S&A Cherokee, a full-service communications company, took home the Best in Show Bronze InSpire Award at the InSpire Awards Banquet held May 1 at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. The firm's entry "Cirque du Soleil's Dralion Returns to Raleigh" received the top designation after receiving a perfect score from judges. Sponsored by the North Carolina Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (NCPRSA), the InSpire Awards honor the region's best efforts in public relations and communications. Bronze InSpire Awards recognize tactics or components ...

Hughes Environmental, a commercial duct cleaning and combustible dust cleaning company, has received National Air Duct Cleaner's Association's "Outstanding Safety Award" for the seventh year in a row. Winners of the NADCA's Outstanding Safety Award have maintained little to no instances of employee injury for three or more consecutive years. The requirements for the Safety Award are based upon standards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). When applying for this award, companies must have completed OSHA #300A Log in accordance with ...

The folks at Gale Street Inn have heard a lot of great tales from its customers over the years. Like who brought them in for the first time, what their favorite meal is, and what experiences they've had at the Jefferson Park neighborhood restaurant. They've heard Arlington Park racetrack stories, expressway nightmare stories, Gale Street police station stories, snowstorm stories and first date stories. Now in a first ever "What's YOUR Story?" contest, Gale Street Inn owner George Karzas is asking its customers to submit their favorite Gale Street Inn story ...

To celebrate Mother's Day, Belli invites Moms to visit http://www.belliskincare.com for the Belli Beautiful online event starting May 6th through May 19th. Belli Skincare will honor new moms and moms-to-be with a 20% site-wide discount and partner sponsored giveaways of must-have items from premier mom and baby wellness brands - Pregnancy & Newborn, Belly Bandit, Timi & Leslie, Nine Naturals, The Mommy Pendant, VITACARE, gDiapers, Green Cupboards, Britax, The Business of Being Born, egg by Susan Lazar and more! Belli will hold a daily drawing for a different prize ...

Organizers of the No Place Like Home Conference, presented by the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County Chapter and the Urban Land Institute, Orange County/Inland Empire, in conjunction with Union Bank, the C. Larry Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance, The George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University and the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, today announced the conference to be held Monday, June 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa at ...

Domino Effect Productions has already set itself apart a video production company of commercials and corporate videos in the Orlando, Florida area. Therefore, it makes sense for them to produce commercials for the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy. These commercials will air locally and internationally. That means that the video production company will have a substantial amount of new publicity in the commercial video production area. Domino Effect Productions is well known in the Florida & Georgia market, and they are starting to have an impact on the international stage. ...

Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, creator of the world's first all-trampoline, walled playing court, is getting ready to open its newest franchise in Westlake, OH in June, 2013. The brand new 29,000 square foot facility will include three 3-D Dodgeball courts, a SkySlam Basketball court, Foam Zone and huge Open Jump court. Sky Zone will hire 70 employees over the coming months in preparation for the opening. Sky Zone will defy gravity with its newest park, offering Cleveland residents the ultimate 3-D play experience. The all-trampoline walled courts are designed for ...

The first book about the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University is now available as an ebook after being out of print for 40 years. "Thirteen Seconds: Confrontation at Kent State," by Joe Eszterhas and Michael D. Roberts, is a detailed narrative of events that shook the nation on May 4, 1970 when a 13-second burst of gunfire transformed the campus of Kent State University into a national nightmare. The authors say the book still stands as an accurate account and delivers a message about the destructive results of divisive politics that is relevant ...

AAIM Employers Association, currently celebrating 115 years in business, will hold its annual AAIM Leadership Conference on May 9, 2013 at the St. Louis Airport Hilton. This one-day conference is one of the area's most highly attended events for HR professionals, focusing on current issues such as engagement, leadership development, healthcare reform, succession planning, and talent acquisition. Keynote speakers at the conference include Jeff Fisher, head coach of the St. Louis Rams, Susan Carpenter, nationally recognized expert in the health and welfare industry, and Jack ...

Farella Braun + Martel LLP is pleased to announce the addition of three attorneys to its ranks. Joining the firm's San Francisco office are Alexis M. Petas as a senior associate in the Tax Group and Jacqueline P. Swigler as an associate in the Business Transactions Group. Jake W. Storms joins Farella's San Francisco and St. Helena offices as an associate in the Real Estate and Land Use Department and Wine Industry Group. Petas' tax practice includes counseling publicly traded and privately held companies on mergers and acquisitions, international tax matters and corporate ...

Caring Senior Service, the leading national in-home care company, is exhibiting at the California Association for Health Services at Home's (CAHSAH) Annual Conference and Home Care Expo in Monterey, Calif. Caring Senior Service CEO, Jeff Salter and Vice President, Ian Klaes will attend the annual gathering to confer with fellow hospice leaders on the booming home care industry. At the conference, leaders of the home care field will meet to share insights and expertise on the industry as it enters a crucial period of change. Salter and Klaes will represent Caring Senior ...

The largest dating site exclusively for Catholics, CatholicSingles.com, has partnered with premier affiliate management agency AffiliateManager.com to launch the CatholicSingles affiliate management program. CatholicSingles.com has been the internet meeting place for Catholic singles since 1997. CatholicSingles understands that sharing one's faith is one of the most important criteria in looking for friends or a soulmate, which is why the company stays committed to fellowshipping with Catholic staff, clergy, church members and other authentically Catholic resources. ...

Elliott Tree has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie's List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on Angie's List, the nation's leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies. "Elliott Tree offers prompt, professional tree service and is proud to accept this recognition from our customers and Angie's List for the second year in a row! We strive to maintain our impeccable reputation and are proud to offer our customers the highest quality tree service in the Worcester Ma area." "It's ...

Global consulting and analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan, awarded Sprint its 2013 North American Award for Green Excellence. Sprint was recognized for its widespread commitment to sustainability by global consulting and analyst firm Frost & Sullivan in its 2013 North American Award for Green Excellence. As part of the many authentic environmental achievements cited, the reusable, two-in-one ecoEnvelopeTM was highlighted for its contributions in helping meet Sprint's commitment to reduce paper use by 40 percent by 2017. Since 2007, Sprint has achieved a 64.6% reduction ...

TCG Community Outreach has presented scholarships to three Citrus County high school students scoring the highest in an essay contest. The award prized at $1,500.00 for 1st place was given to Kristen Carney from Lecanto High School. The $1,000.00 2nd place award went to Sydney Schantz from Citrus High School. The $750.00 3rd place award went to Lea Whitley from Citrus High School. An award of $250.00 has also been paid to the English department of the 1st place winner's high school. In addition to the annual scholarships, two cash prizes were awarded to winners of an ...

PayToo Corp announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Mobilepaid and AnywhereCommerce to deliver "PayTooSwipe " a multifaceted mobile payment acceptance solution that can support a variety of payment presentation technologies. Available worldwide, this new mPOS app will transform any smartphone or tablet into a highly secure Multi-Acquiring, Multi-Technology Merchant device. Through this technology, merchants can accept payments made through traditional magnetic stripe, EMV chip, NFC platforms in addition to direct payments from a PayToo Mobile Wallet. The ...

Accomplished attorneys Mike McCurley and Mary Jo McCurley of the Family Law firm McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P., again have been named to D Magazine's list of The Best Lawyers in Dallas. D Magazine's 2013 list of Dallas' top lawyers marks the ninth selection for Mr. McCurley and the sixth for Ms. McCurley. "It is humbling to be selected again to this exclusive listing," says Mr. McCurley. "There are many excellent lawyers in Dallas, and I'm proud that they continue to view our work as being among the city's best." The ...

Anderson Jones, a full-service law firm serving North Carolina and South Carolina (http://www.andersonandjones.com), has announced that the firm hosted delegates from Lithuania as part of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) Attorney Exchange Program on April 30, during the delegates' visit to North Carolina spanning from April 27 through May 1. The delegates' visit marks the culmination of a two-way exchange through which attorneys from the NCBA visited Lithuania and Latvia last year. Partner Todd Jones joined fellow NCBA members in visiting the countries last ...

Fairfield Harbour (http://www.fhpoa.com), a residential boating and golf community located 15 minutes from historic New Bern, has announced residents of the community will make up part of the local 80-member chorale that will sing at the Carolina Coast Choral Festival on Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Garber United Methodist Church, located at 4201 Country Club Road. The festival provides the public a chance to enjoy eastern North Carolina's most talented singers and choruses as they perform alongside a chamber orchestra, singing Franz Schubert's "Mass in B Flat" ...

Author J M Filipowicz announces the release of her first novel, Wardroids, published by Double Dragon Publishing. Fifty years after a devastating interplanetary war, the wardroid soldier drones who won for the allies have been retrofitted into female sex slaves. When the droids organize and attempt to take over, a rundown old space-mining ship gets caught in the action. Emily Reid, the only woman serving aboard the Destiny, must choose which side she's on. "My goal in writing Wardroids was first and foremost to create a book that was fun to read," says Filipowicz. ...

VMZINC -US and Umicore Building Products, USA Inc. (http://www.vmzinc-us.com/), a leading specialist in innovative zinc products manufactured and sold by the Building Products Unit of Umicore, has released a new video to help current and potential clients learn more about the company's products and solutions. A great promotional platform for engaging and connecting with clients worldwide, this video provides viewers with a brief outline of the company's history, production sites, innovation and services, helping them quickly and comprehensively understand why zinc products ...

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Kevin Rist will serve as admissions counselor. In his role, Rist will be responsible for meeting and touring with prospective students, reviewing student applications, conducting interviews, and corresponding frequently with students and families throughout the admissions process. Additionally, he will provide outreach from the university to high school juniors and seniors and transfer students through periodic visits to National Association for ...

Safeplace is pleased to introduce the latest addition to its trusted line of global hospitality guestroom security products - the Solid Safe. Solid combines innovative design with the latest security features for an affordable electronic guestroom safe. Safeplace's Solid Safe features large, red LED display with visual feedback and illuminated keypad for safe operation. Solid is a standard left or right opening safe and comes in two optional colors - black or pale gray - and four different models: Solid Compact, Solid Laptop, Solid Wide and Solid Floor for a sleek immersion ...

Printing QuickBooks checks on blank stock is easier than ever with ezCheckPrintingcheque writer from Halfpricesoft.com. Payroll accounting software provider halfpricesoft.com released the new edition of ezCheckPrinting Virtual Printer for QuickBooks (version 5.0.16) today with the updates to support payroll stubs as well as checks. This new edition also fixed the bugs in parsing check data reported by some QuickBooks 2013 accounting version users and online version. ezCheckPrinting is the easy-to-use and affordable check writer that allows users to print professional-looking ...

L.L.Bean will receive the Corporate Leadership Award during the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's (ATC) fourth-annual Awards Gala in Washington, DC on May 15, 2013. L.L.Bean is one of the largest corporate contributors to the ATC and continues to support the grassroots efforts of thousands of local volunteers. Since 1982, L.L.Bean has donated over a half a million dollars to support the ATC's Grants to Clubs program. This program, administered by the ATC, helps support Appalachian Trail (A.T.) maintaining clubs and their partners to complete necessary projects along the ...