At a time when many have fled the mortgage industry, Thompson Kane & Co. is jumping in. Started this year by financial professionals John C. Thompson and Bradley T. Kane, the new mortgage bank hopes to take advantage of the decline in large nationwide home lenders since the residential real estate bust occurred six years ago. With a clean-slate loan portfolio and new capital, Thompson Kane & Co. is offering mortgages to a housing sector that, although still weak, is slowly improving and expected to grow. "It's a contrarian play. At a time when so many ...

United Way of the Greater Triangle (http://www.unitedwaytriangle.org), a nonprofit organization that works to improve lives by mobilizing community resources in Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties, has announced that the organization allotted $5,330,000 in 2013 to fund community programs. These funds will help United Way of the Greater Triangle's partner agencies in their efforts to expand and improve education, health, and financial stability programs. $2,680,135 has been designated for health, $1,889,676 for education and $699,384 for financial stability efforts. ...

VMZINC (http://www.vmzinc-us.com/), a leading specialist in innovative zinc products manufactured and sold by the Building Products Unit of Umicore, announced that the company has opened a new training facility and warehouse in Durham, located at 2320 Presidential Drive, Suite 110. With 3,300 square feet and a climate controlled training room, the new facility will provide service to 28 representatives throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to technical training and assistance, service for representatives will include a variety of metal samples, literature ...

Gotham, LLC, North Carolina's industrial marketing leader, was searching for someone with the unique combination of administrative and creative discipline to keep their operation smoothly servicing industrial clients both locally and worldwide. The search led to Newton-based content marketing specialist, Justin P. Lambert, as an account executive. Lambert, a New York native, has been writing professionally for nearly ten years, primarily as a freelance copywriter and consultant for business-to-business clients. "We were really drawn to the fact that Justin can ...

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Shauna Woody-Coussens will be presenting for the San Antonio Chapter of Financial Executives International. Her presentation, "Payment Fraud: What You Don't Know Could Hurt You," will take place on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. at the Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas. Shauna's forensic investigative experience includes fraud investigations for internally identified company matters, in response to inquiries by third parties and regulatory ...

FreightCenter.com, a leading freight shipping logistics provider, announced today a record breaking increase in truckload volumes for 2013. FreightCenter increased its truckload shipments 67.3 percent over the previous year, while also nearly doubling revenue with an increase of 47 percent. Vice President of Logistics Mike Friedly equates much of this growth to investing in the expansion of its commercial logistics department. The new staff focused on incorporating an advanced IT infrastructure to support high profile optimization projects. FreightCenter as a whole ...

Securus, Inc., maker of a groundbreaking line of personal and enterprise mobile safety and security products, today announced that the company has expanded its cellphone carrier coverage to enable more customers to track and locate Securus GPS devices by sending a text message from a registered cellphone. Securus expanded its texting capabilities by adding four additional carrier networks - including Metro PCS and Cricket, and is now covered by 50 carriers in total. This expansion adds an additional 15 million consumers to have the capability to receive text alert capabilities. ...

SearStone, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community set to open this fall, has announced a partnership with Moving Station to offer its Moving Made Easy program to future residents. The program utilizes a personal relocation manager to help ensure a smooth transition for seniors who will be moving into the community. The complimentary Moving Made Easy program offers future residents the following relocation assistance services: • Helping them get the maximum selling price in the timeframe they need • Providing introductions to real estate agents with ...

The Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association, or CT REIA, is announcing the start of its 3-evening workshop for new and experienced real estate investors. This course will begin on Wednesday February 20, 2013. Additional dates for the program are February 27th and March 5th. This workshop will take place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Four Points Sheraton located at 275 Research Parkway in Meriden, CT. Tuition for this course includes a 81 page real estate investment manual. CT REIA is pleased to present New England's top real estate investor workshop for new investors. ...

The iGB Affiliate Awards were held in London on the 8th of February to celebrate the stars in the online gambling affiliate industry and allow companies to donate to the events chosen charities: Guys and Thomas' Hospital research into Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome and Arthritis Foundation of South Africa, Children's Trust. 25 winners rose on the night to accept the much deserved accolades. Judged on a number of criteria, including customer services, innovation in the industry and strategies, the winners can proudly stand shoulder to shoulder as the best in their sector. ...

Worldwide consumers talk advantage of the different home improvements like the latest made to measure curtains today. These people spend time to discover the best styles and colours to complete their home interior decoration. The complete plan often involves all the windows of the house to make the overall appearance remarkable. In United Kingdom, made to measure curtains are popular and many homeowners spend money to get the best items. These people measure the windows properly to get the exact measurements of the curtains. As expected, these types of products ...

W2 and 1099 software provider Halfpricesoft.com has added new features to the new EzW2 Software which allows more flexibility and cost effective reasons to use this product for the 2012/2013 Tax Season. With ezW2, users can prepare, print, efile W2 and 1099 forms easily and smoothly. This new version can print all W-2 forms (copy A, B, C, D, 1 and 2) on white paper. The black and white substitute forms of W-2 Copy A and W-3 are SSA-approved (Vendor ID: 1335). ezW2 2012 can also print 1099 MISC forms recipient copies (Copy 1, 2, B, C) on white paper. Since IRS does ...

Solavei Provides Unlimited Call, Text, and Data to Phone Subscribers. They use a 4G Network Solavei is providing unlimited call, text and data to all phone subscribers that are using a 4G network. They are considered as the best unlimited service over other companies that are requiring people to pay for a certain amount of money but are providing lesser services. What the company wants is to provide are worthy for the price that their clients pay or even more than what the clients have paid for. The company wants to make sure that the clients will be satisfied with their ...

Underground Elephant, a San Diego technology based performance marketing company, is thrilled to announce their donation of $25,000 to the San Diego Humane Society. As a young, vibrant company, UE believes in supporting charitable organizations within the San Diego community. Their generous donation will help fund the creation of new homes for the more than 7,500 stray and surrendered animals the Human Society cares for each year. A portion of their donation will be also be used to provide medical care for the animals. Over the past few years UE has partnered with the ...

Advance introduces the SC450 , a battery-operated automatic scrubber designed for daily scrubbing demands. With dependable performance, high productivity and low maintenance, the SC450 provides a cost-efficient solution for contract cleaning in applications ranging from hospitals and schools to manufacturing facilities and warehouses. Designed with the operator in mind, this contract-grade machine features simple and intuitive controls to ensure easy training. A unique two-button control panel allows users to quickly switch between scrub and vacuum functions, while the ...

"After Market Close Analysis" TechniTrader(r) Online Student Webinar When: February 20th, 2013 Time: 4:30 PT or 7:30 ET Taught by: Martha Stokes C.M.T. Click HERE to get registered: http://technitrader.com/get-connected/ Descipription: After Market Close Analysis with Student Selected Stocks for Analysis. Martha will be reviewing the overall market conditions, studying scans, analyzing stock picks you choose, and answering general questions about trading and the markets. These webinars are designed to connect you with Martha directly to get answers ...

Red Ten NYC will host a Business Development Workshop in New York City on Thursday, February 21st. The outsourced sales and marketing firm a strong advocates on entrepreneurship and believe new business creation will assist the US emerge from the recent recession. The announcement of this workshop follows the Kauffman Foundations, a non-profit dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship, address in Washington last week. "In my opinion, the entrepreneurial bug has hit the country," said panel member Alan Patricof, founder and managing director of Greycoft Partners, ...

Outsourced Sales and Marketing Company LMS Thinking report outsourcing can reduce costs for businesses by close to 60%. Outsourcing incentives are increasing as brands begin to report falling service costs since hiring an outsourced agency to conduct business processes. Up to half of the $19 trillion spent every year on sales and administration could be outsourced, saving businesses over half of their current expenditure. LMS Thinking has expanded their business throughout 3 continents as the demand for outsourced services rise. Despite publicity surrounding off-shoring, ...

To be a successful business, sales is the single most important factor that must be mastered. La Dominion Acquisitions confirm both small businesses and large corporations rely on customers and every person that comes into contact with that potential new customer (even those without a sales title) must know how to present the company's product or service in a positive manner. Conscientious potential customers will without a doubt bombard a company representative with questions and in most cases a few objections. This is natural, as human beings have a need to understand ...

OJSC URALCHEM, the Ziedot.lv Fund and two secondary schools in Riga have agreed to carry out a joint charity project. A memorandum was signed by URALCHEM CEO Dmitry Konyaev, Manager of the Fund Ziedot.lv Ruta Dimanta and the headmasters of the schools, Iveta Stivrinya and Boris Antonov. Within the framework of the project, URALCHEM will provide funding to the amount of more than 70,000 Lati (about 100,000 Euros), which will be used to equip modern chemistry classrooms to state-of-the-art standards, as well as providing for general update and improvement at both schools. ...

Is your debt getting out of control? This is one of the first questions initiated in a free consultation with Fox Symes. The professional debt solutions services help over 100,000 Australians each year manage and overcome their increased debt difficulties. An increasing amount of Australians filing for bankruptcy has generated concern for everyday residents as interest rates increase, job redundancies arise and other unexpected events occur that cause immense concern and stress within Australian households. Fox Symes urges Australians to result in filing bankruptcy as ...

Photographs are an important part of documenting some of the most memorable events in our lives--from birthday parties to the birth of a child. In most cases, a professional photographer will not be used for casual celebrations, but when it comes to weddings, these skilled cameramen are depended upon to capture excellent images. As such, a recent article from The Plain Dealer highlights many tips to consider when selecting a photographer for a wedding--from technical elements to the rapport the professional has with the client. Although the quality of the images is certainly ...

Concurrency, Inc., the 2012 Microsoft Central Region Partner of the Year, has planned educational events in Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago for IT and business managers interested in streamlining accounts payable workflow processes through customized enterprise content management solutions. Concurrency consultants will share practical approaches to empower users across organizations to automate business processes and review workflow activities. Benefits of an ECM accounts payable solution include automating document filing (paper, faxes, and emails); streamlining the ...

The modern innovative Danish company for all kinds of wristwatches called Uniwatches, launched an all new collection of timepieces suitable for people with various tastes. The website now offers even more models of customers' favorite brands at better prices. Nixon watches have been in stock at Uniwatches for a long time. However, the diversity of their models customers can choose from has grown and so has the catalog of Uniwatches. Upon visiting the website customers can easily locate the new Nixon Titanium watch or the Ride model for men. Other interesting models include ...

Many parents of children with hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and attention issues are finding themselves faced with the decision of medicating their children. According to a 2012 study by the FDA, prescriptions for ADHD medications increased 46% from 2002 to 2010. However, many parents are uncomfortable giving a child medication that can have serious side effects. Side effects of widely prescribed ADHD medications include: - Headache - Upset stomach - Increased blood pressure - Decreased appetite - Weight loss - Nervousness - Insomnia (sleeplessness) - Mood ...