Innovative product development company and specialty retailer Brookstone has been named as a recipient of the fourth annual TharpeRobbins Award of Excellence. As a leader in the managed recognition and rewards industry, TharpeRobbins is passionate about bestowing recognition whenever it is deserved. The company created these awards for its extended family of vendor partners. "Brookstone is proud to have been selected as a TharpeRobbins Award of Excellence recipient. We're dedicated to solidifying strong partnerships with our incentive channel partners and will strive ...

Lewey Landscaping & LawnCare, Inc. (http://www.leweylandscaping.com), a Triangle-based, full-service landscaping and lawn care company, has announced the release of a podcast providing tips for helping your garden to thrive during the summer. In the podcast, Kim Lewey, the company's co-owner, addresses water-saving techniques when planting a garden, ways to protect the garden's soil from drying out, as well as other issues that arise when planting and maintaining a garden during hot temperatures. To listen to the podcast, visit http://bit.ly/18I3kEh. QUOTES: ...

ASD Inc., the global leader in high-performance analytical instrumentation and material analysis solutions, today announced it is expanding its presence in the Southern Africa mining industry with the addition of reseller United Spectrometer Technologies cc to its growing network. United Spectrometer Technologies will resell ASD's popular TerraSpec line of mineral analyzers, used extensively in mining exploration and production worldwide. In mining production, the rapid analysis capabilities of the TerraSpec line allows for characterizing hundreds of mineralogical samples ...

The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (http://www.raleighchamber.org), in partnership with Wake County Economic Development (WCED) (http://www.raleigh-wake.org/home), the Chamber's Competitive EDGE4 program, and Work in the Triangle (http://www.workinthetriangle.com), will launch its #TriangleTuesdays initiative on Tuesday, May 14. Designed to connect job seekers and employers throughout the Triangle, every Tuesday Work in the Triangle will post 10 of the hottest job openings with Triangle companies on its web portal and promote these openings via its social media channels ...

Whitesales, who are national suppliers of specialist modular flat rooflights and glazing products, have acquired Vulcan roof glazing systems. Vulcan manufacture custom-made skylights, glass canopies, covered walkways and atria and the acqisition will enable Whitesales to offer architects, surveyors, contractors and merchants a much broader product range. The purchase also significantly enhanced the design and installation service that Whitesales offer. In order to ensure a smooth transition, the Whitesales and Vulcan teams have received in-depth training on the combined ...

In the same vein as a number of his previous works, Jerry Pollock's latest work, 'Little Book Of God: Merging Science With God', addresses the mystery of creation and man's search for God. As a scientist and believer, an author and speaker, Pollock has delved deeply into questions regarding God, the big bang, Einstein's Relativity Equations and how they fit in with God's energy, soul mates and love, the spirit world of souls, past lives, telepathic thought-energy communication, body-soul energy, intelligence of the soul, acquiring spirituality, miracles, resurrection and ...

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Sorien Schmidt, JD, will serve as adjunct professor and pre-law advisor. In her role, Schmidt will be responsible for teaching a course on law and the legal system, as well as providing educational and professional guidance to students seeking a career in the legal profession following their graduation. With 25 years of professional experience as a lawyer, Schmidt previously served as a lobbyist and lawyer on behalf of low-income families and ...

Reduced exposure time between differing environments provides less of an opportunity for unwanted insects, birds, dust and other particles to infiltrate a facility. With that in mind, TMI, LLC announced the 6000 Series roll-up door & screen line. TMI, LLC's complete line of Screen-Pro , Vinyl-Pro and Bird-Pro roll-up screens, doors and barriers now includes the 6000 Series. The 6000 Series features a higher speed external jackshaft motor that moves doors at a speed of 36" per second. Prior to the 6000 Series, the fastest speed TMI roll-up doors could reach was ...

JPA Health Communications (JPA) recently attended the International Public Relations Network's (IPRN) annual conference in Istanbul, Turkey. The event brought together PR professionals from more than 35 countries around the world to gain a better understanding of how business works within different cultures, as well as strengthen business connections. During the meeting, JPA presented on multiple topics, including its knowledge of global advocacy and unique influencer relations model, while gleaning insights from the other attending agencies. "It was invigorating ...

Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (http://www.fuentek.com/), a local consulting firm that provides intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer services, will be a participant in an upcoming Federal Laboratory Consortium For Technology Transfer (FLC) webinar. Held Wednesday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT), the webinar will discuss "Open Innovation and Technology Scouting - Tools to Implement Problem Solving in Government Entities." This webinar will describe open innovation generally as well as specifics of the federal market, including ...

When you go to the gas station you have a choice " Unleaded or Premium Unleaded" both will work but one will bring your vehicle added benefits that enhance and produce more efficiency. Good News HVAC-R Industry you now have a choice ! AircoFridge Optimizer (AFO) Concentrated Refrigerant Oil 3D Animation can be seen here - http://afo-usa.com/ Green4All Energy Solutions Inc.enters Strategic Alliance with Oil and Lubrication Manufacturer to bring to you a Custom Blended Concentrated Refrigerant Oil. Green4All's CEO, Dan Handley, says, "With dozens ...

Food, wine and music lovers are gearing up for the 32nd Annual Vintage Virginia Wine and Food Festival June 1st and 2nd at the Bull Run Special Events Center in Centreville, Virginia. Featuring the best in Virginia wines and local musicians, this year's festival will also play host to six wine and food seminars and nearly 20 different gourmet food trucks. The one-hour Vintage Virginia chef seminars will give guests the opportunity to relax under a shaded, 200-seat tent with stunningly clear audio and video, all the while absorbing demonstrations for the preparation of ...

Rabine Group has won the 2013 Silver Edison Award for the Composites category for their patented process of UltraLot Whitetopping. Rabine Paving's UltraLot Whitetopping leads the pavement maintenance industry in structural resurfacing of parking lots and roadways by utilizing concrete instead of asphalt. UltraLot Whitetopping provides durability, longevity and reduced life cycle cost while combining sustainability through a reduction in heat, energy consumption and the amount of resources used in the construction process. A growing number of facility managers are choosing ...

Gloria Larkin, President of TargetGov, has been invited to speak at the Women in the World Economy Forum 2013- Power Shift: Women Changing the Game. The event will be held at the University of Oxford Said Business School, United Kingdom, May 20-21, 2013. The theme for this inaugural symposium is women as entrepreneurs. The Forum includes keynote speakers, panel sessions, a Union debate, a case study and book signings. Selected speakers and participants include global innovators, experts who study female entrepreneurs, policy activists, philanthropists, universities and ...

Kristen Weber, co-founder of Shelf Pleasure, a destination website for women who love to read, and Harvard medical professor and author, Dr. Joseph Shrand, will appear as guests on the Your Book Is Your Hook! Show on WomensRadio.com. Ms. Weber will discuss how writers are able to leverage reader sites like Shelf Pleasure to support their writing careers and books. Dr. Shrand will discuss his new book, OUTSMARTING ANGER, and share how he got published. To listen to the show: http://www.womensradio.com/2013/05/social-proof-online-bo... New York, NY (May 14th -- May ...

The San Francisco-based Stanfy has created over 60 mobile applications for companies from the USA, Western Europe, Australia, Russia and Ukraine. The company produces Android and iOS mobile applications for cinema, e-commerce, social network, productivity and music companies—both for big companies and startups. Focusing on native mobile applications development, Stanfy has gained immense experience on the Android platform since 2009, when this mobile platform started gaining popularity. Currently, Android is the most widespread smartphone OS in the world with 700 million ...

CMather Web Development has recently launched their free, easily operable web designing software that assures professionally looking site design quickly. The offer is available with cloud hosting services from the firm. For the SMEs on the lookout of affordable web design solutions, the leading Bendigo based IT consulting firm, CMather Web Development has announced their latest launch of free of cost, web design services. The firm announces their free web designing offer to be available for all customers choosing their cloud cPanel web hosting packages. "We ...

LUZ, Inc., provider of life sciences translations services, today announced that Monique Rivas, CEO of LUZ, will participate in a workshop titled "Reach for that RFP...and grab that business" on May 21, 2013 at the 6th Annual Life Science Diversity Conference in Newark, New Jersey. "As a business owner and entrepreneur, I'm proud to be a part of a coaching and networking platform focused on the sales and relationship building process within the context of B2B interactions," said Ms. Rivas. "I'll be copresenting with peers from Pfizer, Sanofi, ...

Habitatter.com continues to expand its catalog of offerings with more beautiful items from SPI Home, a full line of sculptures for the home. Established in 1973, SPI Home has become one of the most exciting Home Decor, Garden and Gallery vendors in the industry. "I'm amazed at the variety of beautiful sculptures from SPI Home," said Greg Simerlink, owner of Habitatter.com. "There are so many different pieces to choose from, it is difficult to make a decision on just one. Anyone looking to add some whimsy and style to their home should definitely take ...

Advance introduces the SC400 walk-behind automatic scrubber, designed to bridge the gap between labor-intensive mops and buckets and high-priced, large automatic scrubbers. Featuring a compact size and 6-gallon solution/recovery tank, the SC400 enhances productivity for small-area cleaning, including gas stations, schools and healthcare facilities. The SC400 maximizes cleaning productivity with a unique center-pivot squeegee system. Employing a gas spring for optimal blade pressure, the squeegee system can effectively pick up solution in both forward and reverse in just ...

Pamplona Capital Management ("Pamplona") is pleased to announce that it has acquired Coinmach Service Corp. ("Coinmach") the market leading multi-family laundry service provider, and AIR-serv Group LLC ("AIR-serv"), the largest provider of pay air services for automobile tire inflation in North America. The combination, with a transaction value of $1.4 billion, creates a new company, CSC ServiceWorks, Inc ("CSC"). Coinmach is the largest supplier of outsourced laundry equipment services for multi-family housing properties in the ...

Sampan Security, Inc., a leading developer of cyber security and system recovery applications, announced today the availability of FireTower Guard Business and Business Enhanced for Windows 8/7/Vista/XP and Windows Server 2003/2008/2012. FireTower Guard Business and Business Enhanced expand on the security technology previously introduced in the consumer-oriented FireTower Guard Personal. FireTower Guard Business and Business Enhanced are complete security solutions for protecting Windows-based business PC networks against malware, zero-day attacks and Advanced Persistent ...

LeaseRunner, one of the nation's leading online tenant screening services, has issued the results of its Second Annual Rental Industry Report offering detailed trends and analysis impacting the rental housing sector. The 2013 report highlights current economic environment issues and their impact on property managers, rental fees, tenant demand and general trends linked to the rental housing market. It is widely considered a must-read for professionals in the rental housing market and a valued reference for anyone involved in the industry. The report is compiled from ...

Zip-Pak's goal in conducting the study was to openly observe the packaging landscape and the global consumer to better understand and identify prevailing trends, and the drivers behind them. The study involved in-depth interviews with more than 75 industry insiders, including consultants, media, research personnel, packaging school professors, equipment manufacturers, converters, consumer packaged goods executives, and retailers. The voice of the consumer played an equally important part in the report. Upon completing the study, Zip-Pak's team reported on 10 key trends. ...

Long Island business leaders are being encouraged to register early for a number of "firsts" as the HIA-LI 25th Annual Trade Show and Conference is just a week away. In celebration of the trade show's Silver Anniversary - providing networking for a longer time than the Internet and more social than Facebook - HIA-LI, the recognized voice for business on Long Island, is introducing a number of new specialty pavilions, sponsors and seminar programming. On Thursday, May 23 trade show participants can attend breakfast and luncheon events, business "how to" ...