Sports Trader opens on Main Street with a new concept to the Lewiston Maine area, a bicycle and sporting goods shop that offers both new and recycled products. With the goal of keeping athletes playing, the Robichaud family was interested in operating a locally owned business that focused on selling high quality products at reasonable prices. With the experience staff at Sports Trader, it's no surprise that the store is a full service sporting repair, refurbishing, and re-conditioning shop, in addition to offering insight into many different sports including hockey, ...

Today, Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe announced his appointment of Myron Jackson to the Black History Commission of Arkansas. The seven-year appointment speaks volumes about Jackson's growing influence in central Arkansas's political and business communities. The Black History Commission of Arkansas was created in 1991 and is comprised of seven individuals, all appointed by the governor of Arkansas, with the approval of the Arkansas Senate. Its mission is to collect black historical materials for the Arkansas History Commission, to encourage research in Arkansas Black ...

Value Energy Solutions, one of the largest commercial lighting installation and lighting retrofit companies in the nation, recently completed an apartment parking garage lighting retrofit project for AMLI Flagler Village located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida. AMLI Flagler Village is owned and managed by AMLI Residential, one of the preeminent multifamily companies in the nation. AMLI Flagler Village is a 218-unit, seven-story luxury rental community with large spacious apartment homes that feature numerous amenities including direct access for residences to the parking ...

Greco Promotions, a leading e-tailer of promotional items and decorated apparel in the advertising specialties industry, has launched a new website http://www.SportsCustomBalls.com. The website provides a wide selection of balls ranging from inflatable to recreation to exercise products. All of the products are able to be customized with a group or company's name to create a fun and unique promotional item. The site features Free Ground Shipping and a 10% discount on first-time purchases. SportsCustomBalls.com offers an assortment of balls to fit any organization's ...

Tax Defense Network's employees want to set the record straight about resolving a tax debt with the IRS yourself, revealing that taxpayers may be disappointed with the results they receive if they attempt to take on the IRS on their own. "While taxpayers can resolve their tax debt themselves and save money by not hiring professional help, they may not get the resolution they want because most do not have a full understanding of the qualifications the IRS looks at when reviewing applications," a tax analyst at Tax Defense Network explained. This news comes ...

Waste-Away Group, Ltd. of Elkhart, Indiana today announced the launch of a comprehensive blog and forum to provide authoritative answers and feedback on a wide range of recycling issues and questions. In addition, a "Recycling Tip of the Week" and a "Recycling FAQ" section further enhances the features of the Recycling Works Blog. Leslie Jones, of Waste-Away Group, said, "Finally, consumers and businesses alike have the ability to go to a blog dedicated solely to important recycling questions. There's also a forum with posts that deal with more ...

When a person walks in a doctor's office with a lump in their breast, one of the first things they usually ask is "How do I get rid of this?" The real question they should be asking is, "How do I stop making this?" If a person stopped making cancer cells, they could continue living a long and normal life. The problem is not the lump, but rather the continuation of cancer cell production in the body. The real issue is what happens after the lump is discovered and what comes next for the patient. Dr. Lodi, a practicing M.D. of over 22 years, has ...

Brewer-Garrett Volunteers Keep Camp Cheerful Shining Members of The Brewer-Garrett Company spent a Day of Caring at the Achievement Center's Camp Cheerful. Strongsville resident and Brewer-Garrett General Manager, Greg McDonald, got the idea from a presentation last fall at the Strongsville Economic Development breakfast where Momentive Performance Materials was recognized for their innovation and contributions to the local community. The Brewer-Garrett team brought over 30 volunteers to Camp Cheerful for the day. Leveraging their skills as a commercial HVAC company, ...

EMRapproved, the Chicago-based provider of healthcare information technology (HIT) online education tools and resources, announced today that it has selected Kevin Donnelly as its new COO. A former leader of the healthcare practice at Alliance Consulting and SNOMED International, Donnelly has also served as an executive with the College of American Pathologists. He also co-founded Business Logic Corporation, a software and services company providing connectivity solutions by leveraging standards and Internet technology. Donnelly has worked in healthcare and technology ...

BookKeeping Express, the first U.S. franchise focused solely on bookkeeping services, recently opened its first office in Kennewick serving businesses throughout the Tri-Cities area. BookKeeping Express offers a much-needed service to businesses, so they can get back to doing what they do best. "Our service helps to alleviate a void that exists locally for skilled bookkeeping services that are specifically focused on the business community," said Shandra Knowles, co-owner of the new BookKeeping Express office in Kennewick with her mother Kathleen. "We ...

Nancy Alvarez, author of 'Little Nancy: The Journey Home', has been chosen as 'Woman Of The Year' by the National Association Of Professional Women. An interview with Ms. Alvarez is featured in the NAPW newsletter. "When I began talking about 'Little Nancy: The Journey Home'," stated Ms. Alvarez, "I had never done marketing and had no idea what to do. I sent books to various women's organizations. At NAPW, several staff women read the book, passing it from one to another, and then contacted me to see how they could help. Naming me 'Woman of the Year' was ...

OSS is proud to be a king sponsor for the 38th annual Ballard Seafood Festival. This year's festivities feature a variety of entertainers on two stages. There will be kid-friendly entertainment and fun for the entire family. And the best part is, all entertainment is free! There's something for every age group, including activities for children, beer and wine gardens for the adults, pet relaxation stations, sidewalk sales, and even a raffle for a Caribbean Cruise, or VIP tickets to Dave Matthews at the Gorge! OSS hopes to see you and your family enjoying a great summer ...

Internationally known Los Angeles-based choreographer Victoria Marks and filmmaker Ann Kaneko have kicked off a six-week artist residency to develop Action Conversations: Bellows Falls -- a docu-dance film project featuring five youth and five adult women from the Greater Bellows Falls community. Vermont Performance Lab (VPL) is producing the project in partnership with Youth Services of Windham County. The Rockingham Arts and Museum Project and the Town of Rockingham are providing additional support. "Listen to your community and find out where there needs to be ...

A California start-up company is hosting a global telesummit to address the topic of personal happiness. The Britelife Summit on Happiness is a free event that will be broadcast over the internet July 16-27. Ten experts in the field of personal development will discuss various ways to help people achieve greater happiness and fulfillment. The summit is the brainchild of Andrea DeBell, who describes herself as a "bliss consultant" committed to happiness. DeBell, a meditation teacher, yoga instructor, and Journey Practitioner, noticed that many people she worked ...

Inspiring. Unconventional. Effective. COMPENDIUM, the brand new must-have business read from award-winning corporate speaker, coach and entrepreneur, Noam Kostucki is out now. Published by Redefine Us, COMPENDIUM is a unique collection of tools known as "Social, Organisational and Psychological (SOP) Technologies" that every business must know in order to be successful. Influenced by the author's work with some of the world's biggest brands (Hewlett Packard, Greenpeace, The British Heart Foundation, The London School of Economics), COMPENDIUM helps business ...

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world's largest provider of state-of-the-art early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders, will host a series of seminars, "California Insurance Funding for Autism Treatment," to educate families and other caregivers about the California Autism Insurance Mandate (SB 946). As of July 1st, the law requires most insurance providers to cover behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis (ABA), for individuals on the spectrum. The free, two-hour seminars ...

Harlem Lofts Inc. President Attending NAR Leadership Summit as Next MANAR President. To Be Sworn In as New MANAR President in 2013. New York, NY. July 10, 2012 Harlem Lofts Inc. today announces that President & Founder Robb D. Pair has been invited to attend the National Association of Realtors annual Leadership Summit August 20th to August 21st in Chicago as the incoming President of the Manhattan Association of Realtors. "It is an honor to be selected as the next President of the Manhattan Association of Realtors, said Robb Pair. "I am looking forward ...

Kidds on Park Pediatric Dentistry - http://www.kiddsonpark.com - has been offering dentistry for kids from infancy to adolescence on Long Island, NY since 1987. Dr. Jodi Guttenberg is Board Certified and a member of the Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and has been selected by Top Doc NY as a leading Pediatric Dentist on Long Island. Dr. Guttenberg and her team specialize in care for all children, including the most fearful. Special needs patients are treated with expertise in our comfortable atmosphere. The office provides a kid-friendly environment featuring an arcade ...

Beer lovers are an interesting breed. Once their palate locks on to the myriad of tastes available via craft beers, they not only leave the mass-produced brands behind, but often get the urge to brew their own suds. Yet, while interest in home brewing has soared throughout the last decade, the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia lacked its own home brewing supply store until recently. In May, the Malt House Limited opened at the corner of Emlen & Mt. Pleasant Streets. The store contains everything for the novice to experienced home brewer. Malt House sells barware (mugs, ...

After years of testing in China, a recent purchase of 82 SafeTrak systems from Data Traks will be sent to China in order to help prevent temperature-related track buckling on high speed and non-high speed rail lines. This global partnership will help to make China's rail lines safer and more efficient for passenger and freight trains. This large purchase from the Chinese government means a significant expansion for the DataTraks team. The new SafeTrak systems will be installed in lines all across China's rail systems; with 40 units purchased for passenger and general ...

Farmers & Merchants Bank (F&M) recently named Phillip Bond as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, where he will oversee all credit administration practices for the Bank's 21 branches in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, including special assets and residential lending. "Phil will play an instrumental role in strengthening all areas of our credit department as we continue our organic growth," said Daniel K. Walker, F&M's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. "His extensive expertise in banking and credit administration ...

The 14 citizens arrested on May 20 for protesting the ongoing operation and destruction caused by the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station will appear in Plymouth District Court tomorrow for a pre-trial hearing. The "Pilgrim 14" were arrested May 20 at a rally and demonstration outside the Pilgrim station, which is operated by Entergy Nuclear Generating Corporation of Louisiana. The group was demonstrating in opposition of Entergy-Louisiana's application for a 20-year operating license, which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved on May 25. The Pilgrim ...

This exclusive spa adorned with Swarovski crystals and photographs of the beauty icons from the 19th century, offers luxurious services ranging from 24-Karat Gold Eye Treatment, 24-Karat Gold Facial Collagen Mask made with real 24-karat gold flakes, and Wine and Chocolate Body Wraps to name a few. Botox, Fillers, Laser, Microdermabrasion and other anti-aging treatments are available as well as traditional services with special touches such as Manicures, Pedicures, Haircuts & Color, Blowouts, Makeup Application, Massages, Waxing, Eyelash Tinting & Extensions and ...

Handmade wooden lazy susans and other kitchen accessories from the woodworkers at Bearcat Woodworks in Bayfield, Wisconsin are the latest addition to the Wisconsinmade.com gift store. Gift giving experts carefully select only the finest Wisconsin gifts to be included on the website which gives customers the opportunity to ship Wisconsin-made items nationwide. "I have a lazy susan from Bearcat Woodworks and I proudly display it in the middle of my dining room table," says Amanda Maurer from Wisconsinmade.com, "When guests come over I'm proud to say it was ...

Nancy A. Shenker, Founder and CEO of theONswitch and nunu media, has teamed-up with a carefully-selected team of business and marketing professionals to launch a unique and innovative webinar series on a variety of social media and marketing topics, starting on July 18th at noon. Shenker, who also teaches "live" workshops on these topics, realized that business owners are having trouble keeping up with new social media and practical ways to market, and they cannot always afford the time or money to attend conferences on a regular basis. Based on a review of why ...