The ladies at The Mary Culver Home for the Visually Impaired today are celebrating a special grand opening now that an expansion and renovation of the home's cheerful dayroom is complete. The dayroom has been transformed into a comfortable hub for activities by the home's elderly female residents, all of whom are legally blind. The spacious, comfortable dayroom also will occasionally serve as an alternative site for meal service at the Mary Culver Home, a not-for-profit, nondenominational Christian organization founded in 1866. Executive Director Colleen Hill says ...

QET Tech Aerospace (QTA) completed negotiation for a $500,000,000.00 USD insurance policy with AON Risk Solutions. One of the requirements to launch is to be insured. For the last 3 months, QTA has been discussing its requirements with AON Risk Solutions in Mexico City. "Marcos Shuster, Manager; Aviation, Aerospace & Marine Practice Leader has been personally involved in every step and has reviewed all our needs for the MRO, Storage and Recycling activities including our contractual requirements we have with existing contract and came up with a very good policy" ...

The makers of landmark real estate software solutions, Sequent Enterprise and EZ Coordinator, have recently announced major wins with EZ Coordinator. Their user base has grown by several thousand, they've added a strategic marketing partner and funding through the Snow Companies, all while continuing to roll out enhanced features to their users. Sequent Systems, the company that pioneered the real estate market with the multi-unit marketing software Sequent Enterprise and the agent and broker platform EZ Coordinator, is currently attending the RealTech conference in ...

New country music artist, Chase, will be performing at the Harrington Opera House May 11, 2013 at 7pm. Ellie Hedreen, a local Harrington singer, will open the show. Chase is a Lincoln County, Washington, local who recently finished recording his debut album at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. Chase will be performing acoustic versions of his original songs from his album titled "Country State Of Mind" to help raise money for the Harrington Opera House Society's rehabilitation and preservation of the historic building. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for ...

Invata Intralogistics, Inc., an authority in the design, implementation, and life cycle support of automated distribution and fulfillment center operations, today announced the commencement of a retrofit of its FastTrak WM+ software at six Advanced Distribution Systems 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) facilities in New Jersey and New York. Advanced Distribution Systems, Inc. (ADS) was incorporated in 1979 as a full service distribution 3PL company concentrating in servicing the Cosmetics, Health and Beauty, and Fragrance Industries. It operates six distribution facilities located ...

Crystal Flash Energy announced today that it has acquired some of the assets of Sturgis-based CA Murphy, its fifth acquisition in the past 16 months. The Grand Rapids-based energy distribution company will now be able to expand its service to residential and commercial customers in the Michigan-Indiana border area. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings. "We are very pleased to welcome CA Murphy to Crystal Flash," said Crystal Flash President Tom Fehsenfeld. "As we look to strengthen our footprint in Michigan and expand further into ...

This is the official launch of Beestar, Our patent pending portable rtls enables us to offer accurate solutions based on cost effective location technologies. We give students, educators, administrators and management valuable tools to visualise academic, classroom and facility performance with Insight . The objective of beestar.eu is to inform, empower and promote. We also develop custom-tailored solutions in the logistics, retail and sports sectors. Our innovative technology is used across many industries to monitor and track goods, gather customer insight and to ...

Staff at 1Call Direct celebrate as they raised over GBP40,000 for charities through a series of events in 2012. This year the team are already on track to beat last year's total and are working hard to make sure this momentum continues. It has been decided that the company will donate larger amounts to a smaller group of charities for 2013. This year's allocated charities are Great Ormond Street Hospital, Cancer Research UK, The Ellen Macarthur Cancer Trust and the 1Call Direct administration and support team are continuing on from last year to raise money for Yorkhill ...

Chem-Dry, the world's largest carpet and upholstery cleaning service, announced the addition of Bill May as its new Director of National Accounts for Chem-Dry Corporate Services. Chem-Dry is already known as the dominant brand within residential carpet cleaning. But, with more than 100,000 commercial cleanings a year worldwide, Chem-Dry is also the global leader in commercial carpet and upholstery cleaning. May's mission is to build on the company's long-standing success in the commercial arena by adding major new U.S. national and regional accounts. "I see tremendous ...

Jim Kempner Fine art is pleased to present Carole A. Feuerman's newest sculptures in her third solo exhibition at the gallery. "The Golden Mean" opens May 16th and continues through June 29th. There will be a reception for the artist on Thursday, May 16 from 6-8 pm. World-renown for her hyper-realistic, cast resin and painted oil sculptures of swimmers and bathers, Carole A. Feuerman's exhibition features a new collection of work, most notably life-size and monumental bronze figures. The Golden Mean, the centerpiece of this solo exhibition, is a towering 16-foot ...

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 ...