Delphi, the source for art glass supplies and education, announces a new online art contest aimed at rewarding artists who are creating projects from recycled supplies. Entries will be accepted April 1 - 30, 2011 at DelphiGlass.com/pr/recycled-arts. Winners will be announced May 6. Following its annual Art Glass Festival, Delphi has organized an online event to celebrate Earth Day and encourage artists to use old items in new and interesting ways. Acceptable projects include anything in stained glass, fused glass, glass jewelry, flameworking, mosaics and ceramics ...

The CIO Healthcare Summit team announced today that it has partnered with the Arizona Chapter of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) for the upcoming technology event, April 3-6, 2011 at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. The CIO Healthcare Summit brings together CIOs, healthcare technology leaders, IT analysts and solution providers to discuss the latest IT topics and trends in a relaxed, yet focused business setting. The CIO Healthcare Summit Content Committee, a group of innovative CIOs and IT executives from ...

FreightCenter.com, a provider of freight technology and logistics services, is recognized for its award-winning website that caters to nationwide businesses and consumers by being recognized as a category winner at the inaugural Biztech Innovation Summit and Awards. The website along with a suite of innovative web-based products and features simplifies the way shippers price and book shipments through freight carriers. The 2011 Biztech Innovation Summit is an expo and awards program that connects local businesses that share a common goal, which is to develop, employ ...

Metro Health Hospital became the first hospital in the country to use a new surgical device to treat peripheral arterial disease this week after it was approved for use by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. Metro Health's interventional cardiology team received the honor from device maker Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. because the hospital is in the national forefront of limb salvage efforts. Metro Health cardiologist Dr. Jihad Mustapha and his team performed the first procedure successfully yesterday using the new Stealth 360° Orbital PAD System, a minimally invasive ...

Global management consultancy Wardour And Oxford has officially launched Climate Unchange, a new website designed for people and companies around the world to offset their carbon emissions based on their unique personal lifestyles and commercial operations. The site is simple, but opens up to a world of possibilities where lifestyle activities such as flying, driving, catching public transport, energy consumption, freight forwarding, events, waste, accommodation and mass fuel consumption can be offset accurately, effectively and immediately. Carbon credits purchased ...

Team USA member, 12-time Ironman, and USA Level II advanced triathlon training coach, Angie Ferguson is one of the Top 100 contestants for The Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame contest. This is a national search for everyday people who possess the same persevering spirit as the Energizer Bunny , and use that determination to make a difference. "The top 10 finalists all receive a $1,000 donation to the charity of their choice," said Coach Angie Ferguson. "With so many local families struggling through these tough economic times, that $1,000 could go a long way through ...

Extra Holidays by Wyndham recently announced a limited time only book early and save promotion. Book a stay at Wyndham Santa Barbara, Wyndham Sea Gardens or Wyndham Palm-Aire in Pompano Beach, Fla. by April 15, 2011 and save 33 percent on deluxe studios from $89 per night. There are also one and two bedroom duplex suites available. Travel May 1 - June 30, 2011. Call 800-670-3620 to book a stay! Wyndham Palm-Aire, Pompano Beach, Fla. Situated just ten minutes outside the city of Fort Lauderdale, Wyndham Palm-Aire is a gated resort community surrounded by towering palm ...

SafeScreener.com, a Chicago based pre-employment screening company, is pleased to announce the addition of business background checks via the SafeScreener.com platform. This convenient platform will help clients mitigate risks in creating partnerships and new business relationships. The business background screening platform will provide current and new clients the ability to run applicant background checks, as well as business background checks from one convenient login. Brad Jones, founder of SafeScreener.com stated, "Business to business background checks and ...

Internet users have always demanded websites with the most intuitive and flexible design since their inception. This makes reaching them effectively a constant challenge for companies. Creating a website and updating it can be an expensive and overwhelming task due to the amount of programming knowledge or resources necessary. Galvanek and Wahl's implementation of Content Management Systems (CMS) offers an affordable solution to these high quality website demands. Many of Galvanek & Wahl's clients have been starting with or upgrading to CMS websites, like Wordpress, ...

2010 was considered a write-off for many tech companies, a year to belt in, make do with a skeleton staff, and resign themselves to little or no growth. But 2010 was a banner year for one tech startup in the suburbs of Maryland. In its first year, Captico, LLC charted a whopping 1000% growth and hired 10 new employees. In a down economy with 8% unemployment, how did Captico do so well? The Captico team has two secrets to its success. The first is Captico's CEO and founder, Martin Fisher. Fisher is an Internet pioneer, starting off as President of AOL Technologies at ...

- It is no secret that NextLot, Inc. offers "Best of Breed" online auction software to its clients and that the success auction firms experience after partnering with NextLot continues to break records. With its first webcast of an auction complete, NextLot's newest client is learning that it is no exception to the outstanding results. The auction firm, which specializes in heavy equipment and machinery, ran its first sale with NextLot in early March and the results were record breaking for a company's first auction with NextLot. Online bidders, new to using the platform, ...

Hollister Creative President Kim Landry is featured in a Business Spotlight segment airing March 20, 21 and 22 on Executive Leaders Radio. In the 2-minute segment, Landry talks about the collaboration that enables her company's creative team to deliver websites and marketing collateral with the optimal integration of copywriting and graphic design. Hollister's writers and designers are collaborating on every project, Landry explained, working together so the messaging and the images that are going to support that messaging are in perfect alignment. "Any finished product ...

MEZZI, a renowned briefcase manufacturer, is finding that customers are buying aluminum laptop cases for more than simple protection from an occasional bump or dropped computer. Solid aluminum laptop cases are adding a sense of security for business and leisure travelers. "While it's true that an aluminum laptop case provides sturdy protection against day-to-day dings, nicks and scrapes that nearly all laptop cases succumb to," explains MEZZI President David Mezzi, "we're hearing from our customers that being able to lock their computer inside their case gives them ...

West Monroe Partners, a management consulting firm, today announced the hiring of four new directors in Chicago, filling key local and national leadership positions in areas of focus that include capital markets, insurance, finance transformation, and change management and organizational design. Perry Buffett joins West Monroe Partners' Enterprise Practice as a director specializing in change management and organizational design. Buffett, with more than 17 years of consulting experience, most recently was a senior associate with Booz & Company, where he led strategic ...

Refusing to slow down, Aleva Stores adds Dahlgren socks to its online stores. Dahlgren began in 1978 and was founded by Ray and Diane Dahlgren. Together, they went on to develop a sock that keeps the feet cool and dry during high-performance activities. As time went on, Dahlgren continued to evolve in how they made their socks, but their commitment to quality remained the same. Dahlgren also promises to ensure all production on the Dahlgren line remains in the United States. Dahlgren is known for its effective Dri-Stride Technology. Simply put, it absorbs moisture, ...

Center Operating Company, which manages the American Airlines Center, has recognized M S Benbow & Associates (MSB) with a Corporate Partnership Award. The Corporate Partnership Award recognizes MSB for its 10-year commitment to providing engineering and project management services for the wireless infrastructure that supports an estimated two million guests annually at American Airlines Center. MSB provides engineering consulting to the American Airlines Center for wireless voice, data and text services within the sports and entertainment venue located in the Victory Park ...

Non-surgical face lift is the best alternative for pricey, risky cosmetic procedures. Non-surgical face lift creator, Vicki Southard gives three easy suggestions to an all-natural makeover without going under the knife. "Non-surgical face lift consists of exfoliation, detoxing the skin with face wrapping and a good moisturizer," says Southard. "It's as easy as 1, 2, 3." The three steps of the non-surgical face lift include 1) natural soap-free exfoliation to take away the dead skin cells and Vicki recommends the MicrodermaMitt for this, 2) deep cleansing and ...

It's estimated that 93 million US adults have only basic or below basic literacy skills. Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. in a unique partnership with the literacy organization Success Won't Wait, Inc., delivered close to 1,000 children's books in Children's Book Baskets throughout the State of Delaware during National I Love to Read Month. "This is a literacy project that has incredibly wide-reaching consequences," explains Back to Basics' President and Founder Beverly Stewart, M.Ed. "If each of these baskets encourages three children per day to pick up a book ...

RedEye, the leader in behavioural email, announces its debut at the Internet Retailing Expo on 23rd-24th March 2011, NEC Birmingham, stand K9. At the exhibition, RedEye will be unveiling the launch of Behavioural Email onDemand and providing visitors with the opportunity to sign up for a free 30 day trial of the product. Behavioural Email onDemand is a self-service solution, providing online marketers with a simple, cost effective way to run basic behavioural email triggers, such as basket abandonment. Providing both the tags for tracking website behaviour and the ...

Interlan Financial Corporation has deployed a state of the art CRM software application throughout its organization, for use by all employees and clients. An executive mandate was disseminated throughout all departments, roles, position that a CRM will be utilized for interacting with each client records to provide accountability and traceability of each staff member's actions and to provide clients self service access to monitor their account with full transparency. "This is a substantial undertaking for us as a company and industry " We are pleased with the results ...

World leading professional hair styling brand ghd announces the signing of music sensation Katy Perry as the new face of the brand. Working in close collaboration with indisputably one of the most talented women in music today, the association will kick off over the next few months with an exciting new multimedia global brand campaign recently shot by world renowned photographer David LaChapelle. "Katy is the epitome of modern fashion and styling. Her unique, ever changing looks are the envy of style devotees around the world. Katy completely embodies ghd's spirit of ...

Dr. Bernee Dunson, Atlanta's leading dental implant specialist, continues the "Hands on Learning" Series sponsored by Tatum Institute International. The three-part series, presented by Dr. Dunson and Dr. Richard Borgner, offers advanced training in dental implantation procedures and attracts top dentists from across the United States. The innovative series includes lectures, live surgery and practical experience in the field of dental implant surgery. The next series of lectures are scheduled for May 2011. Dr. Dunson, the founder of Dunson Dental Design, has extensive ...

G&A Marketing, the industry's leading provider of automotive marketing and staffed events, is pleased to offer dealers, GM's and managers a new resource for free sales, marketing and training how-to. Released on a monthly basis, the G&A Marketing E-Newsletter provides industry news tidbits, useful sales, marketing and training tips, as well as exclusive event and advertising offers to a growing distribution of more than 4,000 automotive professionals. "G&A's willingness to offer complimentary advice on a wide array of common dealership struggles has been well received ...

With the advent of direct access (which means a person can visit a physical therapist directly to seek a personalized health evaluation) more and more people are using physical therapy for preventative care to help them stay healthy. Physical therapists can identify a problem in advance which often helps patients avoid expensive surgery that can cause additional health issues. "Treatment of the body from preventative stages to the rehab stages is important for preventative care," says Dr. Kevin McGovern, founder of McGovern Physical Therapy Associates and Game 7 Sports ...

Rigstar Communications' Chief Revenue Officer Robert Hart announced today that the company's CIO Conference has been moved to Calgary, Alberta, and will now take place on May 16th and 17th of this year. Due to a tremendous response from CIOs looking to attend, Rigstar Communications has changed the location of the conference, which was to take place at Carmel Beach in British Columbia. The conference will now take place at Hotel Arts in Calgary, where the event and agenda will still run as previously outlined. Event: First Annual Remote Communications CIO Conference Date: ...