In step with the National Urban League's commitment to economic empowerment, the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals (ULGA YP) announces its 5th Annual Entrepreneur Boot camp. This year's event will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in the Centennial Research Building. During this day-long conference, attendees will participate in workshops lead by veterans in the metro Atlanta business community and receive the guidance and training necessary to enhance their skills and become a successful ...

Strong of a portfolio consisting, to date, of over 3000 architectural visualizations generated in its eighteen years in business, Studiodim Associati has launched a program aimed at enlarging its corporate website to promote a wider dissemination of its works through the internet. Under this program the Florentine practice has, among other things, started enriching the site with a series of pages that display most of its images gathered according to the towns where the rendered projects are located. Following the large number of recorded accesses to the inaugural section ...

SpotOn, the leading digital platform for customer loyalty and engagement, announced the winning user and location of its San Diego contest to reach its "150,000th check-in" at more than 300 merchant locations throughout the County. Starting with 120,000 check-ins, the contest officially began on May 1st and continued until the end of May when the 150,000th customer, Martha Torres of Oceanside, checked in at Froyo Love in Oceanside (3480 Marron Rd.). SpotOn used its tablet-based incentive program to track check-ins at each San Diego merchant location. Torres, ...

The Powhatan County Bar Association announced today that Ernest P. "Rusty" Gates Jr., personal injury, criminal and family law attorney at the Richmond-based law firm CowanGates, is the 2013 recipient of the William R. Blandford Community Service Award. The award is presented annually to a lawyer or judge who exemplifies extraordinary benevolence in community service outside of their legal functions. Gates was also elected and sworn in as Powhatan Bar Association President on June 7th. "I was surprised and honored when I was announced the recipient of ...

CodeProject has announced its latest contest, the D&B Developer Challenge, with prizes totaling over $40,000. The contest, which began today and ends on July 31, requires developers to write an application that digs into data in the D&B Developer Sandbox. CodeProject is a member of the Developer Media publisher network. To enter the contest, developers must post an article on CodeProject that outlines their ideas, and then write an application that uses the plethora of data in the D&B Developer Sandbox. The Developer Sandbox is a mashup of business data that ...

Now available and compatible with the iPhone and Android smartphones or tablet, the TaxBreak Mobile App becomes the first Work Opportunity Tax Credit application for managing and improving new hire compliance. This state-of-the-art design provides a secure, convenient workflow device for TaxBreak clients. The free TaxBreak Mobile App, available for iPhone and Android users, allows employers to see a request for information and submit data immediately with up-to-the minute accuracy. For example, The TaxBreak Mobile App saves time by providing supplemental hiring records, ...

Pancheros Mexican Grill (www.pancheros.com), a Mexican restaurant chain famous for delicious burritos, opened its second Missouri location in St. Joseph today. To mark the grand opening, the St. Joseph Pancheros will be offering its signature burritos for $1 on June 25th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pancheros, acclaimed for its tasty burritos made with hand-pressed tortillas, also prides itself in serving other savory Mexican dishes such as tacos, quesadillas, burrito bowls and salads. The burrito chain also carries two proprietary hot sauces called Greenade and Flavolcano, ...

Incomedia, developer of web editors and multimedia solutions for PCs, has signed up the services offered by Advance - Digital PR, an independent public relations agency specialized in digital products in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets. With this agreement, signed between Federico Ranfagni, founder and CEO of Incomedia, and Ralf Germer, CEO of Advance - Digital PR, Incomedia aims to promote its products in the Spanish-speaking markets, to strengthen its image and reputation, as well as to increase the WebSite X5 sales. "The Spanish-speaking market is ...

Royal Oaks Homes, LLC (http://www.royaloakshomes.com), an award-winning residential new homebuilder, has announced that it participated in the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County's Ninth Annual Battle of the Builders on June 11 at Renaissance Park in Raleigh. The HBA invited members and their families to attend this event as a way to bring HBA members and other local companies together and celebrate the area's building industry. Each building company competed in the beach volleyball tournament while friends and family enjoyed a block party with local food trucks, ...

Employers of 50 people must offer them medical insurance and pay 60% of it while the employee pays 40%, but they are both winners if the employee opts out, pays a $95 fine and stays well. "Stay Well" plans with Health Savings Account were the basis of programs 30 years ago that need another look, says Dr. Richard Ruhling, a retired physician who taught Health Science at Loma Linda University. "The government is pushing medical care as healthcare, but the more prescriptions one takes, the worse one's health becomes," says Ruhling who became board-certified ...

Fullerton Tool Company, a leader in manufacturing precision-made solid carbide cutting tools, has made many positive changes to the pricing, discount and quoting structures for their standard product lines. Fullerton Tool has undergone a large data overhaul that has given them the opportunity to offer an overall easier customer experience no matter what type of communication is used. The new website, along with a new catalog, is expected to launch within the next couple weeks. The discount structuring has been simplified to reflect across the board discounts versus ...

Hospice of Michigan will honor Lakeshore veterans from World War II with a special pinning ceremony and rifle volley on Friday, June 28 in Grand Haven. The nationally recognized leader in end-of-life care will join forces with West Michigan legislators and Grand Haven VFW and American Legion posts at 2 p.m. to honor 40 veterans. The ceremony will take place at Four Pointes Center for Success Aging, 105 S. Beacon Blvd. in Grand Haven. The pinning is open to the public, and media are welcome to attend. World War II veterans representing the Navy, Army, Army Air Corps, ...

With extensive knowledge and a passion for progressive thinking, CarrierDirect marks the next generation in the trucking industry, a segment that is often thought of as stagnant and resistant to change. As a hub for innovation, CarrierDirect helps clients compete in an ever-changing marketplace, offering advisory services on market strategies and assisting clients to develop new capabilities to grow their share of the market, improve profitability and streamline operations. Founder and President Jett McCandless launched CarrierDirect in 2011, taking the transportation ...

TM Software's popular Tempo Timesheets add-on for JIRA has led the way in time tracking, resource planning, and project management functionality for organizations around the globe. With its recently added features, including flexible permissions settings, international workload and holiday schemes, and Agile improvements, Tempo Timesheets now offers large-scale Enterprise organizations an all-in-one solution for time-tracking, project management, resource planning, business analytics, and more. Tempo Timesheets' new permissions settings give users greater control over ...

Golden Systems Middle East (GSME), a leading distributor of IT products in the Middle East, today announced that it has won the 'Best Contribution' award for 2013 from KINGMAX for its outstanding sales performance and contribution to promoting KINGMAX's products across the Middle East region. Speaking on the achievement, "KINGMAX has been our long-term valuable vendor partner and winning the 'Best Contribution' award is an honor for Golden Systems. Our team has work very hard to increase KINGMAX's market share in the Middle East and this award is recognition of ...

Online timeshare advertising company BuyaTimeshare.com will be one of nearly 100 timeshare industry companies represented at the 27th annual AMDETUR convention, scheduled for June 19-21, 2013 at the Hilton Mexico City Reforma Hotel in Mexico City, Mexico. AMDETUR is the Mexican Resort Development Association and the most influential annual gathering of timeshare industry executives in the country. Delegates will hear from Federal Tourism Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas in addition to Keynote Speakers Juliette Powell, discussing social media strategies, and Romero ...

PEER 1 Hosting, the global web hosting provider, today announced that it has named Magento, owned by eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), a leading eCommerce platform, its 2012 Partner of the Year. Now in its second year, the recognition honors excellence in customer service and top sales referrals. "Our strong partnership with Magento is a result of the successful technical and business collaboration we've been able to achieve together," said Jay Newman, senior vice president, PEER 1 Hosting. "We've developed a great trust in one another, and Magento knows that ...

John Stone, president of CAS, Inc. (http://www.casnc.com/), a community and homeowners association management services firm, has announced that Mystre' Van Horn, community manager of Fairfield Harbour in New Bern, N.C., and Dan Quartermane, portfolio manager to the Triangle region, have been named among the top 10 on-site community managers and portfolio managers in the United States respectively by The Council of Community Association Professionals (CCAP). These awards recognize those in the management services industry that display excellence in their field. This honor ...

A meeting to discuss environmental health issues and their effects on the Latino community will be held on July 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Concilio in Philadelphia. The meeting is sponsored by Penn State's PA IPM Program, Min. Carlos I. Giralt-Cabrales, the Consul of Mexico, and John Butler, EPA Region III's pesticide and asbestos program. Presentations include a Healthy Homes Program overview, healthy child care environments, and pests of public health interest. A facilitated discussion with participants will follow to identify needs of the Latino community and how ...

The "French Tech Tour" (http://frenchtechtour.com/) aims to promote the link between innovative French SMEs and technology giants such as Amazon, Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, Fujitsu, Dell, BT, eBay, HP, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Salesforce, Samsung, SAP, Symantec, Oracle or AT & T, Sprint or Verizon. iQsim is one of the 16 selected companies and will have the opportunity during the week to participate in B2B meetings with companies listed above and to establish technical and commercial partnerships. "The French Tech Tour is a great opportunity offered to ...

Available on Android, BlackBerry and feature phones, this game is the first title in a brand new mobile series of puzzles starting with match-3 title. Do you know Arcadius? This character, a twelve-foot tall cube, entirely imagined and created by Connect2Media, is the hero of a new hit title Arcadius - Puzzle Adventure. This game, developed internally by Connect2Media, is a puzzle matching game that will bring fun and laughter to all players. The story is about the enigmatic Chest of Miracles that Arcadius needs to find. This epic quest will bring players through three ...

United Real Estate, a fast-growing urban-centric real estate and franchise operation company, today announced its comprehensive agentJumpStart training program, which is designed and led by nationally syndicated columnist, author, trainer and speaker, Bernice Ross. After a successful class in the spring, United Real Estate will be offering a new class in June that will be exclusively available to all United agents, including its newest franchise members. Covering topics of interest to agents ranging from lead generation strategies to marketing/branding techniques to proven-tips ...

Master culinary icons from around the globe came together in Mexico City from May 20 to 22 for the second annual Mesamerica Congress. The three day affair, which took place at the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City, provided a venue were culinary powerhouses could share their passion for the profession through cooking demonstrations and activities, gastronomy seminars and passionate speeches. Mesamerica is one of the few events in the world that unites these highly respected individuals who are building the history of contemporary cuisine. Among the renowned participants ...

Robert Buhler, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm has named Jordan Anderson as executive assistant and receptionist. In this position, Anderson handles administrative duties and front desk operations for the firm. Prior to joining MMI, Anderson served as the director of marketing for a performing arts theatre in Sanford, N.C. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art education from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., as well as a culinary degree from Sandhills ...

Among the many exciting events occurring at PromaxBDA: The Conference 2013, (n+1)designstudio (http://www.nplus1design.com), a creative services firm providing motion graphic design and conceptual branding solutions for the sports and entertainment industries, is unveiling its brand and services in front of the world's most innovative creative companies, marketers, strategists, designers and thought leaders. Throughout the two-and-a-half-day conference, which is running from June 18-20 at JW Marriott at L.A. LIVE, (n+1) is bringing large graphic displays with real-time ...