As part of their mission, EcoVision Sustainable Learning Center, in support of Chicago-based Inner Ecology and their February 1 & 2, 2013 workshop for local Midwestern growers interested in the East Asian herbal niche market, will be helping to "green-up" the energy used throughout this event. By retiring 50 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) in honor of the workshop, titled "Farmacopoiea: Midwest Partners for the Domestic Production of East Asian Medicinal Plants," EcoVision SLC will help offset 50,000 kWh of electric usage. This represents ...

Patent lawyer Connie B. Berg has joined the law firm of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. Berg brings more than two decades of engineering and legal expertise to Warner Norcross. She joins the firm's Technology and Intellectual Property Group, which provides a wide range of legal services, including patent prosecution and portfolio management, IP strategy development, technology and IP licensing, trademark protection, copyright and related areas. Prior to joining Warner Norcross, Berg was a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Detroit where she ...

Dial An Exchange (DAE), the largest privately owned timeshare exchange company in the world, announces a new agreement with the Chomu Palace Hotel in Rajasthan, India. The exquisite palace hotel, less than an hour drive from Jaipur, will offer DAE members the opportunity to experience the royal heritage of this historic monument in western India. The resort is a 350 year old elegantly fortified palace hotel where guests experience royalty in this fabulous destination that discreetly blends its architectural magnificence with modern amenities and facilities. Accommodation ...

Founded in 2008 by Dr. Rebecca Cipriano, a board-certified OB/GYN with a master's degree in nutrition, Pop Weight Loss is a personal weight management solution, with a team of expert nutritionists at your service. Expansion began in 2012 with a new look, changing A Better You to Pop Weight Loss, and the decision to expand the availability of Dr. Rebecca Cipriano's Pop Weight Loss program throughfranchising. Nicole Tomlin's experience in the franchise world and her legal expertise makes her the perfectfit to take Pop to the next level. Pop provides a customized nutrition ...

OptionsTradingAuthority.com, hub site for options education products, services and systems, has partnered with AffiliateManager.com, a premier affiliate management agency, to launch the OptionsTradingAuthority.com affiliate management program. Options Trading Authority is a final stop for options trading systems, options trading newsletters and option trading strategies. Chris Kunnundro is the head options trader and systems developer behind the OTA website. With over 25 years of investing and trading experience, Chris brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the ...

Career Step, an online education company offering corporate learning solutions, has launched its Silver Sponsorship of ICD10monitor. The sponsorship will promote Career Step's educational products and programs offered through its ICD-10 product line, The ICD-10 Solution, to ICD10monitor readers and listeners. "We are extremely pleased to have such an outstanding educational company as part of our corporate family," said Chuck Buck, publisher of ICD10monitor. "We have been impressed by Career Step's comprehensive approach to ICD-10 education and, in particular, ...

In the wake of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, MeetTheNRA.org, a project of the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, has achieved a major milestone. Over 100,000 individuals have now visited the website to learn more about the radical leadership of the NRA. MeetTheNRA.org saw a dramatic upturn in visitors following controversial comments made by National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre at a press conference on December 14th. The NRA is an organization that is familiar to most Americans. This is due in large part to celebrities like Tom Selleck and ...

PeakColo, a leading enterprise-class IaaS Cloud service provider to service providers, announced the addition of Ms. Sharon Kincl as Vice President of Finance and Administration. Ms. Kincl will oversee all aspects of PeakColo's financial management, and she will also participate in investor relations and strategic financial planning alongside CEO and Founder Luke Norris. Prior to joining PeakColo, Ms. Kincl was the Vice President of Finance & Treasurer at Vico Software, Inc., a global software and consulting firm leading the 5D virtual construction Building Information ...

Boot Camp Digital (www.bootcampdigital.com), a leading provider of social media and Internet marketing education, announces that the next training course in their series of online and live classes is Getting Results from LinkedIn. The live event in Cincinnati, Ohio will take place on January 22nd from 11:30 - 1:00 at the Boot Camp Digital training room in downtown Cincinnati. The online event will take place on January 22nd, 2012 from 1:30-3:00 PM EST and participants can register for either class at http://www.bootcampdigital.com/linkedin. After the live webinar is ...

Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, today announced the immediate availability of its new Solix mail tray loading system. Solix improves operator productivity by reducing manual handling of mailpieces, delivering up to 75 percent increased efficiency. "Today's high-speed inserting systems create both opportunities and challenges for mailers. We observed that operators who used traditional output conveyors and associated traying methods cannot keep pace with the output volume. Managers are then left ...

This project involves the cultivation of 350 hectares on land on which 196.000 Pongamia Millettia Pinnata trees will be planted. This project is located in Fazenda Garça Branca - Trairi, Northeast Brazil. This is a high yield Pongamia tree plantation scheme, benefitting from medium and long-term profits secured with freehold land ownership. Our professional plantation management team is lead by our project manager Carlos Duarte, along with highly skilled forestry engineer Raimundo Gonçalves. Verde Vida, a specialist environmental company which takes care of forestry ...

Amit Pamecha, CEO and Founder of FranConnect, announced today the addition of three experienced franchise industry professionals to its growing executive team in Reston, Va. The world's largest technology supplier to franchise systems, FranConnect provides comprehensive applications tailored to solve a host of franchise needs, including franchise development, marketing, performance and royalty management,operations and more. Joining the FranConnect team is new Director of Training Keith Lovell, VP of Business Development Scott Thompson, and Business Development Manager ...

Today, Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP) Ringio and Grandstream Networks, the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and IP video surveillance solutions, jointly announced certification of Grandstream's GXP IP Phones, DECT Cordless Phones, Gateways and ATAs (analog telephone adapters) with Ringio's cloud-based Virtual PBX calling service, which helps SMBs improve the quality of their customer interactions. Ranging from single line to 6-lines executive solutions, Grandstream's SIP-based phones featuring advanced voice options, LCD screens, SIP compliance ...

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has invited Mike Taylor, CEO of Innovative-e, to be a panelist at the launch of the U.S. Department of State's Program and Project Management Community of Practice (PPMCoP) on January 16, 2013. Mike Taylor is the President and CEO of Innovative-e, Inc., a business consulting and technology solutions company that helps enterprise clients turn project management chaos into success. Taylor is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 20 years of IT experience. Other panelists include Gary Anderson, Director, Management ...

MoonDance Investment Advisors, LLC a registered independent investment advisory firm, owned and operated by William H. Stanert, located in both New Hope and Lower Southampton, Pennsylvania, launched operations as of December 6 2012. The independent, registered, business model enables portfolio advisors to offer existing and prospective clients the personalized services, attention, independence, variety of services, and latitude on client fees associated with a smaller firm, while still ensuring the accountability and protection of assets in the custody of one of the ...

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world's largest provider of effective, early-intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), is proud to announce its new product line with Paper Clouds Apparel. The line will showcase the artwork of children with autism who were treated by CARD. Paper Clouds Apparel transferred the artwork to eco and sensory-friendly, high-quality bamboo shirts, prints and greeting cards. The one-of-a-kind pieces will be sold at http://www.papercloudsapparel.com beginning January 7. "We ...

Cary MacGregor Rotary Club and Life Experiences, Inc are pleased to announce the 6th Annual Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Fundraiser. On Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m., Spectrum Properties will host the fundraising event at The Atrium in Cary located at 11000 Regency Parkway. Proceeds from this event will help Cary MacGregor Rotary Club and Life Experiences fund various philanthropic projects throughout the year. "This event brings our community members together under one roof to raise money for a wonderful cause while at the same time enjoying music, food and time with friends," ...

Online Career Advancement, a provider of academic preparation programs, today announced that its GED Institute is developing an informational website that will provide International GED test takers access to updated resources, references, and learning materials helpful in preparing them to attain their U.S. GED high school equivalency diploma. The GED Institute website contains links to official GED high school diploma details for each State, and Countries which offer International GED Testing, from the American Council on Education's GED Testing Service. International ...

Mindsharp, a SharePoint education company, is pleased to announce that Bill English, owner and CEO of Mindsharp, will be speaking at SPTechCon. The SharePoint Technology Conference, March 3-6 in San Francisco, is a premier independent event for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server technology and services. The format includes 90+ technical classes, workshops and breakout classes with content geared to IT professionals, business managers, and developers. It features top Microsoft MVPs, dozens of expert MS speakers and solutions from 50+ exhibitors. Receive a $200 discount off ...

Penny Tration, of Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 5, will make a special appearance in Hampton Roads on January 11th, 2013 at 10:30 pm at the HeBar, in the back of the Hershee Bar at 6117 Sewells Point Rd in Norfolk, Virginia. Cost of admission is $5 worth of non-perishable pet food or cash. Jello shooters will be available and all monies received along with those received at the door will go to the Pet Food Pantry. Penny Tration, Ru Paul's Drag Race Season 5 Viewer's Choice Contestant, will star in a benefit show this Friday for the Mr. Wiggles Pet Food Pantry at the Hershee ...

Earning a 4.5-star rating for customer satisfaction, Backyard Retreats Pools and Spas has won the prestigious CMUS Talk of the Town Customer Satisfaction Award in the Swimming Pools & Spas category. The Talk of the Town Awards, presented by Talk of the Town News, Customer Care News magazine and Celebration Media U.S. (CMUS), honor companies and professionals that provide excellent customer service as reported by their customers through no-cost, user-review websites, blogs, social networks, business rating services, and other honors and accolades. This data is analyzed ...

The Building Resiliency Task Force, a New York City Panel created in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, will meet this summer to discuss ways to better prepare for future storms. One question being asked is whether buildings can be designed to be storm-resilient. A big portion of the damage from Superstorm Sandy was a result of flooding. Flooding loads from a CAT event are not typically reflected in the building codes as they relate to the structural or architectural design. However, many current codes are now restricting buildings from being built in flood zones to make ...

CommCore Consulting Group has been named to the Washington Business Journal Book of Lists 2012 as one of the Top Public Relations Agencies in the Washington, DC metro area. CommCore was listed as the 19th ranked Public Relations Agency, up one place from last year. Each year, the WBJ publishes its celebrated "Book of Lists" which contains 'Everything you need to know to do business in Greater Washington'. The WBJ ranks all companies in the greater DC area by industry and sector. "Focus on clients as well as loyalty and determination from our team ...

CARIS and EIVA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing offshore survey organizations with a tightly integrated and streamlined solution. Both companies develop state-of-the-art software for the marine offshore market. CARIS is a world leader in software for hydrographic organizations, marine GIS, and geospatial data management, and EIVA is a world leader in survey data acquisition, 3D modelling, and visualization. Through this partnership the two organizations join forces to provide a world leading solution for offshore survey projects ...

Emerging 3D printing giant, Solidoodle; who in its first year of business celebrated its one year anniversary announcing sales of over 2 million, will open up its doors to members of an exclusive group of tech press core and manufacturing supernovas in an invitation only event in mid February. The event is geared towards the distinguished members of the tech industry who will join Solidoodle Owner & Creator Sam Cervantes for an in-depth tour of its cutting-edge made-in-America factory process. The event will culminate in a private session with Mr Cervantes, who first ...