Sculptor Guy J. Bellaver's business, Sculpture, has received notification from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs that the business is a "Verified" Veteran Owned Business. To achieve this status, the business must go through a rigorous process, submitting detailed information about its history and present operations. Bellaver has been a sculptor full time since 1975, and counts the Kane County Veterans Memorial among his major works of public art. He was in the United States Army during the Vietnam War era, and was honorably discharged after his ...

GammaTech Computer Corp., a major international manufacturer and supplier of innovative notebook and tablet computers, has added to its award-winning line of fully rugged tablets. The new model, the T7Q, meets Military Standard 810G for drop, shock, spill, salt, fog, and freeze/thaw resistance; and meets IP-65 for protection against dust and water. The unit is an ideal, lightweight solution for virtually any outdoor environment such as transportation, field services, utilities, oil, gas and other types of mobile applications. "Whether used on the road, in an office ...

Pathfinder Partners, LLC, a San Diego-based company that invests in distressed real estate and defaulted loans, has closed Pathfinder Partners Opportunity Fund III, L.P., the firm's third fund focused on acquiring real estate assets in major markets throughout the western United States. According to Mitch Siegler, senior managing director and co-founder of Pathfinder, the $57.5 million fund, which held its initial closing in May, 2011, had its final closing in May, 2012. "We have already deployed the majority of the Fund capital - concluding 17 portfolio investments ...

Divorce can be complicated and difficult for all involved. Among other things, when considering divorce, spouses may have many concerns about family and financial stability. Early action can help address these concerns. Consider taking the following steps to allay fears about your financial future as a newly single individual. Ascertain Assets and Debts When couples divorce, they divide not only their assets, but also their debts. Spouses considering divorce must ascertain their debts, such as mortgages, car loans and credit card debt. It is also important to identify ...

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. and its once-largest stockholder are involved in an ongoing lawsuit over shares which Wynn forcibly redeemed earlier this year. Stephen Wynn and Japanese gambling magnate Kazura Okada, once close friends and colleagues, are each attempting to gain control of Okada's former 20 percent share. The dispute arose when Okada became involved in a casino deal in the Philippines. Wynn felt this would compete with his Macau casinos and refused to participate in the development. Wynn owns the Bellagio and Mirage Casino and Resort Hotels, while Okada made his ...

Connecticut Supreme Court Clarifies Law on "Adverse" Members of an LLC Operating agreements for limited liability companies can be complicated legal documents that involve multiple ownership groups and correspondingly complicated interactions between them. This can complicate matters in many ways, especially when deciding whether to file a lawsuit on behalf of the LLC. For example, an LLC can have multiple owners, and an owner may have an interest in multiple LLCs. Another example is if one owner has a relative involved with another corporation doing business ...

Almost everyone has done it, been in a car with someone doing it, or seen other drivers doing it. Texting behind the wheel is nothing new, but recent studies are showing exactly how dangerous it can be. Injuries, vehicle damage and even death can result from car accidents caused by texting or using an electronic device while driving. Men, Teenagers More Likely to Text and Drive Recent data points to two groups that may be more likely to use cellphones while driving. A recent Connecticut study analyzed ticket data and found that men receive more tickets than women ...

Just before 3:00 a.m. late last year, two passengers in an SUV lost their lives after the driver lost control and the SUV rolled over on the highway. The driver managed to crawl out of the vehicle before a tractor-trailer truck smashed into it, but was himself struck by a car as he was leaving the area. The driver and another passenger survived with critical injuries, but the two teens struck by the tractor-trailer lost their lives. Authorities determined that the SUV was traveling at 82 mph at the time of the crash, at minimum, and that the drivers of the car and truck ...

The dangers of distracted driving have prompted the majority of states to enact legislation that bans texting while driving -- one of the most dangerous forms of distracted driving, as it takes a driver's hands off the wheel, eyes off the road and mind off of driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a driver who texts while behind the wheel is 23 times more likely to get into a car crash than an attentive driver. In Missouri, however, one legislator wants to reduce all forms of distracted driving by increasing the number of acts that would ...

When a customer contacts ARS for maintenance, repair or replacement services, the customer is greeted with a live representative who asks a series of questions to qualify the customer for any eligible discounts. Effective immediately, if a senior discount is applicable, the representative will notify the ARS technician of such prior to the on-site appointment. Once an ARS technician is at the customer's residence, a service estimate with options is provided to the customer and the technician will then direct the customer to call into a recorded system that will guide the ...

Vintage Coventry of Vintage Senior Living, a family of vibrant retirement communities, today announced that employee Michael Gedam has been named an ALFA Champion by the Assisted Living Federation of America, a national organization serving the senior living field. Gedam was recognized for outstanding service to residents and an unwavering commitment to supporting quality of life for seniors and their families. "Recognition as an ALFA Champion is a special honor and we are grateful that Michael has been part of the Vintage Coventry family for more than seven years," ...

Art, jewelry and antique aficionados will not only get to see some of the world's most extraordinary collections from more than 575 international dealers, but they'll also have the opportunity to attend lectures presented by a stellar lineup of knowledgeable and respected speakers as part of the 2012 lecture series at the 32nd Annual Baltimore Summer Antiques Show, August 23-26, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Free and open to the public, the lectures will be headlined by industry experts such as Robert Mintz, Chief Curator and the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quincy Scott ...

K5 Learning, an online reading and math program for kindergarten to grade 5, has been awarded the 2012 Creative Child Magazine Award for Media of the Year in the Online Educational Media/Website category. The Creative Child Magazine awards stand out from other industry awards in that all products submitted are reviewed by moms and educators at a two-day event attended by more than 100 guest reviewers. In order to be considered for review, these products have to stand out as nurturing a child's creativity. "We value awards that take the review process as seriously ...

SecurityCoverage, Inc. today announced the release of SecureIT, Password Genie, and FileHopper applications for Android. The Mobile Suite provides antivirus protection, anti-theft features, digital identify and password management, and cloud-based file sharing that users need to protect and maximize their Android smart phones and tablet experiences. These apps will help protect people in an exploding mobile environment. In 2011, global mobile handset shipments reached 1.6 billion and tablet shipments surged 260 percent to 66.9 million1. Malware developers have taken ...

Better Business Bureau serving Eastern North Carolina names the top 10 businesses with the most unanswered complaints during the first six months of 2012. BBB closed 4,237 complaints against businesses in eastern North Carolina during the first half of 2012. Among these complaints, the following businesses accounted for nearly 12 percent of BBB serving Eastern NC's 654 unanswered complaints: Affordable Multimedia, a web hosting company in Raleigh, has 14 unanswered complaints and an "F" rating with BBB. The majority of complaints deal with customer service ...

Food product developers have a wide array of sweetening options other than sucrose from which to choose. While they all have their pluses and minuses in replacing real sugar, the addition of a flavor can fill in profile gaps and help smooth out any rough edges. David Michael's Sweetness Advantage flavor has been formulated to work specifically with Advantame, Ajinomoto's newest compound. When used together with Advantame, Sweetness Advantage fills the gap in up-front sweetness, masks some lingering aftertaste, and smoothes out the overall sweetness, bringing the product ...

Brooke Chase Associates, Inc. is an executive search and recruitment firm specializing in the identification, evaluation and placement of sales, marketing and general management professionals within the plumbing, building materials, kitchen & bath, and hardware industries. Having been in executive search and recruitment for over 32 years, they have built one of the strongest databases in their industry containing over 45,000 sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing operations and general management professionals. Brooke Chase's strength in research permits them ...

STUFF Sales today announced an upcoming warehouse sale to be held this weekend, Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15, from noon to 6 p.m. The sale - including inventory of more than 10 area full and partial estates - will be held at the STUFF Warehouse located at 7020 Huntley Road, Building D, Columbus, Ohio 43229 (Worthington, Ohio area). STUFF Sales is the retail company that serves Caring Transitions of Central Ohio, a local senior moving, downsizing and estate sale service provider throughout the Greater Columbus area. This huge 12,000 square feet warehouse event ...

Trion:Z by Colantotte, manufacturer of award winning axially magnetized magnets, proudly announced that Michellie Jones, a company staff member and elite professional triathlete, won the 31st Annual Carlsbad Triathlon in Carlsbad, California. According to Trion:Z CEO Toru Kamatari, "It's great to see Michellie win this triathlon in her backyard! She is a true champion and elite athlete and this victory shows that she has been able to transition nicely from the longer international events she has raced for so long. The fact that only four men finished before her ...

Stanbridge College, a technical college that offers diploma programs and Associate, Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Healthcare and Information Technology, joined Mariners Outreach Medical & Dental Ministry at the Orange County Free Medical and Dental Clinic & Festival in June to help provide medical services to the uninsured and needy. Volunteers assisted medical professionals, prepared food and served lunch, distributed donations of clothes and provided entertainment and activities to children. Several of Stanbridge College's Vocational Nursing students ...

Cambridge Classic Ford is excited to announce that they will once again be hosting the Cambridge Classic Cruise-In car show this summer. The Cambridge Classic Cruise-in, which was named a Top 10 Downtown Car Show by "Cruisin' Times" magazine, will take place August 18, 2012, in Cambridge, OH near Zanesville. The Cambridge Classic Cruise-In is open to all vehicles. Registration will take place from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM and will cost $10 per vehicle. The judging will begin at 12:00 PM, with the awards presentation taking place at 4:30 PM. Over 100 awards will ...

Gotham, LLC, an industrial marketing firm located in Hickory, NC, has announced that it has developed and launched a new marketing campaign for its client, HK Research Corporation, to promote a new user friendly, grafted polymer matrix named "Revolution". The new product was unveiled during the 2012 Composites Exhibition and Convention, held February 21-23, in Las Vegas, Nevada. HK Research is a Hickory, NC-based company that produces the world's most advanced, consistently reproducible coating products for the marine, aerospace, transportation and pool and spa ...

Riding holiday specialist, Ranch Rider is about to launch its "Go West" campaign, its aim to showcase the complete range of offerings at ranches across 13 US states. Targeted at all travellers from singles to families, the content will appear on the tour operator's Twitter & Facebook pages and in the company's regular mailers. Tony Daly, Managing Director of Ranch Rider, comments, "Riding holidays in North America are incredibly diverse, and while riding is the main activity at many ranches there's so much more on offer, our portfolio catering to those ...

Aha-Soft announces a new update of Icons Pack, a complete pack of graphics to be used in Web and application development. Icons Pack include hundreds of images in a variety of sizes, color resolutions, and visual styles to accommodate the use in toolbars, navigation elements, dialogs and wizards. Icons Pack are offered at a deep discount compared to the purchase of individual collections, and comes as a royalty-free set. It can be used in multiple products without extra payments. About Icons Pack Icons Pack is designed by professional graphics designers to simplify ...

"Necessity is again the mother of invention", says David Sanderson, president of PromoQuip, a west Michigan manufacturer of custom promotional equipment. "Our customers told us they wanted a way to transport their new plinko boards and prize wheels without worrying about shipping damage. When people saw the sturdy protective cases we built for our promotional equipment, we started getting requests for custom cases built to the same high specs for everything from rifles to computers, sports equipment, sales rep's samples and more." Build quality is ...