The Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA) proudly announces the finalists for the 16th Annual Georgia CIO of the Year Awards. Established in 1998, the Georgia CIO of the Year Awards is the premier technology executive recognition program in Georgia. This annual event honors chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in managing technology leadership. The five awards categories are: Global, Enterprise, Corporate, Emerging and Non-profit/Public Sector. Finalists are selected by a panel of distinguished judges, including prior award winners. CIOs ...

The fight against animal cruelty will gain some serious pet power when Shorty Rossi, star of the runaway Animal Planet hit TV show, "Pit Boss" and "America's Cutest Pets," celebrity dog trainer and "Good Morning America" residential pet expert, Harrison Forbes, and national Pitbull advocate and Pinup for Pitbulls founder, Deirdre "Little Darling" Franklin, join over 150 local Seattle pet exhibitors, rescues and other advocates at the 2014 Seattle Pet Expo. "Animal cruelty is often worsened by a lack of education about pets. Not to mention that most people have no idea ...

After 10 years since his last flare up of Morgellons, Chemical Engineer turned Author Richard Kuhns recently released his book, "How to Get Your Life Back from Morgellons and Other Skin Parasites" (http://skinparasitesebook.com). Through his very own personal experience, Kuhns shares in his new book how he was able to recover from skin parasites through the most effective natural treatments. Morgellons is a genetically modified skin parasite, first noticed in 2002. It can be highly contagious--you can pick it up from just sitting in the beauty parlor. Morgellons ravages ...

Franchise restaurant Hurricane Grill & Wing, announced today that Derek Kirk has joined the brand's executive team as Chief Marketing Officer. As Hurricane Grill & Wings continues to rapidly expand, Kirk will craft a unique and compelling brand position and marketing strategy for the tropical full-service brand known for its more than 35 flavors of sauces and rubs. With more than 15 years of marketing experience in the restaurant industry, Kirk began his career with Darden Restaurants working in various roles on the Olive Garden and Smokey Bones brands. Most ...

Menchie's, the friendliest place on earth with a mission to make every guest smile, has opened its newest store in Sterling located at 45591 Dulles Eastern Plaza, Suite 194 Sterling, VA 20166. Offering high quality, delicious self-serve frozen yogurt, Menchie's is sure to become a Sterling favorite! To celebrate the opening, Menchie's will spread smiles with a seven-day grand opening celebration from Saturday, April 26 to Friday, May 2, packed with free giveaways including t-shirts, Menchie's merchandise, family-friendly activities and free servings of its best-in-class ...

On the heels of the 2014 Tony Awards, The Inn at Honey Run will celebrate local theater with two nights of performances by Ohio-based theatrical touring company A Portable Theatre (APT). On consecutive evenings, June 9 and 10, APT will present two acclaimed plays from their summer tour: "The Duck Variations" and "Pierce to the Soul". The Inn at Honey Run is offering a two-night lodging package that includes admission to both plays. This will be the first time that The Inn at Honey Run has ever hosted live theater. "The intimate character of our inn will carry over to ...

Laboratory Testing Inc. is pleased to announce new roles for two of its Mechanical Testing Department employees. Steve Bowers will be assuming the position of Mechanical Testing Workflow Supervisor and Paul Szczepaniak will be promoted to second shift Coordinator for Mechanical Testing. "Both of these positions are new for Lab Testing, to help us continue to give our customers the service and turnaround they count on as the Lab grows", said Brandon McVaugh, Destructive Testing Manager for Mechanical Testing and Machining. "In their new positions, Bowers and Szczepaniak ...

Business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight, are pleased to announce they are gold sponsors of the S&OP Innovation Summit in Singapore on 26-27 June 2014. This is the first time the industry-renowned event has been held in Singapore. It will gather together some of the world's most dynamic senior executives operating in the area of sales and operations planning from across the region. Oliver Wight's Singapore-based partner, Don Harding, will speak at the summit. His presentation, 'Integrated Business Planning, the next evolution of S&OP,' will explore ...

No one ever says "I plan on going broke and crazy," when they start the divorce process. However, many certainly do end up with a lot less money and a lot more stress when the transition is over. The Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation is determined to minimize stress and financial issues for as many divorcing couples as possible. In fact, over the past 20 years, the Alpha Center has helped more than 5,000 people navigate divorce. To inform more couples about our methods we will be holding a workshop in King of Prussia on May 17th for individuals and couples considering ...

Is your factoring company ready to expand? If you're looking to increase business, working with factoring brokers is a simple way to grow your reach. Phil Cohen, President of Factor Finders, will be part of a panel discussing the ins and outs of working with factoring brokers at the International Factoring Association's (IFA) 20th Annual Factoring Conference in San Francisco, California. Cohen will be joined by fellow factoring industry experts Raul Esqueda of 1st Commercial Credit, Gerald Watson of The Watson Group and Cole Harmonson of Far West Capital. The "Working ...

A celebration of National Homebrew Day, known as AHA Big Brew, is now in its 17th year. Ten Fifty-Five Brewery with the Tucson Homebrew Club will host a local gathering on May 3, 2014. Organized by the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), AHA Big Brew celebrates National Homebrew Day, honored on the first Saturday of May each year. AHA Big Brew brings together thousands of homebrewers from around the world, all brewing the same beers simultaneously. More than 7,000 homebrewers from North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Australia are expected to participate ...

Northeastern University Center for Family Business announces a call for nominations for their 8th Annual Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards. Applications are due May 1, 2014. The awards program to celebrate and announce the recipients is scheduled for June 11, and will be held at the Henderson House, Weston, MA. Last year the winners were Piesco Sporting Goods of Easton in the small-sized business category, Gardel of Medford in the medium-sized business category, and R.H. White Companies of Auburn in the large-sized business category. Honorable mention ...

DiscoverOrg, a three-time Inc. 500 recipient and provider of technology sales and marketing intelligence tools used by the top IT vendors in the country, has named Andrew Steckley, former Vice President and CTO of energy management systems provider Makad Energy, as its new Chief Technology Officer. "With our nonstop growth, both internal and external, it has become essential that we fulfill this leadership role," said Michelle Milner, Director of Operations and Talent for DiscoverOrg. "Andrew's position will allow us to maintain our growth and support the continuous ...

Plans for the first-ever In-Stadium Fan Experience Summit are in place, offering operations, marketing, and guest services specialists an opportunity to share ideas and network with some of the leading front office professionals from all corners of the sports industry. League executives from the NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB, MLS, and the collegiate level will be on hand to conduct presentations addressing the major components of creating the ultimate fan experience within the stadium. The summit, scheduled for July 14-15, 2014 in Chicago, IL, will cover a variety of topics such ...

It is hard to imagine that anyone could write a book on the subject of forbidden love that has not been previously written. Author Sabrowny Rae has managed to do that not just once, but twice. She offers these stories, bundled as two books in one, in 'Backdoor Tales: Tears Of The Serpent and September Love'. Her stories, based on romantic themes, also present a healthy dose of intrigue, mystery, religion, and murder. While Rae's books could be said to be Christian books as they present a number of Christian themes, it would be more appropriate to term them 'edgy' Christian. Tears ...

United Real Estate, a fast-growing urban-centric real estate and franchise operation company, recognizes the top performing agents in total transactions and sales volume for the first quarter of 2014. United credits the increased success of their agents to the company's 100 percent commission-based business model, which is accompanied with an unmatched full-service solution that provides the latest training, marketing and technology solution to agents, while eliminating the high fees that competing real estate companies charge. The company is proud to highlight the following ...

J.P. Turner & Company, an independent brokerage and investment banking firm, has partnered with Docupace Technologies, LLC, an industry leader in providing SEC/FINRA-compliant paperless processing systems for financial services firms, to provide straight-through processing to all of its 180 independent branch offices, advisors and business units. J.P. Turner's commitment to helping their advisors run efficient and effective businesses is reinforced with the decision to partner with Docupace Technologies to turn the firm paperless. The Docupace STP Network , powered ...

Austin-based women's health startup, Groove, launches its sleek 'Period & Fertility Tracker' app internationally amidst the success of its launch in the United States last month. Groove's 'Period & Fertility Tracker' is a comprehensive app that helps women naturally manage fertility in every life stage. The app helps women naturally and effectively avoid pregnancy, ease the process of getting pregnant, monitor reproductive health, or track their cycles. The app is currently only available for iOS devices, but the Groove team is hard at work developing an Android ...

Jackson Design and Remodeling (JDR) is excited to announce the winners of the 2014 Design & Remodeling Industry Blogger Awards. The fifth annual blog competition featured 46 of the best blogs in the industry across six categories. This year's voting was neck and neck, with winners determined by just a handful of votes in some categories. After the record number of votes were counted, the 2014 winners are: Architecture: Mod Design Guru Construction Business: Building Blox Remodeling: 7th House on the Left Interior Design: Freshome Green: Matt Risinger Microblog: ...

Bret Michaels, the reality TV star and lead vocalist for Poison, is bringing his Life Rocks Tour to the 2014 World's Largest Brat Fest. Michaels will play an all-ages show at Brat Fest on Friday, May 23 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and organizers are thrilled to have him on the schedule. "We are so excited to announce Bret Michaels as our main headliner, and we are even more excited to announce that his show will be absolutely FREE," says Tim Metcalfe, Brat Fest organizer and Brat Man, who produces Brat Fest along with his brother, Kevin Metcalfe, the Brat Fest grill ...

Ramsell and Associates, LLC, is pleased to announce the release of the 2014 edition of the Illinois DUI Law and Practice Guidebook. The guidebook is written by attorney Donald J. Ramsell and discusses legal topics related to DUI defense. As a managing partner with Ramsell and Associates, LLC, Mr. Ramsell has been defending people accused of drunk driving offenses for over 20 years. His victories include the discovery of breath test procedures that were questionable; the revelation of testing documents that were falsified in the state of Illinois; and proving that the ...

On this day of 2014, Jim Stefan celebrates over 20 years of work in the entertainment industry. Spanning over 2 decades, Jim Stefan's track record of achievements in the entertainment arena is extensive. Formerly the Newspaper Publisher for the Sydney Tribune, Jim Stefan culminates vast knowledge and expertise in media. When Jim Stefan first entered the entertainment industry, he had already aligned with some of the biggest players in the world of journalism and media distribution. Whether it's with film, TV, print, music, or performing, Jim Stefan takes projects large ...

Mike Mitrow is a dynamic and successful businessman who is currently the managing director of Melter Enterprises, LLC, in New Jersey. He has also founded three successful companies in the last twenty years. One of them was named to Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500, as one of the 500 fastest-growing firms in the United States. But when he isn't working or spending time with his family, Mike Mitrow loves sports fishing. Sports fishing, which is sometimes called big-game fishing, is relatively new; it got started as a sport after the invention of the motor boat. Mike Mitrow ...

Skin, A Medical Spa has recently been recognized by Botoxcosmetic.com as a leading provider of Botox, Juvederm, Voluma and Sculptra provider within a 50-mile radius. Peggy Meder and Skin, A Medical Spa are also known as one of the top Medical Grade skin care facilities in the area. Skin, A Medical Spa is anything but a typical therapy salesman that focuses on nothing but its profits. Skin employees work endlessly to provide area-leading Botox, Juvederm, Voluma and Sculptra therapies that result in beautiful and youthful-looking skin. The Skin, A Medical Spa team is consistently ...

People are online every week for hours upon hours. Whether it's to watch a video or share on social media, people are parsing out more time for their online use. With more access to the Internet via mobile and desktop devices, people can get information on the go at work, home or elsewhere. Dr. Blake Weber has added a few helpful tools to his website so patients can get their dental fixes real quick. "I know most of my patients are on the go, all the time. In this day and age, that's normal. So it makes more sense to be accessible online and by the phone. Our website ...