Corporate Finance Associates, an international investment banking services firm providing merger and acquisition, business valuation, capital resource and financial advisory services, announced that it was the exclusive advisor to Blue Star Plastics, Inc. in its recent acquisition by Seventh District Holdings, LLC. Blue Star Plastics, a Lexington, Kentucky corporation was founded in 1984 by Roger Storch and Don Keim, both former executives with Texas Instruments. Blue Star Plastics specializes in custom injection molding of thermoplastic components and contract manufacturing ...

The Women's Jewelry Association hosts their annual conference March 8th in New York City. Women from all aspects of the jewelry industry will be attending to learn how to expand their businesses and build their brands. One of the things they will be learning is innovation and idea generation. Inventor and innovator Julie Austin, CEO of Los Angeles based Creative Innovation, will be speaking on "Sparking Creativity in the Jewelry Industry". The jewelry industry has always been known as being extremely competitive. In a sluggish economy it becomes even harder ...

OpenWays, the leader in mobile-based access-management and security solutions, and FCS Computer Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive hospitality guest services applications and solution design services, announce an integration partnership that is enhancing mobile travel experiences for guests and improving bottom lines for hotels. FCS i-Guest, a self-service mobile application, now has OpenWays' Mobile Key embedded inside, making the arrival process far more convenient, personal, and stress free for hotel guests. OpenWays streamlines the hotel arrival ...

Une Belle Vie Memorial Urns, an online retailer that sells unique and custom urns, marked its third anniversary and announced a 201 percent revenue increase from 2010 to 2012. The company's success is a result of unique products, aggressive online marketing strategies and a shift in the funeral industry towards custom memorials. Une Belle Vie launched in February 2010, after the passing of the founders' son who were unable to find an urn that best memorialized him. Their goal was to provide a wide variety of traditional and artistic urns for those looking to buy a unique ...

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX), the largest pipeline for female leadership in the world, today announced that it received a $200,000 grant from longtime supporter the Hillcrest Foundation. The grant will allow GSNETX to serve its 32-county remotely by updating the telephone systems, installing a video conferencing system and purchasing tablet computers. The grant is being used to transform the existing technology so that GSNETX can conduct virtual training for staff and volunteers, and implement web-based learning for Girl Scouts participating in STEM (Science, ...

Sustainable film and television producer Debbie Durkin hosted her 6th Annual Eco Oscars lounge at a private Beverly Hills home with a JAMES BOND theme. The event benefited WE ROCK GREEN MICS, the eco-performance collective from With Our Words, Inc., 501 (c) (3) a youth development nonprofit from Stockton California and their Celebrity Green Writing Prompt Project. The Jamaica Tourist Board (where Ian Fleming wrote all 14 JAMES BOND novels) was on-hand providing promotional gifts and discounts to Jamaican happenings. Coley's Jamaica's Best Cuisine served authentic Jamaican ...

Tax Defense Network, in the largest launch since the company's inception in 1997, expanded their website in February. The company redesigned their website with one thing in mind: full transparency. "We wanted taxpayers to be able to come to the site and find the information they needed with ease," said Tracy, a marketing analyst at Tax Defense Network. Along with the vast tax information Tax Defense Network's website already had, the company has now included a full press release section and blog so taxpayers can better navigate the latest tax news from ...

Grand Pacific Resort Management (GPRM) is no longer the "best kept secret" in timeshare management. The Carlsbad, CA company, one of the oldest and largest vacation ownership companies based in California, has been selected by three more resorts to manage their timeshare properties: Hanalei Bay Resort in Princeville, HI, Banff Gate Mountain Resort in Alberta, Canada, and Channel Island Shores in Oxnard, CA. The addition of more resorts in Hawaii, California, and Canada comes as the direct result of owners and exchangers who have recommended GPRM to their HOA Boards. According ...

Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the launch of the CPU-301-16, an ARM-based embedded platform that extends the Eurotech family of products enabling the Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine applications. The CPU-301-16, based on the Freescale i.MX 6 processor series, uses ARM Cortex-9 technology to pack high performance capabilities into a 67x85mm form factor. With leading edge Eurotech power management technology, the Freescale i.MX6 processor, reduced sleep current and DDR3L memory, the CPU-301-16 delivers ...

On the eve of the CED Life Science Conference 2013 (Feb. 27-28), Mispro Biotech Services, a leading provider of multi-user vivarium space and remote husbandry services, and The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, a nonprofit research organization focused on translational safety sciences, have announced their partnership in Research Triangle Park, NC. As part of this new partnership, Mispro now operates a 10,000 square-foot vivarium - its first in the region - at The Hamner Institutes. Mispro's state-of-the-art animal husbandry facilities feature static or ventilated ...

NeoMetrix has announced plans to hold a tech day in Fort Lauderdale in order to demonstrate the latest technology for 3D printing, 3D scanning and Computer Aided Design. We would be pleased if you would join us for an open house event on March 19th 2013 in South Florida. Come join us from 2:00pm - 7:00pm for a social yet informational event with live product demonstrations and opportunities to discuss solutions to your problems. According to Dan Perreault, president of NeoMetrix "this is a very exciting time in the industry with all the acquisitions and ...

To better serve her growing list of loyal patients, Dr. Anne L. White, of Carolina Laser and Cosmetic Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is pleased to announce the expansion and relocation of her practice to a new, larger, and more accessible office, beginning March 5th, 2013. The new office is located at 145 Kimel Park, Suite 140, Winston Salem, NC 27103, conveniently located between Hanes Mall Boulevard and Burke Mill Road. The new location, more than twice the square footage of the practice's current Bethesda Oaks location, features a modern, updated ADA-compliant ...

Certified Mold Inspectors Phillip Fry, Divine Fry, Hank Taylor, and Merley Taylor have launched their new high-tech "Moldy Apartment" mold inspection, testing, and removal service for rental apartments, condo units, and homes. The in depth Moldy Apartment mold investigation and remediation program is available in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, California statewide, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Arizona statewide, USA nationwide, Manila, Philippines nationwide, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia nationwide, Bangkok, and Thailand nationwide. "Dangerous ...

TeleHealth Services, the nation's leading provider of healthcare television solutions and interactive patient solutions, will showcase its iTigr interactive patient engagement solution at the 2013 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, March 3 - 7, at booth #6153. TeleHealth's iTigr system delivers powerful staff to patient interactivity and care plan management tools that help improve patient satisfaction, reduce readmissions, increase workflow efficiencies, and integrate EMR, pharmacy, dietary, ...

Fairfield Harbour (http://www.fhpoa.com), a residential boating and golf community located 15 minutes from historic New Bern, has announced that it will be holding its neighborhood watch meeting Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the community center, located at 585 Broad Creek Road. Two speakers will discuss various security and safety features and procedures pertaining to the Fairfield Harbour community. Bill Turner, facilities operations manager of Fairfield Harbour, will review stormwater and emergency evacuation procedures for the community, and Steve Miller, security solutions ...

With the slogan "Innovative Measurement Technology", BMC Messsysteme GmbH (bmcm) has been providing hardware and software for data acquisition, signal conditioning, and analysis of measuring data for almost 20 years. Bmcm measurement technology is distributed directly or online, via the web shop of BMC Messsysteme GmbH. In addition, the measurement manufacturer has continuously established a network of sales partners in Europe, America, and Asia, where bmcm products can be ordered. With the beginning of the year 2013, this has been extended by two new ...

Motivational books and inspirational stories can be found by the thousands at any book outlet. Just a handful of those inspirational books are published for senior citizens. Now Stanley Hirsch has set a new standard for motivational books for senior citizens with the recent release of 'Memoirs of a Geriatric Ski Bum'. All of us hope to grow old gracefully. We all hold our own definition of 'graceful'. For Stanley Hirsch, age 85, graceful means rocketing down the side of a mountain on a pair of skis. "Writing this book," stated Hirsch, "and sharing these ...

The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW) (http://ieew.org), a nonprofit organization that encourages the empowerment of women through education and mentorship, has announced that the PEACE THROUGH BUSINESS Program has begun in Kabul, Afghanistan and Kigali, Rwanda. The program seeks to educate and train women in these regions, promote their business and leadership skills, build a strong policy agenda in the women's respective business communities and assist in creating stable democracies. The first stage of the program, "In-Country Education," ...

SfL+a Architects (http://www.sfla.biz) has announced that Nancy Zablud, MBA, CPA, has joined the firm as accounting and operations manager. In her position, Zablud will be responsible for directing the company's fiscal and project accounting functions and will administer strategic financial guidance to key firm personnel. Zablud has 36 years of industry experience. Prior to joining SfL+a Architects, she served as a controller for a local residential and commercial building group in Raleigh, as well as a controller for a national franchise specializing in application ...

For the third year, iDatix Corporation has received the coveted honor of being included as one of only 100 companies recognized in knowledge management. Chosen from a group of over a thousand vendors, this list is compiled by KM practitioners, theorists, analysts, vendors, their customers and colleagues. "Criteria for inclusion varies, but all companies have things in common. Each has either helped to create a market, redefine one or enhance one, and they all share two things—the velocity of innovation and the agility to serve their customers," says Hugh McKellar, ...

Award winning (http://www.stibosystems.com/Global/Our-Solutions/By-Capability/Master-Data-Management.aspx) multidomain master data management (MDM)provider Stibo Systems, today announced that Ferguson, the largest distributor of plumbing supplies and pipe, valves and fittings in the US selected Stibo Systems' STEP Master Data Management (MDM) solution to help improve its multichannel customer experience. After conducting an in-depth evaluation of leading MDM providers, Ferguson chose Stibo Systems to support its expansive network, which serves customers through its 1300 ...

New edition of ez1099 software is shipping from halfpricesoft.com to help users prepare, print and efile form 1099 DIV, INT, OID, CAP and other forms on time easily. Based in Louisville, Ky., Halfpricesoft.com has updated ez1099 2012 edition to include 2012 tax information and form data for filing 2012 taxes and for ensuring compatibility with the most recent IRS standards for electronic filing. This newest version of the software is ideal for mutual fund managers and CPA¡¯s who need to send Form 1099-DIV to customers receiving dividends and/or capital gain distributions. ¡°The ...

Defenders of Suntoria. Dark Sun rising" is a Tower Defense game with the elements of RPG (role-playing game) developed in Unity 3D for iOS and Android. Player will protect the Kingdom of Suntoria from devastating Demons and Undead invasion in a journey, featured with a controversial and cunning plot. The game will be released in May, 2013. There is no need to construct standard towers. Traditional fantasy characters replaced them. They divide in 3 basic classes - Wizard, Cleric and Ranger. Each of them can be evolved into powerful prestige classes with new unique ...

WPCanvas has launched WordPress Migration service for those who want to migrate from possibly any platform to WordPress. The company has been rendering WordPress services, including WordPress theming, custom WordPress development and WordPress maintenance and support, for long. It claims that WordPress migration service will allow them to make the life of want-to-be WordPress users easier as they will be able to migrate from different platforms such as Blogger, Drupal and Joomla, to WordPress without any hassle. "WPCanvas has been a WordPress firm all its life, ...

FXstreet.com is pleased to announce the results of the third edition of the Forex Best Awards that highlights the best analysis, educational content and contributors on its website in 2012. The nominees of the twelve categories - a total of 30 pieces of content and almost 50 different contributors - had been selected by the FXstreet.com Content team for their quality and popularity on the website. This year, while keeping the valued popular vote, another parameter to make the results more varied was introduced: a professional jury. It was composed of members of the ...