.K. can take up to 8-10 months to be processed by the UK Border Agency.
Tom and Martin Bottorff announce a patent application for TMB Moulding Trim Quick Release
FLAT ROCK, Mich. /CitizenWire/ — Inventors Tom and Martin Bottorff announced this week that they have filed a patent with the USPTO for a product called the TMB Moulding/Trim Quick Release System (patent application number: 13459229; patent publication number: US20120272610A1).
Online Retail Store for Fashion Sandles to Serve U.S. Customers launched by SandalUp
GUANGZHOU, China /CitizenWire/ — SandalUp launches online store to serve native English-speaking customers. The company has grown over the 10-plus years it has been in business and customers can now shop for fashion sandles from the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia and New Zealand.
Neotrope Extends Deadline for 2013 JL Simmons Non-Profit PR Grants
TORRANCE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Neotrope CEO Christopher L. Simmons today announced a two week extension to today’s deadline for worthy causes to apply for the company’s annual Non-Profit PR Grants for 2013; the new deadline will be Feb. 28 at close of business. This year, 10 U.S. based charitable non-profits will receive in-kind grants totaling […]