Global non-profit Sustainable Travel International and ecoism, the sustainable tourism and strategic marketing firm, are determined to advance responsible travel and tourism globally. The new strategic partnership will help clients across all sectors of travel and tourism benefit from the extensive marketing, sustainability and industry experience the two organizations possess. The STI-ecoism partnership provides a collaborative approach for destinations and travel companies. "Through their work for the GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council), ecoism has demonstrated ...

Tampa's BlueGrace Logistics' sponsorship of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) contender Jeff "Big Frog" Curran continues as the fighter competes next week in the Bantamweight division matchup with Johnny Eduardo. The live event will take place May 15, 2012 at The Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Jeff Curran is a Woodstock, Illinois native and has been a professional UFC fighter since 1998. He holds the Shooto America's division title along with being the Apex Fighting Champion in Canada. Curran also holds the title in the local shooto promotion, Ironheart ...

Peter Lyddy has been named a mortgage loan originator with Blue Skye Lending, a full service mortgage brokerage firm based in Lakewood Ranch, FL. With experience as a Realtor, residential property appraiser and a real estate office manager, Lyddy is able to offer clients a comprehensive view of the entire home purchasing and financing process. Lyddy has been providing home financing since 2004, when he moved to Sarasota from Connecticut, earning the 5-Star Award for Customer Satisfaction in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from ...

On Thursday, May 10, 2012 beginning at 9:00 AM, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan (Gleaners) will host a kick off rally for the 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive (www.helpstampouthunger.com) taking place Saturday, May 12, 2012. The nation's largest one-day food drive is a partnership between the United States Postal Service (USPS), the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and locally, Gleaners. The organizations hope to exceed last year's total donation of 70.2 million pounds of food and 52.8 million meals. Locally, donations totaled ...

The Continental Group Realty's (TCGR) hospitality division is pleased to announce the "Escape to Estero Island, buy THREE nights and get the FOURTH night FREE" spring package for a relaxing getaway in one of Southwest Florida's favorite destinations overlooking the pristine waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This vacation package is the perfect match for couples and families who enjoy Florida's beaches on Fort Myers' Estero Island. This offer is available on http://www.SandalsInTheSand.com; please check the website for availability. Holiday periods excluded, based ...

Our Michigan motorcycle accident lawyers of Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. recently created a graphic on the state by state motorcycle helmet laws to visually display the helmet law requirements in every state. The idea behind the graphic was to aide bikers in their travels across Unites States. Visit http://bit.ly/MIMotorcycleAccidentLawyers to view the "Motorcycle Helmet Law" Graphic. The Motorcycle Helmet Law graphic is a map of the United States, with a color key that defines the helmet laws in each state. The map is displayed on the back of biker's black-distressed ...

BabySpa (www.babyspausa.com), a natural baby skin care line, will be participating in the Big City Moms Biggest Baby Shower Ever event on May 9, 2012 in New York. At this mecca for soon-to-be moms looking for the newest products the baby industry has to offer, BabySpa will be showcasing its innovative collection of bath and body care products that are uniquely formulated with a targeted stages approach to address the changing skin care needs of children through their growing years. The largest of all Big City Moms baby shower events, this celebration of new moms will ...

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop is excited to announce the opening of its newest location in Covina today. This fifth Los Angeles area shop is part of a large regional expansion in the Southwest. Famous for unique sandwiches and a friendly ambiance Capriotti's has become a growing favorite among Southern California residents. Capriotti's is best known for signature sandwiches such as the Bobbie also known as "Thanksgiving dinner on a roll" made with in-house roasted turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing and mayo which was recently selected as one of the 10 great surprising ...

Holy Cow Branding and the St. Christopher Project LLC have worked together to bring to market an innovative new product, CrashFlasher, a roadside safety beacon designed to alert oncoming drivers to a disabled vehicle ahead. Beginning with extensive national market research in the spring of 2011, Holy Cow Branding paved a way for a smooth launch of the CrashFlasher, which is expected to be available for sale this summer. "We didn't know how quickly all of this would come together," said SCP founder and CrashFlasher inventor, Nancy McMeekin, "but I am ...

Big Tent Jobs, LLC, the leading recruiting firm in the United States for degreed professionals with hidden and visible disabilities and chronic conditions, acknowledges the important role that people who stutter have played in the growth of the American Economy. To celebrate these contributions and National Stutter Awareness Week, which runs from May 7 - May 13 2012, the company will be offering free resume reviews through the end of May. "During this National Stuttering Awareness Week, it is imperative that employers realize how important it is to look past the ...

Aternity Inc., the industry's leader in end user experience management solutions for Fortune 1000 enterprises, announced today a series of 30-minute webinars throughout the month of May for IT and business stakeholders who want to ensure optimal performance and constant availability of critical business applications. Webinar themes will be focused around how Aternity can bring winning performance to frontline users for financial services, manufacturing and healthcare enterprises, driving increased employee productivity and eliminating business disruptions. The Aternity ...

Displays2Go, a division of George Patton Associates, is introducing this new hanging baseball card display that has enough space for twenty (20) individual trading cards. This display makes it easy to keep sports trading cards, ticket stubs, and other small paper memorabilia well organized and visible to visitors and customers. "This wall frame has been specially designed to store and support baseball card-sized items," says Sandra Reno, a new product marketer here at Displays2Go. "The twenty (20) individual protective cases can be quickly removed from ...

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association announced today the creation of the Cleantech Fellows Institute (CFI), an intensive, 17-week executive training program to create near-term venture backable companies in cleantech. The fellows program is the first of its kind with a national focus. Selected executives from across the nation will join the program. Targeted executives are those who have built successful companies in different sectors such as aerospace, biotechnology and enterprise technology. Executives with more than 20 years of experience, an advanced degree ...

GoldKey Security Corporation, a leading provider of hardware-based authentication solutions, this week announced its line of GoldKey Tokens with Built-In Flash. The new GoldKeys provide hardware-encrypted secure flash along with a built-in Smart Card and GoldKey's enhanced two-factor authentication technology - all in a tiny form factor that measures nearly an inch long. "The new GoldKey packs 64GB of hardened storage into a conveniently small and rugged token," said Rog Billings, CEO at GoldKey. "GoldKey is the world's first encrypted flash drive to support ...

The Golden Shovel Team will be attending the MAEDC 2012 Best Practices Conference. This is always an exciting event with a great lineup of speakers and networking opportunities centered around economic development. Presentations include the following: • Developing Your Team: What they Need to Succeed Presenter: Ron Kitchens, chief executive officer, Southwest Michigan Group of Companies • Audience-Driven Economic Development Web Strategies Presenter: Jim Walton, CEO, Brand Acceleration, Inc., Indianapolis and Charlotte • Will Mid-America Break Out of the ...

SfL+a Architects (http://www.sfla.biz) has announced that Billy Cashion has joined the firm as federal projects manager. In this position, Cashion will manage a team of project managers and quality control professionals throughout a multi-state region. A native of Fayetteville, N.C., Cashion received his bachelor's degree in construction management from East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. With more than 18 years of experience, he has worked in project development roles for firms across the state. Cashion's specialties include successfully leading projects from ...

The USA loves to grill, in fact, according to a 2011 study by the Hearth, Patio, and Barbeque Association, 82% of Americans own a grill. Two Wisconsin residents are indulging America's grill obsession by sharing grilling tips, recipes and tasty Wisconsin-made foods on their TV show Mad Dog & Merrill's Midwest Grill'n. The "Grillologist" recently launched their own collection of products which are available nationwide in the online gourmet food and gift store, Wisconsinmade.com. "We want to make everyone a better griller," says Mad Dog," and ...

Maalouf Ashford & Talbot, LLP, one of the world's leading international business law firms, today announced that John J. Maalouf, Senior Partner of the Firm, has for the seventh consecutive year been ranked as one of the Nation's Top 10 International Trade & Finance Lawyers by the United States Lawyer Rankings. Mr. Maalouf is ranked 4th in the United States this year and is the top New York City based lawyer to make the list. This recognition comes on the heels of Maalouf Ashford & Talbot being named "Law Firm of the Year" in the United States in ...

Eric Hobbs, president of Technology Associates (http://www.technologyassociates.net), a full-service technology solutions and support firm, has announced that he will lead a free webinar titled "Backup and Disaster Recovery - Panic Now! Relax Later" on Friday, May 18 starting at noon Eastern Time. In the session, Hobbs will review the best practices small businesses must take to ensure their critical data stays safe and secure 24/7 and avoid disaster. Availability for the webinar is limited to the first 50 registrants. To sign up, call (919) 459-0101, email webinar@technologyassociates.net, ...

RedBird LED, an Atlanta, GA. firm that specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of energy efficient LED linear lighting products for industrial and commercial applications, announces approval by the Design Lights Consortium (DLC) of their Cardinal LED Linear Retrofit products. The DLC is a nationwide consortium of Utilities, EMCs and Energy-Efficiency programs across the United States and Canada. By establishing the Cardinal LED tube light's position on the Qualified Product List of the DLC, RedBird LED has ensured that these products will be eligible for ...

Mother's Day and Memorial Day giveaways highlight the "Mighty May" month-long promotions calendar at Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. On Sunday, May 13, all ladies who present their Empire Club membership card will receive a lovely Candy Dish for Mothers' Day (5,000 while supplies last), while on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, the first 10,000 Empire Card members will receive an Empire City "Patriotic 6-Pack Cooler" to launch the "unofficial" summer season. The "May Moolah" Thursdays will give slot-players to cash in throughout ...

In their investigation of secular monasticism, a pair of American artists living and working in monastery of art in Italy will fast for 14 days, following the monastic practices of monks who came before them. For two weeks, these artists will eat no food. They will drink only water and liquid bread (beer)! Although it sounds like a frat house stunt, their intentions are high. "The Art Monastery Project is a radical experiment social sculpture. It poses the question: what happens when you apply monastic tradition to contemporary art making and creativity? This fast ...

Paragon Commercial Bank (http://www.paragoncommercial.com), North Carolina's first business-only bank, has announced that it is an event sponsor for the Triangle Tea Society. The Triangle Tea Society is a local professional women's networking group for extraordinary business women from the Triangle area. The organization hosts quarterly networking events at The Umstead Hotel and Spa to engage in conversations while enjoying The Umstead's authentic afternoon tea. Paragon client development officers Jennifer Terry and Pat O'Quinn represent the bank at the group's events QUOTES: "The ...

Kristin Buie, communications manager of North Carolina Theatre (http://www.nctheatre.com), has announced that the organization has earned a 2012 Pinnacle Business Award from the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. NC Theatre will receive the Community Leadership Award during a luncheon held by the chamber Tuesday, May 22, from 11:30 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center. Sponsored by Progress Energy, the Community Leadership Award recognizes organizations whose leadership has made a significant impact in the Raleigh community. This work may confront ...

Internationally-recognized bedding company Schlossberg Switzerland announces the launch of its new Spring line, featuring stunning creations from Zimmer + Rohde, the Elegance collection, Elements line, and Essentials designs. Setting Schlossberg Switzerland apart is the quality of their fabrics, which are expertly-processed to Satin Noblesse and Jersey Royal. The exclusive 'Lin Supreme' available in the 2012 Spring Collection was designed with cooling properties and is surprisingly lightweight, making it a perfect companion for summer bedding. All items in the collection ...