If you're planning to take your pet on your next getaway, you're not alone. According to the U.S. Travel Association, over 49 percent of U.S. adult leisure travelers consider their pet to be part of the family and 18 percent of U.S. adult leisure travelers usually take their pets with them when they travel. Despite travelers' desire to bring their pets along, it is often difficult to find truly pet-friendly accommodations. One place where travelers can be assured their pet will be treated as a valued guest is El Portal Sedona Hotel in Sedona, Arizona. This luxury boutique ...

Bensidoun USA had been recruiting vendors for a new market in Country Club Hills in hopes to expand their widely successful brand of French markets. Recently however, organizers have decided to wait into next summer to launch — allowing them a chance to secure a full roster of vendors. The Country Club Hills French Market is now set to open the first week of June in 2013. For farmers or area businesses interested in joining the 2013 lineup of vendors; please contact bensidounusa@yahoo.com or call (312) 575-0286. Public markets have been a long-standing tradition ...

SITA, the global air transport IT and communications specialist, today announced a summer social media campaign for leisure and business travelers. From August 10-31, travelers that check-in via Foursquare at any airport in North America using the hashtag #WhereToNext, or post on Twitter using the hashtag and the airport's Twitter handle, may win a free t-shirt and are entered for a chance to win a $250 American Express gift card. SITA provides the technology that enables over 70 airports throughout North America to run smoothly. Its technology underpins every step ...

Contractors, subcontractors, laborers and material suppliers may file mechanic's liens against private property when the owners fail to pay them for the work they do. However, in California, mechanic's liens are not available to people involved in payment disputes over public works projects. Instead, unpaid subcontractors, laborers and material providers who have not been paid for their work on State or local government projects in California have access to two other legal remedies to help protect their claims: Stop Notices and Payment Bonds. Stop Notices Similar ...

During the 2012 Fourth of July holiday, Georgia drivers may have noticed an increased police presence on the roads as they participated in their summer celebrations. Georgia law enforcement targeted those whom they suspected of drinking and driving during a state-wide program called Operation Zero Tolerance. Georgia drivers should be aware of what Operation Zero Tolerance is about and what to expect if pulled over by police. "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" Operation Zero Tolerance is Georgia's contribution to a nationwide campaign to crack down on drinking ...

On July 1, 2012, Georgia changed the way that counties select citizens for jury duty. Lawmakers updated the state's 200-year-old jury selection system after some raised concerns that the way the state selected juries was unconstitutional. Georgia residents should be aware of the changes to the jury selection process and the role that juries play in criminal trials. "Forced Balancing" Prior to the reforms, Georgia was the only state in the U.S. to use a method called "forced balancing" when selecting jury pools. Jury selection committees would begin ...

More than 94 youth soccer teams came together to kick away breast cancer on June 23 and 24, 2012, thanks to the Kickin' It Challenge; a youth soccer tournament that raised more than $20,000 to benefit the San Diego Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Foundation. The tournament was held at the Frances Ryan Park in Escondido, Calif. to "Unite in the Fight" against breast cancer. This was the first time that soccer and breast cancer advocacy were intertwined in San Diego. "We are extremely proud of what raised with this tournament. ...

R. K. Redding Construction (RKR), a full service, multi-disciplinary construction management and general construction contracting firm, announced today that it has received a national Leadership in Safety Award from CNA, the seventh largest U.S. commercial insurance carrier. "We strongly believe in the importance of accident prevention and creating a safe work environment, both for our customers and employees," said Randall Redding, President and CEO of RKR. "So, it's an honor to have our efforts recognized by CNA." CNA has presented only nine ...

People helping people achieve quality of life. As a fraternal benefit society, that's what Modern Woodmen of America is all about. Elliott Bottorf, a Modern Woodmen Financial Advisor in Omaha, NE, serves members, their families, and residents in and around the South Central Nebraska region. A unique combination of business and voluntarism, the organization offers life insurance and annuities for family financial security as well as service programs and benefits for families and their communities. Founded in 1883, the organization was named in honor of pioneering ...

Polaris Health Directions has been at the forefront of developing technology to improve substance abuse treatment outcomes for more than a decade. With new funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the company, in partnership with the New Hope Foundation, is now preparing to refine its chemical dependency outcomes management system, Polaris-CD (http://polarishealth.com/polaris-cd-chemical-dependency/), to predict and improve engagement rates in treatment--integral to positive outcomes. Experts on Motivational Enhancement Therapy from Yale University are ...

Aquabarrel LLC recently signed a contract with the Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) to deliver three thousand rain barrel parts kits suitable for three- and four-inch round downspout pipes. As part of the ECA's Rain Barrel Program, the rain barrel parts kits will be installed throughout Philadelphia for fiscal year 2013. The Rain Barrel Program constitutes a portion of Philadelphia's ongoing Green City Clean Waters stormwater control plan. According to program manager Aaron Slater, "The goal of this plan is to reduce the amount of storm water that flows into our ...

ID Wholesaler, the largest photo identification products retailer, has a new way of sharing videos about ID card printing - a new YouTube channel. The ID Wholesaler YouTube channel launch coincides with the release of five new videos that were produced by ID Wholesaler's in-house team. The video series provides an introduction to ID card printers to help shoppers understand card printers and their features and, in turn, educating shoppers on how to choose the printer that best fits their needs. "ID Wholesaler has made a serious investment in developing original ...

Using the EMR system makes the whole process easier, cost and time effective and more convenient for the company as well and the patients. The chances of losing the records are decreased to a great extent. This system allows storage, and the ability to retrieve data at your convenience as well as the modification of the data so that it is updated whenever necessary. The computerized system has been around for almost 30 years now, and the adaptation of this system went from less than 10% in 2006 to 48.3% in 2009. Even though using paper to store records is still widely ...

Cell phone use when driving puts everyone in serious danger, including corporations and businesses that don't address the serious risk and liability created by employee cell phone use when driving on-the-job. To raise awareness on the risks of employee cell phone use when driving, drivers' safety organization Drive by Example (www.drivebyexample.com) has announced the launch of the Drive by Example Corporate Protection Program, a national driver safety initiative. Cell phone use when driving on-the-job will be addressed by the new employee training and education ...

The Worker Education and Resource Center (WERC) recently selected L.A. based The Miller Group Marketing (www.millergroupmarketing.com) to assist with an important marketing initiative. WERC is a component of the Los Angeles County Health Department Services (LACHDS), and charged with maintaining and enhancing education and performance across a staff of 22,000 representing a wide array of skills and responsibilities. WERC selected The Miller Group Marketing in L.A. to help them solve an immediate, and potentially crippling problem: revised federal standards of performance ...

"We want to re-imagine home & lifestyle retail to bring it into alignment with a sustainable world," says CEO BethAnn Lederer, "but we need to manage our business first." In the present economic climate, WorkingWonders had to cut back on expenses. But instead of closing down their brick-and-mortar presence in favor of focusing solely on ecommerce operations, the company took advantage of a low rent, high traffic option. Located on the second floor of Ellicott City's Antique Depot, the European biofuel fireplaces and stainless steel accessories ...

Wolves are known for their keen senses with their heightened hearing, smell, taste and vision far superior to others in the animal kingdom. So it is fitting that Long Beach's newest restaurant, El Lobo (the wolf), strives to satisfy the dining public on every level by appealing to those very senses. Under the careful guidance of Partner/Executive Chef Sonia Gomez, the new 40-seat eatery is dazzling guests with its menu of authentic, rustic Mexican cuisine - a far cry from the typical chain restaurants that have come to define the genre. Open for dinner nightly, ...

SMC Software, a leading provider of centralized reservations technology and internet marketing services for the parking industry, announced today the addition of "QR Code" creation and a website embedded "Customer Review" application to further empower their clients with the ability to drive traffic and build brand loyalty. QR, or Quick Response, codes are beginning to pop-up everywhere and are an excellent way of providing targeted information to potential customers through a direct LINK back to their business. "Enabling our clients to quickly ...

Construction crews are on site and hard at work to build the much-anticipated Amenity Center at Taylor Morrison's Winthrop Village in Riverview. The company recently hosted a ground-breaking ceremony for the new facility, which is expected to be completed soon. Crews are also in the process of preparing 33 home sites for development in an effort to keep pace with the rising demand for new homes in this popular and growing community. In other news, Taylor Morrison has opened two new model homes here for public viewing: the Spencer and Ashland model at 11207 Winthrop ...

Infographic File, launched on July 19th 2012, is the newest member to join the infographic submission community. Our easy to use interface and painless sign-up process has attracted users from all over the World and resulted into a significant amount of infographic submissions on the site. Today, looking back on our success thus far, we are looking to spread the word in order to allow a maximum amount of users to benefit from our free service. Infographic File believes in simplicity and effectiveness. The long hours of research that were invested in the design provided ...

The US Olympic Diving Team got off to a wonderful start in the 2012 London Olympics, medaling in three of the first three events. In between events on Friday, Johansen joined Matt West of PowerChalk in an online webinar from London. Johansen discussed the importance of motion analysis, and how the American Olympic team is deploying the motion analysis app, PowerChalk. "Here at the Olympic games, PowerChalk is a huge part of our synchronized teams winning medals," said Johansen. "Every coach at every training session as a team, one of us is holding an ...

The Social Web 2.0 Business Success Program - (Nine Courses) Complete your Social Media University Marketing training in an exclusive 3-day, 9 class Business Sucess Program in Miami on August 17th, 18th and 19th, 2012. Master Social Media Marketing. Learn what is Social Networking and Social Media (SM), Social Book Marking (SB), Blogs, Microblogs and how to effectively use Google, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube, blogs, Social Media Press Releases and other social media tools to build a powerful online brand and effectively market your business and increase ...

BusinessNameIdeas.com exists to serve one purpose, and that is to deliver awesome and affordable business names with exact match domain names. The site is managed by Biz Name Wiz, Inc., a company well known for its innovative naming service and provides a collection of equally ingenious .COM brand names. This reasonably priced service offers businesses a place to purchase creative, custom-tailored domain names that exemplify a distinct brand. Because the right name is essential for establishing a memorable business, this innovative service partners with owners ...

Kent business owners Nicole Adams of Intimate Pilates and Sandy Newby of Rain and Co. are inviting the community to visit their new downtown location at 109 2nd Ave. S. during an open house on Fri., Aug. 17, 5 - 8 p.m. During the evening event, Intimate Pilates will offer refreshments, gift bags, a raffle and 15-minute free Pilates demos. Rain and Co. will offer hand and arm massages, complimentary bang trims or hair touch-ups, product samples and a raffle. Intimate Pilates: In June, Adams relocated her Intimate Pilates studio from her original 1st Avenue location. She ...

The Douglas Stewart Company announced today the official dates for its 2013 Creating Connections in Education Show (C2ES). Following the successful change from June to April last year, the event will be hosted on April 16-17, 2013, at the Marriott West in Madison, Wisconsin. "Historically, we hosted the show at the beginning of the summer, but based on our customers' feedback and the changes we observed in purchasing practices, we moved it up to April. Now, our customers will have the additional time they have asked for to evaluate new products and make back-to-school ...