EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company, announces expanded local services for IAQ testing professionals in Boston, MA, Minneapolis, MN, and Nashville, TN. Starting today, IAQ professionals can drop off IAQ testing samples at EMLab P&K's service locations through TestAmerica. With the expansion of local services, clients can easily drop off all types of IAQ testing samples - including mold, asbestos, bacteria, allergens, and more - to a single location (see below). Alternatively, clients can save time by using EMLab P&K and TestAmerica's courier services at no ...

California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently appointed Bruce Stenslie, president/CEO of the Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County, to the state's Workforce Investment Board. Stenslie is among 30 of the state's leaders in business, labor and education to join the board. The board is tasked with advising the governor on jobs and workforce development and working with the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to strengthen the state's employment outlook. The Workforce Investment Board was established by mandate of the federal Workforce ...

Harris Seeds is a proud sponsor of the 3rd Annual NY Locavore Challenge this September. The NY Locavore Challenge is a first of its kind, month-long campaign aimed at engaging consumers across the state in actively supporting the local organic food movement. Harris Seeds proudly sponsors "Challenge of the Day" this September 11, 2012. Today, participants across New York are challenged to plant an organic herb or window garden. Raising herbs indoors is a simple way to add aroma and flavor to wintertime cooking, and it's a manageable project for beginner gardeners. ...

Media Partners, Inc. (MPI), a full-service marketing firm, has received an Aster Award for healthcare advertising. Sponsored by Marketing Healthcare Today Magazine, the Aster Awards recognize top national healthcare professionals for excellence. MPI received the award for television advertising created for Centra Home Health in Lynchburg, Virginia. The advertising recognized Centra Home Health for winning the Homecare Elite Award for the sixth year in row. "We have a great team, and we have so much fun working together. But we also work strategically to tie ...

Clothing trends may come and go, but a smart business model that fills a marketplace niche never goes out of style. That's why Mainstream Boutique, a women's clothing and accessories franchise, has seen substantial growth in a tough economy and shows all signs of becoming a powerful force in today's $50 billion clothing store industry. The fast-growing franchise, currently with 22 successful boutiques in 10 states and four new locations under development, is set to double in size throughout the next year and have a total of 80 boutiques operating within the next three ...

Christie, a global leader in visual display solutions, will showcase its integrated, high performance, high resolution mission critical video display wall solutions purpose-built for the most complex control room environments at ASIS 2012, the world's most comprehensive educational and networking event in the security industry, September 10-13 in Philadelphia. Offering the latest generation monitoring and surveillance technologies, Christie display solutions represent the ultimate in 24/7 reliability and security for briefings, monitoring, surveillance, military and emergency ...

The Anti-Cruelty Society, Chicago's oldest and largest private animal welfare organization—building a community of caring by helping pets and educating people—helps raise funds and awareness by hosting its 12th annual It's Raining Cats & Dogs! benefit on Friday, October 26 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. It's Raining Cats & Dogs! is The Anti-Cruelty Society's largest annual fundraiser sponsored by Chopper Trading, Hill's Science Diet, CS Magazine, and Dr. Shelly and Paulette Rubin. The event, led by NBC5 morning news anchor, Stefan ...

Innovative Integration, Incorporated has been selected for the 2012 Best of Indianapolis Award in the Professional Services category by the Indianapolis Award Program. Each year, the Indianapolis Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Indianapolis area a great place to live, work and play. Various ...

John Newton has worked as a professional actor since 1986. He discovered early on, however, that his true calling was helping people with physical and emotional issues, often in a matter of minutes. "A gift we all have." John insists. It became apparent as more and more people came to him for help, that acting was more of a lucrative hobby than a career. He felt his 'soul' purpose was to help individuals reconnect with their true nature: To awaken to the truth of being itself, and to do so with total physical and emotional health. Although all human beings ...

The Dear Mr. Fantasy baseball podcast has announced a partnership with the website Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks in an effort to provide fantasy baseball information across a multi-media platform. With fantasy sports growing in popularity annually, there has been an increasing need for more information on the topic. Fantasy sports now account for approximately $4 billion in annual economic impact across the sports industry. The Dear Mr. Fantasy podcast began in January 2012 with Chris McBrien hosting the show. A permanent co-host was introduced in May 2012 with the ...

NarrativePRO will be demonstrating its narrative writing software at the Kentucky EMS conference on September 19-21 in Lexington, KY. NarrativePRO representatives will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate capabilities, and provide information about the software to emergency medical technicians, billing professionals and EMS supervisors from the region. EMS professionals around the country trust NarrativePRO software to help save substantial time on both writing high-quality narrative reports and processing billing and claims with increased efficiency over handwritten ...

Sally Webb, CSEP, CEO of The Special Event Company (http://www.specialeventco.com), a strategic event and meeting management company, has announced that Rachel Thompson has been promoted to the firm's Global Chief Operating Officer (COO). Since joining The Special Event Company in 1996, Thompson has played an integral role in expanding the company's reach and influence in both the United States and the United Kingdom. She will use her 16 years of experience to maintain a strong company structure, as well as expertly oversee the day-to-day operations of all programs for ...

Boral TruExterior Trim, a new exterior trim product from Boral USA, is making waves in the building industry by combining sustainability, durability and workability. It finds a new use for a by-product of energy production, and in doing so creates a product that outperforms traditional wood trim. The product and the contribution of its East Spencer, NC manufacturing plant to the economic development of Rowan County were highlighted during a recent visit from Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC). Congressman Watt heard from company leaders about the innovative use of fly ash ...

Argoz, an innovative San Francisco argyle sock company, announced today that they will give all customers who have purchased more than $30 in socks (without using a coupon) a free $10 credit in their Argoz accounts. This retroactive credit is the Argoz CEO's response to a new refer-a-friend program that Argoz launched today. The program is simple, when customers refer a friend, that friend gets $10 off their first purchase if it's $30 or more. In addition, the original customer gets a $10 credit added to their account. Though the deal is very similar to others, the ...

Transportation Insight and local volunteers teamed up with Samaritan's Feet over the weekend to help children in need of shoes in the Hickory community. Transportation Insight employees partnered with area churches and businesses on Saturday, September 8 to host "Shoes of Hope," a shoe drive at the Hickory YMCA Teen Center. Volunteers washed the feet of children and families and provided them with a new pair of socks and shoes. Children also received sack packs full of office supplies, donated by the Office Depot Foundation. Over 1,200 people were served throughout ...

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas team up to offer families discounted tickets to select UNLV football games. Starting today, with a purchase of $10 or more, UNLV fans will receive a voucher for a discount for up to a family of four on football tickets. This football season, Capriotti's is offering guests a 40 Percent discount on tickets to games against Mountain West rivals: Air Force (9/22), Homecoming against New Mexico (11/3) or Wyoming (11/17). With a purchase of $10 or more, fans can request a voucher that will save them money on ...

Learn from five of Western Wake's most influential women what it means to make an impact in the community. Join Cary Magazine at the 2012 Women of Western Wake Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Umstead Hotel & Spa in Cary. The 2012 Women of Western Wake are: Leah Brown, founder and president of A10 Clinical Solutions Inc.; Kathy Burns, founding partner of Burns & Bynum and co-founder of Hall & Burns Wealth Management; Christine Hilt, founder and president of CLH Design; Kay Struffolino, community volunteer; and Juliann ...

IDV Solutions will release Visual Command Center 2.0, a new version of its risk awareness and response software, this October. The Michigan company announced the upcoming release today at the ASIS International 2012 conference for security professionals in Philadelphia, Penn. Visual Command Center helps corporations, public safety agencies, and other organizations identify and evaluate risks, by integrating real-time data about global events with enterprise data stores and security systems in a consolidated view, using an interactive map and timeline. The upcoming ...

'Wizard', award winning author Paula Paul's latest fantasy novel, was named a Gold Medal First Place winner in the General Fantasy category in the 2012 Readers Favorite Book Awards. "I'm happy and excited," stated Ms. Paul, "to have won this award, particularly because the judges are readers, not publishers and editors. Those of us who don't self-publish have to get past the editors and publishers, of course, but it's the readers all writers are aiming to communicate with. This is the best kind of award to win." Paula Paul is a writer who touches ...

Get Real Sports Sales (GRSS) and Xavier University Athletics have announced a partnership for the 2012-2013 men's basketball season. The main goal is for GRSS to increase group and season ticket sales to help fill the Cintas Center. GRSS, a results driven, outsourced ticket sales firm, will provide an on-site ticket sales staff efforts to meet GRSS and Xavier University Athletics' ticket sales goals. "We are excited to be working alongside Xavier University in order to plan and execute an expansive sales campaign geared towards businesses and individuals throughout ...

Healthagy LLC has launched its new website (www.healthagy.com) as an innovative approach to creating awareness and participation in clinical research studies by providing targeted health content along with information on currently enrolling clinical research studies. Healthagy's goal is publish original health content to attract Internet users who are searching for health information but may be unaware of the opportunities offered by clinical research. Visitors may use Healthagy not only as a source of valuable health information but also to locate clinical research ...

Maxifier, the global leader in inventory revenue management technology, today announced Jonas Abney has joined the company as Vice President, U.S. Sales. Abney, who brings more than nine years of experience in the digital media and publishing industries, will be responsible for overseeing and further building the company's client portfolio in the U.S. "Maxifier is in a tremendous position for growth, and Jonas is the ideal person to lead our domestic expansion plans," said Denise Colella, Chief Revenue Officer, Maxifier. "Jonas has significant publishing ...

The Greater Raleigh-Durham Chapter 105 of the Institute of Real Estate Management's (IREM) September meeting will feature Coach Billy Lee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Women's Basketball Team. Coach Lee will present "Motivation: It Is All About The Heart" at noon on Wednesday, September 19th at the Capital City Club located in the Progress Energy Building, 21st Floor, 410 S. Wilmington Street in Raleigh. Coach Lee is in his third year as the director of video services and scouting for women's basketball. A well-respected coach with a ...

Bell and Howell, a leading provider of solutions and services for paper-based and digital messaging, and Otto Künnecke, the leading innovative solutions provider in the credit card, secure ID and PIN-mailing industry, today announced a new North American partnership. Through their agreement, Bell and Howell will serve as the exclusive distributor of Otto Künnecke systems in the United States and Canada. "This exciting partnership allows both companies to achieve our mutual goals of delivering the very best technology, expertise and service to the market. More importantly, ...

Sports Science has created the most potent and highly regarded sports nutrition products on the planet. We are proud to announce our attendance at the 2012 Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 27-30. Joe Weider's Olympia Weekend is an international bodybuilding competition held annually by the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness. It will be held this year at the Orleans Arena and Las Vegas Convention Center. AST Sports Science has been attending the expo since 2000, offering information on our many groundbreaking products. ...