On October 4th Blair Technology Group was recognized by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce as one of the region's fastest growing small businesses. The Emerging 30 award goes to area businesses that sustain a growth of 15% or more over the last three years, with this year's application process being one of the most competitive ever. "Thank you to the Chamber. It's an honor to be recognized for our hard work and growth. It's great to see the support of the community. It makes this award that much more special. I think the success of our business comes from ...

HomePay is a handheld consumer payment terminal that cardholders can use with their existing Chip & PIN card for online shopping, and as a means of secure access to a wide range of online services such as banking and e-government. Secure Electrans have also developed the infrastructure required to deploy and support this next generation of online payment security, building on the multi-billion pound investment already made by the global payments industry in Chip & PIN technology. An integrated suite of bespoke web, cryptographic, network management and payments ...

BKD Forensics & Valuation Services, a division of BKD, LLP, is pleased to announce that Angela Morelock will be presenting at the Texas Healthcare Financial Management Association's Healthcare Innovation Summit. Her presentation, "Fraud & Embezzlement: Lessons from the Trenches" will focus primarily on a case study update, vendor schemes and skimming schemes, as well as using forensic data mining to detect fraud. Morelock leads BKD's forensic accounting and investigations team, providing fraud investigation and prevention, complex litigation support ...

Los Angeles-based Singer/Songwriter Daniel Nahmod (www.DanielNahmod.com) has performed his profound, heart-opening original inspirational music for over 500,000 people in 40 U.S. states and Canada since beginning his music career in 1999... selling over 40,000 CDs to date and receiving literally thousands of standing ovations along the way. Daniel's message of peace, love and compassion across all nations, cultures and faiths has found overwhelming acceptance wherever he has performed. He has been featured at interfaith events, environmental fairs, national peace conferences, ...

Nuna, designers of unique, sleek and ultramodern baby products from The Netherlands, is proud to debut their premium collection to U.S. retailers for the first time at this year's ABC Kids Expo. Showcasing their top-of-the-line pieces, all of Nuna's creations are designed to accommodate the needs and lifestyle of today's style savvy and practical parent. Featuring unsurpassed and durable materials, Nuna's state-of-the-art products are designed for long-term use and stability with each product designed to grow with the child. The one-of-a-kind LEAF baby seat provides ...

Evan Guthrie of the Evan Guthrie Law Firm in Charleston, South Carolina participated in the Day Of Caring event sponsored by the Trident United Way in Mount Pleasant, SC on Friday September 7th 2012. The Trident United Way sponsors events throughout the Charleston, SC area on the Day Of Caring with thousands of volunteers that take time out of their schedules to help out those in need. Attorney Evan Guthrie participated in a project with volunteers from the Lowcountry Senior Network . The Lowcountry Senior Network is the premier networking organization for professionals ...

Halloween will be here shortly, and perhaps you are looking for something different than the usual parties, cheesy costumes, and pseudo-creepy decorations. Perhaps, then, you should brave the cold fingers of the otherworld and participate in a ghost tour of Staunton, VA. During the month of October, there is a ghost tour of historic Staunton (http://www.ghostsofstaunton.com/schedule2.html), Virginia every Friday and Saturday evening, beginning promptly at 7pm. Ghost Box tours are also available every Friday and Saturday evening, beginning at 9pm. ("A ghost box ...

Seventeen judicial candidates in the November election will be part of the Junior League of Raleigh's Judicial Panel and Reception from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 10 at the Center for Community Leadership. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include an opportunity for attendees to meet candidates, hear opinions during the panel discussion and participate in break-out groups. WRAL-TV's Elizabeth Gardner, a meteorologist and Sustaining member of the Junior League of Raleigh, will moderate the panel. Organized by the League's Government ...

Located in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina at the Hickory Metro Convention Center, the Extravaganza is the only woodworking shows of its kind in North Carolina. The admission is free, the parking is free, the demos and classes are all free, free locally grown apples, which were enjoyed by people from over fifteen states last year, free registration for door prizes and much, much more. We will be giving away several door prizes with the grand prize being a $1,200 gift certificate. Read on to find out more about some of the classes and demos that will be on hand. ...

This year, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) is hosting their 2012 training conference in Las Vegas. The conference is entitled "Working Regionally in a World of Change". It starts on October 13 and will go through the 16th. There will be a wide variety of attendees including executive directors, policy board members, program staff and others. These three days will be full of hearing from leading experts about a variety of relevant and timely topics, sharing ideas and exchanging information with peers, learning about successful and replicable ...

In support of her successful EP release, Momentum, and following their recent blow-out shows at the historic Webster Hall in NYC and the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, multi-talented singer/ songwriter/electric guitarist Lisa Bianco & The Fury will be appearing live as part of the CMJ 2012 Music Marathon (http://www.cmj.com/marathon/) at The Delancey in NYC on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at 8:00 PM. A performer known for "rockin' the house" wherever she appears, Lisa and her band will be playing songs at The Delancey from Momentum, a collection ...

The Raleigh Public Relations Society (RPRS), a professional development organization for Triangle communications professionals, today announced its new board members. The board's term will run until November 2013 and includes: • Stephanie Llorente (Butterball, LLC), president • Kelly Hubbard (Largemouth Communications), vice president • Crystal Roberts* (Mountaintop Productions), secretary • Eva Hornak (S.T. Wooten Corporation), treasurer • Christa Leupen (S&A Cherokee), membership chair • Lauren Brown (S&A Cherokee), publicity chair • Anthony Baldinelli* ...

William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that it will host a special viewing of Certain Proof: A Question of Worth, an award-winning documentary produced by Footpath Pictures in cooperation with the local New Voices Foundation, at the Browne-McPherson Performing Arts Center in Kenan Hall Monday, Oct. 15 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The documentary was written, directed and produced in its entirety in Wake County by filmmakers Ray and Susan Ellis. It portrays how difficult but necessary it is for ...

3-GIS extends the access of GIS in exciting new directions for utility and telecommunication companies with technology driven software incorporating Esri's ArcGIS platform. 3-GIS will be demonstrating the 3-GIS Express Solution including Network Express, the 3-GIS web based solution; Field Express, the 3-GIS mobile solution and will feature a new mobile application for Android and iPad. 3-GIS continues to push the limits of technology by continually innovating and pushing GIS forward for utility and telecommunication companies worldwide. Tom Counts, President of 3-GIS ...

Numerous awards have recently been presented to faculty, postdoctoral scholars and graduate students in the Entomology department in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. Students and faculty in the department are future leaders in many aspects of entomology, both domestically and internationally. These awards recognize their accomplishments and potential. • Maggie Douglas, graduate student, was recently recognized by the International Organization for Biological Control (Neatric Region Section) with the Outstanding MSc Student in Biological Control Award. She ...

- Hill, Chesson & Woody (HCW) (http://www.hcwbenefits.com), a health and welfare benefits brokerage and consulting firm that designs, manages and implements employee benefit programs, has announced that the firm will host an event titled "Benefits & Beyond: The Business Impact of Compliance & Reform Issues," on Tuesday, Oct. 23 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Cape Fear Country Club. The event features presentations from Jonathan Kraftchick, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland CPA and senior manager of training and development, William Oden, J.D., Ward and Smith ...

Best pain management doctors in Scottsdale, Arizona are using new techniques to revolutionize the way that chronic pain conditions are treated. The methods for chronic pain treatment are outdated and still include many remedies that are completed at home. These remedies don't cure this chronic pain, they implement relaxation as a way to avoid using the affected area until it has time to recuperate, but in most cases this pain continues for months and even years. Dr. Vengurlekar, known as Dr. V to patients and associates, is a leader in techniques to cure chronic pain. Dr. ...

Palomar Modular Buildings, Desoto, Tx. has configured new modular designs that will work in either a stand alone situation or as an addition to a current building. In addition to the sleeping rooms Palomar has unveiled configurations for lobbies, management suites, dining, recreation, laundry, vending and other specialty areas. According to John Martin, "We are prototyping what we think will be a big step forward for the industry and will be inviting several operator associations to view the building. We have learned that these operators understand that faster construction ...

Debbie Dial has joined RE/MAX Alliance Group as a Sales Associate in the Anna Maria Island Office. She has 32 years of real estate experience, and previously worked with Keller Williams on the Water in Bradenton and A Paradise Realty on Anna Maria Island. Dial is knowledgeable about the residential market, short sales and bank-owned (REO) properties, and has a background as a legal secretary and title company researcher. She said she joined RE/MAX Alliance Group because of "the people, the support and the feeling of family." Originally from Detroit, Michigan, ...

SI has come a long way since it was established by MD Rob Stephens in 1992. As Group Ops Manager for a large meat processing plant, he had identified the need for a productivity solution that could work with the complexities of the fresh, perishable food sector. Two decades later, Systems Integration work with leading meat, fish, cheese, vegetable and dried food processors. "Being established for two decades is always an achievement, but given the turbulent economy of the last few years, we are especially proud to be celebrating this important milestone. In fact, ...

Spectralmind (http://www.spectralmind.com) and Gracenote (http://www.gracenote.com) will give an insight into the future of selecting and listening to digital music at the 13th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR) in Porto, Portugal. Both companies will present a demo-app for the Spotify player, which personalizes music for every user, based on their musical tastes. Navigation is done intuitively using a multi-level graphic display, making lists obsolete. The app's additional "Discovery Mode" takes the consumer on a musical ...

The Game Kitchen is pleased to announce that Dungeon Defiler for iOS is now available worldwide through the App Store for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Dungeon Defiler is an addictive dungeon crawler in which you'll explore labyrinthine dungeons and fight terrifying creatures to complete mysterious adventures that will test you in every corner. In a reinvention of dungeon crawler games, Dungeon Defiler combines elements of old role-playing and exploration games which have been adapted to mobile devices. A fast and simple gameplay which makes it hard to stop playing. The ...

Cute Little Boxes is best known for creating delightful gift boxes in a variety of sizes and styles that are uniquely customizable, creating an almost unlimited array of choices for the customer. This fall, the firm released "The 2012 Halloween Collection," the firm's newest and largest collection of themed paper goods to date. The 2012 Halloween Collection includes designs for every design aesthetic - from vintage-inspired black cats, to a comic book Frankenstein, to the world's friendliest ghosts (guaranteed not to scare even the youngest trick-or-treaters). ...

Food manufacturer, Simplot Australia, has rolled out Oliver Wight's Integrated Business Planning (IBP) across its organisation with phenomenal results. Service levels are up at 98% and inventory has been dramatically cut. The company has been recertified Class A for Capable Planning & Control and now received Class A accreditation for Capable Integrated Business Planning. Manufacturer of some of Australia's most iconic food brands, including Chiko, Birds Eye and John West, Simplot has re-embarked on its journey with business improvement specialists, Oliver Wight, ...

A NEW horse racing website that began as a hobby has seen its website visitors soar. Horse Racing Chat was launched in the summer with the aim of providing exclusive UK horse racing articles and content. It attracted between 4,000 to 6,000 page views in its few months but that figure more than doubled to 13,000 in September. Horse Racing Chat was launched by journalist Jason Heavey, who is Racing Editor of the Daily Star Sunday. He said: "I'm thrilled with the early feedback and the number of visitors to the site. I started the site as a bit of a hobby ...