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HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — One of the many niches that developers at Softway Solutions pride themselves in being experts is the realm of mobile app development. Recently, Page Parkes – a client of Softway Solutions – was interviewed during the evening news by the ABC affiliate in Houston. Parkes is the co-founder of Page Parkes […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — A sold-out crowd of more than 750 Trojans, USC trustees, faculty and administrators, honored guests, alumni and students gathered at The Beverly Wilshire Hotel to celebrate the 38th Annual USC Latino Alumni Scholarship Gala on March 2. Executive Director Domenika Lynch announced that the dinner raised an estimated $300,000, which […]
BRUNSWICK, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — On March 13, 2012, New York based CityView Commercial LLC, led by Jimmy Khezrie and Jack Friedler, purchased Glynn Place Mall in Brunswick, Georgia. BlueGate Partners, LLC, in conjunction with White Oak Real Estate Advisors, LLC advised Douglas Wilson Companies in its capacity as Receiver in this transaction.
CHARDON, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — e2b teknologies, an ERP and CRM software provider and developer, announced today that the company is now an authorized reseller of Intacct cloud financial management and accounting applications. In use by more than 5,000 businesses worldwide, Intacct helps streamline financial processes and improve business visibility.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) congratulates 88 secondary school teachers from 29 countries on completing the Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program.
NEPTUNE, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — Move For Hunger is proud to announce the partnership of Victory Packaging at the Champion Level. While Victory Packaging has been a gracious partner of Move For Hunger since 2010, they are strengthening their relationship for 2012 by increasing their support from Mission to the Champion level.
SAN RAMON, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, announces the addition of Lou Razzano as Principal and Business Development Executive. Razzano will be based in the company’s San Ramon, California office and report to managing principal, Brian Quinn.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — SecuGen and BridgePoint Systems are collaborating to introduce the new TrustPoint 3-Factor Biometric Reader, BridgePoint’s flexible solution. The new Reader offers a variety of security options including biometric, PIN and optional PKI challenge-response authentication for increasing or decreasing the level of security, depending on the user’s requirements.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — The Workforce Investment Board (WIB) of San Bernardino County was recognized by the nonpartisan U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) for innovative business-friendly programs. The WIB was asked to present to congress how it used Workforce Investment Act funds to encourage job retention and hiring.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /CitizenWire/ — International Document Services (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, has hired Molly Terry as its western regional sales director, covering Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming.
ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — Jean Fasching, vice president for CMI, a full-service marketing research company, will present ‘Marketing Through Intermediaries: Simulated Conversations Put You In the Room’ during NewMR’s ‘Putting the ‘Qual’ in Qualitative Research’ Virtual Event on March 28.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /CitizenWire/ — When a local Hillcrest resident asked EcoHouse to remodel his 60 foot sunroom, architect and custom home builder Rodney Collins suggested donating the glassed room to local educational gardens. Not only will the material be reused, but the local food system movement will benefit by better educating our school children […]
TAMPA, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — Telovations Inc., a next generation Communications Company has signed an agreement with Resource Partners Group Inc. of Chicago to become a Channel Partner. Resource Partners Group will now be selling Telovations’ hosted services to enterprises throughout the United States.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — EaseUS Software, a leading provider of data backup & disaster recovery and storage management solutions for Windows environment, today announces the general availability of EaseUS Todo Backup 4.0.0.5. By solving compatibility problems, and with some new advanced functions for business users like USB3 support and adding RAID controller driver […]
MT. VERNON, Ill. /CitizenWire/ — JTLL Enterprises announced this week the launch of HitchHauling.com – a new website that connects hitchers and haulers so they can save money on gas. The recent surge in gasoline prices is once again putting a squeeze on Americans. In fact, gasoline prices are up almost 17 percent, or 54 […]
NEW YORK, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Platinum group metals (PGMs), namely, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium, are heading toward a period of exceptional volatility with supply constraints and dramatic fluctuations in price, according to a new report published by Thintri, Inc. The same materials are threatened in the longer term by competing materials in […]
ISELIN, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — Lightway Solar America, Inc. (Lightway), the U.S. subsidiary of Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd., announced the execution of a Supply Agreement with G&S Solar (G&S) to provide thirty-four megawatts (34 MW) of multicrystalline solar modules. The Agreement requires G&S to purchase over 122,000 panels from Lightway within a one year […]
HOUSTON, Texas /CitizenWire/ — Softway Solutions is a company that deals directly with the next most important frontier of business: the web. Having been in operation since 2003, Softway Solutions now employs more than 110 individuals throughout the globe. Its far-reaching network allows the company to function at its peak potential.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. /CitizenWire/ — Students from Harvard and Oxford, in cooperation with the World Mind Network, Peer to Peer Media Group, and the Creative Commons Initiative, are building a new social network dedicated to using advanced Web and Smart Phone tools to achieve goals in social change, academic research, environmental improvement, education, cultural preservation, and […]
MIAMI, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — Beleza Pura, LLC announced this week the launch of Kerarganic(R) – its newest line of keratin treatment and hair straightener. Designed to shake up the beauty market, it’s 100 percent formaldehyde-free, contains UV-protection ingredients and is the only keratin lotion in the world to contain 24-karat gold nanoparticles to intensify hair […]
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — Storage management and maintenance software developer EaseUS Software has announced the availability of CleanGenius 3.0, featuring the options to save the disk space with duplicate finder, disk usage and increase the free memory with a brand-new look. The new app aims to provide an easier and more effective way […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — On March 14 at the White House, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby announced a joint initiative to provide $4.65 million in small grants to grassroots organizations to address gender-based violence (GBV) issues.
FOLSOM, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Hill PHOENIX, a designer and manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment, and Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market are pleased to announce the grand opening of a new GreenChill Platinum Award-winning Fresh & Easy store in Folsom, California.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. /CitizenWire/ — Randolph Watkins, Vice President of Nevada Management at Professional Community Management of California, Inc. (PCM) was appointed Chair of the State of Nevada Commission for Common Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels.
ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced Red Bag Solutions as one of its Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia.
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /CitizenWire/ — EaseUS Software, a leading provider of storage management and data backup and disaster recovery solutions for Windows-based environments, today announces EaseUS Disk Copy comes back as a reliable backup tool for data recovery. And the new released edition EaseUS Disk Copy Technician Edition provides unlimited usage and preferential service […]
TORONTO, Ontario /CitizenWire/ — Equation Technologies, a leading provider of software solutions for financial and professional services; corporate head offices; and nonprofit organizations, offers association professionals two online presentations: ‘Increasing Member Engagement for Professional Associations’ on March 15, 2012 and ‘Increasing Member Engagement for Trade Associations’ on March 22, 2012.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — On Wed., March 14 and Thurs., March 15, 2012, International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) will be hosting a special fundraiser at the Original Roadhouse Grill in Long Beach, located at 7391 Carson St. The purpose of the fundraiser is to raise critical funds and awareness for ISLA’s training initiatives in […]
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CACA) announces that ‘Fear Google’ artist XVALA will be revealing the recent dumpster dived trash of Kim Kardashian, featuring the celebrity’s collapsed basketball at a roof top event in Los Angeles this weekend.
AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — With the goal of expanding its wholesale services to all fifty states, 360 Mortgage Group, a privately owned wholesale mortgage bank, is announcing that they are now licensed to provide mortgages to residents in the Mid-Atlantic region of Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
IRVINE, Calif. /CitizenWire/ — PowerGuard Specialty Insurance Services announced today that China Sunergy Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:CSUN), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, has joined the growing number of solar energy providers globally to adopt PowerGuard’s unique PowerClip(TM) extended warranty protection.
CHARDON, Ohio /CitizenWire/ — e2b teknologies, an ERP and CRM software provider and developer, announced today that the company is now Ohio’s first authorized reseller of SugarCRM. SugarCRM, the world’s fastest-growing customer relationship management (CRM) company, serves over one million end users in 192 countries.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — ‘The Easter Bunny That Grew Up’ (ISBN: 978-1468554960) is a children’s book that pays tribute to a little rabbit that captured the hearts of people around the world on Facebook and the contributions he made to rabbits in rescues and shelters. On September 26th, 2010 Gretta Parker started a journey she […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. /CitizenWire/ — LDV Capital Management commenced its 2012 Spring Break for Wall Street Dinner and Luncheon Series last month by hosting corporate presentations for General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Hecla Mining Company, and Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
MOUNTAIN LAKES, N.J. /CitizenWire/ — The global market for operations support systems (OSS) – the computing and software IT infrastructure that performs engineering, provisioning, and management functions in telecommunications networks – will exceed $67 billion in 2016, according to a new report by Insight Research.
WASHINGTON, D.C. /CitizenWire/ — The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the non-profit organization American Voices, is pleased to announce the ensembles selected for the 2012-2013 season of American Music Abroad.
AUSTIN, Texas /CitizenWire/ — B2B Marketing Strategist and President of Dawn Westerberg Consulting LLC, Dawn Westerberg will be presenting ‘Adding Google+ To Your Marketing Mix’ for members of The Association of Strategic Marketing on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
ATLANTA, Ga. /CitizenWire/ — CMI’s Mike Mabey, vice president, client solutions, and Jarod Ricci, senior manager, market analytics, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), will present ‘Using Information-Seeking Behavior to Drive Segment-Specific Communication Strategies’ at the 2012 PMRG (Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group) Annual National Conference.
KIRKLAND, Wash. /CitizenWire/ — Today LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP) discloses plans to offer a beefed-up array of long-term care insurance choices for individuals and employee groups. The offerings are from multiple insurance carriers.
MANCHESTER, Vt. /CitizenWire/ — CONIX Systems, Inc., a leading international provider of payment processing solutions to the financial services industry, is proud to announce that it has served financial institutions and processors since 1992. For two decades, CONIX has pioneered payment processing products that reduce system maintenance costs and improve operating reliability.
