More and more consumers seek attractive, functional products that enhance their lifestyle, yet do no damage to the earth. When it comes to home furnishings, the Colorado company Stone 2 Furniture offers a line of products whose eco-friendliness is hard to beat. Its custom-built indoor and outdoor stone furniture, ergonomically crafted from reclaimed metal and stone that is millions of years old, makes an unusual visual statement and stands to last for centuries into the future. Currently celebrating their tenth year in business, entrepreneurs Dwayne and Jill Cranford ...

Mulco Watches Inc. launched its elegant unisex luxury watch collection, Kripton. The sleek and stylish timepieces are sure to be heavy contenders this upcoming Spring/Summer 2013 with their light colors and comfortable fit. Mulco Watches Inc. crafts innovative and unique timepieces with vibrant colors and original textures designed to create a new, fresh statement in the luxury watch industry. However, trendsetting is just the beginning. The fine Swiss movement watches are also all hand-assembled for stunning perfection. Mulco designers and technicians carefully work ...

A little more than a year ago, Mill Town Music Hall opened as West Georgia's largest concert and entertainment venue to great fanfare and success. Located conveniently off I-20 in Bremen (1031 Alabama Avenue), customer demand to utilize the industrial chic space has required the facility to include weddings, meetings and conventions as part of the venue's offerings. The top five reasons couples will want to host their weddings at Mill Town Music Hall & Events Center: 1. A Shabby Chic and Eco-Friendly Environment o The sophisticated, yet rustic design of the ...

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina spoke to the Ashley Ridge High School law education class on Wednesday February 2013 in Summerville, SC. Attorney Evan Guthrie talked about his experience as a lawyer, the path to becoming an attorney, his experiences going through high school and college, what law school is like and how it differs from high school and college, what the bar exam encompasses, and what the day to day life of a lawyer is really like. Attorney Evan Guthrie answered questions that included what was his most challenging case ...

Manufacture New York, a breakthrough independent fashion incubator + vertically integrated production facility, just raised $60,000 of grassroots funding through Indiegogo and fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas. Almost 200 local NYC designers and Made In USA fashion lovers pledged their support to bring manufacturing back to the US and open a new garment district in Brooklyn. With the campaign over, they are now blazing a trail to create an unprecedented 20,000 sq ft hybrid space that will add over 50 jobs to the local economy + assist over 100 designers in its first year alone. ...

It's the classic dilemma for independent Arab filmmakers: You have a great idea for a film, but no money to produce it. Or you've finished a great film, but you have no way to get it before an audience. Thanks to a new partnership between Aflamnah and YallaTV, Arab filmmakers will have more online tools and resources to find financial supporters and reach audiences in a dynamic new media environment. Aflamnah, the Arab world's first crowd funding website and YallaTV, the leading video-on-demand website focusing on Arab filmmakers, have launched a comprehensive, joint ...

The Sixth Annual Blues, Brews and BBQ will take place at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on Saturday, April 20 from 2 p.m. -11 p.m. This popular event will feature live music, over 100 premium beers and some of the best BBQ in South Florida. Tickets are $25 for general admission, and $50 for VIP admission (limited quantities). Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com. Confirmed "BBQ ALLEY" participants are: - Betty's Soul Food Restaurant - Dickey's BBQ Pit - Hickory Sticks BBQ - Lucille's Bad to the Bone BBQ - Spanx The Hog BBQ - Sparky's ...

B4Checkin, provider of the hotel industry's first fully customizable reservations system and guest satisfaction feedback tool, announces that its web booking engine has achieved certified interface status with Infor's Medallion and Epitome property management systems. B4Checkin's hotel clients running Infor Medallion and Epitome now benefit from a two-way interface, meaning crucial information such as room rates, inventory availability and guest profile data are automatically exchanged in real time between the PMS and the B4Checkin online booking engine, ensuring accuracy ...

Math madness is back! After the resounding win of Splash Math series of apps being used by more than 4 million kids, StudyPad is launching "Splash Math Kindergarten app" today. The new app is in fact the company's next step to strengthen its mission of transforming elementary school learning, fully conforming to President Obama's "No Child Left Behind" revised campaign that gives a thrust to early childhood education plans. Rightly stated by Camilla P. Benbow on ChildUp's blog, "Children who start behind their peers in language and math skills ...

Infogain, a leading technology solution provider specializing in business solutions and services for the Retail, High Tech and Insurance industries, today announced that it has signed a 5-year technology services contract with Mitchell International Inc., North America's leading provider of Property & Casualty claims technology solutions. The multi-year extension will enable the parties to continue their partnership and further innovate in the area of Technology Services. "We are happy to extend our relationship with Infogain," said Erez Nir, Chief Technology ...

Cloud Technology Solutions (CTS), developers of CloudMigrator,have announced that they have passed the one million mark for helping people migrate to the Cloud. James Doggart, Managing Director of CTS, said "this is an important milestone as it clearly demonstrates that cloud-based solutions are not something for tomorrow but for here and now." CTS have helped organizations as diverse as Councils, charities and commercial operations of all types and size to make the move to the Cloud quickly and painlessly. "Our success has been built on our unique CloudMigrator ...

Fox Electronics, a leading global supplier of frequency control solutions, has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics, a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow will now offer Fox's industry-leading range of crystals and XpressO configurable oscillators, through its worldwide network of 120,000 OEMs, contract manufacturers and commercial customers via almost 400 locations in 53 countries as well as its extensive online product marketplace. E.L. ...

As demand for online video surges, ADquickies launches an affordable way for businesses to use pre-produced, customized videos. The videos are fun, easy to share, and effective in promoting a business through the Internet and social media. One ADquickie video, designed for any business selling or serving coffee, describes how the world's rarest coffee berries are eaten by a cat-like creature, called the Asian palm civet. When the animal defecates, the coffee beans in its stool are collected and processed. The 30-second video ends with the personalized logo, location ...

Golden Shovel Agency will join forces with fellow economic development experts, business owners, and elected officials at the California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) conference, California' s largest economic development session, at the Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. This year's meeting, held April 10 - 11, will address ways to move local communities forward after redevelopment losses. The focus of the discussion will be on funding, best practice models, and professional development. Aaron Brossoit, Vice President of Business Development, will represent ...

The Wrigley Field Rooftop Club will be hosting a fundraiser on May 5th, 2013 during the Cubs game to support the construction of the new School Street Park in Lakeview. Built in 2008, the Wrigley Field Rooftop Club is the newest facility, as well as one of the largest, overlooking Wrigley Field. In collaboration with the Chicago Cubs, Alderman Tunney's Office and the Chicago Park District founded the School Street Park Advisory Council (PAC) in August of 2012 to design, promote and support the funding of the new School Street Park. Each of the members of the School Street ...

Sendola, an exciting new tool for business owners to add to their websites, has just been launched by Plus Telecom Ltd, a UK telecoms services provider. Sendola's unique feature is the ability to send contact and location details from the business website to a user's phone in seconds. For businesses who rely on getting people to call them, or walk through their doors, Sendola is a valuable tool in converting website visitors to real-world customers. As Megan Bailey, Marketing and Culture manager of Leon Restaurants (a Sendola client), says "Sendola is perfect. It ...

Florida International University's (FIU) CARTA alumna Teresita Fernández received the Distinguished Alumni Award at the 12th annual FIU Torch Awards Gala on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The Distinguished Alumni Awards recognizes alumni who have brought honor and distinction to the university through their notable record of service and achievement in a particular discipline, organization or cause. Fernández was born in Miami and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from FIU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990. She is the recipient of a 2005 MacArthur ...

SfL+a Architects (http://www.sfla.biz) has announced that Kevin R. Allen, PE, has joined the firm as a mechanical quality control specialist. In this position, Allen will use his decade of experience to ensure the proper installation and performance, in accordance with contract documents, of all mechanical work and devices, including HVAC, fire sprinkler and plumbing systems. A native of Benson, N.C., Allen received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from NC State University, as well as an associate degree in machining technology from Fayetteville Technical ...

Friends of Yemin Orde is pleased to announce that visionary educator, Dr. Chaim Peri, will receive an honorary doctorate degree from Brandeis University at its May, 2013, commencement ceremonies in Waltham, MA. Dr. Peri is internationally noted for his work on behalf of Israel's at-risk immigrant youth. He currently serves as Director-Emeritus of Yemin Orde Youth Village (http://www.yeminorde.org/) and Founder of Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives (YOEI) in Israel. The University honors individuals for distinguished achievement in areas such as education, arts, social justice ...

Robert Weiss, artistic director and CEO of Carolina Ballet (http://www.carolinaballet.com), has announced that the company will present Fancy Free/Carolina Jamboree in two locations this spring. Fancy Free, the first ballet choreographed by Jerome Robbins, took New York City by storm, propelled Robbins to a household name and led to a life of work on Broadway. Fancy Free was so popular that it became the basis for the movie, On The Town, with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly. The second half of the show, Carolina Jamboree, will feature choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, ...

ThrottleNet has been named one of the most reliable companies in the St. Louis area by St. Louis Small Business Monthly, a magazine providing business ideas, strategies and insights for CEOs, CFOs, presidents, owners and other top executives to help them grow their companies. The firm is one of just 25 area companies receiving this recognition. The winning companies are selected based on nominations and comments from clients. The full list of businesses receiving this acknowledgement will appear in the publication's April, 2013 edition. "It is one thing to sell ...

The Learning Net just released its new book, Top Jobs: Computer and Information Technology. It outlines ten high-tech computer jobs and tells people what they need to know to get one. The book fills a need at a critical time when people are looking for jobs, unemployment remains about 7% and more than 400,000 information technology jobs are going unfilled. William Kamela of Microsoft said, "Microsoft can't find enough people to fill all of its positions." The publisher the Learning Net, Dr. William Perry, says "The U.S. simply hasn't prepared enough ...

Innovative-e, Inc. and AvePoint are teaming up to help enterprise companies proactively protect their Microsoft SharePoint environments from harmful information leaks, contamination, or misuse while simultaneously ensuring that all activities and content residing in the environment is compliant, accessible, and manageable. AvePoint Compliance Guardian, combined with Innovative-e's Sustainable SharePoint Adoption Program, gives organizations the ability to proactively protect SharePoint environments and remain in compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies. ...

Antelope Audio announced that its Orion32 interface, the world's first 32-channel AD/DA converter and audio master clock in a 1U rack unit, now includes another groundbreaking feature: the ability to notify users on firmware updates directly from the control panel and automatic updating at the user's request. The Orion32, which supports both MADI and USB interfaces and is clocked by Antelope's renowned 64-bit Acoustically Focused Clocking (AFC) technology, automatically runs a software assessment at startup and can initiate any required software updates at the push of ...

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) will recognize leaders in conservation during their fourth-annual Awards Gala in Washington, DC on May 15, 2013. This year's honorees include Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, and Pamela Underhill, retired Superintendent of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Awards will be presented by Jim Cantore, the Weather Channel's Meteorologist and Storm Tracker. All proceeds will benefit the ATC. Senator Collins and Senator Udall have been nominated to receive the ATC's Congressional Leadership Award. Senator ...