Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI (http://www.capital.org), a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, announced that the company will host its 2013 Employment and Labor Law Update. The conference will be held on Wednesday, May 22 and Thursday, May 23 from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the McKimmon Center located at 1101 Gorman St. Executives, corporate counsels, HR professionals, managers and supervisors who need to know the latest developments in state and federal employment law are encouraged ...

Moving and storage industry leader Stephen F. Burns is the new chairman of the American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA). Burns is the former CEO and current Chairman of Wheaton World Wide Moving | Bekins Van Lines, Inc. and has worked in the moving industry for more than 30 years. "Steve brings the perfect blend of integrity, credibility and industry knowledge to the AMSA board," said Linda Darr, AMSA's president and CEO. "He's smart, well-respected and gives us strong leadership as our industry adapts to a changing marketplace." AMSA's ...

Amanda Gorecki, president and founder of Healing Waters Spa & Cosmetic Clinic (http://www.healingwatersbeauty.com), a medical aesthetic clinic, has announced the hiring of Casey Stoneman as spa director and marketing associate for the company's North Carolina market. In her new role, Stoneman will be responsible for engaging staff in the management of day-to-day clinic operations to ensure the success of all company procedures and client satisfaction with spa-related services. Stoneman will also oversee each of the spa's social media networks and collaborate with marketing ...

The National Meningitis Associations (NMA) Gala for 2013 is honored to present their "Community Leadership Award" to honorees Samantha and Kyle Busch. NMA is celebrating celebrity "philanthropist " and NASCAR; champion Kyle Busch and his lovely wife, Samantha. Active philanthropists, they established the Kyle Busch Foundation (KBF) in 2006 shortly after Kyle visited St. John's Home for children. It is a safe house in Grand Rapids, Michigan that cares for children ages 6-18. Inspired by the daily challenges faced by these children, Kyle created KBF to ...

Giftivo, the smart gifting engine, today announces gift recommendations for Twitter accounts. This is in addition to the existing gift recommendations for Facebook friends, which was released last year. "Twitter is hugely popular and still growing so it makes sense to take advantage of the vast user activity data to recommend gifts," said Giftivo founder Brett DiDonato. "We re-tooled our existing gift recommendation engine to work great with the unique social graph found on Twitter. Try it out on your account, your friends' accounts or even your favorite ...

Out of need, curiosity or perhaps desperation, people tend to grasp onto thoughts and ideas that will seemingly solve their health problems but invariably do not. Part of the problem is the lack of knowledge and understanding, and the remainder is due to the persuasive abilities of the persons presenting the benefits we will receive if we follow their magical advice. In some cases the claims being made may indeed have partial and temporary benefits. In others the claims may be outlandish and false. In Jerry Pollock's opinion all such claims should be carefully scrutinized ...

Billie Redmond, CEO of TradeMark Properties (http://www.trademarkproperties.com/), has announced that Jim Harris, executive vice president at the firm, negotiated a significant lease expansion in the month of March. Harris represented Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, a regional residential real estate company with nine offices in North Carolina, in a 1st Amendment transaction. This expansion enlarged the company's office space, located at 7011 Fayetteville Rd. in Durham, to 5,995 square feet. To view a complete listing of available commercial real estate properties ...

Luxury Cosmeceutical company LiLash.com has partnered with premier affiliate management agency AffiliateManager.com to launch the LiLash affiliate management program. Cosmetic Alchemy, LLC, parent company of LiLash.com, has cultivated a reputation for developing and distributing the highest quality luxury cosmeceutical products available. The combination of science and technology has resulted in products such as LiLash and LiBrow which have gained international recognition as the world's most sought-after eyelash and eyebrow serums. The global demand for LiLash and LiBrow ...

J.M. Field Marketing is excited to announce the addition of a new Fulfillment Account Manager, Seth Stauffer, to the fulfillment department. Stauffer's integrity and eye for detail was honed by his previous working experience at the Lancaster General Medical Group in Lancaster, PA. Graduating from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a B.S.B.A., Stauffer plans to use his background in business studies to continue to bring new growth and development to the fulfillment sector of J.M. Field Marketing. For more information about the fulfillment department at J.M. ...

Robert Weiss, artistic director and CEO of Carolina Ballet (http://www.carolinaballet.com), has announced the final performance of Timour Bourtasenkov, a principal dancer and founding member of Carolina Ballet. Bourtasenkov has been a member of the company since 1998. Audiences can see this performance on Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. at the Durham Performing Arts Center, where he will dance in the production of Fancy Free/Carolina Jamboree. Originally from Moldavia, Bourtasenkov began his professional education with the Moldavian Opera House and Bolshoi Ballet. Prior ...

Technology startup lettrs (lettrs.com) today announced the launch of the first-of-its-kind mobile app that will allow users to create, manage, and deliver paper or digital letters right from their iPhone. The app, which costs $2.99, lets users deliver personal mobile letters for free anywhere in the world via the lettrs.com platform, turning their iPhone into a mobile writing desk. Through Mother's Day, May 12, users can also deliver up to five free paper-post letters anywhere in the world by simply using the lettrs app, or by entering the code "mother" ...

Focused on the mobile app development, Stanfy has been working with Android platform since 2007 just as the platform started expanding globally. Over this time Stanfy has accumulated invaluable experience in UI/UX design and mobile development for Android platform. The company has created a number of Android apps for the clients from USA, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, Russia and Ukraine. Stanfy team members are frequent participants and speakers at the mobile and technology conferences. At the HOTCODE conference Android section will be fully conducted by speakers ...

SEMI-GAS Systems, an industry-leading supplier of ultra-high purity gas source and distribution systems, announces that its Xturion Samplex , an automatic gas sampling system, has won the 2013 Golden Gas Award for Specialty Gas Delivery Systems, presented by Gases and Instrumentation International Magazine. The 2013 Golden Gas Awards included 45 submissions in nine categories. Entries were judged by a panel of independent technical experts based on the product's ability to solve an important gas industry challenge, focusing on technical innovation and/or superior specifications ...

Printing and filing 1098s form (1098, 1098C, 1098E, 1098 T) is faster and easier than ever with the new ez1099 software from Halfpricesoft.com(www.halfpricesoft.com) the Louisville, Ky.-based software developer known for affordable, easy-to-use payroll tax software for businesses and accountants. The improved Ez1099 software for 2013 tax season lets businesses and accountants quickly and easily print forms 1098s(1098, 1098C, 1098E, 1098 T) on either paper or to an electronic file. It also supports form 1099s, 5498s, W2G, 1097BTC, 8935, 3921, 3922 and 1096 from halfpricesoft.com. ...

For the fifth year running Brand-Rex, the data networks solutions provider has re-affirmed its leadership position in the UK market for volume of structured cabling systems sold. The latest independent market research report conducted by specialist building consultants BSRIA - shows Brand-Rex shipping a significant 15 per cent more 'outlets' than its closest rival. In product terms. 'Outlets' represent complete system solutions, incorporating copper data cables, patch panels, patch cords and outlet sockets. Martin Hanchard, CEO at Brand-Rex commented, "It is ...

Berlin-based digital music distributor and content aggregator recordJet reported their second charts entry within one year: On April 18, 2013, recordJet passenger Baba Saad reached number 63 of the official German album charts, and number 62 of the official Austrian album charts with his album "SdoppelaD". The album was published by Saads's own label "Halunkenbande" and digitally distributed worldwide by recordJet. Baba Saad, his real name being Saad El-Haddad, is a German rapper of Lebanese origin. Between 2005 and 2011 he was under contract at the ...

Details of the Mid West Region of Ireland's first and only designated Food Trail have been announced in The Burren, County Clare. The Burren Food Trail, a joint initiative of the Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark and the Burren Ecotourism Network, uniquely features a Burren Food Trail Signature Dish in each of the 22 participating food producers and restaurants throughout the Burren. As part of the Burren Food Trail, a weekly food event will be held each Monday from late April through to the end of October. The Burren Food Experience 2013 features a range of food ...

In a trial lasting 3 months, TheTMSway, Matahari Food Business and Brand Loyalty produced a scalable in-store mobile competition within x90 retail outlets located throughout Indonesia. The trial discovered that Indonesian shoppers were highly responsive towards the retailer's mobile offer and recorded an 80% engagement from a total of more than a thousand of interactions per day during the campaign. The engagement was largely dominated by women (65%). The campaign also proved popular with the younger generation with the 18-34 demographic accounting for 68% of total ...

The six yachting businesses behind the newly formed Balearic Yacht Brokers Association (BYBA) have each divulged their pick of the superyacht bunch for the Superyacht Brokerage and Charter Show - a Show-within-a-Show at the 30th edition of Mallorca's Palma International Boat Show held from 1 to 5 May. Now with more than 40 superyachts between 24 and 65 metres confirmed, the Superyacht Brokerage and Charter Show is a new initiative set to highlight the importance of the superyacht industry and the significant foreign revenue inflow and local employment it generates on ...

he award-winniing artisan creamery Belle Chevre has opened its first-ever retail space in historic downtown Elkmont, Alabama. Belle Chevre's Cheese Shop and Tasting Room features Alabama's very own handmade goat cheese, as well as a full cafe menu, chevre ice cream counter, and a space for cooking demos and cheesemaking classes. The Cheese Shop opens early Thursday through Saturday and is open daily for lunch and early dinners, making it a perfect spot to stop in and enjoy a homemade baked good, an old-fashioned bologna sandwich (made with artisan veal bologna), or ...

Trust-Deed.co.uk have made an additional development to its leading panel of debt experts in a bid to add to the skills and experience of their existing team. The change was brought into effect this month in order to add value and transparency when offering debt advice to customers. David Tannock, an Insolvency Supervisor at Wyllie & Bisset, joins Trust-Deed.co.uk's specialist advisory panel, which consists of four leading firms as part of a joint collaboration to offer debt advice in Scotland. When many companies offering debt solutions are delivering high-pressured ...

Today the Chairman of Michigan-based PryMarke, LLC announced the establishment of a sister company in the United Kingdom, PryMarke Europe. Mr. Richard Best is the Director of the new firm in the heart of London. "Richard is well-qualified to represent our name around the globe," said Bryan Christiansen, PryMarke's principal manager since 2004. PryMarke Europe shall engage in new business development worldwide, but its focus is on Europe and the Middle East which includes Turkey. Currently Best and Christiansen are working on a major project in the Turkish ...

Spencer Davis, PhD., a professor of economics at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC, and a dedicated cyclist, will make his fifth cross-country bike ride this summer for Ride4Rescue, a trans-continental bicycle tour designed to raise funds for the Nepali Rescue Project, an organization working on the ground to rescue and rehabilitate victims of sex trafficking in Nepal. The ride for the Nepali Rescue Project will start in San Francisco, CA, on May 19 and end in Virginia Beach, VA, approximately 65 days later. During the trip, Dr. Davis will visit communities that ...

Austin, Texas-based Nexersys is leading a fitness and gaming revolution with the launch of their "King of the Ring" Kickstarter campaign. The cutting-edge fitness company hopes to raise $150,000 by May 11, 2013 to begin production of their boxing video game, "King of the Ring." This is the first arcade game that puts gamers into a virtual fighting ring and allows them to test their boxing and MMA skills by throwing real strikes and making contact with a real target. Gamers can say goodbye to the mundane button pushing of past fighting games and say hello ...

TopLine Communications, a leading education marketing agency, has released a free education marketing strategy template on its blog. The release of the template follows a series examining the marketing activity of the UK's top ten business schools in which their PR, social media, SEO and video marketing activity ranked. TopLine's managing director, Heather Baker, comments: "Developing a marketing strategy for an education sector organisation is difficult. There's so much to think about, from engaging alumni and turning current students into brand ambassadors, to ...