Sarah Hlavinka McConnell, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for ABM Industries Incorporated, attended the DirectWomen Board Institute from January 22-24 in New York City. DirectWomen, an organization formed to position women lawyers to serve on boards of public companies, selects a group of qualified women lawyers from a competitive pool of applicants across the country to participate in the three-day program. At the DirectWomen Board Institute McConnell attended informational sessions on key issues facing current and future corporate directors ...

Fatburger, famous for their iconic, made-to-order burgers, is excited to announce the opening of its newest location in Livermore, CA. The location, situated in a gas station, will mark the brand's entrance into the Northern California market. Fatburger prides itself on serving 100 percent, lean beef burgers ranging in size from Small to XXX Large. All burgers are cooked-to-order and prepared with only the freshest ingredients. Customers can top their mouthwatering burger creations with an array of savory condiments ranging from grilled mushrooms to crispy bacon. To ...

The State Governor of Sonora, Guillermo Padres Elias, Frederic Michelland, President of Latecoere, and Eric Gillard, Chief Executive Officer of Latecoere, jointly offered a ceremony for the inauguration of their new manufacturing facility in Hermosillo, Sonora. The 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, which already employs over 250 people, currently produces on-board wiring systems for Airbus and fully assembles the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger doors. This facility represents a strategic platform for the company in order to capture additional business in the ...

Holding out for a hero: meeting your idol runs the risk of breaking a beautiful illusion, but working with one? That's living the dream. And though not short of his own musical achievements, Dave Aude's dream comes alive courtesy of this transatlantic connection with Erasure vocalist Andy Bell. Taking one of the elder statesman of electro-pop's former glories to heart, Aude shows a little respect by teasing in classic 80s synth strokes with his contemporary flavors, creating an analog/digital soundclash that proves the perfect bed for Bell's effortlessly and impeccably ...

Twin Cities Furnace Cleaning, Inc. has earned the service industry's coveted Angie's List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013. "We're proud of our service record," said company owner Dane Cramer. "Our technicians consistently deliver top-notch service and routinely exceed customer expectations. It makes sense that customers are eager to share their experience on Angie's List. As far as I'm concerned, our technicians are rock stars." "Only about 5 percent of the companies Twin Cities ...

BizStream, a web and software development company located on the outskirts of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is celebrating a time of significant growth. Growth that includes a newly purchased, renovated, and furnished space; a near doubling of staff; a revenue increase of 40 percent over the last two years; and an expanding local and national client base. BizStream was founded in 2001 by Grand Valley State University student, Mark Schmidt. Soon after, Brian McKeiver, a GVSU graduate came aboard as co-owner and senior developer. The company was originally created to build intranets ...

"Writers are good at writing books," says Word Stream Books owner Catherine Rayburn-Trobaugh, "but that doesn't mean they are good at marketing them." Word Stream's concept is simple: offer writers and small publishing companies an alternative stream of sales with a standardized webpage, basic marketing options and the ability to expand services depending on needs. The Word Stream Book Market offers a cost-effective and simple approach to boosting book sales. For as little as 5.99 a month, authors and publishers can list their books in the Word Stream Book Market. For ...

Phil Mickelson, Rory Mcllroy, Tiger Woods and other world-class players can be followed at Golfer's Grail Indoor Golf & Tap during Masters week. The indoor golf facility in Tampa will host daily events and competitions April 10-13 during live TV coverage. This will be four exciting days of indoor golf activities for those that enjoy the game; no matter how well you play golf. "The Masters is one of the biggest events in golf," said Owner Jeff Sproat. "We're excited to offer patrons a way to watch the tournament with other golf enthusiasts, play a round and enjoy ...

The Wine Industry Symposium Group has announced the program for the 19th Annual Vineyard Economics Seminar, set for Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Napa, California at the Napa Valley Marriott Hotel. The results of the 2014 Vineyard Economics Survey will be presented at the full-day event, along with a program entitled "How California Winegrowers Will Weather Future Storms" which will feature vineyard and agriculture experts and influencers active in the wine business in California. Tickets to the popular event are on sale now at http://www.WineSymposium.com. "For nearly ...

Entrepreneur and author, Tiffany C. Wright, who provides financial and business advice to a multitude of small businesses, has today announced the launch of her crowdfunding campaign which aims to see her book, The Funding Is Out There! Access the Cash You Need to Impact Your Business, mass-produced. "I spent several years advising small business owners and building relationships with lenders and investors. I started to get frustrated because I was telling different people the same thing over and over. The information may have been new to them, but it was old to me! ...

CC Pace is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Council for Technology (ACT) - Industry Advisory Council (IAC) Academy. This partnership will bring CC Pace's nationally recognized Agile Training curriculum to ACT-IAC's extensive list of course offerings that provide education and professional development that enhance the competencies and capabilities of the workforce it supports. The ACT-IAC is a non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to improving government through the application of information technology. The ACT-IAC Academy provides a unique ...

Anna Heath, an 11-year member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, was named the 2014 Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Coastal Area Youth of the Year and received a $2,500 scholarship from the Coastal Area Council to help her with her college expenses. Heath was among seven Club members from Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties vying for the title at the fifth-annual regional competition held March 25 at the Wedgewood Banquet Center in Ventura. She will travel to Redwood City, Calif., the week of May 19 for the California ...

The MSPmentor 501 is a distinguished list and report identifying the world's top 501 managed service providers (MSPs). This year's report includes: • MSPmentor 501 Global Edition • MSPmentor 100 Small Business Edition (top MSPs with 10 or fewer employees) • MSPmentor 200 North America Edition • MSPmentor 50 EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Edition • MSPmentor 25 AANZ (Asia, Australia, New Zealand) Edition • New: In-depth data tracking of per user and per device pricing data. "Technology Management Solutions is delighted to be named on two of these distinguished ...

Aricent, a premier engineering services and software company, today announced its advanced Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) software based on Intel reference design hardware. Aricent's SDN and NFV software is ported to Intel's Open Network Platform (ONP) Switch Reference Design, and is now available for customer trials. The next generation solution will help Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) to quickly build high performance datacenter switches including top of the rack (ToR) switches, ...

Some of Tampa Bay's finest law enforcement officers will protect and serve in an entirely different way as they help wait tables for tips during Grimaldi's Pizzeria's inaugural Tip-A-Cop event on April 5, 2014 from 1pm-4pm. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Florida. Grimaldi's Tip-A-Cop event will take place at all three Tampa Bay locations: WestShore Plaza and Citrus Park Mall in Tampa; and Countryside Mall in Clearwater. Representatives from Tampa PD, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office and Florida ...

IMPACT Leadership 21 , in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, IBM and other global organizations, held the POWER of COLLABORATION Global Summit at the United Nations Headquarters Wednesday, February 26, 2014. Representatives from the diplomatic community, UN agencies, NGOs, academia and global leaders from both the public and private sectors attended the groundbreaking conference. The UN Summit provided a global platform for catalytic conversations that revolutionize global leadership for women through new, innovative approaches. ...

It started as a simple dream, a South Texas husband and wife team determined to change the way people looked at living a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Ten years later, Shane and Wayne Evans' dream is touching more than five million lives and it continues to grow strong. Massage Heights, an international membership based massage and facial franchise company, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this April. This milestone comes on the heels of Shane's recent appearance, as the company's COO, on CBS' reality series, Undercover Boss. The company opened its 100th Retreat ...

Systech Illinois have more than 30 years experience in supplying gas analysis instruments to a wide range of industries worldwide. Systech Illinois (Illinois Instruments Inc. USA) offered the converting industry gas analyzer instruments for testing films for the permeation of oxygen and water vapor. These gas permeation instruments were exhibited at the Converters Expo 2014 in Wisconsin, USA. Ray Schlosser, Manager North America at Illinois Instruments, "The Expo was at a very unique venue, Green Bay Packers NFL Home Stadium. It is a growing exhibition which was ...

At the GNEX 2014 conference this past February, Michael Burns, president of Vacatia (vacatia.com) spoke at the annual shared ownership industry event. Representing Vacatia, a trusted, transparent and easy-to-use marketplace to buy and sell timeshares online, Burns spoke as an expert on the panel discussion, "The Internet's Role in Timeshare Sales." The session, moderated by TripAdvisor's Mark McCullough, also discussed the impact of social media and the connection between online reputation and revenue. Burns highlighted the importance of transparency through examples ...

Networking Lucky Chapter 62, (http://www.bnilucky62.com/), announced today that they will be partnering up with the New York Blood Center in a lifesaving mission to restore the blood bank's blood supply in the wake of the recent winter storms that resulted in a high number of blood drive cancellations. On Wednesday, April 2, 2014, Lucky Chapter 62 and the New York Blood Center will be holding a mobile blood drive from 8:30am to 1:00pm outside of 27 Union Square West, New York, NY 10003. Appointments can be made through http://goo.gl/wyP4VN; walk-ins are welcome as well. ...

Pioneer Engineering, one of the leading and premier providers of reliability engineering and vibration analysis services and training, will be presenting at Noria's 15th Annual Reliable Plant Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Dave Tiffany, a reliability specialist for Pioneer Engineering, will be presenting a case study on gearbox condition monitoring and how the creation and implementation of a predictive maintenance program can result in an increase in both equipment reliability and cost savings. "We are very proud of Dave for representing Pioneer Engineering ...

Vicinity Manufacturing is pleased to announce they will once again participate in the Craft Brewers Conference (CBC). The event will take place April 8th-11th in Denver, Colorado. Vicinity Manufacturing will be featuring their Brewery Management Software, VicinityBrew software. VicinityBrew enables breweries to meet fluctuating demands of customer requirements for quality, delivery, and price. Key functionality includes centralized recipe management, quality control, lot traceability and recall, TTB reporting, excise tax, inventory control, production planning, and scheduling. ...

IPR License, the global digital marketplace for books rights, has opened up its platform to coincide with the launch of its fully bespoke transactional licensing solution - 'TradeRights'. This new functionality is the first in the industry to allow parties to make offers and negotiate deals on whole book rights then complete the transaction in full, including contracts and payment. After a successful two years building up the number of member titles, the IPR platform now consists of over 14 million records from publishers, agencies and author members all over the world. ...

James Chambers, President of the North Carolina Executive Roundtable (NCER), announced that Michael Gilliland, Marketing Manager for SAS forecasting software, and author of The Business Forecasting Deal, will discuss key factors in determining accurate business forecasts in his talk "Value Added Business Forecasting." The talk will take place April 11th, 2014 NCER meeting of members at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary at 11:45am. The meeting is open to members and invited guests, and the cost is $30.00. Gilliland will discuss how accuracy is largely determined by the ...

Internet Software Sciences, the top name in web-based IT help desk and customer support software and operations, continues to make headway in the IT helpdesk software market with their new Web+Center suite of software applications. Internet Software Sciences is a leader in the industry, with 100,000 installations and more than 1 million end users across the globe, from corporations to educational institutions, non-profits, and government agencies. Their unique products and services are driven by the customer, not directed by large corporate takeovers, mergers, or acquisitions. Internet ...