MGM Grand Detroit has named Michael Urbin as Executive Chef. The announcement was made by General Manager Steve Zanella. In this position, Urbin will oversee all of the property's food sourcing and costing, banquet and meeting coordination and staff hiring, training and development. He also will continue to manage MGM Grand Detroit's five restaurants, which include Wolfgang Puck Grille, SALTWATER, Bourbon Steak, Palette Dining Studio and Breeze Dining Court, banquet facilities and employee dining areas, coordinating all menus, themes, presentations and taste for property ...

As New York City braced itself Friday for the devastating impact of Hurricane Irene, Centers for Specialty Care Group facilities and staff prepared all available space and resources to accept individuals from NYC nursing homes that were ordered to evacuate. Available online at http://www.CFSCGOnline.com and operated by CEO Kenneth Rozenberg, Centers for Specialty Care Group opened the doors of Brooklyn Center, Bushwick Center, Bronx Center, Queens Center, Holliswood Care Center and Boro Park Center to accept any residents displaced due to the impending storm and prepared ...

Professional home stagers have a special skill set that many home sellers and real estate agents simply don't have. According to The Staging Diva, Debra Gould, this is quite evident when watching various home staging shows on TV. "There are many invaluable lessons that real estate professionals, including new home stagers, can pick up from staging shows," Gould writes on her blog, the Home Staging Business Report. "As a home stager, my favorite part is seeing the decor of the homes and imagining what I would do to make the spaces more appealing to the ...

Back in mid-May, White Digital Media - parent company of Manufacturing Digital and over twenty other industry and territory specific brands - executed a 'digital facelift' across each of its websites. White Digital Media's commitment to providing its readership with the highest quality content, accessible through the latest advancements in digital technology, was validated today with their Best in Industry Award for the popular website, Manufacturing Digital. The New Media Awards is an institution that recognizes companies utilizing new technology to effectively communicate ...

Mettler Toledo is pleased to introduce the latest addition to its line of counter and backroom scales for the grocery industry: the Impact M. Following the introduction of the Impact S counter scale in 2009, the introduction of the Impact M completes the Mettler Toledo Impact family of the most advanced scales in its class. The Impact M is competitively priced and designed to meet a unique need in the market. "The Impact M is faster to learn, easier to use and better for merchandising. It makes a great impression on customers," says Brian Hipsher, Mettler Toledo ...

Roozt, a technology platform that now boasts over 70,000 users and hosts daily deals exclusively 'for profit, for good' companies has partnered with Buy One Give One (B1G1) to be its exclusive cause giving platform in the US. Headquartered in Singapore, B1G1 is a social enterprise that 'gives businesses the power to change lives.' B1G1 links businesses to 687 projects worldwide so that businesses can give back in definable, high-impact ways just by doing what they normally do. Through B1G1, Roozt has already seamlessly given 516 children access to clean water, given ...

Grassi & Co., for the sixth year in a row, has been recognized by INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) as one of the Top 25 Best of the Best Firms. This annual recognition honors 25 firms for their wise management and superior operational performance on more than 50 criteria. More than 400 firms participated in this year's 21st annual IPA Annual Survey and Analysis of Firms. In any economy - up or down - clues for what to do, where to focus and how to practice can be found in the IPA Best of the Best. "Earning a place on the IPA's list is an achievement of which ...

Hills Law Office provides expert, personal representation to help clients regain their driving privileges. The firm maintains a separate division dedicated solely to the restoration and reinstatement of Michigan driver's licenses. The state of Michigan is widely known for enforcing some of the harshest driver's license penalties in the nation - any revocation of driving privileges is life-long by default. The restoration of a revoked Michigan driver's license usually requires a hearing before the state's Administrative Hearings Section, formally Driver's License Appeal ...

SIGVARIS, the global leader in medical compression therapy and DVT prevention advocate, applauds Brittany Lincicome on her win at the CN Canadian Women's Open. Lincicome endorses SIGVARIS' Active Therapy Line and practices in the SIGVARIS Cotton Golf Socks. Lincicome's win on Sunday makes it her fifth LPGA title, and her second win this year. "Battling it out with the world's best golfers can be both mentally and physically exhausting," Lincicome says. "Thanks to SIGVARIS Cotton Golf Socks, my legs feel as energized and ready to go on the final hole as ...

Drucker & Falk has participated in Relay for Life for 11 years and has raised nearly $200,000 for the American Cancer Society through the Relay for Life event. This year Drucker & Falk's Devoted Friends Team raised $19,180. Spearheading the team's fundraising efforts, Wendy Drucker raised over $9,000 by soliciting family and friends to donate to this worthwhile cause. Wendy's fundraising efforts made her the #2 top individual fundraiser for Relay for Life of Newport News. This year Relay for Life of Newport News collectively raised over $450,000 to help save ...

Radish Systems won the Boulder County Business Report's (BCBR) Innovation Quotient (IQ) award as the "most innovative" in the Business Products and Services category. Radish was one of 60 nominees across 10 categories for the annual awards, which were presented on August 24, at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado. Theresa Szczurek, CEO and co-founder, along with Richard Davis, CTO and co-founder, were proud to accept the award on their company's behalf. "We are delighted to receive this prestigious IQ Award for ChoiceView on behalf of everyone at ...

NaturesFinestSeed, a division of Granite Seed Company, producers of premium grass, wildflower and habitat seed, today launched their "Ask The Expert" campaign which provides home and garden enthusiasts with free and speedy advice for their lawn care and planting needs. Everything from overseeding techniques to drought tolerance and other insight to ensure an eco-friendly green landscape year round. The experts at NaturesFinestSeed have long been trusted advisors to government agencies and top commercial developers, and hold degrees from leading ecology programs. ...

Savvy Business Makers announces the launch of Spill!, an electronic magazine for women entrepreneurs, in September of 2011. Spill! will include articles and stories featuring an array of fresh and effective business ideas and advice, as well as updated fashion and lifestyle tips, among others. The magazine will center on topics that inspire and empower women to become the best they can be in every aspect of their lives. "Our mission is to help in creating complete entrepreneurs, not just educating them about business strategies but also teaching them how to ...

It's something that every small business owner fears: what will happen to my business if I become ill? The impacts of illness can be devastating for businesses, but the impact is ten-fold in the farming sector where there are few social supports in place to help keep these farms afloat during a major health crisis. Unlike traditional businesses, things like sick leave, succession planning, or transfer of ownership often aren't an option - especially if the farm is family-run. But it's a reality that Alberta's Wilderness Alpacas has unfortunately had to face head-on. ...

AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS), one of the nation's top 10 providers of medical billing and practice management services for physicians, today announced a new partnership with Kaplan University, Hagerstown, which allows top performing Kaplan Health Information Technology and Medical Billing and Coding students to participate in AHS' compliance training modules to enhance their industry certifications and job prospects post-graduation. Currently, all AHS employees participate in these training programs, which provide a comprehensive overview of important compliance ...

Wolters Kluwer Health announced today that Pharmacy OneSource, software-as-a-service provider of Sentri7, an infection prevention surveillance, documentation and reporting application, is hosting a complimentary webinar with Brenda Vason, RN, BSN, CIC on "CLABSI Prevention Strategies for the Pediatric Patient." Prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in the pediatric population is unique and challenging. Vason will provide information on prevention efforts and barriers relative to preventing CLABSIs in the medical, surgical and ...

Earth Heart Inc., a manufacturer of a broad line of natural remedy mists for dogs, announced today they have received the designation as a "Trainer Proven Product" from Pawmark, a leading online website providing for the needs of dog trainers and exhibitors for over 15 years. In addition, Pawmark will now be offering and distributing Earth Heart products to their thousands of customers through the Pawmark website. "We are first and foremost, trainers, and we use the products we sell, said Debbie Maheu, co-owner of Pawmark (www.pawmark.com). "The ...

UFS Investment Company started to apply EGAR Focus system implemented earlier by EGAR Technology specialists. The solution is meant for real-time dealer and broker investment operations support in the equity and bond markets. EGAR Focus solution at UFS allows stock-exchange and off-exchange deals and repo executing. The system enables real-time mark to market performing and P&L calculation, both in real-time and for any historic period offering the users more than  hundred of analytical markers including unique ones. EGAR Focus solution deployed in UFS Investment ...

ElizaJ's new refined Restroom Trailer was designed by Eliza Kendall, ElizaJ's founder and president. It is custom painted and contains stunning hardwood floors, elderberry Corian counters, stainless steel sinks and dispensers along with a host of other elegant amenities including fresh floral sprays, mirrors, mats, wicker wastebaskets, designer soaps and lotions, name brand toilet and tissue paper and air fresheners. The innovative trailer, known as "the Powder Room" has four restrooms which may be arranged in a variety of set-ups to suit any occasion: the ...

There are not many home window cleaning companies that cater to the unique concerns of their customers. Winco Home Window Cleaning focuses on the homeowner's needs with a view to building long term customers. Their mode of operation is to give the customer more than they expect. Additionally their quality is second to none when it comes to the finished product. Their science in service is simple; explicitly exhibit great care for the customer and they will call you back. For instance, they train their workers to clean the window seal and frames, while they clean. This ...

Organisers of the British Poker Awards, which takes place at Poker in the Park on Saturday 3rd September, have announced the awards ceremony will be hosted by stand-up comedian Lucy Porter and will include a charity auction to raise money for Peace and Sport (www.peace-sport.org). Among the items to go under Lucy's hammer will be Barcelona and Arsenal shirts signed by the teams. The public is welcome to participate in the auction. The British Poker Awards kicks off at 3pm on the main stage at Poker in the Park on 3rd September. The awards look to honour the movers and ...

As nonprofits seek innovative ways to engage supporters, increase donations, and ultimately raise awareness for their cause, Los Angeles-based GoodThreads has launched an innovative, user-friendly solution for achieving these goals. GoodThreads provides nonprofits with a technology that seamlessly integrates into the event registration and donation processes, while supporters are given the tools to create customized merchandise (T-shirts, hats, bags, water bottles, etc.) which allows them to tell their personal story and demonstrate their connection to the cause. Nonprofit ...

The triumphs and setbacks of faith, career, family, health, fun and relationships are creatively presented in her narratives as she reveals the many twisting paths and roads of her journey. Deborah takes us beyond her single parent family, civil rights era upbringing—weaving together her road map of pursuits as an army officer, corporate manager and entrepreneur while bringing in her personal downfalls along the way, with a metaphorical poignancy that provides a moving message and appreciation for how our own bumpy roads often lead to unexpected, and richly rewarding destinations. ...

How does a wrestler with only one fan left end his career? Wrestling legend and cult icon, Roddy Piper and actor Robert Carradine ("Revenge of the Nerds") have comedic roles as blow-by-blow commentators in the movie, "Fancypants" (www.FancypantsMovie.com). The film premieres in Chicago Thursday, September 29, 2011, 7:00 p.m. at AMC River East, 322 East Illinois Street. Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m. Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpl4qnyUezM "Fancypants", produced by Chicago's Humble Pie Films, ...

After the successful launch of their last product line, D'Amor, Shark Eyes, Inc. (http://www.sharkeyes.com) has once again taken to the stage with the release of their second brand: Kature. The "crowned K", as shown in the logo and tag, features contemporary and original shapes and designs. "The new line of Kature sunglasses is innovative and incredibly stylish" is what Kim Moore, the in-house artist and designer, had to say about the brand. The Kature product line currently has about 12 styles, each available in a variety of colors. Deborah Crable, ...