Recent business growth in Morrison County has been due to smart management of local resources by companies like Smude's Natural Sunflower Oil, the Central Minnesota Ethanol Cooperative, Larson Boats, and the Crestliner business incubator. Use of natural resources has paid off for family businesses in Morrison County. The Smude family saw a gap in the market for healthy and tasty Sunflower Oil and successfully used local and national resources, including help from the Community Development of Morrison County, the Initiative Foundation, North Central Economic Development ...

Spring Naturals, the newest line of all natural dinners and treats for dogs, recently announced they are sponsoring an adoptable dog in honor of their new "Spring Into Action" program. The 1.5 year-old mixed breed female has a beautiful blonde coat and lots of sweet puppy energy, making her the perfect namesake for the program. The newly dubbed pup, Spring, was rescued from Chicago's Animal Welfare League by Spring Naturals and nonprofit group Project Rescue Chicago on March 21st. Trio Animal Foundation paid for her spaying, and she is currently being cared for ...

The Hepatitis B Foundation of Doylestown, Pa., will host its annual Crystal Ball on Friday, April 27, 2012 at PineCrest Country Club in Lansdale, Pa. The Crystal Ball attracts hundreds of leaders from the community, academic institutions, government, health care industry and biotech executives. All proceeds from the event support the Foundation's global research, outreach and patient advocacy programs. "This year, the Foundation is proud to honor Dr. Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with our inaugural Baruch ...

Tulix Systems, Inc. EVP, Dr. Nino Doijashvili announced the company's new product offering in the online streaming arena, TimeZoneLIVE . "TimeZoneLIVE is a revolutionary new technology that allows us to receive our client's live video signal and delay its broadcast until stipulated period of time. Then we can live stream that content to the client's audience at a specific time"Nino stated, "We always talk to our client base about improvements and upgrades to our service. This is a feature that has come up many times. Internet broadcasters want to be able ...

BeanAir will be present with its partner Sovtest at the ExpoElectronica trade fair, Moscow, Russia from 11th April - 13th April 2012. During this trade fair BeanAir will present its latest products and associated services: - Smart Sensors: Small, shock resistant & smart wireless sensors for embedded measurement (train, vehicle, airplane). - Process Sensors: High reliability wireless sensors dedicated to process monitoring. These products are interoperable with process sensors (pressure, temperature, load cell). - Eco Sensors: Low cost wireless sensors for telemetry ...

iTeleCenter announces the addition of their new click to call feature, designed to work side by side with their virtual phone system. Understanding the business communication needs of today, iTeleCenter created their virtual phone system to allow companies and professionals to instantly transfer customer calls to remote departments and individuals. This makes it easy for customers to speak with departments present in different areas of the country without ever having to dial another number or even know they're being transferred to an out-of-area individual or department. ...

TruScript Solutions, Inc. is excited to formally announce that the next generation of clinical documentation has arrived. Especially aimed at anyone who has been feeling bogged down by the limitations of their current service, this launch, which will be introduced this week at the 2012 OHIMA show, will be the moment they've been waiting for. TruScript is excited to showcase our new groundbreaking turnaround time of 15 minutes or less. Because industry standard is still an average of 24 hours or more, this service is bound be a game-changer in clinical documentation ...

"The iPhone app is a great way for us to make our deals even more convenient and accessible," said Gemma Piscotti, Deals Magazine Director of Operations and Marketing. "Now iPhone users can view and redeem their vouchers on the go." The iPhone app extends Deals Magazine's green initiative by reducing the need to print out vouchers. "It also means less driving out of your way to cash in on deals, which means less pollution," said Piscotti. The launch of the new app coincides with updates to the Deals Magazine website, making it more ...

Dean Ogan, owner of Rocky Top Hospitality, has announced that its local restaurants and catering services received nine 2012 Best of Downtowner Awards by Raleigh Downtowner Magazine. Draft Carolina Burgers and Beers ranked number two for Best Sports Bar and ranked number three for Best Appetizer with its Hangover Tots, Best Wings, Best Burger and Best New Restaurant Opening in 2011. Tribeca Tavern tied with Draft Carolina Burgers and Beers for Best Burger ranking at number three. The Twisted Fork ranked number three for Best Grilled Cheese and for Best Dessert. Rocky Top ...

Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School's (BDCHS) Parent Advisory Council will host the Phoenix Carnivale fundraiser gala on Saturday, March 31, 2012. The event is from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will be held in the school's multi-purpose room. WTSP News Channel 10 anchor Ginger Gadsden serves as the Master of Ceremonies for the night. The school is located at 11602 N. 15th Street Tampa, FL 33612. "Our PAC has helped purchase needed school supplies and other items to ensure our students can stay focused on their education and preparing to compete academically at ...

North Raleigh Florist (http://www.northraleighflorist.com), located at 7457 Six Forks Road, has announced the release of a podcast on how to incorporate unique floral arrangements into any Passover celebration. In the podcast, Janice Cutler, president and owner of North Raleigh Florist, discusses the history of Passover and the connection flowers have to the Jewish holiday, as well as what arrangements work best for a busy Seder table and the most readily available blooms during this time of celebration. The podcast is available for download at http://bit.ly/Hb0XvV. QUOTES: ...

Global Interactive Display sales in Q4 2011 increased by 14% Year-on-Year according to the new Interactive Displays Quarterly Insight report from Futuresource Consulting, which also provides year end data for 2011. "Last year, the global market ended far in excess of 850,000 units shipped," says Colin Messenger, senior consultant at Futuresource Consulting, "the year ended with a 1% volume reduction compared with 2010. Considering the economic pressures, this is a resilient result and there have been a number of strong regional success stories. "Looking ...

As more home owners are growing vegetables these days, Harris Seeds is now offering, for the very first time, a new Harris Seeds Countertop Seed Display for retailers. This easy-to-assemble green cardboard display includes 12 famous, Harris Seeds direct-sow varieties in eye-catching, 4 color packets. The all-inclusive display comes with 20 packets each of the 12 direct sow varieties, or a total of 240 packets. Each packet has a pre-printed price of $1.69, and also includes easy-to-follow growing instructions on the back. The display features an attractive, 4 color cardboard ...

EnviroScience, Inc. has been selected as a prime contractor for a five-year $37.3 million contract with the Environmental Protection Agency's National Aquatic Resource Surveys (NARS) program. "The expertise of our biologists, lab specialists and fishery scientists makes us a natural fit for the EPA's requirements of gauging the health of the nation's water," said Martin A. Hilovsky, President of EnviroScience, Inc. "It's exciting to be selected for this contract. We expect to add at least eight new employees to our staff of fifty." The NARS program ...

Paragon Commercial Bank (http://www.paragoncommercial.com), North Carolina's first business-only bank, has announced that Jennifer D. Terry has been named senior vice president and client development officer, in which her day to day responsibilities include working with current business clients to assist them with their treasury management and borrowing needs, as well as bringing in new business clients to Paragon. Terry has a wealth of experience that includes 28 years in the industry. Prior to her current position, she served as Paragon's chief deposit officer. Terry ...

MEFranchising, a leading franchise consultant with operations in London, Kuwait, Riyadh and Morocco, has reported that the Abha Franchising Expo 2012 in Asir was a success with an estimated signing of 23 business agreements. The event was hosted and coordinated by MEFranchising in alliance with Abha Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Saudi Arabia to help significantly boost business and franchise opportunities in the area. Over 50 businesses attended the Abha Franchising Expo 2012 with representation from franchising industry sectors that included Food & Beverage, ...

Jonathan P. Kok has been named chair of the Labor and Employment Group of Warner Norcross & Judd LLP. Kok, a partner with the firm, will lead the 20-member practice group, which provides counsel to publicly traded and privately held companies, including those with union and non-union workforces, on compliance with ever-changing employment laws. More than 800 employers have turned to Warner Norcross for comprehensive employment relations advice, including hiring, promoting, supervising, disciplining and firing employees. Kok concentrates his practice in labor ...

Aggressive Driving Claims Lives in Delaware Over the past three years, 139 people have been killed and another 9,657 have been injured on Delaware roads in crashes involving aggressive driving. In fact, 42 percent of all fatal car accidents in Delaware in 2010 were the result of aggressive driving, with one-third of those fatalities caused by a driver's failure to grant the right of way. Delaware Law Prohibits Aggressive Driving Under Delaware law, a driver can be charged with an aggressive driving violation if he or she any three of the following traffic offenses ...

Protecting Your Car in Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Labor, reports that the national unemployment rate was 8.5 percent at the end of 2011. This was a slight improvement from earlier in the year when unemployment hovered well above 10 percent. However, although the job market is slowly turning around, millions of Americans are still facing financial hardship and are desperately seeking a fresh start. Many people have filed for bankruptcy protection to get started on the road to financial recovery. ...

Saving a Home: Stop Foreclosure With Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Ohio The recent recession has caused millions of Americans to fall behind on their mortgage payments and has them wondering what they can do to save the family home. In Ohio, for example, RealtyTrac reports that one in every 583 housing units received a foreclosure notice in December 2011, with a total of 8,738 properties at some stage in the foreclosure process. This placed Ohio as the state with the sixth most foreclosures, behind only California, Florida, Michigan, Illinois and Georgia. Chapter 13 ...

According to the research by Gartner, 70% of IT support for infrastructure services can be performed from a remote location and remote infrastructure management services can reduce labor costs by 10% to 50%, resulting in a 3% to 30% overall net savings. The new service offerings by ScienceSoft are intended to bring its customers a combination of profound expertise, flexibility and cost reduction. ScienceSoft advances four main directions of RIMS: cloud infrastructure management, enterprise system management, networking management, application maintenance and support. ...

SNC2 INK, The Business of Writing presents A.L.I.G.N. for Good (Artists, Leaders, Innovators, Growth, Network) in Los Angeles on Monday, April 2, 2012. Los Angeles is the first stop on the calendar for the nationwide event tour for a cause. The two hour networking forum will allow solo-entrepreneurs, artists, and other creative service professionals the ability to showcase talents and services to potential clients in a relaxed and inviting setting. In addition to the benefit of growing their individual networks, attendees will also contribute to eliminating adult illiteracy ...

Phasmatrope Studios teamed up with Spark in Bethlehem to produce the latest spot for PPL EnergyPlus and their sponsorship of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. The spot which will premiere in stadium at PPL Park, home of the Union and on Union broadcasts, features stand out players, Zac MacMath and Michael Farfan, playing soccer throughout the home of a family just returning from a Union game. "This spot was just great fun," stated director Jonathan Isen, who also produced for Phasmatrope. "Zac and Michael really showed their skill and ...

Business Review USA, the top digital media source for American business news, takes a look at the best golf resorts in the country. "When you book your next getaway, take a swing at our picks for the best golf resorts in the United States," Editor-in-Chief Sharise Cruzwrites. The article takes an in-depth look at the most luxurious links and locales, from Hawaii's Four Seasons Resort Hualalai to the Wynn in Las Vegas. "You might not think that the Las Vegas Strip is the ideal place for a golf course, but as it turns out, it kind of is," the article ...

Every local restaurant chain dreams of one day going national, or even global. Some chains go about it independently while others franchise, forging partnerships to grow and achieve the dream. Many well-known franchises have been following that business model for decades, but new franchises emerge every year. What's the world like for a baby franchise on the rise? In this month's issue of Food and Drink Digital we chat with Ozzie Garcia, Director of Franchise Development at Sombrero Mexican Food, about new developments and challenges sincethe chain decided to make the transition ...